The Australian production of Matilda arrives in Auckland in August.
The Australian production of Matilda arrives in Auckland in August.
Despairing that there's nothing to fill your days after the sporting utopia of the America's Cup and Lions Tour came to an end? It's time to get some arts and culture into your life.
Since late May hundreds of thousands of Kiwis have been enthralled first by Team New Zealand's exploits in Bermuda, and then the dramatic and controversial All Blacks test series against the British & Irish Lions.
Now's the time to put away the red socks and give your beloved All Black jersey a wash and cherish the memories - even if that might be difficult for rugby fans.
There's no lack of upcoming events to entertain, add a bit of culture - and perhaps keep the kids busy for the last week of school holidays.
1. New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF)
The NZIFF gives Kiwis the chance to see some of the world's biggest movies for the first time.
NZIFF has announced 21 offerings direct from the renowned Cannes Film Festival as well as a number of Kiwi films by the likes of Toa Fraser. The festival will travel to 13 towns and cities around the country.
Matilda The Musical will begin its much-anticipated Auckland season on August 18.
It arrives in the country on the back of rave reviews around the globe, including from the Observer who wrote: "'It's hard to imagine a show capturing the spirit of Roald Dahl's literary world more perfectly than this one."
Matilda The Musical will be performed at The Civic until October 8.
California sea lion playing with starfish near shore breack at sunrise in Espiritu Santo Island near La Paz Baja California sur, Mexico. Photo / Luis Javier Sandoval
Featuring the very best international wildlife imagery by photographers of all ages, Auckland War Memorial Museum is hosting this stunning photographic exhibition direct from the Natural History Museum in London.
The exhibition highlights the "beauty and intrigue of our natural environments and their inhabitants through large-scale photographs of breathtaking wildlife from around the globe".
The museum website states the exhibition "illustrates the majesty and vulnerability of life on our planet - from spotted hyenas to humpback whales, from urban leopards to wild orangutans".
School holidays have kicked off, meaning it's time to put what work you can on the back burner and enjoy a break from the early morning rush.
It could be time to dust off your skis or get the kids involved in some long-awaited DIY. Whatever it is, enjoy the holidays while they last.
Until July 23
6. New Zealand Fashion Week
Rochelle Fashion Show at New Zealand Fashion Week 2016. Photo / Norrie Montgomery
Catch a glimpse of the hottest local and international designers as they hit the catwalk in Auckland. Keep an eye out for the official announcement of this year's designers at www.nzfashionweek.com
Today is your last chance to see The Body Laid Bare: Masterpieces from Tate at the Auckland Art Gallery.
It features more than 100 artworks from Tate, London, and is promoted by the gallery as being "beautiful, sensual and at times provocative", telling "the story of the nude and trace artists' captivation with the human body over the last two centuries".
