A person who's nice to you but not the waiter, is not a nice personA lot of people are like this, superficial, two-faced, back-stabbers etc. Being an all-round good Samaritan (where possible) feels great, and will hold you in great stead for being in the right place and time for all those opportunities that “other people” so often get.Before I forget: any panel-beaters out there? I had a wee nose to tail, and the front of my Primera is a bit concaved. Your help would be greatly appreciated and rewarded. Anyway, down to business. Click here to read my full review on the last 7 days. And click here to check out a bunch of great photos from Groove in the Park. And read on below for the good oil on events and prizes to win this coming week… |
Winners From The Last GuideJade Harris picked up the double pass to the last Lindauer Twilight Summer Series for the season.Michael Morgan and Beatrice Eckert will be hangover free for 2008 thanks to www.ru21.co.nz. Amy Calway and Angela Morgan won The Kumeu Food & Wine Festival double passes. Will Graham won the Freeformation hard dance party tickets. Alexander Brown and Murphy O’neal got the double VIP passes to the bikini comp at Pat’s Garage. Jenna Smith won the Breakers double tickets. Nicole Cope will be sitting pretty with an extensive BIC prize pack. |
Prizes Up For Grabs1 x Chemical Brothers double pass. They play Feb 28th at The Vector Arena. If you don’t win, get tickets. I’ve seen bits of the show on the net and it’s mind-blowing. Write why you think you should win these tickets, and email me with “Chemical Brothers” as the title.1 x Super 14 Auckland Blues double pass. They play the Waikato Chiefs this Saturday night at Eden Park. Put “Super 14” as the header when you mail me back if you’d like to go. Please include your phone number. 1 x Sounds of Summer double pass. Forget The Devonport Wine & Food Festival this Saturday, just come straight here. Held at The Masonic Tavern in Devonport. Always one of the best afternoons/evenings of the year. Type “Sounds of Summer” in the subject box and mail me back, if you want to go. 2 x NZ Beer Festival double passes. After the hugely successful launch of last year, this one will be bigger and better. It’s on at Ellerslie Racecourse on Feb 23rd. Get tickets now or try winning them by writing “Beer Fest” in the subject box and emailing me. 1 x Whiskylive double pass. You can try 150 different whiskeys this Saturday at The Civic. Mind boggling I know, but if you’re a fan enter here to win. Write “Whiskylive” as the header for your email to me. 1 x Diesel Bourbon Bikini Comp. Heat 2 VIP double pass. Get stage-side seats, free drinks and food, and best of all see some stunning women. It’s on at Pat’s Garage, Northcote this Saturday afternoon. Write “Diesel Bourbon” in the subject box and mail me back to be in the draw. 1 x Island Style music concert double pass. It’s on at Ridgeview Estate on Waiheke Island this Friday from 4pm. Featuring both The Peacekeeper and Sunshine Sound System. Put “Island Style” as the header and mail me back if you want to go. Please include your phone number. 1 x Bacardi B-Live music concert double pass. This sounds fun. Hear Sharlene Hector from Basement Jaxx sing and UK beatbox champ Beardyman do his thing. On this Saturday afternoon at The Union Fish Building downtown. |
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Wednesday February 13thTwilight Summer Series (FINAL)Ellerslie Racecourse, 80 – 100 Ascot Ave, Ellerslie Tickets $30, from www.ellerslie.co.nz, or on the Curve Lounge door. 4.45 – 10pm This is the last of this series, but Auckland Cup week’s just 2 weeks away. Held on the eve of Valentines Day, it’s our last chance to find someone to hold hands with on the supposed most romantic day of the year. You can also bet on the gee-gees, drink and dance till late. And/Or “Sione’s Wedding” – Movies in Parks Tahaki Reserve, Mt Eden Rd, Mt Eden No Charge. 7.30 – 10pm Watching a movie outdoors has to be better for you than indoors, so come prepared and do something different. There’s musical entertainment till it get’s dark then sit back, cuddle-up and relax. |
