Date night with Aivale Cole – opera and jazz performance

If Opera had a date night with Jazz and had a baby – Aivale Cole would be it! The award-winning Samoan soprano is going to soothe your ears with an […]
Filipe Manu in L’Elisir d’Amore at Glyndebourne

A classic boy-meets-girl comedy with the softest of hearts and the sweetest of melodies… Most recently seen and heard at the Royal Opera House, New Zealand-Tongan tenor Filipe Manu brings […]
Julien Van Mellaerts performs at Oxford International Song Festival

The Castalian Quartet, Hans Keller String Quartet in Residence at the University of Oxford, return to the Festival with a programme that includes Janáček’s Kreutzer Sonata and Mendelssohn’s Quartet in […]
All the Way to Summer by Fiona Kidman – UK book publication

All the Way to Summer by New Zealand author Fiona Kidman will be published in the UK on 8 February 2024. A book to treasure from one of our literary […]
She’s A Killer by Kirsten McDougall – UK book publication

Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award 2023 and the Ockham NZ Book Awards 2022, She’s A Killer by New Zealand author Kirsten McDougall will be published in the UK on 5 […]
Arms & Legs by Chloe Lane – UK book publication

A searingly intimate exploration of motherhood, marriage and desire, Arms & Legs by New Zealand-born author Chloe Lane will be published in the UK on 7 September. About the book: Georgie’s […]
Venice Biennale 2024: Australian and New Zealand artists out in full force

Australian and New Zealand artists will be out in full force at the Venice Biennale 2024. Creative New Zealand has announced that five New Zealand artists will be presenting their […]
Celebrate With… Eleanor Catton at Cheltenham Literature Festival

Eleanor Catton made Booker Prize history when she won with The Luminaries at just 28. Enjoy a rare encounter and intimate audience with Eleanor as she revisits this career-defining book with fellow […]
Cheltenham Literature Festival: New Zealand author Eleanor Catton joins line-up

New Zealander Eleanor Catton made Booker Prize history by becoming its youngest ever winner at 28 with The Luminaries. She joins The Sunday Times Literary Editor Johanna Thomas-Corr to talk about her latest book, Birnam Wood. […]
Cheltenham Literature Festival: New Zealand novelist Catherine Chidgey joins line-up

New Zealand author Catherine Chidgey will join the glittering line-up of speakers at this year’s Cheltenham Literature Festival. On stage this autumn, journalist and author Sam Baker will talk to […]