Rose of Tralee
Jane Quinn • May 13, 2025
Rose of Tralee 2025
The 2025 NZ Rose Selection in on 22-24 May, it is being held in Christchurch.
The winner will win a trip to Ireland to represent NZ at the Rose of Tralee International Festival in August.
Friday 23 May Meet & Greet, Rose talent night supper platters.
Rose Ball is Saturday 24th May Addington Raceway Christchurch tickets via Humanitix . Rose ball 2 course dinner, Rose interviews and the winner announced.
How many of you whakapapa to Ireland? Are there similarities between the Irish and Māori stories? A love of rugby? Storytelling? Language revitalisation? A shared history of colonisation and resistance? In the link below you can watch as Moana travels to Ireland, the homeland of her mother’s whānau, to discover just how similar the Māori and Irish cultures really are in a special full-length episode. Funded and supported by Te Māngai Pāho and Whakaata Māori. Watch the full episode here
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The Tara Trust and Friends of Ireland would like to wish everyone a happy Bloomsday, in tribute to the works of renowned author James Joyce. June 16 is the day on which James Joyce’s groundbreaking Modernist novel, 'Ulysses', is set. In Dublin there is a whole festival dedicated to Bloomsday.
