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  Oxford Farmers Market
 

Every Sunday, 9 am - 12 noon.

Enjoy the popular Oxford Farmers Market with fresh local produce from around the Oxford area.



Location: Oxford
Type: Wine and Food
Dates: 01 Jul 2010 - 31 Dec 2010
Contact: Tracy Young
Phone: 03 310 6860
Web: visitwaimakariri.co.nz
  Birkenhead Artisan Market
 

Food - Art - Craft and Much More! Every 3rd Saturday of the Month.



Location: Auckland
Type: Community
Dates: 17 Jul 2010 - 18 Dec 2010
Contact: Toni-maree Rowe
Phone: 09 482 2273
Web: birkenheadartisanmarket.com
  Feeling for Daylight: the photographs of Jack Adam
 

An exhibition of photographs taken by Jack Adamson in the 1890s depicting the Mt Cook area, alpine exploration and the people.



Location: Timaru
Type: Arts & Crafts
Dates: 06 Aug 2010 - 19 Sep 2010
Contact: Philip Howe
Phone: +64 3 687 7212
Web: timaru.govt.nz
  Dean Buchanan, Helga Strewe, Rudi Buchanan Strewe - Mountains and Rivers
 

Opening: Tues 17th August, 5.30 – 7pm
Walk into Dean Buchanan’s studio at Karekare and you’re immediately immersed in the high-voltage energy that flows from the man and his work...



Location: Auckland
Type: Arts & Crafts
Dates: 17 Aug 2010 - 04 Sep 2010
Contact: Mark L. Watts
Phone: (09) 307 6416
Web: satellitegallery.co.nz
  Happy Days
 

Life. She’s up to her neck in it.



Location: Auckland
Type: Entertainment
Dates: 20 Aug 2010 - 18 Sep 2010
Note: No Sunday performances
Contact: Michelle Lafferty
Phone: 09 368 4180
  Fallout Festival 2010
 

Two weeks of music,media and mayhem to compliment your days skiing or snowboarding at Mt Ruapehu.



Location: Mt Ruapehu
Type: Music
Dates: 21 Aug 2010 - 04 Sep 2010
Contact: Paul Stieglbauer
Phone: +6421385821
Web: falloutfestival.co.nz
  Bold Horizon National Contemporary Art Award 2010
 

The Bold Horizon National Contemporary Art Award finalists are displayed in an exhibition at the Waikato Museum.



Location: Hamilton
Type: Arts & Crafts
Dates: 24 Aug 2010 - 09 Jan 2011
Contact: daniel Hopper
Phone: 027 349 1873
Web: waikatomuseum.co.nz
  Dance lesson
 

Come learn Latin and Swing Dancing...Thursday evenings 6:30pm.



Location: Timaru
Type: Entertainment
Dates: 02 Sep 2010 - 30 Sep 2010
Contact: Lenard Smythe
Phone: 021496523
  Auckland's Best Dance Crew
 

J-Low Entertainment presents Aotearoa's finest Bboys and Bgirls battling for the title of Auckland's finest Bboy Crew. Also featuring DJ Jarm and MC Thelo.



Location: Auckland
Type: Entertainment
Dates: 02 Sep 2010 - 07 Oct 2010
Contact: Thelonious Meleisea
Phone: 09 3574722
  NZSO SoundScapes Tour with Colin Currie
 

What an exciting pairing! Scottish percussionist Colin Currie joins the NZSO on their Soundscapes tour.



Location: Wellington
Type: Music
Dates: 03 Sep 2010 - 18 Sep 2010
Contact: NZ Symphony Orchestra
Web: nzso.co.nz
  Gay Ski Week NZ 2010
 

The Southern Hemisphere's biggest gay and lesbian alpine party is set to rock!!!!!!



Location: Queenstown
Type: Festivals
Dates: 04 Sep 2010 - 12 Sep 2010
Contact: Mike Sanford
Web: gayskiweeknz.com/
  Mizuno Off Road Half Marathon
 

Back by popular demand, the Mizuno Off-Road Half Marathon will take place on September 4, 2010 in Kinloch, Taupo



Location: Taupo
Type: Sport
Dates: 04 Sep 2010
Contact: Marion Fornier
Phone: 0275 690 302
Web: taupohalfmarathon.org.nz
  Mizuno Off-Road Quarter Marathon
 

Aimed to complement the Mizuno Offroad Half Marathon on Saturday 4th September, the Quarter Marathon is the perfect event for supporters of half marathoners, runners and walkers.



