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Walking into the new TAO Asian Bistro & Lounge in Mohegan Sun is like entering a different, very cool realm.
You leave the bright lights and hustle-bustle of the Sun behind as you step from the Sky Tower hotel lobby into TAO. If you have dinner reservations, you are greeted at the reception desk and then led through a bar/lounge, where stylish lights hang above low-slung couches. As you step up and over a little bridge, you are surrounded by walls with water running down them. You see, straight ahead of you, the 16-foot-tall statue of Quan Yin, the Buddhist goddess revered by the Chinese, with her multitudinous arms extending around her. Right by the statue is a live koi pond.
How fast can you climb the Sky Tower? Hastings firefighter aims to beat personal best
13 May, 2021 06:00 PM
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Hastings firefighter Ken Laurie training for the upcoming Sky Tower challenge at Mitre 10 Sports Park, Hastings. Photo / Warren Buckland
Hastings firefighter Ken Laurie training for the upcoming Sky Tower challenge at Mitre 10 Sports Park, Hastings. Photo / Warren Buckland
Manawatu Guardian
By: Sahiban Hyde
Ken Laurie has climbed the Sky Tower, the tallest building in the southern hemisphere, for three years running.
This year will be his fourth, and last. Laurie, 54, will be taking part in the Firefighter Sky Tower Stair Challenge on May 22 and is hoping to beat his personal best time at the annual fundraiser for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand.
Press Release – SKYCITY
Tonight and tomorrow, the Sky Tower will be lit green and white in honour of Eid al Fitr –a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims around the world to celebrate the blessings of Ramadan.
Chairperson of New Zealand Eid Day Trust, Javed Dadabhai says he’s excited about the opportunity for the Muslim community.
“The Sky Tower lighting up for Eid Al Fitr again in 2021 is an example and extension of the beautiful relationships being built between our diverse and wonderful communities in Aotearoa.
“It is a reflection of the love and Aroha shown to our Muslim community and the proactive steps taking place to celebrate a society built on peace and acceptance,” says Dadabhai.