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Scoop
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scoop
Lineup Announced For Mānuka Phuel Synthony Origins
818. - Latest News [Page 1] Happening for one night only on Saturday 26 July at Spark Arena, SYNTHONY Origins is a return to the roots — a full throttle homage to underground club culture, warehouse raves, and the era that shaped it all. More >> Rhythm And Vines Announce Supergrans Tairāwhiti Trust As Official Charity Partner For 2025 And Beyond Wednesday, 11 June 2025, 9:34 am | 818. SuperGrans Tairāwhiti Trust ( plays a vital role in the community by enabling whānau with skills and knowledge to take greater control of their own lives. More >> The Others Way Festival First Line-Up Announcement. And A Huge Plot Twist - We're Closing Down K Road Saturday, 31 May 2025, 7:06 pm | 818. We're shutting down the street, and throwing K Road the biggest party you've ever seen, with the wildest line-up in the festival's history. You don't wanna miss it. More >> Phoebe Rings Joins Japanese Breakfast As Support For The Auckland Winter Series Saturday, 31 May 2025, 7:02 pm | 818. Made up of lead singer/synthesist Crystal Choi, drummer Alex Freer, guitar/synthesist Simeon Kavanagh-Vincent, and bassist Benjamin Locke, they join U.S. band Japanese Breakfast who will perform for the first time ever in Aotearoa next month as part ... More >> Trailer Released For Kiwi Feature Film Pike River Ahead Of Nationwide Cinema Release On October 30 Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 8:43 am | 818. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Rob Sarkies (Out of the Blue, Scarfies), Pike River tells the true story of Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse, two women who lost their loved ones in the disaster and became leading voices in the families' long fight More >> Full Cast Announced For William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet By Auckland Theatre Company Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 6:54 pm | 818. Making their Auckland Theatre Company debut, Theo Dāvid (Shortland Street) and Phoebe McKellar (One Lane Bridge) will star as the ill-fated lovers, Romeo and Juliet. More >> Naked Samoans Add One-Off Show At Q Theatre Sunday, 18 May 2025, 2:42 pm | 818. Last seen on stage together in 2018, their much-anticipated return reunites best mates Oscar Kightley, David Fane, Mario Gaoa, Shimpal Lelisi, Robbie Magasiva and Iaheto Ah Hi in a dark comedy of denial, miracles and community service. More >> The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Set To Bring Historic 75th Anniversary Milestone Show To Auckland In 2026 Friday, 16 May 2025, 7:50 am | 818. Led by the magnificent Massed Pipes and Drums featuring UK Military musicians, the Show will feature over 30 bands and acts from around the world including fan-favourite Top Secret Drum Corps and performers from the New Zealand Defence Force amongst many ... More >> Kiwi Feature Film Pike River To Receive World Premiere At Sydney Film Festival Sunday, 11 May 2025, 7:47 pm | 818. Pike River is the powerful true story of Anna Osborne (Melanie Lynskey) and Sonya Rockhouse (Robyn Malcolm), and their fight for justice alongside other Pike families following one of the worst mining disasters in Aotearoa New Zealand's history. More >> Artistic Underground Festival F.O.L.A [AKL] Returns To Tāmaki Makaurau Friday, 2 May 2025, 8:15 am | 818. Back in full force for the first time since 2023, F.O.L.A. [AKL] is a haven for the misfits, punks & menaces of the art world & is full of the kind of art that starts movements and shapes the future. It is your gateway drug to the wildest, most exciting ... More >> Beyond The Beat Flips The Script On Kiwi Music With Bold New Series Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 9:28 am | 818. Premiering this Thursday 1st May, and continuing with weekly drops throughout New Zealand Music Month - May, the series offers an electrifying glimpse into the future sound of Aotearoa. More >> A Breathtaking Collision Of Symphonic Orchestra Meets Hard Rock And Heavy Metal: Mānuka Phuel FULL METAL ORCHESTRA Saturday, 26 April 2025, 8:33 pm | 818. Phil Rudd (AC/DC), Jon Toogood (Shihad), Jennie Skulander (Devil Skin) & More Announced To Join The Line-up For Mānuka Phuel Full Metal Orchestra. From the teams behind SYNTHONY and COME TOGETHER – Brace yourself for the ultimate collision of metal ... More >> Get Ready To Fall In Love With The Auckland Live Cabaret Festival This June Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 7:09 pm | 818. Established in 2014, the Auckland Live Cabaret Season has grown in popularity each year, this year being renamed the Auckland Live Cabaret Festival, recognising its significant impact and place on the arts and cultural calendar. More >> Mall Grab Joins Auckland Winter Series Along With Shows In Wellington And Christchurch This June Monday, 31 March 2025, 8:10 pm | 818. Second Line Up Announcement Of The Auckland Winter Series More >> The Lost Dogs' Disco Set To Light Up Aotea Square This April Thursday, 20 March 2025, 9:56 pm | 818. The Lost Dogs' Disco is no ordinary exhibit. With 16 larger-than-life dogs standing (or lounging) tall—some reaching an impressive 5.5 meters—visitors will be greeted by these colourful, illuminated canine characters. More >> Japanese Breakfast Announces First Ever Aotearoa Show Thursday, 13 March 2025, 9:14 pm | 818. For Melancholy Brunettes follows a transformative period in Zauner's life during which her 2x GRAMMY nominated breakthrough album Jubilee and her bestselling memoir Crying In H Mart catapulted her into the cultural mainstream, delivering on her deepest ... More >> Jude Kelly Announces Debut EP 'The Seven Spirits Of Her' Out May 9 Friday, 7 March 2025, 8:36 am | 818. Imbued with her signature narrative-driven lyricism, each song from her upcoming project personifies a different character within herself, threaded together like chapters of a memoir. More >> Wellington Animation Film Festival To Return This March Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 6:49 pm | 818. Five highly acclaimed films will receive their New Zealand premiere: Living Large (Winner of the Section ContreChamps at Annecy 2024), Colors Within (Japan) The Storm (China) Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning (South Korea) and Rock Bottom (Spain and ... More >> Trailer Unveiled For 'Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua - Two Worlds' Sunday, 16 February 2025, 11:03 pm | 818. Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua - Two Worlds gives audiences a behind the scenes glimpse at Williams' most ambitious project to date, writing an album in te reo Māori, and the personal challenges he faces along the way. More >>
