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Chopped: Kiwi Beer Fest axed due to 'untenable' police and DHB conditions
There haven't been any arrests or treatment for alcohol harm during the event's two years.
Local Focus: Feilding jazzed up for holiday weekend
Manawatū Jazz Festival's generous programme. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Christchurch is the place to be this winter
A lighting festival and Matariki fireworks show are just some of the events planned.
Aronui Indigenous Arts Festival gets $100,000 funding boost
The local festival is one of four across the country to receive funding.
Festival of tragedy: Families rushed to identify their dead relatives
Police launching probe into possible criminal misconduct by officers as anger, blame grow.
Christchurch to be lit up for Matariki
Zones within the central city and New Brighton will be lit up from June 25.
Polyfest back with strong diversity showing
Māori and Pasifika youth festival back after Covid and Christchurch terror disruptions.
Festival drug testing law to be made permanent - Andrew Little
Interim legislation was passed urgently late last year, now a permanent law is imminent.
'A complete pivot': Newtown Festival returns this weekend
One of Wellington's biggest and most diverse street festivals is set to welcome thousands.
Man in court over Peachy Keen alleged assaults
The man appeared in the Wellington District Court this morning.
Peachy Keen security guards allegedly spat on and kicked by man also accused of assaulting women
Music festival organisers: 'We never thought something like this would happen.'
Death spurs call for better mental health support at R&V
Hauora Tairāwhiti leaders want better mental health support at R&V after teen's death.
Wanaka food and wine festival off to a good start
More than 2000 people attended the first Ripe festival on Sunday.
Man and his party jet inviting Kiwis to celebrate NYE, twice
Dubbed New Zealand's Fyre Festval, how certain can we be the trip will ever take off?
Wellington Pride Festival to paint the town rainbow this month
Drag brunches, pool parties and marches with 'glamaphones' are coming to the capital.
Local Focus: Sound Valley set to blast off
The down-low on Sound Valley. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Scribe back on the mic at Christchurch's biggest outdoor music fest
The festival at Hagley Park has been sold out for a month with 25,000 people expected.
Holi cancelled: Wellington misses out on colourful festival
Festival organisers were unable to import special coloured powder from India in time.
Lantern Festival free but ticketed this year as venue changes to waterfront
For contact tracing and crowd control at the annual Chinese New Year celebration
CubaDupa's latest line-up announced
There are numerous performers and programmes set down for the festival.
Soundsplash festival reports few intoxications despite rocky start
Soundsplash organiser says stringent drug checking process paid off.
The shows will go on: Festivals, cultural events and concerts back for 2021
Many events, including Auckland's three largest, were cancelled last year due to Covid.
Festival-goers suffer paranoia, seizures after taking fake ecstasy laced with lethal chemical
Alarming reports of drug reactions at New Year festivals
Hours of delays: Gisborne Airport evacuated after threat, police block roads
Rhythm & Vines festival ended overnight so airport was packed with revellers going home.
Wellingtonians warned harmful substances in party drugs 'well-distributed' across NZ
Pill testers report that more than half of samples tested included dangerous cathinones.
New Year drug warning: Bath salts are 'bloody everywhere'
Testers dub this 'the summer of cathinones' after substance discovered in place of MDMA.
Sold-out festival go-ahead was down to the wire
Organisers did not know until the morning of the event whether it would go ahead.
'Dangerous' substitute found in MDMA testing
Festival-goers are being urged to get their drugs tested this summer.
Womad pulls pin on planned 2021 festival in March
New Plymouth-based music and arts festival will be back in 2022, say organisers.
Bitter pill: Drug testing law too late for this summer
A drug-checking group says new legislation is too late to help young people this year.
Wellington's first music festival of the Summer ready to brave the elements
It would be too soon to organise pill testing, but the organisers supported the bill .
Milkshake-inspired stouts clean up at Beervana
The brewer of a milkshake-inspired stout says 'you ain't seen nothing yet'.