Scotland has launched a year of exciting activities and events with the announcement of Active Scotland. The year-long programme of events, festivals and activities will outline Scotland as a must-visit active and adventure destination and showcase the best of Scotland to the world. From gentle coastal walks to long-distance treks through challenging terrain; open canoeing [...]
Events
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Och aye – ‘Active Scotland’ events for 2011
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New Orleans festivals throughout 2011
New Orleans is the home of jazz, blues, creole food and Brad Pitt. I love the city for its live music played in bars and on street corners, the markets, the art… But mainly its music. If you’re heading over this year, why not time it for one of these festivals: 2011 in New Orleans [...]
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Rainbow’s End night rides and live gigs
Night rides and live music is keeping people out late in Auckland’s Manukau City during March. Here’s what’s on at Rainbow’s End…
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Beach volleyball coming to Auckland
The tennis is out and the sand is in. As we speak the ASB Tennis Centre on Stanley Street, Auckland is having 100 cubic metres of sand tipped into it for the McEntee Hire NZ Open. Don’t ask me where the sand is coming from, I just hope no one falls into the hole that [...]
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HAAGHH! It’s the Heineken Open in Auckland
You’d think the big heaving grunts on centre court would be a dead giveaway that your opponent is putting you under pressure. I’d want to be poker faced and play with silent determination, but then this isn’t a sedate game of poker. It’s huge slamming serves and almighty cross-court volleys that take the breath away [...]
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Some like it hot at Black Barn Vineyards, Hawkes Bay
Summer at Black Barn in Havelock North is sizzling and the queen of sizzle herself, Marilyn Monroe was there this week on the big screen of their outdoor cinema. I’ve actually never seen Mazza in a movie and after trying to pay close attention to the story line of Some Like it Hot, with Tony [...]
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New Year’s Eve events in New Zealand
Still stuck for ideas for what to do this New Year’s Eve? There’s tons of stuff on from Keri Keri to Invercargill, mostly around music and fireworks (Gin Wigmore and Dave Dobbyn in Waihi anyone?) – although a couple of singles events in Auckland look interesting for a new year’s snog if that’s what you’re [...]
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New Years Eve in Auckland
New Years Eve can be the biggest anti-climax of the year – unless you’ve got somewhere cool to go. You know what it’s like, everyone hedges their bets waiting for something better to come along. Well here they are. That something you’ve been waiting for in Auckland this New Years Eve: Wherever you are when [...]
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The world’s best marathons in 2010
If you’re a sport billy and one of your lifelong ambitions is to puff your way through the world’s major marathons, then this blog’s for you. (Note, this blog’s not for me. I figure the reason God made cars is to get 42km down the road without having to sweat.) There are probably as many [...]
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Tom Hanks at Britomart this weekend!
Yay yay this must really mean summer’s here! Although Polar Express doesn’t exactly smack of beach towels and barbecues, the idea of watching a Christmas movie on a rug in Auckland’s CBD does. If you’re in Auckland this weekend, head down to Britomart to watch the Tom Hanks movie on the outdoor screen and get [...]
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