The Culture Club
We believe art makes life better
Support Aotearoa's creative community by joining The Culture Club – and access some sweet perks!
From just
$5/month
The Culture Club is our regular giving programme
As a Culture Club supporter, you’ll be getting behind events like the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts, the Wellington Jazz Festival and Lexus Song Quest. Your support means we can lower ticket prices for everyone so more New Zealanders can be inspired, moved, provoked and challenged by art. We think it’s worth $5/month – we know you do too.
Support these events and more
The Culture Club perks
Early access
The best seats at the best price
You’ll get access to tickets ahead of the crowd for any Tāwhiri-run events like the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts, Wellington Jazz Festival and Lexus Song Quest.
Exclusive events
Interesting events for interested people
If you like to do stuff that’s arty and unique, you’ll love our exclusive Culture Club events – including party invites and behind-the-scenes experiences.
Inside knowledge
Know your arts from your elbow
Perfect for the arts addicts or Festival fans. We’ll bring you the juiciest international culture news in our digital mag ARTicle, along with special commissions and exclusive work from top New Zealand talent in our quarterly Insider.
I want to support the arts in Aotearoa
How does it work?
Being part of the Culture Club also means you'll enjoy access to great seats at Festival events at the best prices. You'll also receive the juiciest international culture news. And we think that's important because we believe that the health of our society depends on a flourishing community of artists, creatives and supporters.
Help topics
Joint membership
You can join for two people at the same time. The minimum donation amount is $5 per person (monthly) or $60 per person (yearly). All you need to do is add the second person as an ‘Additional Culture Club Supporter’ when you join.
Payment dates
For monthly payments, your first payment will occur on the first 20th of the month after you have successfully joined The Culture Club. For example if you join on 31 August, your first payment will be taken on 20 September and the 20th of each month going forward.
For yearly payments, your first payment will occur on the first 20th of the month after you have successfully joined The Culture Club. For example, if you join on 31 August, your first payment will be taken on 20 September. You will be billed again on the same day the following year.
Updating account details
If your payment, address or contact details have changed, you can update these by logging in to your account here. If you have any issues with the portal, please contact the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts by either calling us on (04) 473 0149 or emailing thecultureclub@festival.co.nz.
Cancelling membership
To stop your supporter payment to the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts, please either call us on (04) 473 0149 or email thecultureclub@festival.co.nz with your request.
One-off donations
If you wish to make a one-off donation, you can do so by contacting the Festival directly on (04) 473 0149 and we would be happy to assist.
Claiming tax back on donations
We will email you a tax donation receipt at the end of each tax year, after 31 March. This will be all you need to send the IRD along with your tax credit claim form to claim your refund.
Got any questions?
We're here to help. You can call us on (04) 473 0149 or email us at thecultureclub@festival.co.nz.