Location: Taupo
Type: Sports
Dates: 04 Sep 2010
Contact: Marion Fournier
Phone: 0275 690 302
Web: taupohalfmarathon.org.nz
  Franklin Arts Festival 2010
 

The Franklin Arts Festival is an annual celebration of visual arts held in Pukekohe, showcasing the work of talented artists from not only the Franklin District, but from all over New Zealand.



Location: Pukekohe
Type: Arts & Crafts
Dates: 04 Sep 2010 - 12 Sep 2010
Contact: Jo Rodwell
Phone: 021 079 7547
Web: franklinartsfestival.com
  Charity Concert of the Year
 

Martin Riseley, a brilliant New Zealand born violinist will perform at the Craighead Auditorium accompanied by the renowned pianist Maurice Till.



Location: Timaru
Type: Community
Dates: 04 Sep 2010
Contact: Hospice South Canterbury
  Rotaract Charity Quiz NIght
 

The Rotaract Club of Botany Manukau is putting on a Charity Quiz Night for your enjoyment!!! A fun filled night with good food, drinks, Prizes and Auctions!



Location: Manukau
Type: Entertainment
Dates: 04 Sep 2010
Contact: Jessie Farmer
Phone: 02102777330
Web: urbanunity.co.nz
  Water colour painting
 

Rosemary Campbell will teach you the beginnings of water colour painting.



Location: Geraldine
Type: Arts & Crafts
Dates: 04 Sep 2010
Contact: Yanna Houwaard
Phone: 03 6938043 or 0273594646
Web: studio226.co.nz
  Scrapbooking Open Day
 

Come and find out how to preserve your memories in photo albums - quick, traditional and digital options available.



Location: Timaru
Type: Arts & Crafts
Dates: 04 Sep 2010
Contact: Brigette Kempf
Phone: 03 688 8486
Web: mycmsite.co.nz
  Hatching the Past: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies
 

Hatching the Past takes a rare and exciting look into the life of dinosaurs that once roamed our planet. A captivating and interactive experience for all ages!



Location: Hamilton
Type: Entertainment
Dates: 04 Sep 2010 - 27 Feb 2011
Contact: Daniel Hopper
Phone: 027 349 1873
Web: waikatomuseum.co.nz
  Fathers Day Family Mountainbike Ride
 

A fun afternoon. Come dressed in blue. Spot Prizes - BBQ.



Location: Timaru
Type: Community
Dates: 05 Sep 2010
Contact: Placemakers Timaru
Phone: 0800 802 109
  Flax Weaving Workshop
 

Jocelyn Torepe is tutor for a flax weaving workshop.



Location: Timaru
Type: Arts & Crafts
Dates: 07 Sep 2010
Contact: Alvina Murphy
Phone: 6864947
  Clare Purser, Robyn Gibson | Small Studies
 



Location: Auckland
Type: Arts & Crafts
Dates: 07 Sep 2010 - 24 Sep 2010
Contact: Mark L. Watts
Phone: (09) 307 6416
Web: satellitegallery.co.nz
  Songs For Guy
 

Love songs – boy meets girl, girl falls in love with boy, commence crooning. But where are the songs about man-to-man love, which the Top 40 overlooks and 7% of the population are ignored?



Location: Auckland
Type: Music
Dates: 07 Sep 2010 - 11 Sep 2010
Contact: Michelle Lafferty
Phone: 09 368 4180
  AotearoHA! - Comic Confessions
 

AotearoHA Comic Confessions is the moment comedy lovers across the country have been waiting for; the comedians come clean and confess some of their deepest and most entertaining personal
hijinks.



Location: Auckland
Type: Entertainment
Dates: 10 Sep 2010 - 12 Sep 2010
Contact: Debs Mckeen
Phone: 09 368 4180
  Nameless Dance Crew presents "The Box"
 

Nameless Dance Crew has joined with 20 talented dancers from all over Auckland to bring you a dance showcase like never before. With guest performances by Limit Break, Hopskotch, The Talent and more.



Location: Auckland
Type: Entertainment
Dates: 11 Sep 2010
Contact: Ashleigh Elliott
Phone: 021 214 7932
  Jamis Day Night Thriller
 

The largest 12 hour Mountain Bike Event in the world, this unique, exhilarating relay is a “not to be missed” event on the mountain-biking calendar.



Location: Taupo
Type: Sport
Dates: 11 Sep 2010
Contact: Murray Fleming
Web: daynightthriller.co.nz
  The Daffodil Express
 

Steam Excursion train from Wellington to the annual Carterton Daffodil Carnival



Location: Wellington
Type: General
Dates: 12 Sep 2010
Contact: Steam Incorporated
Phone: 0800 783 264
Web: steaminc.org.nz
  Miss Saigon
 

A musical by ALAIN BOUBLIL & CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG

Music by CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG
Lyrics by RICHARD MALTBY Jr. and ALAIN BOUBLIL
Additional Material by RICHARD MALTBY Jr.



