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Nature in your hands
An exhibition by Pablo Arts. Nature in Your Hands explores the beauty and fragility of New Zealand’s native wildlife through acrylic paintings. Each work invites viewers to reflect on the connection between people and nature, celebrating the unique species that make Aotearoa home while reminding us of our shared responsibility to protect them. Pablo Arts […]
Daylight Savings
“What if you clear the sky and there’s just more darkness up there?” Twenty years ago, the heat became unbearable. In desperation, humanity deployed a planetary shroud that blocked the sun’s light and heat. Seasons vanished, the natural world withered, and civilization rebuilt itself around artificial light. Set in the Waikato inside a chain superstore […]
Kirsty Webeck: Lost For Words
After a huge 2025 tour, Kirsty is back to show you that the words just keep flowing and that they’re always hilarious. As seen on 7 Days, Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee and the New Zealand Comedy Festival Gala. Grab some tickets and come down to see why Kirsty is Australia’s champion of cheerful comedy […]
Hidden Gems
Throughout its history, jazz and swing has been a safe haven for women and queer musicians, with legendary vocalists, instrumentalists, and composers who left their indelible mark. Join the Hamilton Big Band as we celebrate and commemorate those who pushed the bounds and paved the way, with the music of Ella Fitzgerald, Billy Strayhorn, Cole […]
TAIWHETUKI
TAIWHETUKI Whare whakamataku o Whiro Ariki (Lord Whiro’s House of Horrors) An exhibition by Adym Kohi In the subterranean underworld of Rarohenga there is a place where the putrescence of death is home. Where spirits of the dead can be destroyed. TAIWHETUKI. It is the domain of Whiro-te-Tipua, the loathsome son of Ranginui and Papatūānuku. […]
Passionfruits
It’s Christmas 2009. The Ashford family home’s buckling at its seams—sagging roof, cracked septic tank. Mum’s got her head in the sand. Dad’s had a stroke. The three adult children, themselves plagued by stricken bodies & cash crises, raise the hard-issue of relocating their parents. Fast forward ten years, the family struggles with calamitous loss, […]
Arts For All Waikato Network regional hui
Arts For All Network regional hui are an annual opportunity for local artists, arts workers and arts lovers to get together to connect and share goals, plans and ideas about increasing access in the arts to Deaf and disabled people. The disabled-led hui is hosted by Katie Querin, Whakahohe a Toi Ōritetanga | Arts For All Activator for […]
Waikato front of house accessibility training workshop
Welcoming Deaf and disabled visitors to your arts events: front of house accessibility workshop Part of the new training series facilitated by Arts Access Aotearoa. Learn how to provide an accessible, dignified and equitable events experience to all visitors, and gain more confidence in your abilities to meet the needs of Deaf and disabled people. […]
Social Improv
Social Improv is an initiative adopted by Conor Maxwell (Project Allsorts Improv, Infinite Monkey Theatre) to provide a safe space to develop confidence, hone improv skills, and join a friendly community of actors. Covering a range of experiences and performance abilities, Social Improv has something to offer people of high school age and above in […]