Roses & Romance: back in bloom after 28 years
Event: Roses & Romance: National Rose ShowDuration: 16-17 November 2024Hosts: Franklin Rose Society Spring is in season, and the roses...
Arts & Entertainment
‘Mesmerising’ Celtic Illusion show features kiwi talent
Celtic Illusion is an Irish dance and illusion show developed by Anthony Street (Lord of the Dance). As part of...
Playbox’s latest show well-crafted, with excellent performances
Show: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Presented by: Hamilton Playbox Venue: Riverlea Theatre Dates: October 12-26, 2024 Many people...
Kiwi artist shares her talent: with lyrics to inspire
Music, often viewed as a form of entertainment, serves a profound ability to inspire and resonate with people on a...
‘Love Letters’ delivers for Matamata Dramatic Society
What: Love Letters Presented By: Matamata Dramatic Society Where: Matamata Little Theatre Dates: 8-15September Tickets: www.mds.org.nz R. A Gurney’s 1988...
Sci fi, romance, self-help and ‘a bit of elephant’
A group of 22 authors shared their latest work at the Hamilton Book Month ‘Author’s Showcase’ on Saturday August 31...
New musical showcases Hamilton’s “hottest young talent”
A new musical that's been a 'word of mouth' hit on Broadway and West End, is opening in Hamilton this...
Solve a mystery with The Bookshop Detectives (Live!)
Former police officers turned authors in a fascinating twist. If you’re a fan of intriguing mysteries, quirky characters, and the...
New play from local writer cleverly explores memory and loss
Show: On Travelling Backwards to Punish Ourselves as Ghosts Presented by: One Question Theatre Where: The Meteor Theatre When 8-10...
Sweeney Todd ‘terrific performances and staging’
What: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Written by: Stephen Sondheim Presented by: Hamilton Musical Theatre Where: Riverlea...
Rewriting the narrative: People with glasses can be funny too
As the guest speaker during the MOCA launch, Playwright, Screenwriter, Producer and Director Ankita Singh who grew up in Kirikiriroa...
Lockdown hobby to a full-time stab
Down busy Victoria Street, a set of green doors sit open. Walk up these stairs and peer inside you’ll see...
Local legend Mike Thomson’s path to custom shapes
In Whaingaroa Raglan, Waikato, where endless queues of surfers flock to the world-class waves, lives a surfboard shaper who has...
A modern-day Artemis
Archery. A time-honoured sport. As the sun rises the typical Hamilton mist dissipates. A glade is revealed with a row...
Folk artist Brandon De La Cruz performing tonight in Hamilton
Hamilton based Folk artist Brandon De La Cruz starts the first show of his North Island tour tonight, performing at Fossick in Racquet Lane (off...
Kirikiriroa Hamilton Poetry Slam
Motif Poetry Slam returned to Hamilton in October bringing fresh, vibrant and energetic poetry that isn’t learnt at school. The...
The Night Was Sparkling: Taylor Swift ‘Speak Now’ release party.
Since The Eras Tour is not coming to Aotearoa New Zealand, promoters Superficial held a Taylor Swift ‘Speak Now’ release...
Guide to Welcoming Week 2023
The Hamilton City Council is gearing up to host Welcoming Week, a vibrant annual event aimed at celebrating the rich...
Award-winning Irish play comes to Morrinsville
Written by Marie Jones Directed by: Chris Green Where: Morrinsville Theatre Dates: 8-13 July Reviewed by: Cate Prestidge Popular Irish...
Muslim women’s conference set to draw a crowd
National Coordinator for the Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand, Allyn “Aliya” Danzeisen believes it's almost time to pass on...
Back to the 80s Future: A fantastic night of retro sounds
Reviewed by: Ronella Felizardo Neon-World-Order: The Promised 80s Future at Last Place, Kirikiriroa Hamilton Neon World Order was billed as...
Young Frankenstein “hugely entertaining, a bit rude and a lot of fun.”
Reviewed by: Cate Prestidge Hamilton Musical Theatre (HMT) has produced another winner with entertaining Mel Brooks’ comedy, Young Frankenstein. The...
The Waikato Independent reviews Joseph Howse’s The Girl in the Water
Winner of the 2023 Independent Press Award for Literary Fiction Finalist in the 2022 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year...
Why walk when you can dance; the heart of a dance community.
The ideal extracurricular for any age, find out how one of Kirikiriroa Hamiltons oldest dance schools came to be and...