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  • 09/28/2022 to 10/08/2022

    Tempo Dance Festival: Te Rerenga o Tere 2022 at Q Theatre

    Tempo Dance Festival: Te Rerenga o Tere at Q Theatre celebrates the return of dance to live audiences in Tāmaki Makaurau.
  • 10/01/2022 to 10/09/2022

    Nelson Clay Week

    Nelson Clay Week is a biennial festival celebrating contemporary ceramic art and showcasing the ever-growing talent of Aotearoa’s pottery community.
  • 10/04/2022

    APO | Ryman Healthcare Presents Baroque & Beyond: Brandenburg 5

    J.S. Bach is a central figure for many, many composers, and this concert explores the relationship between Bach and one of his successors.

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NZ Young Writers Festival 2022

Playwrights and poets; comedians and historians; critics and consciences! Scribes of all stripes will gather in Ōtepoti/Dunedin for the eighth New Zealand Young Writers Festival from 29/09 - 02/10!!
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Te Whare o Rukutia
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27 Sep 2022 to 1 Oct 2022
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Ngā Tohu o Te Taiao - Kōanga Festival 2022

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Basement Theatre
Auckland
30 Sep 2022
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Pōraru & Te Kooti Ariki Rangi Te Tūruki - Kōanga Festival 2022

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Basement Theatre Studio
Auckland
30 Sep 2022 to 16 Oct 2022
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Whangārei Fringe Festival

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Whangārei
Northland
1 Oct 2022
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The Sun and The Wind & The Handlers - Kōanga Festival 2022

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Basement Theatre Studio
Auckland
7 Oct 2022 to 16 Oct 2022
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Art in the City

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Auckland City CBD
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8 Oct 2022 to 9 Oct 2022
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Wet Plate Portrait Sessions

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Pah Homestead
Auckland
8 Oct 2022
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Pākeha Skin, Māori Blood & Still Friends? - Kōanga Festival 2022

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Basement Theatre Studio
Auckland
8 Oct 2022
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Kōpū: Our Kōrero - Kōanga Festival 2022

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Basement Theatre Studio
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8 Oct 2022
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Active Whakapapa - Kōanga Festival 2022

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Corban Estate Arts Centre
Auckland
15 Oct 2022
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Vintage Market at Pah Homestead

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Pah Homestead
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Nelson Arts Festival 2022

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Wellington Día de Muertos 2022

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Wharewaka Function Centre
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7 Nov 2022
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Topp Class: The Topp Twins Tribute Show

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The Civic
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27 Nov 2022
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