World Choir Games - *FREE* Friendship Concerts, Tuesday 16 July - TODAY
kia ora whanau - friends & neighbours
Week ONE of the World Choir Games has ended - WEEK TWO begins - all ends this Saturday, 20 July 2024, with the Closing Ceremony at Spark Arena - only half way through - still TIME to enjoy, relish, savour this *feast*
not too late to enjoy - tickets still on sale - however these concerts below are *FREE* - TODAY - Tuesday 16 July - TODAY (did i mention... *today*) *FREE*
please do come & support these international visitors - show them some love, some kiwi kindness, support & welcome - 11,000 people (60% of them young people) from 30 different countries -
WORLD CHOIR GAMES
FREE FRIENDSHIP CONCERTS
TUESDAY 16 JULY 2024
Auckland Botanic Gardens – 11am
Māngere Arts Centre - Ngā Tohu o Uenuku – 11am
Britomart Precinct – 12:00pm
Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira- 6:30pm
each FREE concert only last for about an hour - full details attached
For a full list of friendship concerts, including which choir is performing on which days and at which venues, please see link below
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61 pages of FRIENDSHIP concerts alone....
check out these links for more (official) info on the 2024 World Choir Games, Auckland, 2024
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sorry such late notice - been sick - advance notice for Wed - New Lynn Friendship Concert
Wednesday 17 July 2024 - NEW LYNN COMMUNITY CENTER 11am
11:00
17.07.2024
New Lynn Community Centre
Takapuna Grammar School Chorale
Belmont, Auckland, New Zealand
ByeZoo Choir
Beijing, China
Poll: How should Guy Fawkes be celebrated?
While it is a fun occasion, fireworks on Guy Fawkes Night has caused much conflict over the years, upsetting our pets and disrupting the sleep of neighbours.
How should we celebrate Guy Fawkes Night? Vote in our poll and share your thoughts below.
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27.9% With a city-wide public fireworks display
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20.5% Small fireworks displays in each community
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7.7% Keep it as is
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32.7% We shouldn't celebrate it!
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10.8% Anything but fireworks
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0.4% Other - I'll share below
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Fire at New Lynn mosque
Firefighters were called to a blaze at an Auckland mosque this afternoon.
What you need to know:
- Fire crews were notified of a blaze in the New Lynn Imam Reza Mosque on Tuesday at 9.43am.
- The blaze was said to be on the ground floor of the two-storey building.
- A back window of the mosque was also found smashed this morning.
- The fire was said to be so intense that plastic chairs had melted in the blaze.
Three fire crews were at the address and have since left the scene. A fire investigator remains at the address