Thursday February 14th (Valentines Day)Singles Dance Party – feat. Sample GeeThe Kingslander Bar, 470 New North Rd, Kingsland No Charge. 8pm – 1am If you’re single, not sure, or just want to party on down with one of NZ’s most respected and accomplished DJ’s, now is the time and this is the place. Sample Gee will be laying down his funkiest dance party tracks to assist the flirting. And/Or Pasha Love Pasha, Shed 22, Princes Wharf, The Viaduct Harbour No Charge. 8pm – Late. RSVP for door list info@pasha.co.nz Pasha is ‘the’ place right now. With the addition of Valentines Day this will be one sexy soiree. Receive a glass of Moet on entry and party with other sexy singles for as long as possible. And/Or Grab-a-DATE in Wellywood grabaseat.co.nz Valentines Day Special This is superb, go to www.grabaseat.co.nz on Valentines Day. You’ll have the chance (provided you’re quick) to buy a seat on a plane specifically for singles bound for Wellington his Saturday, (planes go from Dunedin, Nelson, Napier, Rotorua and Auckland). When you get there everyone merges at a central location, where the Grabaseat crew have organized a massive party and thrown in a hefty bar-tab and nibbles. |
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Friday February 15thIsland Style (music concert)Ridgeview Estate, 129 Carsons Rd, Waiheke Island Tickets $35, from www.ridgeviewestate.co.nz. 4 – 11pm The crème de la crème of NZ’s top DJ talent brings you an evening of soulful beats and smooth rolling vocals at Waiheke’s highest winery, with breath-taking views back to Auckland and beyond. The main acts are Pacific Sound System and Sunshine Sound System with support from Junior and Downtown Brown, so no onst onst here, just feel good groovy island beats to shake ya booty to. And/Or Baretro Grand Opening Baretro, The Powerstation, 33 Mt Eden Rd, Mt Eden No Charge. 8pm – Late The worn Powerstation has had a bit of a refit and Baretro has evolved. The theme is The Love Boat, so be warned. Retro tunes all night and forever more. |
Saturday February 16thSounds of SummerMasonic Tavern, 29 King Edward Parade, Devonport Tickets $25 from www.iticket.co.nz, Real Groovy, Supre or text “SUMMER” to 858. 1pm – 12am One crazy fun day is on the cards if you make the well-worth-it effort to attend this. The main stage is outside in the carpark, 2 others are inside the tavern. Reggae to charging house music, it’s all covered. I’ll be up front; come say hi. And/Or Barcadi B-Live Union Fish Building, 116 Quay St, Auckland Central Tickets $10 from Real Groovy and DMC (High St), or on the door. 8pm – 12am This gig builds on the success of Bacardi B-Live in Brazil, which involved 6 of NZ’s most talented musicians travelling to Sao Paulo to collaborate with Brazilian artists. So this time NZ’s best musicans mix with Sharlene Hector, from Basement Jaxx, and 2 time UK beat box champion Beardyman for a varied, entertaining and highly skilful show. |
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Sunday February 17thPorsche NZ Polo OpenAuckland Polo Club, Kawakawa Bay Rd, Clevedon Entry $20 per car. 11am – 5pm The premier high goal tournament on the NZ polo calendar. Local players to play with, and against, some of the best players in NZ and overseas. Shake off the hangover, load up the car, pick up some friends and make the journey to Clevedon, I intend to. And/Or The Winery Tour Isola Estate, 74 Onetangi Rd, Waiheke Island Tickets $60 from www.ticketek.co.nz. 2 – 7pm Anika Moa, Brooke Fraser and Goldenhorse. What a show that will be. I’d say it will be a family sort of atmosphere. You can take your own goodies in with you, just no glass. |
