July 2010
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Jul 28th
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Jul 25th
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Jul 15th
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Jul 11th
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Jul 6th
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FIFA WORLD CUP FINAL - Monday 12th July 2010 C’mon down to the Northen Steamship to watch the FIFA WORLD CUP FINAL First 10 people through the doors to watch the finals will receive a Pitcher of Tap Beer and a Northern Steamship VIP Card :) Doors Open At 6am EVERY MONDAY! Steamship Quiz Night ‘The battle of the brains’ every Monday night from 7:30pm. Come to the quiz. Thursday 8th July...
Jul 6th
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Jul 5th
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Jul 4th
June 2010
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Jun 29th
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Both the Seafarers Building and Masonic House feature as locations in the No Control and Next… Wednesday fashion spreads in the latest  3D (!) Remix Magazine. Plus a sweet feature on our friends at Federation talkin’ bout jeans. Definitely worth a read.
Jun 24th
May 2010
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May 25th
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May 20th
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May 18th
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Ghost Signs
I came across this great video on the web, talking about the dying craft of hand painted signs. As much as possible here in Britomart we like to use that method and carry on the tradition. Below are some cool remnants of old signs, or ghost signs, that can be seen around Britomart, a historic photo of Britomart signs in their original state, and some of our more recent hand painted...
May 12th
April 2010
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Apr 13th
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March 2010
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Earth Hour Concert Images
BEFORE: AFTER: Images by Britomart, WWF (Norrie Montgomery) and Earth Hour NZ
Mar 28th
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Earth Hour 2010
At 8:30pm on Saturday, March 27, 2010, towns and cities across the world will celebrate Earth Hour by turning off their lights for one hour to take a stand against climate change. Britomart, Heart of the City, Auckland City Council, MORE FM and WWF NZ are proud to be hosting Auckland City’s Earth Hour 2010 celebration! Learn more here
Mar 24th
January 2010
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Jan 14th
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Happy to announce we have two new eateries in Britomart to tempt your taste buds! General Store Open from 7am to 6pm 54 Customs Street East Open Now Spago – Fresh Italian Open from 10am to late (to be confirmed) 46 Customs Street East Opening date: Thursday 21st January 2010
Jan 14th
December 2009
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Dec 2nd
November 2009
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Nov 19th
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Nov 9th
October 2009
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Oct 22nd
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From midday till midnight, on Friday October 16th, the folks at OH.NO.SUMO and their wonderful helpers will be selling delicious cupcakes from a pavilion, constructed entirely of corrugated cardboard, at the Britomart precinct. All to raise money for the Starship Foundation. This event is part of Architecture Week ‘09.
Oct 13th
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Oct 1st
September 2009
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Sep 22nd
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Sep 17th
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As part of the celebrations of Brazil’s National Day, Brazilian theatre group Pinus Ploft  will be performing the play The Box Woman – Kunhã Patuguá. Directly from Brazil, we welcome director and actor Darci Figueiredo, as well as actors Daniel Alves, Joana Curvo (the “Box Woman”) and Lina Agifu.  All presentations are free and for people of all ages! The play will be performed at Britomart...
Sep 17th
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So tomorrow the Beatles are releasing their remastered CDs. We think that’s pretty cool. So to celebrate, the Beatmobiles will be playing Beatles tunes in Takutai Square at 12.30pm 12 noon. All you need is love (cos its a free gig)!
Sep 7th
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Sep 2nd
August 2009
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Aug 25th
July 2009
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Jul 26th
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Jul 22nd
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Britomart Train Station got the green treatment over the weekend, with 1250sqm of grass lining the platforms for a milk commercial. And once filming was over the grass was donated to a local school. Isn’t that nice. Cheers to craigsydnz for the pics.
Jul 15th
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Jul 13th
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Jul 8th
June 2009
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Ferrets + Le Specs = Le cool!! Now available at MADE
Jun 22nd
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Store Room has grown into Store Room Pop Up. Twice the size, and twice the goodies. Images are now online for your perusal. Check it.
Jun 21st
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Jun 16th
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FRSH FSH - art exhibition now on at the Union Fish, 116-118 Quay St, Britomart. Check out some opening night photos here.
Jun 14th
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WatchWatch
“Ants on Bikes” awesome Red Bull City Scramble vid from fellow blogger Dave Sparks
Jun 2nd
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Jun 2nd
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May 2009
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May 30th
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May 27th
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May 20th
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Auto Garage Art Project
A big thank you to all those who participated in Auto Garage by hosting the art on their car. (see pics above) All photos are now online here. Also a big shout out to the artist Ines Tartler for coming all the way from Germany, Rob Garrett for curating & all the awesome Auto Garage attendants who talked our participants into becoming patrons of the arts!
May 20th
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Storeroom Pop Up
Check out the new Storeroom Pop Up!!!  The little tiny Storeroom off the side of MADE has been shifted into the beautiful Bucklands building on the other side of MADE so it is now bigger and better - YAY! There is Huffer, Carhartt, Vans, Insight, Lee, Wrangler, ABC, LOCOMOFO and heaps of other good stuff to feast your eyes on. 34 Customs St. East, Britomart
May 19th
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New friends at MADE
MADE recently introduced some of the new additions to their store… … Eleanor Rigby … Robert Bangles and Judy
May 18th