The biggest ever showing of contemporary Maori art from more than 250 Maori painters, clay and glass workers, carvers, jewellers, ta moko, musicians, story-tellers and film-makers goes on display at the biennial MAORI ART MARKet at Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua City from October 6-9.
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Maori Art Market
Friday, 30-Sep-2011Wairarapa Vintage Wings and Wine Festival 2011
Wednesday, 06-Jul-20117 – 10 October, 2011.
Just north of Wellington, the Wairarapa is a relaxed weekend destination for city dwellers keen to sample from a wealth of specialist food and award-winning boutique wine producers. The region also has a long aviation history – dating back to just 10 years after the Wright Brothers first flight in 1903.
Happy Feet, the Penguin
Thursday, 30-Jun-2011High hopes for New Zealand’s Happy Feet
‘Happy Feet’ – the Antarctic emperor penguin that made New Zealand visitor arrival history by finding its way to a North Island beach – continues its fight for life under the watchful eye of Kiwi medics and conservation experts.
The juvenile penguin hit international headlines last week (22.6.11) when it came ashore on Peka Peka Beach, on the Kapiti Coast north of Wellington, and 3200km from his usual home in Antarctica.
It is only the second recorded sighting of an emperor penguin on New Zealand shores.
Food Festival: Wellington on a Plate in August 2011
Thursday, 30-Jun-2011Wellington plates up for big food festival – Wellington on a Plate
5 – 21 August, 2011
The ‘coolest little capital in the world’ is proving that it’s also New Zealand’s hottest in the kitchen as Wellington plates up for its biggest ever food festival.
In just two years, Wellington on a Plate has become New Zealand’s premier culinary festival – and this year will feature 80 events involving more than 100 local restaurants.
The 2011 festival programme promises a menu of popular favourites and a range of fresh ingredients – aimed at highlighting the best of the Wellington region’s food and beverages, and the people behind the successful industry.