Richard Marx to play Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch in February 2023

Singer Richard Marx
Richard Marx is to embark on his first ever New Zealand tour in 2023. Photo credit: Supplied

'Right Here Waiting' and 'Hazard' singer Richard Marx is to tour New Zealand for the first time ever in 2023.

He will kick off an Australasian tour with a concert at Christchurch's Isaac Theatre Royal on February 19.

From there, he'll head to Wellington's Opera House on February 21, before concluding the New Zealand leg of the tour in Auckland at the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre on February 22.

Marx will then head to Australia to carry on touring.

The three dates in 2023 mark the first time the singer has ever played Aotearoa.

Marx has written a number one single for either himself or another artist in each of the last four decades, an accolade previously only reached by Michael Jackson.

Tickets will go on sale on October 6.