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Racing was able to continue in the finals of the Prada Cup for challengers under alert level 2, with the cup village attractions closed and crowds kept dispersed, but there was no discretion under level 3. “ACE will apply for an exemption to race under Level 3 restrictions so as to keep as many options open as possible. However, racing will not occur before at least Wednesday 10th March,” chair Tina Symmans said. The first major event to fall was one of the city’s biggest public participation events – the annual Round the Bays run, which draws tens of thousands to the waterfront.

Simon Wilson: The amazing return of the Auckland Arts Festival 25 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 7 minutes to read OPINION: What an astonishing thing, that we are about to welcome the return of the Auckland Arts Festival. Covid struck right in the middle of the 2020 festival, cancelling shows, stranding performers, forcing audiences home. Most famously, American singer Amanda Palmer had to cancel, and then holed up for the duration in Hawke's Bay with her daughter and her husband, writer Neil Gaiman. Until Gaiman couldn't cope any longer and found a way to flee to Scotland. It was dram...

Bic Runga releases new song to mark Christchurch earthquake anniversary 23 Feb, 2021 10:06 PM 2 minutes to read The song, No One Walks This Night Alone, reflects on Christchurch's journey since the deadly earthquake and is being released today. Photo / Nirrimi Hakanson The song, No One Walks This Night Alone, reflects on Christchurch's journey since the deadly earthquake and is being released today. Photo / Nirrimi Hakanson NZ Herald Kiwi artist Bic Runga has released a new song to mark the 10th anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake. The song, No One Walks This Night Alone, reflects on C...

Bic Runga Shares Christchurch Earthquake Anniversary Song Annabel Kean / Wednesday 24th February, 2021 12:49PM       Monday this week marked ten years since Ōtautahi was struck by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake, leading to 185 lives lost and the transformation of an entire city. The anniversary has been acknowledged in every which way, with a service held at the Christchurch earthquake memorial where the Prime Minister spoke, the names of the dead read aloud, and thousands of flowers cast into the city's rivers and tucked into the tops of road cones. Today Bic Runga, one of Ōtautah...

A group of the biggest names in New Zealand music, including Lorde, Bic Runga, Anika Moa, Anna Coddington and Tami Neilson, subsequently released an open letter urging industry leaders and workers to examine their own behaviour. When her friend Gwyn Barrie came up with the idea for Grrrl Fest – a music and arts festival with a kaupapa of inclusion for women and gender non-binary artists – Waswo said she jumped at the opportunity to be involved. The festival was conceived as a response to a lack of female and gender non-binary representation in Hamilton’s music scene, and has grown to...