Monday February 18thRod StewartThe Vector Arena, Quay St, Auckland Central Tickets $141.50 - $344.50 from http://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/. 8 – 11pm He’s back in NZ after over 3 years of bonking babes. One of rock music's most enduring artists, Rod Stewart has produced hit after hit over the years; Maggie May and Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? are the hits that come to my mind first. Worth every penny. |
Tuesday February 19thTrees for TravellersThe Chapel Bar, 147 Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby Entry $20 - $40 donation. 8pm – 12am A donation of $20 or $40, at the door, buys you a native NZ tree of your choice which you then donate to Trees for Travelers for planting on reserved land in Kaikoura. In exchange for this responsible act of greatness you will be rewarded with free drinks and giveaways. Each purchase of a tree also enters you into a raffle to win other wild prizes. |
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Up And Coming Fun TimesFebruary 20th, Movies In The Parks, Sleeping Dogs, Tahaki ReserveFebruary 22nd, Mid-Summer Masquerade Ball for Cure Kids, Auckland Museum February 22nd, Auckland Lantern Festival begins, Auckland City February 22nd, Fevah Dance Party, The Colosseum, Tauranga February 23rd, A Bush Party feat. Fat Freddies Drop, Matakana February 23rd, Hero Dance Party, The Civic, Auckland February 23rd, UPFM Dance Party, Tahaki Reserve February 23rd, The Great NZ Beer Festival, Ellerslie Racecourse February 24th, Holden Astra Summer Sounds, Sturges Park, Otahuhu February 24th, 80th Academy Awards, Hollywood February 25th, Ween, Powerstation, Mt Eden February 27th, Movies In The Parks, Goodbye Pork Pie, Tahaki Reserve February 28th, Chemical Brothers, Vector Arena February 29th, Blues At Blockhouse Bay, Blockhouse Bay Reserve February 29th, Leap Day, Half Price Bungy Bridge Jump, Auckland February 29th, Katchafire, Auckland Zoo March 1st, Greg Johnson & Anna Coddington, Selwyn Reserve, Mission Bay March 1st, Mercedes Derby Day, Ellerslie Racecourse March 1st, Corona Music Festival (begins), Isola Estate, Waiheke Island March 2nd, Toto, The Civic March 2nd, BFM Summer Series #2, Albert Park March 2nd, Bic Runga, Greg Johnson, Anika Moa concert, Villa Maria Winery, Manakau March 4th, Santana, Vector Arena March 5th, Cheesefest, SkyCity March 5th, Auckland Cup Day, Ellerslie Racecourse March 5th, Movies In The Parks, The World’s Fastest Indian, Tahaki Reserve March 6th, Concord Dawn, Unitec March 6th, Auckland International Boat Show (begins), ASB Showgrounds March 7th, Pasifika Festival (begins), Western Springs Stadium March 7th, Auckland Trotting Cup, Alexandra Park March 7th, The Tutts, Electric Confectionaries concert, Unitec March 8th, Hokitika Wild Foods Festival, Hokitika March 8th, Diamond Day, Ellerslie Racecourse March 8th, Diesel Bourbon Cola Bikini Comp. Final, Pats Garage, Northcote March 9th, Karaka Summer Harvest, Karaka March 14th, Womad Dance Festival, New Plymouth March 15th, Johnny Devlin & The Tornadoes + Ray Colombus, Tahaiki Reserve March 15th, Plum Selection Dance Party, Forte March 16th, F1GP, Melbourne March 16th, BFM Summer Series #3, Henderson Park, Waitakere March 16th, Wigs On The Waterfront, Viaduct Harbour March 17th, St Patricks Day March 19th, The Jam, SkyCity March 20th, Royal Easter Show (begins), ASB Showgrounds March 20th, Glamour Dance Party, Toto’s Restaurant March 20th, Our House Nite:Life, Auckland Town Hall March 20th, Rabbit (begins), Silo Theatre March 21st, Good Friday March 22nd, Auckland Dragon Boat Festival, Viaduct Harbour March 22nd, Super 14 Blues V Stormers, Eden Park March 22nd, Bluesfest, Whitianga March 22nd, Sundown Dance Party, Stonyridge Vineyard, Waiheke Island March 22nd, Smashing Pumpkins, Vector Arena March 23rd, NRL Warriors V Eels, Mt Smart Stadium April 5th, Party Marty’s 32nd Birthday, Everyone’s Invited, Central Auckland |