ACCC Chinese New Year Festival & Market Day

13th February

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Year of the Tiger

ACCC Chinese New Year Festival & Market Day at the ASB Showgrounds,

Halls 1 & 2, 217 Greenlane West, on Saturday, 13 February 2010 from 9.30 am

to 4.00 pm.

Auckland’s Chinese community gathers to help the city celebrate the start of the Year of the Tiger and the Chinese New Year on Saturday, 13 February 2010, at the ASB Showgrounds,

217 Greenlane West between 9.30am & 4.00pm.

This community event is open to all and admission is free for what promises to be a day full of colour and cultural entertainment. You can experience the excitement and the pageantry, sights, sounds and smells of a Chinese New Year celebration right in the heart of Auckland.

Although Auckland Chinese Community Centre Inc has been holding these festival for over 20 years, the organisers are planning a bigger and more interesting event next year for both young and the not so young with an enhanced range of activities and displays. Crowds of up to 20, 000 persons are expected in the biggest celebration of Chinese New Year in the Auckland City area. Particular highlights will be :-

A 24 person Dragon Dance to start proceedings in a traditional lively manner
Official Opening by the Prime Minister at 10.00am
A troupe of acrobatic performers from China courtesy of the the Chinese Government
Mu Yu Ming, a world famous portrait artist, living in Lijang, China
Dragon Soul, a local Hamilton band will play Chinese / Western fusion music
Tsegi, a circus skills trainer from Mongolia, giving hula hoops performances
Demonstrations of various martial arts & tai chi, hip hop and diabolo tricks
The E-PACS lion dance group consisting of 4 to 15 year old youngsters

Halls 1 & 2 at the Showgrounds will be transformed into a lively market with nearly 200 specialist stores offering traditional New Year foods, arts and crafts, deer products and herbal medicines and toys and videos from the Far East plus a huge variety of other products and services including a special display of new cars from Audi. There will also be demonstrations of Chinese calligraphy, finger painting, kite making & paper cutting and the chance to win two return trips to China or Taiwan.

On the indoor stage, besides the feature performances by the acrobats from China, cultural groups will provide a four hour concert of traditional dances and music and other entertainment. Whilst outside there will be the Chinese fusion band, and demonstrations of martial arts, tai chi, hip hop dancing and diabolo tricks on the front broadwalk, lucky prizes, and amusement rides and other activities for children.

Another popular attraction is the sampling of exotic and traditional Chinese delicacies and food from Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and other Asian countries from over 50 outdoor hot food stalls.

2010 Travel Expo

13th February - 14th February

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2010 Travel Expo

The 2010 Travel Expo provides the ideal opportunity for Kiwis to get inspired, research and book their next exciting holiday destination at incredibly low prices.

Exclusive one-day only deals will be available at the event as well as information from the experts on flights, accommodation, tours, cruising, adventure travel, coach touring, car hire, travel insurance and more.

There are many chances to win an amazing array of travel prizes throughout the day, with the main door prize worth more than $15,000.

Celebrity chef, Annabelle White, brings a world of cuisine and travel together with her effervescent show that includes dishes from Europe, the South Pacific and Asia.

Come along to see these dishes being created, taste the final product, discover the recipes and be entertained along the way!

Entry is FREE.

Visit www.flightcentre.co.nz/travelexpo for more information.

Top Gear Live

18th February - 21st February

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Since successfully circumnavigating the globe in true rock ‘n’ roll style (and without getting lost once) the Top Gear Live crew have been hard at it knocking about new ideas, welding things together they don’t understand and nodding to each other a lot. The result? A completely new show featuring the world’s fastest cars pushed to their mechanical limits, acrobats laying their lives on the line and some middle aged men falling over…. and catching fire a bit.

You’ll feel like you’ve stumbled onto the set of a blockbuster movie as we surround you with our trademark special effects, smashes, crashes and customised cars.

…And once you’ve seen the live show you're free to immerse yourselves in the rest of the Top Gear Live Festival - a true celebration of cars and motoring in all its guises.

Top Gear Live is set to take car events to a ground breaking new level!

Slinky

27th February

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3AM EVENTS WANTS YOU TO FEEL THE LOVE @ ‘WE LOVE SLINKY!’

