Mount Albert, Auckland

Mammoth mural unveiled at Auckland Viaduct

Caryn Wilkinson Reporter from Community News

A massive mural stretching 150 metres long and eight metres high is spanning the whole western wall of the New Zealand Maritime Museum in Auckland.

Napier artist Cinzah Merkens has created the artwork decking the museum on Hobson Wharf in the Viaduct.

The renowned contemporary artist said that … View moreA massive mural stretching 150 metres long and eight metres high is spanning the whole western wall of the New Zealand Maritime Museum in Auckland.

Napier artist Cinzah Merkens has created the artwork decking the museum on Hobson Wharf in the Viaduct.

The renowned contemporary artist said that while all his murals are personally significant, some, like this one, take on a special quality.

"It was a pleasure to be able to exemplify the Maritime Museum’s increasing focus on ocean health and sustainability by making the predominant design element of the mural the natural environment of the Hauraki Gulf and the Waitematā.”

A life-sized humpback whale and giant octopus, hammerhead and mako sharks, kahawai, and snapper swim amongst sea grasses and other ocean habitats.

Matariki and other celestial navigation markers fill the night sky, with Auckland’s iconic Rangitoto presiding in the background.

The flowing waves representing ancestors' journeys to Aotearoa are enhanced by depictions of the waka hourua Haunui and the brigantine Breeze, vessels berthed in the Maritime Museum marina.

To see time lapse footage of the mural, go here:
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MPI cocktail onion product recalled

Neighbourly.co.nz

Delmaine Fine Foods Ltd has recalled a batch of its branded cocktail onions due to the possible presence of glass fragments.

The Ministry for Primary Industries has stated that there has been no reports of associated injury.

What you need to know:

- The product was sold at the following … View moreDelmaine Fine Foods Ltd has recalled a batch of its branded cocktail onions due to the possible presence of glass fragments.

The Ministry for Primary Industries has stated that there has been no reports of associated injury.

What you need to know:

- The product was sold at the following stores in Northland:
New World Kerikeri
New World Onerahi
Four Square Mangawhai

- The product was sold at the following stores in Auckland:
New World Albany
New World Browns Bay
New World Devonport
New World Green Bay
New World Hobsonville
New World Kumeu
New World Milford
New World Mt Roskill
New World New Lynn
New World Papakura
New World Pukekohe
New World Southmall
New World Waiuku
New World Warkworth
New World Whangaparaoa
Pak’n Save Albany
Pak’n Save Sylvia Park

Customers should return the product to their retailer for a full refund. Those with further questions are encouraged to contact Delmaine Fine Foods Ltd on 0800 33 56 24.

For more information about the recall, head through to the New Zealand Food Safety Website.

Synonyms

The Team from NumberWorks'nWords Royal Oak

Synonyms are different words that share the same meaning. How many can you pair up?

Part-time work wanted

Amanda from Point Chevalier

Hi
I am a 19 year old boy who has recently started at a culinary college.
I am enthusiastically looking for part-time work. I am available all day on Monday’s and the weekends. I can also work Tues-Fri evenings.
I am open to anything, but my passion is food and cooking. I am barista … View moreHi
I am a 19 year old boy who has recently started at a culinary college.
I am enthusiastically looking for part-time work. I am available all day on Monday’s and the weekends. I can also work Tues-Fri evenings.
I am open to anything, but my passion is food and cooking. I am barista trained and have recently worked in a food truck.
Please if you need help or some one for a one off job, give me a call.
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Thanks
Martin

Do you enjoy singing?

Marion from Westmere

Do you like being part of a friendly, social bunch? Can you read music or sing in tune? (preferably both!) Would you like to improve your sight-reading or singing skills? Pitt St Methodist Choir in central Auckland invites you to join us. We rehearse on Tuesday evenings 6.15-8pm and sing on Sundays… View moreDo you like being part of a friendly, social bunch? Can you read music or sing in tune? (preferably both!) Would you like to improve your sight-reading or singing skills? Pitt St Methodist Choir in central Auckland invites you to join us. We rehearse on Tuesday evenings 6.15-8pm and sing on Sundays 9.45am warm-up for 10.30am service (finishes around 11.30am). You don't have to be religious to join the choir. The church is liberal and open-minded. Come along and try us out sometime! Give the director a call or an email for more info - Robert 021 0635 862 or inverted_mordent@hotmail.com You've got nothing to lose and everything to gain!

