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by Ranita Nand

Sci-fi fans made their way to the annual Armageddon Expo held at the Aotea Square this Labour weekend.

It was bigger and better as there were many special guests such as, Chris Judge (Stargate SG1), WWE Superstars Rob Van Dam and Christy Hemme, Ellen Muth (Dead like me), Billy West (Futurama) and many more.

Freaks and geeks turned up dressed in their favourite characters from various sci-fiction and cartoon shows. Read more

by Angela Beswick

Following the huge success of his gig DUSK at Coherant on Friday night, local talent DJ Shaveer admits he feels there is a hole in his life.

A hole he says he’s never been so motivated to fill.

“As a clubbing event there’s definitely going to be more to come on events where it costs less to get a good value event Read more

by Ranita Nand

New Zealand actress Rebecca Trelease has been nominated for the best actress award at the B Movie Film Festival in New York which will be held from the 26th to the 28th of October.

Trelease starred as a lead character in the New Zealand feature film Down by the Riverside, and is the only non-American actress to be nominated in this category.

In the film, Trelease is a history student named Amelia who investigates a string of deaths in an old house. Read more

by Jackie Tran Van

The Pacific Islands have been a long time interest of AUT University’s Associate Professor Dr David Robie.

And on Friday October 13, his efforts in the field were recognised as many big names in Pacific media and politics gathered to celebrate the culmination of those interests at the launch of the Pacific Media Centre.

The launch was opened by Hon. Luamanuvao Winnie Laban, Associate Minister of Pacific Islands Affairs, Read more

by Thea Knight

Experience a weekend of dazzling Indian culture at Diwali Festival of Lights held at Britomart on the 27th and 28th of October.

With 36 hours of entertainment on offer, come see, smell and taste all the wonders of Indian culture.

Don’t deny the chance to see amazing performances as the weekend is packed with singers and dancers from here and abroad. Read more

by Jackie Tran Van

Myah Flynn is her name, and it’s one to remember.

The emerging artist held her first solo exhibition on Tuesday night at the McPherson Gallery.

The exhibition is the result of her first placing in the Glaister Ennor Graduate Art Awards in which she was awarded the chance to exhibit at the High Street gallery. Read more

by Daniel Satherley

In these enlightened times, it’s not okay to put someone down because of their race, gender, age, disability, sexual preference, or religion, right?

Luckily for me, discrimination against one particular scourge on modern society isn’t protected by law - those evil children of supply and demand colloquially known as ticket scalpers.

How do I hate thee? Let me count the ways… Read more

by Michelle King

My first experience of the 70’s, garage style, pop-rock band, Odessa was in an overcrowded, sweaty, backroom bar in Auckland three years ago.

But with the recent release of their new album, The Prize, Odessa has come a long way.

If you were to close your eyes and listen to their music what you might imagine is a James Brown sounding, old-school funk, pop group. Read more

by Jackie Tran Van

As fashion week drew to an end a new focus is set to keep Auckland fashion in the lime-light.

Loli-pop is the latest exhibition at the Auckland Museum and focuses on Japanese Gothic Lolita phenomenon.

In a nut-shell, Gothic Lolita or Loli-goth is a style of fashion based on dolls adopted as a Japanese street style. Read more

by Amy Williams

A young Auckland woman is making a name for herself with her quirky range of handmade stationery.

Nut and Bee, designed and produced by Annette Lauder, sells lettersets, notepads, badges, magnets, bookplates, stickers, limited edition prints and t-shirts.

The appeal of the products is their cute animal designs, with angora rabbits, pufferfish, bears, monkeys and unicorns all making appearances. Read more