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The spirit of Auckland’s city centre is evolving as it emerges from the challenges of Covid-19 to continue along the path of the biggest redevelopment in its history. Alice Webb-Liddall met some of the key figures who’ve helped to build that spirit and made the city centre the destination it is today. If you’d visited Auckland’s waterfront on the day of the final America’s Cup race this year, it would be hard to imagine a time we weren’t allowed to leave our homes. Just one year on from the country’s first level four lockdown, the city was buzzing with life as fans of the sailin...

Arihia Latham05:00, May 01 2021 Antonio Hernandez Lady Diva says Tohu, bold wood flag inspired pieces showing stylised whetū in shades of the coastline represent navigation including her own journey from graffiti to gallery walls. Graffiti art is like coded communication, it’s a medium of expression for many communities and cultures that feel oppressed or voiceless, it’s a way of expressing political thoughts and feelings or is simply political because it is reclaiming spaces that have been taken by capitalism, gentrification, ultimately colonisation. It’s an art form that has often s...

Ross Giblin/Stuff Imagine if we linked the St James Theatre and the Opera House across a pedestrianised area, creating a Wellington version of Covent Garden or the Lincoln Center in New York. Last weekend I was in Christchurch, a city I visit often because my dad lives there. I’m always struck by the cool new spaces they’re building as they reimagine the city after the devastating 2011 earthquake – and by the contrast with Wellington. Of course, we are lucky that we didn’t have to endure the trauma that Christchurch did and, of course, there are lots of gripes down there about the le...

New independent bookstore to open in Ōtaki 21 Apr, 2021 02:38 AM 2 minutes to read Jacqui Simpson, middle, with Tracey Hall, left, and Bryony Rogers will open Books & Co in Ōtaki next week. Photo / Rosalie Willis Jacqui Simpson, middle, with Tracey Hall, left, and Bryony Rogers will open Books & Co in Ōtaki next week. Photo / Rosalie Willis A desire to open a bookshop has always been hankering in the background for Jacqui Simpson. Now, it's a reality, with Books & Co opening next Wednesday in Ōtaki. "At different times in my life I've thought wouldn't it be great to have a bookshop," Jacq...