British music legend Sir Cliff Richard has announced he will be playing four shows on a 2025 tour of New Zealand.

The tour will begin with two shows in Auckland at Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre on November 14 and 15.

It will then move to Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre on November 17, and then the Christchurch Town Hall on November 19.

It has been 12 years since Sir Cliff last toured Aotearoa.

The 84-year-old is one of the highest selling hitmakers in British history. He has sold in excess of 250 million records worldwide, and secured his place among the best-selling artists of all time.

Sir Cliff is the only artist to achieve the UK top five albums across eight consecutive decades. Since his debut in 1958 with his song Move It, he has delivered a 14 number one singles and seven number one albums.

Aside from musical achievements, he also earned a knighthood in 1995 for his charitable work.

Tickets will be available via Live Nation and Mellen Events from Wednesday afternoon.