Tag: Auckland

Night Lights in Auckland
24 May 2010
Night Lights in Auckland

Spot­ted giant shadow pup­pets? Your eyes weren’t deceiv­ing you. YesYesNo at work (and at play) on the walls of the Auck­land Ferry Building.

Show Us Your City: This Is My Auckland
28 February 2010
Show Us Your City: This Is My Auckland

The cafes and city res­id­ents, with their col­our and diversity, are all adored aspects of Amber Parkin’s urban land­scape. Will you show us your city?

Cycle-friendly cities: sharing bikes in Auckland
3 February 2010
Cycle-friendly cities: sharing bikes in Auckland

Auck­land, never a big bike city, is becom­ing more cycle-friendly: guest con­trib­utor Amber Par­kin tells us why and gives us the pros and cons of her city’s bike shar­ing scheme.

Creative crowds connect at Semi Permanent
30 October 2009
Creative crowds connect at Semi Permanent

Through­out the two days of the event, there is an amaz­ing feel­ing of inspir­a­tion and energy. It’s a cas­ual atmo­sphere where new friends are made and new col­leagues dis­covered. It’s this that sets Semi-Permanent apart, a shared feel­ing that you belong to a community.

Inclusive Cities in New Zealand
12 September 2009

Auck­land City is the second most diverse city per head of pop­u­la­tion after Toronto in Canada. Cre­at­ive Cit­ies is con­nect­ing emer­ging lead­ers amongst the indi­gen­ous Maori pop­u­la­tion, and aspir­ants from the bur­geon­ing Asian and new migrant com­munit­ies, with lead­ers from the UK.

People In Your Neighbourhood
11 September 2009
People In Your Neighbourhood

Aspir­ing artists and per­formers from Auckland’s urban eth­nic com­munit­ies worked with the best of con­tem­por­ary UK tal­ent to cre­ate an album and live performance.