The Kugels are coming – here’s your chance to bring two friends for free In just over a week we will welcome New Zealand’s best klezmer band, The Kugels, to the Hawea Flat Hall for a one-off show. The band … Continued
Winter is here in Wanaka and we’re keeping warm by starting work on the 2020 Aspiring Conversations festival of ideas. We already have two high-profile speakers booked as well as a group of fantastic musicians. Next year’s “time for thinking” … Continued
The 2019 Festival of Colour is done, and the two words we find ourselves saying over and over again are “thank you”. Thank you to our audiences for their infectious enthusiasm; thank you to our supporters, our sponsors, patrons and … Continued
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Rolls Into Town The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra rolled into town today with 40 musicians for two concerts – tonight and tomorrow. Tonight’s concert is sold out, but tickets are still available for the final … Continued
Images: Ray Tiddy Photography The Māori Sidesteps entertained us all last night at the Pacific Crystal Palace while across town at the Wanaka Yacht Club, the Mount Aspiring College students in Permission to Speak are expressing their thoughts on body image, gender … Continued
AND WE’RE OPEN! It’s been an exciting few days as we work towards the ‘official’ opening day of the Festival, with pre-Festival performances from sublime music by Jordi Savall, two shows of the exquisite Rooman, the opening of exhibition Wai Water Wanaka and … Continued
The Pacific Crystal Palace is going up! Check out the progress of the build on Ardmore Street on the lawn of the Wanaka Hotel – a sure sign the Festival of Colour is only days away. Please join us on … Continued
You are invited Please join us for the opening event of the 2019 Festival of Colour – the launch of the Wai Water Wanaka exhibition. Come along for a complimentary drink and nibbles – let’s get festival season started together! … Continued
Get your tickets for Bjork: All is Full of Love. We’ve done some re-jigging, and we are dancing a jig to celebrate the late release of extra tickets to all of our sold out shows. More tickets for all previously … Continued
Achieving peak performance into the 2020s Want to reach your peak in the modern economic environment? Looking for answers as the pace of change accelerates in our workplaces, and our lives? Join us for ‘Achieving peak performance into the 2020s’, … Continued
