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Festival crosses Tasman
No, we have not long waved goodbye to all the festivals. Australia's largest winter musical festival, We Love Sounds, is coming to Auckland for the first time, for Queen's Birthday Weekend (June 4).
Wildfoods festival dishes up success
The 21st Hokitika Wildfoods Festival was one of the best yet and will generate up to $3 million for the West Coast economy, organiser Mike Keenan says.
Pasifika: What's on guide
It's time again for Pacific culture to be celebrated through music, food and fine performances.
Holi festivities in India
Photos of the Hindu festival of colours, which heralds the coming of spring.
Love is in the air for city's Chinese lantern festival
For Malaysian Estelle Goh and her Hong Kong boyfriend Tim Chan, this weekend will be when they celebrate Valentine's Day.
<i>Review:</i> Splore festival
Hundreds of festival-goers slapped on sunscreen and absorbed three days of music and art by the sea at the biannual Splore festival at the weekend.
Rio Carnival: First win in 7 decades for samba group
The Unidos da Tijuca samba group has been crowned champion of the Rio Carnival parades for the first time in more than seven decades.
Living beyond the borders
Calexico's 'cactus rock' is inspired by the beautiful yet harsh Mexican-United States borderland. Photo / Supplied
Competitive kissing in Rio
At Rio's Carnival, collecting as many pecking partners as possible at one of the 650 massive street parties is truly a competitive sport.
Masked merrymaking as Venice's Carnival gets underway
Thousands of tourists wearing masks and costumes thronged Venice's car-free streets on Saturday as the city's celebration of Carnival began.
Preteen as Carnival queen stirs Rio controversy
She is the Shirley Temple of samba, a seven-year-old named to a coveted Carnival role normally reserved for barely clad models.
Concert Review: Laneway Festival
Raincoats and plastic ponchos were de rigueur early on at the first Laneway Festival at Britomart in central Auckland yesterday.
Return of the oddballs
The 3Ds have returned to reclaim their legend as the loudest goofiest pop band to have sprung from these shores.
A stroke of folk
Westport's finest young voice is up for a music award at this weekend's Auckland Folk Festival.
Limelight lessons
The buzz for young Brit band The xx has propelled them all the way to Auckland for the Laneway Festival.
Taking their fate into their own hands
Festival headliners Switchfoot are returning to the annual Christian music gathering after some musical soul-searching.
Seafood treats for the hungry and adventurous
This weekend's Auckland Seafood Festival promises all manner of delicacies, from chocolate prawns to macadamia scallops.
Righteous finger on reggae pulse
Amid the glut of pop reggae at next weekend's Raggamuffin Festival come two veteran acts with righteous roots.
Dub-heavy duo dream up beats to eat
Sly Dunbar jokes that he is coming to New Zealand for a holiday.
India's Kumbh Mela and Magh Mela festivals
Thousands gather to take an icy dip in the Ganges River during festivals aimed at cleansing sin.
Big Day Out trivia
Test your Big Day Out knowledge with our compendium of fascinating facts about the annual music festival.