Anna Borrie – Artist Extraordinaire
Local Artist Anna Borris will be at the Auckland International Carnival tomorrow, a huge shout out to Anna for designing all our signage and painting! Check out Anna’s website and make sure you say hi at the Auckland International Carnival 2011.
Celebrate RWC 2011 locally this weekend
Communities taking part in Auckland’s Adopt-a-second-team programme have a huge variety of free events planned for the Semi Finals weekend of Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011).
Glen Innes Village who adopted Samoa for RWC 2011 goes global this Saturday with its own Auckland International Carnival on from 9.30am to 6.30pm. This free event features music by local and emerging talent, including J. Williams and Vince Harder, plenty for the kids to do and international foods to try. The centerpiece for the day, a carnival costume parade, kicks off at 10.30am. (more…)
Rubberband – 2011 Smokefree Pacifica Beats Champions
Rubberband are the current 2011 Smokefree Pacifica Beats Champions. This summer they will embark on a great journey recording their first single “Love” and making the music video to go with it. Rubberband are keen to grab any opportunity to perform, keep them in good form for Raggamuffin 2012!
Formed 18 months ago, Rubberband are now all in their last year of Secondary School at Manurewa High School. All members have been playing and performing for many years with most of them clocking large hours in the Polynesian church band scene. The current lineup consists of:
Junior Ta’ala – Keyboards and Vocals
Nathan Simmons – Vocals
Henry Laussen – Drums
Neville Alaimalo -Bass Guitar and Vocals
Raymond Pierce – Guitar
Onesimus Mu’a – Guitar
Influences include: Sons of Zion, Ryan Leslie and Three Houses Down
The Name: During a band rehearsal various names were being thrown about with Ray (
guitarist) suggesting “Rubbish Bag” this was misheard by others as “Rubberband” and all
members then excitedly chanted “Rubberband, Rubberband…”. This was largely forgotten
about until a school performance when one of the members introduced the band as the
Rubberband..the name stuck.
Catch Rubberband LIVE this Saturday at the Auckland International Carnival 2011, Glen Innes Village.
Lisa the Juggler
Lisa Komatsubara has been juggling since the age of 10 (Now 15).
Her performance is a skillful juggling show consisting of many different types of props and numbers.
Her show is guaranteed to amaze you!
Celebrate different cultures at Auckland Carnival
Auckland is set to come alive with its different cultures at this year’s Auckland International Carnival.
Travellers on flights to Auckland next month could take part in the city’s annual International Carnival, which celebrates the diverse cultures in New Zealand.
Taking place on October 15th 2011 in Glen Innes, this one-day festival will see people from all backgrounds living in the city come together to celebrate their individual cultures.
Parades of people in national costumes will take place, with stalls set up to offer delicious foreign foods for the visitors to sample. (more…)
Calling Aucklanders…Volunteers Needed!
Volunteer for the Auckland International Carnival and get a FREE T-Shirt!
So far we are at 50 confirmed volunteers for the day; we are still looking for an additional 50 volunteers, so if you know of anyone that is reliable and over 18 years of age that would like to work from either 8.00am – 1.00pm or from 1.00pm – 6.30pm please ask them to contact us.
All volunteers will be given a T-shirt, lunch will be provided, and the Carnival organisers can also supply a written reference post-event if one is required.
So come on Kiwis, come along before the RWC semi-finals and support the ONLY Carnival New Zealand has on offer and get involved today.
Street Entertainment – Get Involved!
There is lots of local support for the street entertainment, thank you to everyone that has offered to perform on the day.
This will be staggered entertainment that will be scheduled to run throughout the morning and afternoon primarily to be run along Line Road and Mayfair Place, although there will also be roving artists moving in and around the entire area. (more…)
Carnival Parade
We have several expressions of interests from a variety of community groups in Auckland for the Parade, however we are still waiting on some confirmation forms. So far there are approximately 250-300 participants in total and climbing.
Help us reach our goal of 800+ participants on the day. Names of groups will be mentioned in our next newsletter.
Hurry and remember to send in your parade registration form NOW if you haven’t registered and are interested in being a part of the Auckland International Carnival Parade.
Global Village Stalls Still Available
There are still stall spaces available in the Global Village in the following areas:
- American Village = 1 food stall and 5 non-food stalls
- African Village = 1 food stalls and 5 non-food stalls
- European Village = 1 food stall and 3 non-food stalls
- Middle East Village = 3 food stalls and 5 non-food stalls
- Pacific Village = 4 non-food stalls
*Aotearoa and Asian villages are completely full. (more…)
12 community stalls for Koha
Congratulations to the following Glen Innes residents for securing one of the 12 free stall spaces that were negotiated by the Tamaki Alliance:
1. Aroha (Sera) – Selling Nachos
2. Aunty Mi’I – Chop suey, rice, potato salad, Taro, BBQ chicken and donuts
3. Chris Makoare – Arts and crafts in the European village
4. Junior Makea – Steak and onion rolls, sandwiches and water
5. Leticia – Canvas art, Boxed calenders, and Maori arts and crafts
6. Korihi and Hohaia Patuwai – candy floss, popcorn, face painting, ballon animals, fruit kebabs
7. Goretti Kalolo – Food and arts
8. Palepa – Samoan Palusami, Fa’ausi, fa’apapa, pineapples pies and baked goods
9. Missy and Jalayne – Maori arts and crafts, kete, piupiu, poi and earings
10. Karen Nathan and Denise – Maori arts and crafts
Due to not having an excess of 12 stalls apply for a space everyone that applied was successful in confirming their space. All of these stalls will provide their own tables chairs and gazebo pop ups if they would like one and if selling food are responsible for securing a permit though council to sell food on the day. (more…)
Are you ready to celebrate?
THE AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL CARNIVAL
When: Saturday 15th October, 2011
Where: Glen Innes Village
Parade: Starts in Glen Innes
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Straight from the streets of Sydney, Brazil, Venice and Notting Hill comes the thrilling spirit of Carnival! New Zealand’s second International Carnival is brought to you in association with our event partner Glen Innes Business Association.
Our primary objective is to ensure the Auckland International Carnival is a vibrant celebration, embracing the full range of Auckland’s diverse cultures and attractions garnering national and international recognition.
This one-day festival extravaganza will offer visitors the opportunity to experience the dazzling spectacle of Carnival and celebrate the melting-pot of cultures, colour and people that make Auckland truly unique. (more…)
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