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February 19, 2021
The Navigator sails again: Michelle Langstone meets Che Fu
A pioneering New Zealand voice, a neighbour, and not finished yet. Ahead of the 20-year anniversary concert for his great album, Michelle Langstone talks to Che ‘Fu’ Ness.
Portraits by Edith Amituanai.
I lived next door to Che Fu for a year when I was a Uni student. It was in between his breakthrough debut album 2b S.Pacific, and the 2001 multi-platinum hit Navigator. I think I only ever saw him twice during that whole time – once on the street when I was walking up my front steps, when I went bright red and tripped over and once putting out the bins when I tried to act cool. I thought living next door to a musician might mean we’d hear the strains of song coming from the backyard, but mostly we’d just hear the low murmur of voices,
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Manukau Urban Maori Authority board chairman Bernie O Donnell. Also on the chopping block was Waitangi ki Manukau in south Auckland, where Che Fu and Herbs were scheduled to play. “Holding a concert at this time given our community’s vulnerability would be irresponsible,” Manukau Urban Māori Authority board chairman Bernie O Donnell said. “The risk profile is too great in our mind now, so we are acting decisively according to the best interests of the community we serve.” The event will instead be postponed until next year. This weekend marks Auckland Anniversary Day, which is also celebrated in Northland, Waikato, the Bay of Plenty and Gisborne.
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Friday, 29 January 2021, 4:55 pm
After significant consultation with stakeholders, event
partners Manukau Urban Māori Authority and Auckland Council
have chosen to postpone Waitangi ki Manukau as a
precautionary measure.
The free community family day
to be held on Saturday 6 February in Hayman Park, Manukau
commemorates Te Tiriti o Waitangi and attracts thousands
annually.
Organisers were expecting a greater surge in
numbers this year due to the cancellation of a similar event
in West Auckland.
Waitangi ki Manukau was to feature
well-known music acts such as Herbs, Che Fu and Annie
Crummer with a host of food and retail
stall-holders.
“Given that the wellbeing of our