1. The David Awards finalists revealed as entries surge amid tough trading conditionsJudges say this year’s field was the strongest yet. Fitting, given how many small businesses have simply made it through to enter. The finalists for The David Awards 2026 have been announced, capping a year in which entries jumped nearly…04:42
2. West Coast Wildlife Centre takes Supreme honours at Leading Light AwardsThe tourism and conservation business received the award at a ceremony at Shantytown Heritage Park on 24 September. It had already won the Medium Enterprise category, sponsored by Marsh. The awards cover three enterprise categories and…04:42
3. Kiwi Mixtape: ReiThe series where we interview an artist a day for the month of May – today we chat to Rei ! What does NZ Music Month | Te Marama Puoro o Aoteaora mean to you and what do you hope people take away from it? It’s a funny one to me, for most…01:53
4. Kiwi Mixtape: Lottie GilmourThe series where we interview an artist a day for the month of May – today we chat to Lottie Gilmour ! What does NZ Music Month | Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa mean to you and what do you hope people take away from it? NZ Music Month feels…01:53
5. Kiwi Mixtape: Phoebe RingsThe series where we interview an artist a day for the month of May – today we chat to Phoebe Rings ! What does NZ Music Month | Te Marama Puoro o Aoteaora mean to you and what do you hope people take away from it? Alex : I think a lot of…01:53
6. Kiwi Queer Film Big Girls Don’t Cry To Close Melbourne Queer Film FestivalAotearoa’s queer coming-of-age cinema is taking centre stage across the Tasman! Kiwi filmmaker Paloma Schneideman’s acclaimed debut feature Big Girls Don’t Cry has been selected to close the 2026 Melbourne Queer Film Festival, bringing a…00:57
7. Yiddish poetry from the HolocaustI gave a talk at the Holocaust Centre NZ last month on Yiddish poetry from the holocaust, as translated by my mother, Dr Sarah Traister Moskovitz (z”l). The presentation discusses the history of the Poetry in Hell and The Song Remains…13.11
8. The Wrong Girls (2026)A stoner comedy where Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat ingest an experimental drug that allows them to hear thoughts. Kristen Stewart can’t do comedy and this is not very funny The post The Wrong Girls (2026) appeared first on Moria .13.11
9. Netflix’s The Body Serves Queer First Love, Catholic Guilt And Supernatural HorrorGirl crushes, Catholic guilt and a terrifying school dance initiation? Netflix’s new teen horror series The Body is mixing supernatural chaos with a complicated sapphic love story — and its leading stars are opening up about bringing that…13.11
10. Men Want to Read, but Why Would They?Here’s a statistic which sounds made up, but isn’t: not one white male born since 1984 has published a work of literary fiction in the New Yorker . Here’s another: by 2021, there was not one white male millennial on the New York Times…13.11
11. WATCH: Tagata Pasifika 2026 Episode 30Tagata Pasifika | Television Series Join hosts Marama T-Pole and John Pulu as they take you through the biggest news and stories from our Pacific community. On today’s show: SIAOLA CEO Kathleen Tuai-Ta’ufo’ou joins us to discuss the…13.11
12. Marathon – Q Theatre: November 12 – December 6 (13th Floor Theatre Review)Marathon is one part Marx Brothers, half a part Ken Burns and all of it great fun. I can truthfully say it’s the first comedy I’ve seen taking the piss out of 1904’s St Louis Olympics. Who knew that was there to do? Improv comic and…13.11
13. Flyte – The Tuning Fork: November 13, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)At the Tuning Fork on Friday night, boyhood friends Will Taylor and Nick Hill of Hackney-based Flyte distilled the enduring influence of British literary tradition into a set that bridged art and music with remarkable ease. The result was…13.11
14. Happiness star Jessie Lawrence’s year of heartbreak and new beginningsShe might play self-assured bad girl Jacqui James in the hit musical-comedy series Happiness, but behind the scenes, it’s been a year of extraordinary highs and heartbreaking lows for actress Jessie Lawrence. When we catch up with the…13.11
15. Wicked casts its spell on Tauranga with major 2026 seasonTauranga Musical Theatre (TMT) has announced the cast for its hotly anticipated 2026 production of Wicked , presented by Barfoot and Thompson, bringing one of the world’s most beloved musicals to Baycourt Community and Arts Centre from 17…13.11
16. Four Powerful New Exhibitions opening at The Incubator Creative HubFour compelling new exhibitions, open tomorrow at The Incubator Creative Hub, with works ranging from emerging student artists to established professionals. Incubator Creative Hub Director Simone Anderson says the range of work on offer…13.11
17. Two new artworks installed at Te Ara Mātauranga – Waihī Beach Library and Community HubWe recently visited Waihī Te Ara Mātauranga – Waihī Beach Library and Community Hub to meet artist Jess Ellis, who has just completed a striking new mural on the side of the building. At the heart of Jess’s work is the ocean, a constant…13.11
18. The Blunderstudy on 28 AugJoin us for a reading of Justin Eade’s new play, The Blunderstudy . When struggling theatre director Martin Quincannon finally gets his big break on the West End by snaring renowned stage actor Richard Pryce, Pryce goes and dies before the…13.11
19. Mortiis – Double Whammy: November 13, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)Gig-goers at Double Whammy experienced three distinct flavours of metal music last night, with Kiwi acts Vox Umbrae and Windswept supporting the headliner, Norway’s Mortiis, playing to a New Zealand audience for the first time with his…13.11
20. Glamping Under New Zealand's Darkest SkiesYour Guide to Stargazing at Canopy Camping Escapes Imagine lying in bed, gazing up through a skylight as the Milky Way stretches across the heavens. Picture soaking in a wood fired hot tub while thousands of stars reflect in your eyes.…13.11
21. Sonic Youth Music QuizNot all teenagers are hanging out at the mall or gaming in their bedrooms - some are out their forging a music career! See how much you can remember about these big names who made an impression at a young age. (function(d,s,id,u){ if…13.11
22. Humour on the menu at Effectiveness BreakfastJames Hurman made the case for making people laugh as marketers gathered in Auckland to talk advertising effectiveness with the Comms Council . Over coffee and pastries at One NZ’s Wynyard Quarter offices on Friday, marketers were served a…13.11
23. Amy Shark on love, fame & the Kiwi who believed in herFor Amy Shark, New Zealand is more than somewhere she just performs – it’s her favourite place for adventures with her Kiwi husband Shane Billings, with the pair memorably exploring the South Island in his dad’s van, sleeping on a mattress…13.11
24. Witchcraft (1988)You would never be able to predict from this tatty occult film that it would lead to one of the most prolific of all horror series that has produced sixteen sequels and is still going the thirty years later The post Witchcraft (1988)…12.11