Mother and daughter duo open new exhibition in Auckland

Caryn Wilkinson Reporter from Community News

A mother and daughter duo who specialise in tapa art will exhibit their work in Auckland next month.

Tui Emma Gillies and Sulieti Fieme'a Burrows are presenting a collection of tapa created after the Covid-19 lockdown which portrays navigating a changed world in the middle of a pandemic.

… View moreA mother and daughter duo who specialise in tapa art will exhibit their work in Auckland next month.

Tui Emma Gillies and Sulieti Fieme'a Burrows are presenting a collection of tapa created after the Covid-19 lockdown which portrays navigating a changed world in the middle of a pandemic.

Their four-day exhibition, Voyagers: The Niu World, opens on February 20 at the Tautai Gallery in Karangahape Road, Auckland.

Their works depict faces wearing tapa-patterned masks, families together in lockdown, three 1.8-metre-wide paintings of navigation and journey and two larger ngatu.

“The waves have never been bigger or more threatening, the storms have never been so savage, the fires have never been so close and hot," said Burrows.

"We are expressing this in the medium we were brought up in, tapa painting, which has been passed down from generation to generation by those people who made the original voyages and their ancestors before them.

" This exhibition is dedicated to all us voyagers who are navigating the ‘Niu World.’”

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Start the school year strong!

The Team from NumberWorks'nWords Royal Oak

The new school year is upon us! Though we can’t predict what 2021 will bring, we can set our children up for success, and help them start the school year strong.

NZ's friendliest regions and towns

Lorna Thornber Reporter from Stuff Travel

Hi there,
Canterbury has been named the fifth most welcoming region in the world in the Booking.com Traveller Review Awards, while Oamaru, Hokitika and Invercargill have been named the most welcoming towns in NZ. They were followed by Cambridge, Picton, Lake Tekapo, Kerikeri, Palmerston North, … View moreHi there,
Canterbury has been named the fifth most welcoming region in the world in the Booking.com Traveller Review Awards, while Oamaru, Hokitika and Invercargill have been named the most welcoming towns in NZ. They were followed by Cambridge, Picton, Lake Tekapo, Kerikeri, Palmerston North, Paihia and Twizel.
We'd be really keen to hear your thoughts on this based on your own travels around New Zealand. Do you think Canterbury is NZ's most welcoming region? And are these our most welcoming towns?
Where in NZ have you been made to feel particularly welcome on your travels?
As usual, please put 'NFP' in your comment if you don't want it to be included in an article. Cheers.

Free composting workshops

The Team from Auckland Council

Food scraps and garden waste make up about half of the household rubbish going to landfill, where it pollutes and gives off greenhouse gas. Composting returns valuable nutrients to the soil, giving you a healthy, thriving garden.

Compost Collective runs workshops across Auckland so you can find… View moreFood scraps and garden waste make up about half of the household rubbish going to landfill, where it pollutes and gives off greenhouse gas. Composting returns valuable nutrients to the soil, giving you a healthy, thriving garden.

Compost Collective runs workshops across Auckland so you can find the right composting system for you; whether you’re in an apartment or have a few acres of land.

Composting is easy, find everything you need to get started at compostcollective.org.nz including discounts! Learn more

Mt Roskill Grammar School Junior Uniform

Nalini from Mount Roskill

EXCLUDES SHIRT!!

MRGS junior girls uniform + PE uniform (girls/boys, all ages):

Blue jersey - size 36(92cm) =$30

Short Skirt - size 6 =$35
… View moreEXCLUDES SHIRT!!

MRGS junior girls uniform + PE uniform (girls/boys, all ages):

Blue jersey - size 36(92cm) =$30

Short Skirt - size 6 =$35

PE shorts - Small =$20

PE T-shirt - Medium =$20

Can be sold separately, or all together: $80

Everything is in near-perfect condition except blue jersey - which is a bit faded.

Want everything gone asap!! I have reduced the price :)

Everything is available!! If something is sold I will take it down :)

Price: $80