Events

  1. Celebrity poker tournament at SkyCity!

    Celebrity poker tournament at SkyCity!

    The SkyCity Festival of Poker started last night with a celebrity tourny so I rocked up to see if I recognised anyone. Ummm – basically anyone I didn’t I put down as Shortland Streeters. However that assumption went awry when I mistakenly threw a rugby league player and the guy from Supergroove into the soapy [...]

  2. Honest to goodness weekend farmers markets

    Honest to goodness weekend farmers markets

    I stumbled upon a farmer’s market yesterday in my ‘hood and it was just the coolest thing – fresh breads (we’re talking posh Grey Lynn ciabatta and pain au chocolat), fudges, macadamia nut butter, fresh veges, smoked salmon, oils, pestos and spreads. They even had a stall where locals could sell their own odd shaped [...]

  3. Cirque du Soleil – Dralion

    Cirque du Soleil – Dralion

    Wow – there’s only a few days to go, so if you haven’t been to the supertop at Alexandra Park in Auckland to see Dralion, then what have you been doing?! I went last night and it was brilliant. Cirque du Soleil shows always are. I’ve seen 7 of them now. Five in Las Vegas [...]

  4. Check out the Kiwis on the Great Wall Marathon

    Check out the Kiwis on the Great Wall Marathon

    This weekend 2 of my friends will be puffing and panting over the Great Wall of China at the annual Great Wall Marathon. They have been practicing in their office building (Auckland Hospital) for the 5164 steps they will be traversing this weekend. I did warn them it won’t be lino, but still they seemed [...]