Friday, 12 March 2021, 2:57 pm | Auckland Arts Festival Auckland Arts Festival/Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki (AAF) welcomes the government decision
this morning that Tāmaki Makaurau would return to Covid Alert Level 1 at midday
today (Friday 12 March). It has been a rollercoaster of a fortnight, following the . More
Wednesday, 10 March 2021, 11:19 am | Auckland Arts Festival When lockdown nixed a premiere at Auckland Arts Festival last week, another act
stepped in to ensure the show can still go on. Originally scheduled to premiere on
Thursday 4 March, the Auckland season of The Griegol will now run 16-21 March 2021 . More
Thursday, 4 March 2021, 11:11 am | Auckland Arts Festival
Gig Information
Deva Mahal was born with blues in her blood. Beginning from her upbringing in Kaua’i, Hawaii to discovering her voice in New Zealand, it’s there where she solidified her vision of becoming an artist. Deva’s star continued to rise and in 2018, she released her aptly named debut album, Run Deep, followed by a series of singles released in 2019 by Motéma Music.
During this time Deva toured the world, gracing the stages of the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, Bonnaroo, the Montreal Jazz Festival, Byron Bay Blues Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, London Jazz Festival, Jools Holland along with many other esteemed events and venues. She has had the pleasure of collaborating with a number of musicians; Fat Freddy’s Drop, Rhombus, Sola Rosa, The Little Bushman, Ladi6, Lisa Tomlins, Bella Kalolo, Anika Moa and Olmecha Supreme.Jaleel Bunton of TV on the Radio, Binky Griptite of Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Living Color, and the New Yo
A group of the biggest names in New Zealand music, including Lorde, Bic Runga, Anika Moa, Anna Coddington and Tami Neilson, subsequently released an open letter urging industry leaders and workers to examine their own behaviour. When her friend Gwyn Barrie came up with the idea for Grrrl Fest – a music and arts festival with a kaupapa of inclusion for women and gender non-binary artists – Waswo said she jumped at the opportunity to be involved. The festival was conceived as a response to a lack of female and gender non-binary representation in Hamilton’s music scene, and has grown to encompass visual arts, performance and a maker’s market.
Anika Moa shares the hilarious argument she had with her 6-year-old son
Oh, kids really do say the darndest things, don’t they?
Anika Moa shared a hilarious moment she had with her 6-year-old son, and it’s the type of argument every parent will experience.
Relaying what happened to Stace and Mike, Anika explained how her son had to break the news that humans die.
And after acknowledging that this was something she was already aware of she started listing off everyone who would eventually die someday, including her son.
But that’s when things took a turn.
Anika’s 6-year-old was adamant that he wasn’t going to die. Why? Because he was a BOY and not a HUMANS and only HUMANS die.
Press Release – TMI Pictures
Director Will Watson, is making his film available for free for anyone to stream this Waitangi 2021.
Soldiers Without Guns will be available to stream online from Friday 5th – Monday 8th February at no cost, via the films official site www.soldierswithoutguns.com
“I’m very grateful for the support of PADET (Peace and Disarmament Educational Trust) who generously made this possible”.
For those who don’t know the story, 20 years ago – the New Zealand Defence Force ended a 10 year civil war in Bougainville by leading a radical new cultural peacekeeping mission. All 14 previous peace attempts had failed. Their point of difference? Instead of taking guns, they took guitars and the Maori Cultural Group.