Location: Dunedin
Type: Entertainment
Dates: 16 Sep 2010 - 25 Sep 2010
Contact: Samuel Keen
Phone: (03) 455 3706
Web: dunedinoperatic.org.nz
  Exclusive Fitness Retreat
 

Get set for summer with an
EXCLUSIVE FITNESS RETREAT

12 Training Sessions
Relaxation Sessions
Luxury accommodation
Meals provided by PERSONAL CHEF



Location: Matakana
Type: Sports
Dates: 17 Sep 2010 - 19 Sep 2010
Contact: Libby Masters
Phone: 021797712
Web: firstclassconditioning.co.nz
  Miranda Harcourt's Biography of My Skin
 

A comedy about love, marriage and growing up.



Location: Hamilton
Type: Entertainment
Dates: 17 Sep 2010 - 18 Sep 2010
Contact: Kathryn Carmody
Phone: 0272877963
Web: biographyofmyskin.co.nz
  Gleniti School Art Exhibition Gala Evening
 

Exhibition of artworks by established and new talented local artists @ amazing prices.



Location: Timaru
Type: Community
Dates: 17 Sep 2010
Contact: Christeena MacDonald Paea
Phone: 686 1799
  Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
 

The South Canterbury Drama League, Musical Section, Timaru is proud to present The NEW all-singing, all-dancing production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat



Location: Timaru
Type: Entertainment
Dates: 17 Sep 2010 - 25 Sep 2010
Contact: South Canterbury Drama League
  Miranda Harcourt's Biography of My Skin
 

Acomedy about love, marriage and growing up.



Location: Auckland
Type: Entertainment
Dates: 21 Sep 2010 - 25 Sep 2010
Contact: Kathryn Carmody
Phone: 0272877963
Web: biographyofmyskin.co.nz
  Montana World of Wearable Art Awards
 

Spoil yourself in Wellington this September at the 2010 Montana World of WearableArt Awards Show. It’s an extravagant celebration of unbridled creativity, & one of the most unmissable events of 2010.



Location: Wellington
Type: Arts & Crafts
Dates: 23 Sep 2010 - 03 Oct 2010
Contact: World of Wearable Arts
Web: worldofwearableart.com
  Girls Night Out
 

Be Inspired by Allison Mooney
Be Entertained by JuliaGrace
Be Lavished with free goodies and tasty treats



Location: Hamilton
Type: Entertainment
Dates: 23 Sep 2010
Contact: Maree McEnaney
Phone: 09 580 7717
Web: wvgirlsnightout.co.nz
  Girls Night Out
 

Be Inspired by Allison Mooney
Be Entertained with music by JuliaGrace
Be Lavished with free goodies and tasty treats



Location: Tauranga
Type: Community Events
Dates: 24 Sep 2010
Contact: Maree McEnaney
Phone: 09 580 7717
Web: wvgirlsnightout.co.nz
  Thom Pain (based on nothing)
 

Meet Thom Pain. An enigmatic everyman in a sharp suit but no socks.



Location: Auckland
Type: Entertainment
Dates: 24 Sep 2010 - 10 Oct 2010
Contact: Shane Bosher
Phone: 09 368 4180
Web: silotheatre.co.nz
  "Shore Is Magic!" Family Comedy Magic Show
 

The "Shore Is Magic!" family comedy magic show features performances by some of the top magicians in New Zealand, ventriloquism, illusions, special guest performers, and will be hosted by a comedian.



Location: Auckland
Type: Entertainment
Dates: 24 Sep 2010 - 25 Sep 2010
Contact: Mick Peck
Phone: 092385167
Web: scmc.co.nz
  Hokianga Country Music Festival
 

From Friday night to Sunday night, fans can expect to hear 'nothin but country' folk, rock, blues, old time, gospel, honky tonk, boogie, just as long as it's country.



Location: Hokianga
Type: Music
Dates: 24 Sep 2010 - 26 Sep 2010
Contact: Hokianga Country Music Club
Web: hokiangacountrymusic.com
  Recreation: The NZ Outdoor Adventure Expo
 

Recreation: The NZ Outdoor Adventure Expo - NZ’s largest display and sale of outdoor adventure products and services.



