Xtra News Community 2
March 29, 2024, 10:21:49 am
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
News: Welcome to Xtra News Community 2 — please also join our XNC2-BACKUP-GROUP.
 
  Home Help Arcade Gallery Links BITEBACK! XNC2-BACKUP-GROUP Staff List Login Register  

THE BIG WEEKEND OUT

Pages: [1]   Go Down
  Print  
Author Topic: THE BIG WEEKEND OUT  (Read 126 times)
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
Newtown-Fella
Guest
« on: February 05, 2009, 05:18:16 pm »

yet again Wellington puts the rest of the country and especially Jafaville to shame on Waitangi weekend...

Whether you scored tickets to the NZI Sevens or missed out, there's plenty to do in Wellington this weekend.

* Sevens action will also be showing live on big screens at Queens Wharf and Waitangi Park at various times tomorrow and Saturday. Tomorrow, Waitangi Day Te Ra o Waitangi, Waitangi Park, Wellington, 10am till 4pm.

* Kapa haka, live music, dance and food stalls, including traditional Maori kai. Sevens on the big screen from 4pm. Free entry.

*Festival of the Elements, Te Rauparaha Park and Arena, Porirua, 11am till 7pm. Cultural performances, competitions, art activities and live music, including reggae group Hikoikoi. Also a craft market at Pataka museum. Free entry.

* Radio Active 89FM's One Love concert, Hataitai Velodrome, from 11am. Featuring live music from The Black Seeds, Little Bushman and others, plus stalls and amusements for the kids. $10 admission, children under 15 free.

*Twenty20 cricket at the Basin Reserve, 11am till 2pm. State Wellington Firebirds v State Otago Volts. Adult admission $10; children under 18 $5. Free buses from the Basin to Westpac Stadium for sevens spectators.

Saturday:

* Chinese New Year fashion show New Clothes for the New Year, Queens Wharf, 2pm till 4pm. Courtenay Place street party, 6pm till late.

* Sevens action on the big screen, followed by live entertainment from 10pm. Sunday:

* Twenty20 cricket at the Basin Reserve, 2pm till 5pm. State Wellington Firebirds v State Northern Knights. Adult admission $15; children under 18 free with any paying adult.

* Chinese New Year Festival: - Asian Market at TSB Arena, 11am till 4pm. - Street parade, from Tennyson St to Frank Kitts Park, 1.15pm. - Cultural entertainment at Frank Kitts Park from 2pm till 4pm.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/4838057a23918.html


Report Spam   Logged

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

wgtngirl
Guest
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2009, 06:43:11 pm »

Yep and we will probably be staying on our own property gardening, mowing lawns and relaxing and conserving petrol.  However, we will take the kids for a walk to the park and probably drive to the beach if weather is good.
Report Spam   Logged
Alicat
Guest
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2009, 07:04:05 pm »

I'm working right through the weekend. It will be busy.
Report Spam   Logged
Lovelee
XNC2 GOD
*
Posts: 19338



« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2009, 07:06:36 pm »

Waikato Games weekend at Waikato Outdoor Society  Grin
Report Spam   Logged

Laughter is the best medicine, unless you've got a really nasty case of syphilis, in which case penicillin is your best bet.

Pages: [1]   Go Up
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by EzPortal
Open XNC2 Smileys
Bookmark this site! | Upgrade This Forum
SMF For Free - Create your own Forum


Powered by SMF | SMF © 2016, Simple Machines
Privacy Policy
Page created in 0.059 seconds with 17 queries.