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NZ Promoters Association warns ticket buyers over fraudulent listings

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The New Zealand Promoters Association (NZPA) has warned concertgoers to purchase tickets through authorised sellers, following reports of misrepresented event listings appearing on resale platform StubHub.

The warning follows reports that StubHub is advertising tickets to a non-existent Ten Tenors concert at Auckland's Manukau Events Centre on 1 March 2027. The actual Auckland performance takes place at the Aotea Centre on 28 February.

Promoters Showcase Entertainment and Pacific Entertainment have also raised concerns about inflated ticket prices and listings for other dates on the group's New Zealand tour.

The 11-date tour will use Ticketmaster, Ticketek and the Regent Theatre box office as its authorised ticket outlets. The Commerce Commission, Auckland Live and Due Drop Events Centre have been notified of the reported activity.

The warning comes amid wider concerns around unauthorised ticket resale in New Zealand, following the recent closure of Under the Radar's ticketing services. The closure has raised questions about the risks facing independent ticketing platforms and the wider ticket resale market.

The NZPA is urging buyers to check event websites and purchase directly through the listed authorised outlets.

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