Royal Whanganui Opera House

17/06/2026

⚡WHANGANUI - 1 MONTH TO GO ⚡

Your K-Pop Icons are arriving soon and ready to take over on 18 July ✨

The countdown is getting REAL now… Are you ready to shine? 💫

🎟️ Tickets are selling FAST
Don’t miss your chance to be part of it… it’s gonna be ✨GOLDEN✨

https://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/Show.aspx?sh=KPOPP2026

16/06/2026

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I spy…. 🏳️‍⚧️

Thank you to the team at the Royal Whanganui Opera House for making this happen.

Of course this is a great time to remind you about the Submission Party this Friday at midday.

Come hang out at Pride Whanganui and get your submission in on the Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill before the deadline closes midnight, 2 July 2026.

What's the bill?
It's a NZ First member's bill that passed its first reading on 20 May and is now heading to the select committee where they want public feedback to see if it's worth progressing - let's tell them to throw it in the bin!

The bill would legally define "woman" and "man" across all New Zealand laws as "adult human biological female" and "adult human biological male" respectively. These vague, circular definitions erase everyone whose body or identity falls outside rigid s*x and gender binaries, including inters*x people.

It's a direct attack on trans, non-binary, Takatāpui, MVPFAFF+ and inters*x New Zealanders, and despite being promoted as protecting women, it will cause harm to all women.

Come along to:

> Submit on the bill
> Eat some snacks and share ya feels in good company
> Get support from people who've submitted before or check out some handy guides we can provide
> BYO laptop, we'll have a couple of spares. Snacks and warm drinks provided.

We're hosting this event twice, once on Friday the 19th from 12pm and again on Tuesday 23rd from 6pm.

Can't make it? You can still submit!

Submission guide from our friends at Qtopia: https://qtopia.org.nz/news/submission-guide-legislation-definition-of-woman-amp-man-amendment-bill

Easy submission builder: https://definitionsbill.org/

You submit on the bill here : https://www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/make-a-submission/document/54SCSSC_SCF_9E8E8A14-A51C-4567-AB33-08DE9053A7D1/legislation-definitions-of-woman-and-man-amendment-bill

15/06/2026

Jian Liu, winner of the Best Classical Artist at the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards and internationally celebrated classical pianist will be tinkling the ivories in the WMC Concert Chamber tomorrow night. Don't miss this James Bond of the black and white keys!

If you're a classical music fan, why not sign up for a subscription with Chamber Music Wanganui, to get pre-paid entry to four concerts in the chamber music series and nearly 40% off any other concerts you'd like to see - what a bargain!

Get your tickets now: https://rwoh.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/161347

14/06/2026

About Saturday night, when we finally got to witness In Other Words.

It was a privilege to see two of Aotearoa's finest actors at the top of their game, in a story that moved many in the audience to laughter, to tears, and to leap to their feet and applaud at it's conclusion.

Thank you Jennifer Te Atamira Ward-Lealand, thank you Michael Hurst, thank you Figment Productions, and thank you Whanganui for embracing this gorgeous production. We hope to see more work like this gracing our stages in the near future...watch this space Whanganui...

13/06/2026

Shapeshifter are back on the road with their Waitomo Group road trip tour, celebrating 20 years of Soulstice!

Check out these epic shots of the South Island leg of the tour - the audiences were certainly bringing it in Invercargill, Dunedin & Wanaka

They'll be bringing the sounds to our stage on Friday 24th of July and tickets are flying out the door - so don't miss out!

https://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/Show.aspx?sh=SHIFTERP26

11/06/2026

ONE DAY TO GO.

This is what awaits at the curtain call of In Other Words.

A story that stays with you, Arthur and Jane look back on how they met, fell in love, and learned to live with the slow arrival of illness.

Audiences of all ages have connected with this moving story.

Don't miss out. Get your tickets here: https://rwoh.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/163174

10/06/2026

This Saturday: In Other Words

Just a friendly heads-up that this show has a strict lockout — meaning there’ll be no entry once the performance begins.
Easy fix? Arrive a little early and make the most of it! Grab a drink at the upstairs bar or relax out on the balcony before the show 🍷✨

🕖 Doors open: 7:00pm
🎬 Show starts: 7:30pm

Haven’t got your tickets yet? There’s still time — but not much! Secure your spot now via the link below or at the box office:
👉 https://rwoh.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/163174

10/06/2026

The K-POP icons are coming to town! This show has been super popular so it you want to nab a ticket don’t snooze, we are down to the last few! https://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/Show.aspx?sh=KPOPP2026

'It’s exciting to have a world tour stop in Whanganui, giving local audiences access.'