Oprah’s coming! Talk show legend heading to NZ for the first time

Talk show icon Oprah Winfrey has announced plans to visit New Zealand for the first time.

Winfrey is also booked for 5 tour dates in Australia, a country she last visited five years ago.

Further details will be released next Sunday.

Around 15,000 people are expected to attend each event in Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane and Sydney.

Winfrey said in a statement she can’t wait to spend an evening in New Zealand. Iconic Entertainment and Dainty Group will produce the event. Her accomplishments as a global media leader and philanthropist have established her as one of the most respected and admired figures today.

She announced she would bring her live show An Evening with Oprah to Auckland in December as part of an worldwide tour.