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Auckland Axé weekend

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by Michele Coelho

The week is finally over.

There is no waking up early or fighting traffic to get to uni on time.

So what do you do in these precious moments of freedom? Stay home watching TV? Hell no. It’s the weekend, you should celebrate! Read more

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Hokianga exhibition

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by André HueberHokianga harbour

Did you know the Hokianga Harbour is where Maori first set foot in New Zealand?

They called it Te Hokianga-nui-a-kupe or “the place of Kupe’s great return”.

Legend has it that Kupe crossed the Pacific from Hawaiki before landing there. Read more

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Elegant art on show

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The gallery's ad for the exhibition.

by Beth Allan

What do Napoleon Bonaparte, shipwrecks and tigers have in common? They’re all represented in the Passion and Politics art exhibition currently showing at Auckland Art Gallery, that’s what.

The exhibition – subtitled Two Centuries of British Art – showcases fine examples of everything from portraits and landscapes, to imitations of the classical Roman style. Read more

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