This LOVE event will be themed in the 60’s era of PEACE, LOVE & DANCE so there’s no way you’ll be able to resist feeling all warm & fuzzy at this truly intimate & experiential dance event. Expressing the LOVEto you will be THE WORLDS NO.1 FEMALE DANCE DJ , the infamous lady herself LISA LASHES on our loved up red and white stage along with the 3am Go-Go girls who will make sure your feeling totally loved during the 1^ST SLINKY EVENT OF 2010!

It All Comes Down To We Love You

The world’s No.1 female DJ

Lisa Lashes

(uk)

And Auckland’s finest DJ’s:

Sam Hill – Joe Johnson – Justin Sane – Peqiure – Daniel Farley – Grant Robertson – Kurt Erickson

Claude Sabatier – Darren Knight – Sebastian Wild – Duncan Robinson – Jayce A'mour – Adelaide Carlton

Darren Artech - Claudia Leeming – Jamie White –Mcenegy – Jason Burnett

PLUS MORE TO BE ANOUNCED

Ticket details / information

Earlybird tickets $39.90+bf available at: www.tickektec.co.nz and Real Groovy

2^nd edition tickets $49.90 +bf available at: www.tickektec.co.nz , Real Groovy, Supre (Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga)

3^rd edition tickets $59.90+bf available at:www.tickektec.co.nz , Real Groovy, Supre (Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga)

*Tickets on sale till stocks last at respective prices

Ticket specials & group deals are only available direct from 3AM EVENTS

021 811 119 or email steve@3am.co.nz

Group discounts: buy 6 get 1 free or buy 10 get 2 free or buy 20 get 5 free

This loved up event is an r18 event - covered outside smoking area – 4 dance areas

All Slinky info found at: www.3am.co.nz – 3AM EVENTS Facebook –Slinky New Zealand Facebook.

Theme is 60’s LOVESEXPEACEDANCE

TUNE IN TO WWW.SLINKY.FM

Bathroom Sale

27th February - 28th February

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Massive 2 Day Bathroomware Sale

Saturday 27^th February 9am – 4pm

Sunday 28^th February 10am – 4pm

Renovators, Developers, Builders and bargain hunters this is your chance Everything discounted, some at below cost, International and New Zealand bathroomware brands:

Grohe, Villeroy & Boch, Ideal Standard,

Athena, Clearlite, Heirloom, Methven,

Rheem, In Sink Erator, Securimax, Aquatica, St Michel

Showers, Baths, Taps, Hot Water Cylinders, Vanities, Waste Disposals, Heated Towel Rails, Toilet Suites and much more!

Including the Kitchen Sink!

DON’T MISS OUT – 2 DAYS ONLY!

Free Parking. Just mention 'Bathroom Sale' to Gatekeeper

Brought to you by

UNIVERSAL PLUMBING PLUS

2010 Japan Day.

28th February

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2010 Japan Day
At New Venue!

28th February, 2010
10:00am - 5:00pm

This is our 9th Japan Day coincide with 20th Anniversary of The Japanese Society of Auckland Inc.

We have the followings and much more to be planned.
1. Eat - Food stalls: from Sushi to Noodles, Sweets,
2. Buy - Garage sale of Japanese goods etc
3. Talk and See - Display: Sponsor's display as well as travel information etc
4. Watch and Listen - Stage shows: Kimono, Dance, Music, Martial Arts etc. Groups from Japan as well as local performers.

5. Admire, Touch and Feel - Cultural Displays and workshop: Ikebana (flower arrangement), Bonsai, Pottery, Calligraphy, Origami etc

Any queries, please contact at info@jsa.org.nz

Event Application available at www.jsa.org.nz

Organiser: The Japanese Society of Auckland Inc. 2010 Japan Day Committee

More details to be released later this year.

What's On in February 2010

ACCC Chinese New Year Festival & Market Day

2010 Travel Expo

Top Gear Live

Slinky

Bathroom Sale

DON’T MISS OUT – 2 DAYS ONLY!

Free Parking. Just mention 'Bathroom Sale' to Gatekeeper

UNIVERSAL PLUMBING PLUS

2010 Japan Day.