Location: Christchurch
Type: Sport
Dates: 24 Sep 2010 - 26 Sep 2010
Contact: Recreation Expo Ltd
Phone: +64 3 943 2237
Web: recreationexpo.co.nz
  Methven Big Air
 

The return of the Methven Big Air on Saturday 26 Spetember 2009 drew thousands of eager spectators, keen to see big air from top skiers and boarders on the huge 17m snow ramp and high octane action fr



Location: Methven
Type: Sport
Dates: 25 Sep 2010
Contact: Karyn Heald
Phone: 03 302 9181
Web: methvenbigair.co.nz
  Boys Day Out Christchurch Powerbuilt Tools Raceway
 

Boys Day Out Christchurch is going to be HUGE this year that’s why we’ve had to move to Powerbuilt Tools Raceway at Ruapuna.



Location: Christchurch
Type: Entertainment
Dates: 25 Sep 2010 - 26 Sep 2010
Contact: Rob Strickland
Phone: 027 6000759
Web: boysdayout.co.nz
  Amazing Blues n Jazz n Hangi Cruise $65 (value $95)
 

$65 for an amazing 3 hour jazz, blues ‘n' hangi cruise (value $95) with Cruise Waikato.

Experience the pulse of Hamilton City from the River...Also: Hangi meal, great music and ...BYO drinks



Location: Hamilton
Type: Music
Dates: 25 Sep 2010
Contact: TK Taylor
Phone: 0508 HAMILTON (426458)
Web: cruise-waikato.co.nz
  Book making/binding
 

One day workshop with Sandy Corbett from Chch. You will be making two small books on the day. Sandy will supply all materials and will have many samples of her beautiful work.



Location: Geraldine
Type: Arts & Crafts
Dates: 25 Sep 2010
Contact: Yanna Houwaard
Phone: 03 6938043 or 0273594646
Web: studio226.co.nz
  Salmon & Wine Tasting Evening
 

Give your tastebuds a real treat - come along to this unique evening.



Location: Timaru
Type: Wine and Food
Dates: 25 Sep 2010
Contact: South Canterbury Salmon Anglers Association
Phone: 6881512
  Sea 2 Sea Physical Activity Challenge
 

Workplaces, Community Groups, families enter the 2010 SEA 2 SEA challenge.



Location: Timaru
Type: Sport
Dates: 25 Sep 2010 - 06 Nov 2010
Contact: Lee-Anne Lang
Phone: 03 686 0751 ext 6
Web: sportsouthcanterbury.org.nz
  S.C. International Festival
 

The world is coming to you through the SC International Festival, a multicultural festival celebrating the cultural diversity that exists in South Canterbury!



Location: Timaru
Type: Cultural
Dates: 26 Sep 2010
Contact: Robyn Carey
  Italian Festival New Zealand
 

The Concourse at Westpac Stadium Wellington will be transformed into a vibrant corner of Italy for one day and be a celebration of the very best of the Italian way of life.



Location: Wellington
Type: Festivals
Dates: 26 Sep 2010
Contact: Antonio Cacace
Phone: 04 566 9303
Web: theitalianfestivalnewzealand.com/
  2010 School Holiday Programme
 

Lessons and storytelling with Miss Strict each day from 11am to 12noon.



Location: Matakohe
Type: Children/School Holiday
Dates: 27 Sep 2010 - 08 Oct 2010
Contact: Nanette Matheson
Phone: +64 9 431 7417
Web: kaurimuseum.com
  Shelley Jacobson | Sea of Trees
 



Location: Auckland
Type: Arts & Crafts
Dates: 28 Sep 2010 - 16 Oct 2010
Contact: Mark L. Watts
Phone: (09) 307 6416
  Miranda Harcourt's Biography of My Skin
 

A comedy about love, marriage and growing up.



Location: New Plymouth
Type: Entertainment
Dates: 29 Sep 2010
Contact: Kathryn Carmody
Phone: 0272877963
Web: biographyofmyskin.co.nz
  Complexions Contemporary Ballet
 

New York’s COMPLEXIONS redefine dance with Rise; encompassing powerful and dynamic ensembles, poignant duets and solos culminating in a spellbinding program that is a guaranteed to dazzle audiences.



Location: Auckland
Type: Entertainment
Dates: 29 Sep 2010 - 02 Oct 2010
Contact: Customer Service
Phone: 0800 289 842
  Dog Sees God
 

“Inventive and raunchy … hysterically funny” NEW YORK POST



Location: Auckland
Type: Entertainment
Dates: 29 Sep 2010 - 09 Oct 2010
Contact: Michelle Lafferty
Phone: 09 368 4180
  NZSO Soloists
 

The NZSO Soloists - directed by Concertmaster Vesa-Matti Leppänen - explore time and place in a chain of gem-like pieces for strings.



Location: Wellington
Type: Music
Dates: 30 Sep 2010
Contact: NZ Symphony Orchestra
Web: nzso.co.nz

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