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Chill out at Winter Festival
The 2025 Malcom Flowers Insurances Taupō Winter Festival (27 June – July 13) is now open for bookings and event director Nicola de Lautour says some ticketed shows are almost already half subscribed while uptake on others is beginning to build.
‘Money, money, money’ - Mamma Mia on stage
It’s the worldwide smash show that mashes the hits of ABBA into a story set on the fictional Greek island of Kalokairi.
Making it up as they go along
Think ‘Whose Line is it Anyway?’ and then think ‘it’s my turn, I’ll take it.’
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