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See 'R and R (Rest and Restoration)' at the Auckland Fringe Festival. Photo / Supplied Strut At The Supreme Ball, Surf At A Beach Fest & More Fun Things For The Weekend Don't miss the season's ball of all balls, or the croons of Dave Dobbyn By Julia Gessler Thursday Feb. 25, 2021 Embrace the extraordinary at the Auckland Fringe Festival Variously described as an “artistic hurricane” and a place where you may just be shifted “onto a parallel plane”, the Auckland Fringe Festival is once again testing the bounds of creat...

This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions. Although they said they were relieved to be in alert level 2 now, they were not out of the woods yet. The latest level 3 lockdown has interrupted the Pride and Fringe festivals, with thousands of events quickly moved online, rescheduled or cancelled. Auckland Pride Festival director Max Tweedie said when he watched the announcement, it was a shock.  "The adrenalin just kicked in, and my head just kicked straight into contingency plans, and I don't think it really sunk in at all at that time until a couple of days.  "It was our ...

Several high-profile sports organisations were also planning to take part in the parade in a move to make sport more inclusive. The national governing bodies for netball, rugby, cricket, football, hockey, and rugby league were part of the parade, and had been encouraging community sports groups to register too. Woodcock said event organisers had taken the health and safety of everyone into account in making the decision to postpone. “The last thing we want to do is put on a Pride parade where our rainbow whanau and allies are put at risk.” STUFF The parade became mired in controversy ...

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