Closure of independent festivals mean emerging artists will lose important launch pad, music insiders say ...

After a year off to regroup, New Zealand’s longest-running music and arts festival will return to Auckland’s Tāpapakanga Regional Park next summer with a refreshed vision and world-class acts to fill ...

It’s the most repetitive request at the end of every Splore Festival event and now Splore is in a position to grant the audience’s wish of becoming an annual event. Splore will be returning for 2015.

Tapapakanga Regional Park was heaving on Friday afternoon as 6500 Splore-goers flocked to the east coast reserve for the three-day festival. The site, just south of Maraetai, seemed to have a bit of ...

Beginning Monday, May 13 and going through May 28, Patagonia Footwear and Kirkhams Outdoor Products will donate $30 to Splore for every pair of Patagonia shoes purchased at the retailer. Splore put ...

Splore organisers are scrambling in the hope that the cancelled music and arts festival could make a surprise comeback in late April. Splore festival director John Minty said Wednesday’s government ...

The drug-testing tent at Splore is unassuming: miss the merchandise featuring Lil Pinger the Drug Safety Lamb and you could walk by without a second glance. Despite that, there was a steady stream of ...