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NZ Music Month: New Zealand s best live music venues to visit
3 May, 2021 11:39 PM
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Crowded house: Pack into these 10 live music venues in Aotearoa. Photo / Ateed, Supplied
NZ Herald
By: Poppy Tohill
Rock stadium or intimate nightspot, New Zealand should be proud of its many and varied music venues, writes
Poppy Tohill
As our small country punches above its weight with creative talent, we similarly do so with places to discover and enjoy such talent. From the top of the north to the bottom of the south, from stunning to grungy and intimate to colossal - here are 10 live music venues in Aotearoa that are definitely not to be missed. Time your next short break around a performance in one of them and celebrate the freedom we have in New Zealand to be in the midst of a crowd.
Plenty on in Northland this Easter Weekend for the whole family
1 Apr, 2021 04:00 PM
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Trish Parkin with artist Kathy Mortimer at Parua Bay Hall during a previous Whangārei Heads Art Trail. The artists will be back at the event this Easter Weekend.
Trish Parkin with artist Kathy Mortimer at Parua Bay Hall during a previous Whangārei Heads Art Trail. The artists will be back at the event this Easter Weekend.
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By Mike Dinsdale
The weather forecast is not too bad for the thousands of visitors expected to flock to Northland this Easter Weekend.
With peace, beauty and convenience, why not live year round at Invercargill s Beach Road Holiday Park?
With Kiwis embracing domestic travel during the pandemic and interest rates at record lows, holiday homes are in hot demand, real estate agents say. But with New Zealand house prices surging, setting record median prices for four months in a row, many are looking outside traditional holiday hot spots for their baches and cribs.
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Omori, by the Kuratau River on the southern shores of Lake Taupo, is an up-and-coming destination with holiday home buyers, Mayne says. Century 21 New Zealand owner Derryn Mayne said she has seen an explosion of interest in coastal properties over the past nine months thanks, in part, to the rise in remote working and Kiwis discovering new parts of the country.