More facets to Auckland Lantern Festival in 2017

New facets are coming to Aucklanders’ favourite cultural event, the Auckland Lantern Festival, to expand the menu, improve crowd flow, and showcase New Zealand/Chinese trade and investment. Auckland’s biggest cultural festival expands to include Auckland’s newest food experience and a New Zealand...

Thu, 01/12/2017 - 17:03

Waka races, waka sailings and chances to paddle a waka

Celebrate waka at the 2017 Tāmaki Herenga Waka Festival Fiercely competitive inter-tribal waka racing and the chance for festival-goers to paddle waka or sail on double-hulled waka hourua are all part of the 2017 Tāmaki Herenga Waka Festival on Auckland’s waterfront, during Auckland Anniversary...

Wed, 01/11/2017 - 10:43

Tennis great Serena Williams aces Auckland visit

Tennis great and current world number 2 Serena Williams has welcomed in the New Year in the first global city to see the sun come up on 2017. Williams is in Auckland, New Zealand, to compete at the ASB Classic tennis tournament but took some time out of her training schedule to explore the region’s...

Sun, 01/01/2017 - 10:56

Auckland craft brewers serve up the goods

Auckland’s growing reputation as a destination for craft beer aficionados has been fuelled by an influx of new craft beer hotspots, with a number of highly regarded brew houses opening in the past six to nine months. There are more than 250 beers brewed in New Zealand and small batch and...

Wed, 12/21/2016 - 12:07

Warriors star shares his favourite things to do in Auckland

Manu Vatuvei is gearing up to play in the Downer NRL Auckland Nines but wants to give visiting fans a few more reasons to stay longer in Auckland. Warriors star Manu Vatuvei is looking forward to playing in the 2017 Downer NRL Auckland Nines again which kicks off on 4 and 5 February. The Aucklander...

Wed, 12/21/2016 - 11:33

Ten Auckland youth win jobs in booming construction and infrastructure sector

Ten young Auckland jobseekers will start work in Auckland’s thriving construction and infrastructure sector in the New Year having won work placements as part of the #BuildAKL industry recruitment campaign. #BuildAKL is an interactive social media campaign which aims to get 4000 young Aucklanders...

Wed, 12/21/2016 - 11:17

Celebrating past, present and future of Māori music

Performers confirmed for 2017 Tāmaki Herenga Waka Festival in its new Viaduct Events Centre venue. The past, present and future of Māori music and kapa haka will be centre-stage at the 2017 Tāmaki Herenga Waka Festival over Auckland Anniversary Weekend. The 2017 festival takes place on 28 – 30...

Mon, 12/19/2016 - 12:12

17 reasons why Auckland is the place to visit in 2017

From the moment Serena Williams slams down her first serve at the world’s first tennis tournament of 2017, Auckland is set to serve up a massively entertaining year-long smorgasbord of sporting and cultural events. From the moment Serena Williams slams down her first serve at the world’s first...

Fri, 12/16/2016 - 12:21

Auckland students scoop seven prizes at Young Enterprise National Awards

Five Auckland teams have won seven awards tonight at the Young Enterprise National Awards in Wellington. The national awards recognised student teams who were taking part in The Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme (YES). Each YES team was challenged to create a run a small business this year....

Fri, 12/09/2016 - 12:39

Auckland hosting LPGA a game changer for local visitor economy

An unprecedented opportunity to showcase Auckland to high value visitors. Today’s announcement that Auckland is to host the LPGA-sanctioned McKayson New Zealand Open next year is a potential game changer for the region’s visitor economy – which is already Auckland’s largest and fastest-growing...

Thu, 11/17/2016 - 12:43

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