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07 Nov 2025  to 01 Feb 2026
Exhibition

Worn: Prisoners' Shoes and the Stories They Tell

An exhibition celebrating the work of unseen artists in prisons across Aotearoa opens at Whirinaki Whare Taonga on Saturday 1 November, for three months. Created and toured by The Learning Connexion (TLC)

Venue:  Whirinaki Whare Taonga
Region:  Wellington  / 
08 Nov 2025  to 17 Jan 2026
Art Exhibition

Visual Diary of an Astral Traveller

Visual Diary of an Astral Traveller reminds us that the mind is unhindered by human boundaries. If we open ourselves to the endless possibilities of the creative process, its transformative power is within reach for us all.

Venue:  Malcolm Smith Gallery
Region:  Auckland  / 
08 Nov 2025  to 13 Dec 2025
Workshops

6 Week Online Experimental Filmmaking Workshop

6-week online course into alternative filmmaking-explore, create, and showcase your film

Venue:  Online
Region:  National  / 
08 Nov 2025  to 19 Dec 2025
Art Craft Exhibition

Sarah Cowie: The Moon Looked at Me Funny

Faces, bodies, and strange creatures emerge from fabric in Sarah Cowie’s exhibition The Moon Looked at Me Funny.

Venue:  DEPOT Artspace
Region:  Auckland  / 
10 Nov 2025  to 06 Dec 2025
Art Cultural Exhibition

Exhibition: Matt Payne: Araura Enua - Bergman Gallery, Rarotonga

For Araura Enua, Matt Payne turns his focus to one of the Pacific's most iconic natural wonders-the lagoon of Aitutaki. Revered for its luminous waters and shifting tones of blue, the lagoon has long captivated travellers, artists, and storytellers alike.

Venue:  Bergman Gallery | Rarotonga
Region:  Online  /  Overseas  / 
13 Nov 2025  to 06 Dec 2025
Theatre

D.R.A.G (Dressed Resembling a God)

A party. A battlecry. A celebration of queer excellence.

Venue:  Q Theatre
Region:  Auckland  / 
14 Nov 2025  to 04 Dec 2025
Art Craft Exhibition

Nichola Shanley - November 2025

November 2025 is an exhibition of new ceramics by Lyttelton based artist Nichola Shanley.

Venue:  Brett McDowell Gallery
Region:  Dunedin  /  Otago  / 
15 Nov 2025  to 14 Dec 2025
Art Exhibition Public Art Public Program

Ian Scott: Selected Works 1966 - 2012 (2025)

Bringing together, for the first time, key paintings from IAN SCOTT's broader practice, Selected Works (1966–2012) surveys his painting career, revealing the unity underlying his remarkable evolution, innovation, and stylistic transformations.

Venue:  Milford Galleries
Region:  National  /  Online  /  Otago  / 
15 Nov 2025  to 14 Dec 2025
Art Exhibition Public Art Public Program

Yuki Kihara: Moments of Presence (2025)

Combining two significant, on-going series of works, YUKI KIHARA's new exhibition Moments of Presence operates at the pliable borders of geography, history and time, as well as those of culture, gender and racial hierarchies.

Venue:  Milford Galleries
Region:  National  /  Online  /  Otago  / 
18 Nov 2025  to 29 Nov 2025
Theatre

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde | Titirangi Theatre 18-29 November 2025

A sparkling satire of manners and mistaken identities, provoking that in love, as in life, nothing is more essential, or absurd, than being earnest.

Venue:  Titirangi Theatre
Region:  Auckland  / 
19 Nov 2025  to 29 Nov 2025
Dance

New Zealand School of Dance Performance Season 2025

The New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) Performance Season is a highlight of the School calendar and a showcase of the extraordinary dedication and passion the students apply to their training throughout the year.

Venue:  Te Whaea: National Dance & Drama Centre
Region:  Wellington  / 
19 Nov 2025  to 06 Dec 2025
Art Exhibition

Material Matters by Kim Shaw and Fiona Cable

Kim Shaw and Fiona Cable approach their practice with improvisation and rhythm that allows the resulting work to retain a materials’ vitality.

Venue:  Railway Street Gallery
Region:  Auckland  /