Now that the sun is shining and the skies are blue, not only has the Kiwi summer arrived but so has the music! Check out the up and coming summer music festivals taking place all over New Zealand. You can almost feel the sweet sting of sunburn already . . .
Get December started off with a bang at Groove in the Vines or boogie the night away at Cannan Downs festival on 29 December. If you're a New Years Eve junkie then hit The Big Drop off in Wellington or head to Rhythm & Vines.
Mercury Rising with its many Pacific sounds and Coromandel Peninsula setting is also set to be a winner on the biggest party night of the year.
Why not start the new year in style at Parachute 08 or The Big Day Out which is ALWAYS a corker.
But it's not all over yet. February brings us the Raggamuffin Music Festival (with UB40 headlining) Splore and Soundsplash.