The Amazing Dinosaur Discovery

Cog Park Evans Bay Parade, Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand

Come and explore the prehistoric ages and discover over 30 lifelike dinosaurs. You don’t want to miss the crowd favourite Tyrannosaurus Rex, the 12m long neck of Brachiosaurus or the much raved about ROBOTIC RAPTORS! Watch them move and hear them roar! There are activities galore, with something for everyone – from 2 to 102! …

Mad for Marshmallows

Staglands Wildlife Reserve 2362 Akatarawa Road, ,, Akatarawa Valley, Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Staglands yummy winter marshmallows are back and for a limited period only, during the July School Holidays, they will be giving them away FREE to all visitors! Toast your own on the cosy Barn campfire and enjoy some wild cooking in the great outdoors. Offer runs from 1st – 16th July For more information visit …

Fantastic Mr Fox

Riverlea Theatre 80 Riverlea Rd, Hillcrest, Hamilton

Roald Dahl's much-loved story follows the vain attempts of three farmers, Boggis, Bunce and Bean, one fat, one short, one lean, to get rid of the fox who regularly steals food from their farms. Outwitted at every turn, the farmer's ploys backfire. Fantastic Mr. Fox devises a plan which will ensure full stomachs for not …

July School Holiday Programme

New Zealand Maritime Museum Corner Quay and Hobson streets, Viaduct Harbour,, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Blocks on the Dock Weekdays, 3 – 14 July | 10:00am - 2:00pm Set sail on a LEGO boat building adventure these school holidays! The Brick Pit is open. Let’s use LEGO to explore how boat building has evolved from waka hourua to catamarans. Will you discover new islands or race around the world? $5 …

School Holidays at Butterfly Creek

Butterfly Creek 10 Tom Pearce drive, Auckland Airport, Auckland, New Zealand

Explore the tropics at Butterfly Creek during these school holidays! Come and join us for an exciting line-up of entertainment and activities. Warm up in the tropical butterfly house and enjoy watching the butterflies flutter and they might even land on you! Our daily animal encounters let you get up close with many of our …

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: CRYSTAL

Spark Arena 42 Mahuhu Crescent, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Experience Cirque du Soleil’s signature style of acrobatics in uncharted territory with CRYSTAL – a breakthrough ice experience that blurs the boundaries between gliding sports and circus arts. CRYSTAL invites you to suspend reality and glide into a world that springs to a colourful life with astounding visual projections, and an original score that seamlessly …

School Holiday Steam

Wellington Museum 3 Jervois Quay, Queens Wharf, Wellington, New Zealand

Bring out the family, and join us onboard our heritage train on a variety of different steam-hauled train trips! We have a variety of different experiences on offer for all travellers - whether it's a scenic cruise up to the Kapiti Coast hub at Paekakariki, or a fast jaunt through the suburbs of the Hutt …

TEDDY BEAR PICNIC SAILING

New Zealand Maritime Museum Corner Quay and Hobson streets, Viaduct Harbour,, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Grab your teddy bears for a sailing on heritage vessel Ted Ashby in celebration of Teddy Bear Picnic day! Words by New Zealand Maritime Museum Last updated 29 Jun 2023 Grab your teddy bears and bring them along for a sailing on heritage vessel Ted Ashby in celebration of Teddy Bear Picnic day! Pack a …

Matariki Festival 2023

Regionwide Regionwide, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Whakanuia te tau hou Māori! Celebrate the Māori new year in Tāmaki Makaurau with Matariki Festival. Herald the Māori new year by celebrating te ao Māori through stories, film, entertainment, discussions, performance, food and art. The festival aims to create an environment where communities can come together to reflect on and recognise this special time …

Hākari Below the Stars

Space Place at Carter Observatory 40 Salamanca Rd, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand

Join Space Place in welcoming the Māori New Year with whānau-friendly activities, and kai. Your tickets include: • Access to the epic space science museum • Planetarium dome screening • Live Matariki star talks • Telescope viewings (weather permitting) • Tamariki activities • Kapa Haka and musical performances Discover Māori star lore in How It …

Wonderland Glow Show

Clarence St Theatre Hamilton, Waikato, Waikato, New Zealand

The much-loved Glow Show is back! 82,000 Kiwi kids have already seen these innovative, glow-in-the-dark giant puppet shows, which are an absolute favourite for parents and tamariki. The Glow Show’s latest ... Where: Clarence St Theatre, Hamilton, Waikato 59 Clarence St, Hamilton Lake, Hamilton 3204, Hamilton, Waikato

Wonderland Glow Show

Baycourt Community and Arts Centre 38 Durham Street, Tauranga, Tauranga, New Zealand

The much-loved Glow Show is back! 82,000 Kiwi kids have already seen these innovative, glow-in-the-dark giant puppet shows, which are an absolute favourite for parents and tamariki. The Glow Show’s latest storytelling bonanza is at a venue near you, this June and July. It’s the Wonderland Glow Show - a fabulously Kiwified version of Alice …