TPPA + RCEP Urgent Public Meeting June 17th
Urgent Public Meeting – new attack on Democracy
The Liberal Agenda
Commentary examining neoliberalism, economic inequality, and the political forces shaping modern New Zealand society.
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IKA Cooler together – lunch & lecture Wednesday 8 June
Dr Russel Norman, Executive Director of Greenpeace Aoteaora/NZ and former Co-Leader of the Greens, completes Ika’s “Cooler Together” lunch & lecture series next Wednesday 8 June, with a policy and action focused challenge to avoid catastrophic climate change.
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Fox Rabbit Bear presents Ain’t That A Bitch
Ain’t That A Bitch is Anthea Hill’s debut as a playwright. Originally a 2010 writing exercise in Witi Ihimaera’s creative writing course at Auckland University, with the help of Jonathan Hodge it was developed into a piece for Short+Sweet 2015, and has now been crafted into an hour-long, two-handed play.
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Why Poetry? / Why Breathe? Poetry Day 2016
So when Phantom Billstickers said they were supporting New Zealand’s National Poetry Day, my eyes lit up, and so did the sky, and a half a rainbow appeared over the Auckland Old Folk’s Ass in Gundy Street off K’road.
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How we tessellate – Dance Review
If you’re looking for a show to see between tonight and Saturday you will be entertained enthralled and inspired by the two new works in development, stationed at Basement theatre as a double act.
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Table Talk goes to Panama with Guy Williams & an expert Panel – The Politicians, the Press & the Panama Papers
Table Talk is current affairs cabaret-style with Ika’s full (and fully delicious) menu on offer.
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Musicians band together to End Child Poverty
Musicians are banding together to raise funds towards ending child poverty in New Zealand, with a series of collaborative performances…
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The European Song Conquest
JAMALA wins the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) for Ukraine with her controversial song “1944”.
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COMEDY REVIEW: Pax Assadi 3.5 stars
Pax Assadi’s exploration of his life in NZ as a recognisably middle eastern person in the wake of September 11 is very funny. Pretending to be Pacific Island so that he could avoid being seen as a terrorist creates some pure comedy moments.
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Locked out – fixing our housing crisis
A generation of kiwis are being locked out of the kiwi dream by out of control house prices and rising rents. We are all being effected, so how can we solve Auckland’s Housing Crisis?