1News
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- 1News
Pike River film premieres trailer ahead of October release
New Zealand audiences will get their first glimpse of the Pike River film, with the official trailer released ahead of its arrival in theatres this October. The film follows the aftermath of the Pike River mine disaster that killed 29 men on November 19, 2010. It tells the true story of two women, Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse, who lost loved ones and became central voices in the families' fight for justice. The roles are portrayed by Melanie Lynskey and Robyn Malcolm respectively, two of the country's most respected actors. ADVERTISEMENT The film also features Lucy Lawless as union leader Helen Kelly, and Tim Gordon as the Pike River families' spokesperson Bernie Monk. Melanie Lynskey and Robyn Malcolm as Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse. (Source: Supplied) Director Rob Sarkies said it was "gratifying" to share the first glimpse of the film after five years of working closely with many of the Pike River families. "I hope Pike River will give New Zealanders an insight into the determination of these families and an understanding of what they went through, and why. "Melanie and Robyn have done an extraordinary job capturing Anna and Sonya's inspiring friendship that transformed them into leaders for their community." Filming took place primarily in Greymouth, with additional shoots in Wellington and Auckland. The film's world premiere will take place at the Sydney Film Festival on June 7 as a Special Presentation, followed by a New Zealand premiere in Greymouth on October 30. ADVERTISEMENT Some Pike River families from New Zealand and Australia will be in attendance along with members of the cast and crew.
RNZ News
08-05-2025
- General
- RNZ News
DOC says permanent Pike River site memorial in works as feature film to premier
Newly released image for 'Pike River'. Photo: Supplied / Matt Grace The Department of Conservation says its aiming for a permanent memorial at the Pike River Mine site, designed with some of the families of those killed in the 2010 disaster, to be complete by the end of summer. It comes as the Pike River feature film, based on the November 2010 explosion, will premiere at the Sydney Film Festival next month ahead of its release in New Zealand later this year. Department of Conservation (DOC) Greymouth district operations manager Chris Hickford said it had been working with families on a memorial pavilion design for Pike River. The mine site was handed over to the Department of Conservation in 2022 and it became part of the Paparoa National Park, with DOC the point of contact for the families on all matters relating to the mine. A tender for the pavilion's construction is currently out on the Government Electronic Tender Service for submissions and closes on Friday. Hickford said it's hoped construction would begin later this year, and be complete by the end of the summer. Photo: Supplied / Matt Grace Anna Osborne's husband Milton was one of the 29 men killed in the mine explosion, 15 years ago. She said she did not initially want to work with DOC on the memorial as her focus was on getting the men's bodies removed from the mine, first. In some ways, she said she'd achieved that in the fight for accountability and the work done to have the police investigation re-opened. As a result, she had been a latecomer in joining other families working with DOC on the memorial plans. On the afternoon of 19 November 2010, an explosion ripped through the remote Pike River mine on the West Coast of the South Island, killing 29 men. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon She said there were different views about what happened at the mine, and some of her thoughts about the disaster were added into the planning for the memorial. "It's actually quite cool, it's going to look really nice, but it's just not what i want. I don't want to go up there and sit and look at the portal entrance, knowing that my husband's behind the seal and I can't bring him home." Osborne said the memorial would help to educate the public about the tragedy and bring closure for some. "I still feel like I'd give that all up just to bring our men home. It's not really closure, what they've done. To me, it's still bittersweet because my husband and the men are down there and we can't bring them home and justice hasn't even been served yet." Melanie Lynskey as Anna Osborne. Photo: Supplied / Matt Grace In September 2022, police announced they were reopening the borehole drilling operation as part of an investigation into the mine explosion and ten boreholes were drilled, imaged, and resealed. Human remains were found in the mine in 2023. In November, police said they were working with the Crown Solicitor as they consider whether to lay charges over the disaster and it was hoped a decision would be reached in the first half of 2025. It comes as the feature film Pike River , based on the November 2010 explosion, will premiere at the Sydney Film Festival next month, ahead of its release in New Zealand later this year. Directed by Rob Sarkies, the film was shot in Māwhera, Greymouth, Wellington and Auckland and features New Zealand actors Melanie Lynskey as Anna Osborne and Robyn Malcolm as Sonya Rockhouse. Robyn Malcolm as Sonya Rockhouse. Photo: Supplied / Matt Grace Both women lost men in the disaster and have become prominent in the families' fight for justice. They will attend the film's premiere in Sydney together, next month. Rockhouse said the film had in some way, helped with their healing. "Anna and I have found it to be an incredibly humbling experience to be involved in the film with a crew of people who felt strongly about the injustices we suffered, and wanted to tell our story." "We feel extremely honoured to be invited to attend the world premiere at the Sydney Film Festival." Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
