There was plenty to see and do this Easter in Hawke's Bay, despite spells of bad weather.

There’s a lot on this long weekend.

The 2021 festival ended in tragedy when a crowd crush claimed 10 lives.

Fill your weekend with theatre, tasty food and interesting art.

Watch Eliot Jessep and his team set and get Paula the Balloon into the air at the Balloons over Waikato festival. Video / Maryana Garcia

The first day of the Balloons over Waikato festival kicked off at Hamilton Lake this morning. The first balloon up in the air was the Hamilton Kirikiriroa balloon. Video / Malisha Kumar

This year's event is set to be the most memorable yet.

Explore the crunchy, wriggly, bizarre kai at this year's Wildfoods Festival in Hokitika.

Extreme and severe heatwave conditions are hitting Melbourne in autumn.

Tofaga Meke is performing on the Samoan village stage at this year’s Pasifika Festival at Western Springs. Video / Michael Craig

This year celebrates 60 years of the Ford Mustang.

A feast of performing art has Hamiltonians in a cultural frenzy.

It's the last weekend of summer - say goodbye to the warm weather in style.

Action from the Nightglow in 2021, when it was held at the University of Waikato Sports Fields for the last time. This year, the grand finale of the annual Balloons over Waikato Festival will be held at Claudelands Oval. Video / Danielle Zollickhofer

The Whangārei festival aims to make participating in the arts accessible to all.

This year the festival will be held at the Manukau Sports Bowl and features the new 30m Year of the Dragon lantern. Video / Jason Oxenham

The company behind Nest Fest collapsed, leaving musicians and crews out of pocket.

Colourful clouds explode over West Auckland as a large crowd gathers to partake in the Krishna Holi festival of colours at the Hare Krishna temple in Kumeū. Video / NZHerald

Thousands attended Holi, the festival of colours, in Kumeū.

If you're heading along to the Auckland festival, here are all the details.

Laneway brought the sun this year - along with a setlist that was unmatched.

Heading along to Auckland's longest-running festival? Here's how to get there for free.

The bus had to pull over mid-journey amid concerns it wasn’t safe to continue.

Revellers enjoyed a wine festival, scooter nationals, a cycle race and even a rodeo.

Plus a must-see exhibition of taonga Māori in Wellington.

Looking for family-friendly activities while school's out? We've listed some for you.

The world's best street performers are in Christchurch for the next 10 days.