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Covid 19 coronavirus: Splore announces new dates for the three-day music and arts festival 17 Feb, 2021 04:36 AM 3 minutes to read Splore director John Minty announced the date change for Splore to March 26-28, saying the move will ensure attendees can "celebrate Splore safely". Photo / File NZ Herald Organisers have postponed the Splore Festival to March 26-28 at the same location, Tāpapakanga Regional Park, Auckland. The decision was in light of Auckland remaining under level 2 Covid restrictions for at least the next week, if not longer. Splore organisers released a statement declaring: "...

Covid-19 alert level change: Which events have been affected Thursday, February 18, 2021 RNZ Despite Covid-19 alert levels going down at midnight, some upcoming events are either unlikely to go ahead or have been postponed. Despite this, Napier's Art Deco Festival remains cancelled and Auckland's Splore festival and its pride parade have also been impacted. Christchurch 2011 earthquake anniversary commemorations will go ahead as planned, however. Auckland Mayor Phil Goff told  Checkpoint he believed the change in levels was the right decision, balancing what needed to be don...

Splore 2021: John Minty on Covid nightmares, keeping the festival 'quirky' and Treaty relationships 13 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 10 minutes to read Saturday night's dress-up party is one of the most popular features of Splore. Photo / File Saturday night's dress-up party is one of the most popular features of Splore. Photo / File Social issues reporter, NZ Heraldmichael.neilson@nzherald.co.nz Fifteen years ago Splore was on the edge of collapse. Now, the festival has sold out three years in a row and, in a world of lockdowns amid Covid-19, 2021 is looking to be the most special yet. Michael...

Music and arts festival reduces carbon emissions, with those it can't avoid completely being offset by verified carbon credits.

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