Before they combine forces to help bring you Matariki on the Waterfront, SoccerPractise's Geneva Alexander-Marsters and the Puha & Pākehā food truck's Belinda and Jarrad pop into the studio with gifts: a spin of Geneva's new single and some bloody beautiful Kai Māori inspired food. Check them, and many other offerings, out this weekend at Silo Park.
Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled that the protected status of Ruahine Forest Park could not be revoked to allow the development of a huge irrigation and water storage scheme. Producer India spoke to Dr Ann Brower, a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management, about the issues involved in the land exchange between the Department of Conservation and the Hawkes Bay Regional Council that was needed for the development to go ahead. She also spoke to the CEO of Forest & Bird, Kevin Hague, about his reaction to the Supreme Court's decision.
Wondergarden is the family friendly Silo Park festival for those of us who don't join the usual exodus out of Auckland over the New Year's period. Festival director Reuben Bonner drops in to give Mikey the lowdown on this year's line up, which features Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Chelsea Jade, SWIDT, The Ruby Suns, MAALA, and Nadia Reid.
Spookers follows the stories of a diverse group of amateur performers who unite to terrify punters at NZ's largest scream park, situated in a former psychiatric hospital.
Someone's got to plan your summer for you, right? Else you'll just be drooling in a puddle of warm piña colada, cursing the sun for its powerful burn potential. Simon says: pop on some sun protection and head down to the Auckland waterfront. He and the team who book Silo Park have a line up sorted that's capable of keeping you happy all summer long. Check out the events on offer HERE.
Have a good Auckland Anniversary Weekend, did you? With Laneway Festival, the Harbour Bridge all lit up and a bunch more other events taking place, how did His Worship spend his weekend? And _what's_ hidden underneath Albert Park?
This week for Wire Worry Week we focused on LGBTI issues and spoke to the Executive Director of Rainbow Youth. We also looked at the plans to reopen the Albert Park tunnels, a new exhibition looking at South Auckland music, the unfortunate experiment and lots more.
New plans are in progress to reopen the main tunnel that runs under Albert Park. Bill Reid is hoping to open the tunnel as a walking and cycleway connecting Victoria Street to Parnell. Sam Smith spoke to Reid about the project.
Today is the first day back at uni for Auckland uni students and it’s a busy day on campus. All of the uni clubs have set up their stalls in the quad and Albert Park in the hopes they’ll get some new sign ups. Mary-Margaret went to ask some of the people at the stalls about joining clubs at uni and what it can add to your uni experience. She started by asking the student running the netball stall how many players are on their netball team.
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