By Claire Ahuriri New York based Indie rock quartet Vampire Weekend are here in New Zealand for one show only, this Thursday 29th of April. The show starts at 7.00pm at the Bruce Mason Centre, Cnr Hurstmere Road & The Promenade, Takapuna. Tickets cost $64.80, General Admission (standing only) or Allocated Seating. For more information [...]

By Claire Ahuriri This Wednesday 28th of April, Matecito Latin dance band are playing at The Backyard, 31 Northcote Road Northcote (part of Pounamo Hotel). From 9.00pm til midnight, Matecito Latin Band will be playing the best of Salsa, Merengue, Bachata and Cumbia. From 7.00pm to 8.00pm, you can take a Salsa beginner’s class for [...]

By Claire Ahuriri Love Bites is a festival of four short plays about love, all presented in one evening of great entertainment by Shoreside Theatre. The plays are: Sexual Perversity in Chicago by David Mamet, Josephine Carter’s Shadows, Cupid’s Bane by North Shore playwright Mike Borgfeldt & Foreplay by David Ives. Love Bites is playing [...]

By Claire Ahuriri Devonport Folk Music Club is on this Wednesday 28th of April at The Bunker, Mt Victoria (off Kerr Street), Devonport. At 8.00pm it’s time for the Auckland Bluegrass & Old Time Country Music Club. For more information call 445 2227, email realmusic@xtra.co.nz, or visit http://www.aucklandbluegrass.co.nz

Here’s the first in a series of old print commercials that show clearly how our attitudes have changed over the years.

The Australian flag is flying alongside the New Zealand flag on the Auckland Harbour Bridge today. Transport Minister Steven Joyce says having the flags flying together is a fitting tribute to the special relationship between the two countries born of the Anzac spirit. “As a general rule we don’t accept requests to have other countries’ [...]

By Claire Ahuriri This Tuesday 27th of April you can see the Mums N Tots Magical Story Hour at the Bruce Mason Centre, Cnr Hurstmere Road & The Promenade Takapuna. Phineas Phrog Productions invite you to join them on the magical story mat and be swept away to the enchanted land of stories and fun. [...]

By Claire Ahuriri This Monday 26th of April, the Henry Rollins Frequent Flyer Tour is on at the Bruce Mason Centre, Cnr Hurstmere Road & The Promenade, Takapuna. American raconteur, singer-songwriter, and comedian (to name but a few) Henry Rollins talks about his experiences all around the world, with a mix of humour and insight [...]

Our water reserves are currently at 60%. Watercare Services Limited has officially announced that drought conditions exist in the Auckland region after experiencing a sustained period of low rainfall over summer. North Shore City Council is advising local residents to restrict water use as a precaution to avoid future water shortages. Water usage has risen [...]

By Claire Ahuriri Devonport Folk Music Club has two nights of musical goodness this week at The Bunker, Mt Victoria (off Kerr Street), Devonport. The first is this Sunday 25th of April, when ‘Her Make Believe Band’, one of the best new acts around, plays at 8.00pm. Tickets $15.00. Also at the Bunker, on Monday [...]