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Hippest Cafe in Auckland: Lot 23
Lot 23 is a place that you may read about in ‘Viva'; then make the (conscious) decision to visit, before it’s everyone’s hang-out. Located in Minnie Street, Eden Terrace which happens to be where TVNZ...
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Interview with Y&T: Fashion Designer Yuka O
1. When/why was Y&T founded? Y&T started with the intention of raising funds for the tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Fashion is what I love and know – so naturally this is what I could...
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Blikfang Event: Artists Speak Out
Recently I was invited to attend an artist event at ‘Blikfang Art & Antiques’ which is a hybrid gallery, shop and museum located in Northcote. The space is brimming with ‘Alice in Wonderland’...
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Interview with Violinist: Etienne Bizjak
1. When/how did you discover your ‘love’ of music? When I (first) heard my father play the violin. I was about 5 years old. That made me feel a real ‘intense’ moment of happiness. 2. Where do you get...
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Interview With NZPC Founder, Sex Work Activist & Former Sex Worker: Catherine...
1. When/Why did you establish NZPC? We established NZPC in 1987 to support each other and to address the illegality of our work in the face of police arrests and the potential of HIV to affect our...
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Interview with L.Y.C (Love Your Condom): Ricky Te Akau
1. When/why was LYC initiated? L.Y.C is a community-focused programme designed to create a condom culture across Aotearoa New Zealand. L.Y.C encourages all gay and bisexual men to use condoms and lube...
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Interactive Art: Don’t Talk To Strangers
Recently, I went to this intriguing art exhibition called ‘Don’t Talk To Strangers’ at Bridge Gallery Studio, off Karangahape Road. When I arrived after 10am (opening time), there was no one there, and...
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Review: First Scene (Fancy Dress)
Are you having a fancy dress party? This is the place to venture to – if so. Word. Whether it’s an Elizabethan gig and you’re looking for ruffs, pantaloons, jerkins, corsets, queens & kings wigs –...
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Review: Junk & Disorderly
‘Junk & Disorderly’ is a second-hand shoppers’ haven: inundated with everything vintage including timeless books, kitsch ornaments, old-school pails, rocking horses, dainty tables, mannequins,...
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#Yelp Event: So Fresh & So Clean
Yelp Auckland – you did good. Thievery studio is an understated, urban, artist’s ‘dream space’ for photographers (namely Garth Badger), filmmakers, event producers, fashion designers and anyone wanting...
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Filming ‘Refugee’: Behind The Scenes
Director: Melissa Fergusson DOP: Tim Butler-Jones 1st AD/Sound Tech: Rob Ipsen Location Manager: John Blackman MUA: Angela Crumpe Hair Designer: Jordan Camilleri Stylist: Melissa Fergusson Refugee:...
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Theatre review: ‘Gorge’ by Virginia Frankovich & Phoebe Mason
Walking into a ‘fairyland’ of gluttony made me reminisce my childhood birthday parties. A space over-flowing with green jelly, decadent cupcakes, salty popcorn, chelsea buns, chocolate cornflake...
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