THE INTERNAL - NEWSLETTER 18/04

Hi, now that most of us have experienced some kind of Kiwi – flu, everybody seems to get back to good. Since I forgot Antje’s picture in the last Newsletter – here we go!

The next intern arriving in Auckland will be Maike. We are looking forward welcoming her at the beginning of July!

WOX ACTIVITY

I already sent the data yesterday – once again, just to make sure you got everything.

We got thisspecial student offer for students concerning the Rawaka Maori Village here in Auckland.  They are offering their evening show (see below) for $49 per person instead of the usual $125!!!!!!!

Could be an idea for the coming Saturday, don't you think so? It starts around 6.30pm finishes about 10pm.

Experience a journey through time in Auckland's only indoor Maori Village. As you come face to face with Maori Warriors, be captivated by their skill with the Taiaha (fighting staff) and Mere (hand club). Enjoy a succulent Hangi (feast) that has been slow cooked to capture a flavour that spans centuries.

From the spine-tingling opening of this song and dance spectacular through to the final Haka you'll be spellbound by a moving tribute to Aotearoa.

Well, anybody interested, please let me know until tomorrow  (Tuesday 15.06.2004)!!!!! And you will need your student ID's on Saturday, but I guess that shouldn't be a problem.

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.

MATARIKI – Maori New Year Celebrations

June18 – July 17

Look out for the pyrotechnics display and food and wine festival in July!

Nationwide event details: www.tepapa.govt.nz

Auckland War Memorial Museum, Sun 20 June

The Living Treasures Day – talks, educational trails, live performances, kid’s activities & more…

Auckland City Libraries

Get creative with workshops and events showcasing Maori culture, performance and traditional arts and crafts, including kapa haka, taonga puoro music, ta moko tattooing and weaving.

For details visit: www.aucklandcitylibraries.com

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.

COSI FAN TUTTE, MOZART

30 June, 1-3 July; Sky City Theatre, 7.30pm

… two loving couples have made vows of eternal fidelity that are cynically exposed by a world-wise old bachelor.

RUGBY

New Zealand v England, Sat 19 June, 7.35 Auckland

New Zealand v Argentina, Sat 26 June, 7.35pm, Hamilton

BASKETBALL

Harbour Heat v Saints, 23 June, 7pm, North Shore Events Centre

Playoffs – Semis, Sat 19 & 20 June, ASB Stadium, Kohimaramara

Playoffs – Finals, Sun 27 June, ASB Stadium, Kohimaramara

GOOD SHIRT

24th June, The London Shed

Pop/Rock band back from recently touring Japan will feature tracks from the newly released album “Fiji Baby”.

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.

KATCHAFIRE

Sat 26 June, 8pm, The Glenfield Tavern

Don’t miss this great chance to experience the infectious reggae of one of New Zealand’s best band as Katchafire play hits from their double platinum album “Revival”.

GOMEZ – splitting the difference

July 10, The Studio, Auckland

Good noise? Perhaps great noise, amazing noise, psychedelic noise, soulful noise, chaotic noise, beautiful noise....

The tour will support the release of Gomez’s fourth album "Split The Difference", an album packed with straightforward – or at least relatively straightforward – rock songs. Adding to their already expansive live repertoire; which includes the brilliant and occasionally obtuse experimentation that came with past albums Liquid Skin, Bring It On, Abandoned Shopping Trolley, and In Our Gun, these shows will most certainly be an experience not to be missed.

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

Hey guys and gals! Hope everything is going well for you! I know that many of you have been sick.  Normally I am the first to catch every cold and flu that goes around, but I seem to have escaped so far this year!  Still plenty of time though, as long as you don’t breathe on me! :J

It’s fitting that Anna included some information on Maori cultural activities in this newsletter.  I was thinking the other day of what to write here and decided to say just a little bit about some NZ history.

The Maori of course were the original settlers in NZ.  There has been some argument that they were not the first, but rather replaced a group of people known as the Mariori.  That the Mariori existed is fairly unanimous, but the argument that the Maori came, saw, conquered and ate them has been hotly debated.  Of course the biggest advocates of the view that the Maori were not the indigenous or original settlers but were a bunch of conquerors comes from those who’s political views resent being held accountable for past injustices done to Maori people.   The idea for them is that if the Maori did it to the natives, then what’s wrong with the White People doing it to the Maori?

Most reasonable people, however, acknowledge that the history of settlement in NZ wasn’t entirely pleasant for the natives.  In European terms, this settlement was fairly recent, as it has only been about 150 years since NZ came into its own as a colony of England.

If you would like to know a bit about the darker side of what life is like as a poor maori person in NZ, have a look at the film Once Were Warriors.  Definitely not a flattering picture, but one which represents how many people of Maori background have grown up.

Well, enough bad news and negative history for now.  Next week I will tell you some positive highlights from NZ history.  But just one quick question, to see how well you’ve been paying attention since you came to NZ.  What is the famous geographic landmark from ANOTHER COUNTRY that is actually represented on the NZ five dollar banknote?

Answer next week!

Jonathon

THAT’S IT FOR TODAY!

View from the Skytower – thanks Kevin!