THE INTERNAL - NEWSLETTER 15/04

Hi, hope everybody is fine and did not catch a cold yet! I guess I will see most of you tonight to say good bye to Fanny, who is leaving Thursday evening!

Enjoy your week!

WOX INTERVIEW

… with Roul, since he is one of the next interns leaving…

WoX:              What is the first thing that pops into your mind when you think                      about New Zealand?

Roul:              Heineken and Globe Bar (laughing) – and beautiful beaches;                     nice people; lovely woman; great city; a lot of stress with my                                     thesis; a great flat share, especially now that we are only men                    here.

WoX:              Do you think you changed during the time you spend here? If                     Yes, in which way?

Roul:              Changed? No. I am as organised as before. Maybe I got a bit                      more cosmopolitan.

WoX:              … and the most conspicuous difference to Germany?

Roul:              Women are a lot more cooler!

WoX:              So just finish the following sentence: Kiwi girls are…

Roul:              … “geil!”

WoX:              What are some good places in Auckland to go to?

Roul:              There are plenty! When the weather was better I pretty much                        enjoyed Albert Park and the harbour. The shooting range at the                  harbour is great! I would recommend Globe Bar and Khuja                          Lounge, the surf shops, Onehunga…

WoX:              Any outstanding experiences?

Roul:              The duck and pheasant shootings were awesome. Moreover, I                   will not forget the Easter weekend - laughing(see picture below)!               There is nothing that went totally wrong. Except, that I took too                     much time off instead of working for my thesis and the car crash                was a bit stupid. But I did not have a lot of time, was hectic and                   wanted o pick up Silvana – besides that, everything was cool!

WoX:              One thing you would take to Germany to represent New                                Zealand?

Roul:              Yep, I will take the duck foot. (of one of the ducks he shot)

WoX:              A last word?

Roul:              It is wicked here and I will come                          back for sure! I do not know in                           which way yet, but maybe working or                  studying here, or in Australia …

                        It has been a great time!

Thanks Roul! Yep, I guess there are some more people who will remember the Easter weekend! It still was good fun!

WHATS ON IN AND AROUND AUCKLAND

AOTEA SQUARE MARKETS

Every Friday and Saturday from 10am – 6pm

This is when Aotea Square is taken over by the colourful and bustling Aotea Square Markets The Markets offer a range of stalls from Pasifika arts and crafts to pot plants, flowers, underground designer clothes, jewellery, vinyl and CDs. In addition there is a range of fine food stalls Every Saturday from midday to 2.00pm the Aotea Square Markets are "keeping real" with an ever-changing line-up of bands and DJs adding to the atmosphere

TAKAPUNA MARKETS

Every Sunday from 6am till noon

That is when Takapuna’s Central Carpark (corner Anzac Street & Lake Road) transforms into an eclectic market that offers fresh produce, flowers, crafts, furniture, foods, antiques and more.

OTARA MARKET

Saturdays from 6am till noon, Newsbury Street, Otara

For an excellent Pacific experience, definitely visit the Otara Market, which is a pretty large Polynesian market offering exotic foods and smells, wonderful tapa cloth, flax mats and baskets and bone carvings.

NEW ZEALAND MUSIC MONTH

Check www.nzmusicmonth.co.nz for all kind of concerts the whole month. There are also special prices for CDs of New Zealand artists at the moment.

WOYZECK

26 May – 05 June, Maidment Theatre, 8 Alfred Street

Franz Woyzeck is an impoverished soldier in a small town. Bullied by his Captain and subjected to bizarre medical experimentation by an army doctor, Woyzecks's  nerves are already strained when he begins to suspect that his common-law wife Marie is having an affair with a Drum- Major. Through a series of vignettes, the play charts his increasing distrust and anger, until, overcome with jealousy and despair, Woyzeck is driven to destroy the only thing he has ever loved. An emotional and moving jigsaw puzzle, Woyzeck is at once goofy and tragic, sexy and heartbreaking.

MACBETH

27 May – 26 June, Maidment Theatre, 8 Alfred Street

Macbeth, the doomed king, who, driven by murderous ambition and spurred on by his formidable young wife, knowingly wages mortal war on his own soul.

The Large Group has assembled a powerful cast that includes some very wellknown actors.

A dynamic new production of Shakespeare's most compelling masterpiece.

OUT TAKES, GAY AND LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL

27 May – 07 June, Skycity metro and Academy Cinema

Check out www.outtakes.org.nz

MISSY ELLIOT

2nd of June, doors 7pm, Supertop Ericsson Stadium

In what can only be described as possibly THE biggest Hip Hop/R’n’B Event to be staged in New Zealand this year, the undisputed Queen of Hip/Hop Missy Elliot will be touring New Zealand for the very first time with 17 dancers, DJ’s, and live band, for a memorable 90 minute performance.

SOLA ROSA

6th June @ Leigh Sawmill, 6pm till late

142 Pakiri Rd, Leigh (one hour north of Auckland)

6 piece live band & special guests The Turnaround

The music is difficult to describe, somebody tried with: “... jazzed up down beat with a twist of hip-hop and a sprinkling of calypso funk. What a delicious cocktail!...“

SONIC YOUTH – the world’s greatest punk rock jam band, and more!

26th of June, Saint James Complex, Auckland

One NY Roch writer discribed the band as “a roller-coaster ride of distortion, flange, strobe lights and rapid-fire drumming that sounded like an acid-rain storm on a hot tin roof“. Also on thebill is former Dinosaur Jr-man J Mascis and Wellington’s one man noise machine Birchville Cat Motel.

FRANZ FERDINAND

July 26, Regent St. James, Auckland

The Glasgow-bred art-rock band & finest post-punkers are coming to Auckland! Get yourself a ticket and enjoy!!!!

MESSAGE FROM JONATHON

Hi everyone!  I hope that the rain isn’t too depressing.  The good news is that there is a holiday coming up – Queen’s Birthday is the 7th of June.  Of course it isn’t really the Queen’s Birthday, but rather the day it is celebrated in NZ.  Not that anyone actually thinks of the Queen on this day – rather everyone leaves town and freezes and gets rained on. Or that’s what happens to me anyway J

I just wanted to tell you a little this week about some of the nice opportunities there are in NZ for some water sports and extreme adventures. 

Most of you probably know more about extreme sports than I do – I tend to be one of the ones that watches or takes photos rather than being one who jumps off buildings or goes paragliding.

There are some places close to Auckland which run parachute jumps – you can go tandem skydiving if you like that sort of thing.  It’s particularly beautiful because you can see the lush green NZ countryside, the deep Green Tasman Sea and beautiful blue Pacific Ocean while you plummet towards the ground at some ungodly speed with a stranger strapped to your back.  Cool!

Also, there are Paraglides which you can do off of the hills around St Heliers.  Even on the beach at Mission Bay you can hire Windsurfers.  If you are interested, you can also find those parachute things where the boat pulls you along and you fly behind it, or hire a boat for the day, or a sea-doo. 

That’s all from me.  If you feel you would like to contribute anything to our newsletter, please let us know! We would love to hear your interesting stories about your time in NZ.

Jonathon

THAT’S IT FOR TODAY!

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