WATCH: Bump or be bumped
‘BUBBLE SOCCER’ is the latest sporting phenomenon to have reached New Zealand from Europe and America. Wellington Indoor Sports now provides an unorthodox form of regular football at shed one on the...
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Kiwi performers form alliance in Tainan
PUKANA!: The Whitireia performers clicked well with the Waikato group. IMAGE: Matthew Lau TWO New Zealand performing troupes are appearing in an International dance festival in Taiwan. Whitireia has...
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Thousands entertained and scared by haka on streets of Tainan city
KA ORA, KA ORA!: Paris Evans and Jahnelle Wright perform the Ka Mate to Taiwanese spectators. IMAGE: Matthew Lau THOUSANDS of Taiwanese locals were wowed by Wellington’s Whitireia Performing Arts...
View ArticleWATCH: Whitireia group earn Taiwan honour
NEW ZEALAND’S own Whitireia Performing Arts was the closing act of the grand opening ceremony of the Nan Ying International Folklore Festival in Taiwan. More than 1000 spectators watched Wellington’s...
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Double accolade in Taiwan
MAORI WARRIOR: Jason Jose Karena was kaea for the closing ceremony. IMAGE: Matthew Lau THE Whitireia Performing Arts troupe was picked to kick start the closing ceremony of the Nan Ying International...
View ArticleWATCH: Whitireia flash-mob haka hits Singapore
ALL eyes were on the Whitireia Performing Arts students when an impromptu Haka took place at Singapore Changi Airport. The flash-mob surprised onlookers who were restlessly waiting for their flight to...
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Māori see future careers in performing arts
CURTAIN CALL: The seven Performing Arts graduates bow out on a high. IMAGE: Matthew Lau SEVEN feet-stomping, slit-drum banging, hip-shaking graduates of Whitireia Performing Arts have signed off for...
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Old heritage building rejuvenated with craft beer on city bypass
TUATARA TEMPLE OF TASTE: ‘Head Boy’ Richard Shirtcliffe is excited about the new microbrewery opening next month. IMAGE: Kent Blechyhden/Fairfax NZ A CENTURY-OLD building that has been the Boys’...
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Wellingtonians with Chinese roots celebrating Year of the Sheep
SHEAR DETERMINATION: Asian Events Trust organisers, from left, Rita Tom, Stephannie Tims and Linda Lim gear up for the Year of the Sheep. THE nation famous for its sheep will do its best to welcome the...
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Chef, foodie, writer: David Burton
“If I came to your house for dinner an hour late, then criticized all your furniture and your wife’s haircut and said all your opinions were stupid, how would you feel? People still come here and...
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