News

Māori Design: Whakapapa, Place and Possibility 1 Oct 2026

Which Festival person are you? 23 Sept 2026

Te Ao Māori News: From Lego to light shows: Festival puts Whanganui design credentials on show 12 Oct 2026

Tom Eslinger: Why creative chaos might be exactly what we need 12 Oct 2026

10 Free Events at Festival of Design Aotearoa 15 Oct 2026

Make, Play, Explore: Festival Fun for Tamariki and Families 30 Sept 2026

RadioNZ: Master creatives take centre stage at NZ’s first design festival 12 Oct 2026

Where Art Meets Design: Exhibitions & Creative Discoveries 15 Oct 2026

Design and Technology: Ideas, Innovation and What Comes Next 5 Oct 2026

The Big Idea: Aotearoa finally has a national festival of design 11 Sept 2026

Social Fun: The Architectural Edit 14 Sept 2026

Design Curious: The Architectural Edit 1 Sept 2026

LEGO® Education leader Bo Stjerne Thomsen brings the future of learning to the Festival of Design 27 Jul 2026

Spring Fresh: New Events Just Added 2 Sept 2026

Music, Cinema and Cities Collide in Anthonie Tonnon’s Cinematographer 27 Jul 2026

August Trending Events 31 Aug 2026

Design Is: Dr Emma Bugden 29 Jul 2026

Whanganui Chronicle: Festival of Design Aotearoa announces 50-plus Whanganui and Palmerston North events 12 Oct 2026

Education Programme Announced 25 Aug 2026

Whanganui launches New Zealand Festival of Design, backed by government fund. 14 Jul 2026