National

PANZ Otago is to host the "Purely Pastel" National Art Awards and annual Convention at the OAS Art Station Gallery, situated in the historic Dunedin Railway Station.

WhenDate: Friday, 26 March 2010Start Time: 7:00PM WhereWhere: OAS Art Station Gallery, situated in the old Dunedin Railway Station, 22 Anzac Avenue Dunedin ContactContact Details: 

Robyn Penno 03 4657252 Glenys Forbes 03 5403388

Hear songs from the 50's & 60's as well as some of the gospel greats. Come for a fun nights entertainment and help save the life of a child simply by buying a ticket. Rob has a magnificient voice - this evening is a 'not to be missed' event.

WhenDate: Friday, 26 March 2010Start Time: 7:30PM WhereWhere: Caversham Baptist Church Cnr South Rd & Surrey St Dunedin ContactContact Details: 

Tickets from the venue or the Manna Christian Bookcentre, Moray Place, Dunedin or free phone 0800900200

How MuchCost: 

Tickets cost $10 and the whole $10 goes to purchase a mosquito net for kids in Zambia to help prevent Malaria.

Ever wanted to know what makes the country’s top creatives tick? Then come along to “Three’s Company” on Tuesday, March 30, at Dunedin Public Art Gallery when three of the country’s top design studios will attempt to prove that culture is not just something that grows in a Petri dish.

WhenDate: Tuesday, 30 March 2010Start Time: 6:00PM WhereWhere: Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Conference Room, Dunedin ContactContact Details: 

Designers Institute of New Zealand (09) 529 1713 designer@dinz.org.nz www.dinz.org.nz

How MuchCost: 

DINZ Members: $20. DINZ Student members: Free. Non members: $40 Non DINZ students $5

Opening prison’s doors and giving hope- How your community can help to stem the rising tide of prisoners We are in a state where: Crime rates are dropping but our prison population is increasing rapidly, now over 8600.

WhenDate: Wednesday, 10 February 2010Start Time: 7:30PM WhereWhere: Presbyterian Church Hall, Union St. Milton ContactContact Details: 

Bruce Duthie (03) 4178700

How MuchCost: 

"NEW ZEALAND’S PREMIER CLASSIC TOURING EVENT" The coming 2010 Penrite Mainland Classic Tour in New Zealand’s South Island will be the tenth running, from Saturday morning the 16th to Saturday the 23th of October 2010. This highlights Tour will be in its eighteenth year, having now been nine times before to the pleasure of many hundreds classic vehicle enthusiasts.

WhenDate: Saturday, 16 October 2010Start Time: 9:00AM WhereWhere: South Island ContactContact Details: 

www.mainlandclassic.co.nz

P O Box 5231, Dunedin 9058

How MuchCost: 

$2100 entry fee

Southern rivals Dunedin Thunder and Queenstown Southern Stampede take on each other at Dunedin Ice Stadium.

WhenDate: Saturday, 1 August 2009Start Time: 7:00PM WhereWhere: Dunedin Ice Stadium, 101 Victoria Road How MuchCost: 

$10 adults, $5 children

Forget Milan, New York, Paris or London. New Zealand design is where it’s at. Get an up-close and personal view of New Zealand’s best graphic, product and interior designs at the country’s largest touring design exhibition, which goes on show in Dunedin this May.

WhenDate: Saturday, 23 May 2009Start Time: 10:00AM WhereWhere: Art School Gallery, Otago Polytechnic, Riego Street, Dunedin ContactContact Details: 

http://www.dinz.org.nz designer@dinz.org.nz (09) 523 1407

Following the release of their debut album ‘All The Stupid Smiling Faces’, Insurgents celebrate in explosive style with a nationwide tour.

WhenDate: Thursday, 16 April 2009Start Time: 9:00PM WhereWhere: Chicks Hotel ContactContact Details: 

www.myspace.com/insurgents4u

How MuchCost: 

$8

World Plone Day is an international event to "promote and educate the worldwide public about the benefits of using Plone in education, government, ngos, and in business." - http://plone.org/events/wpd In Christchurch, the Ministry of Economic Development and other supporters of Plone are hosting a lunch time gathering: http://plone.org/events/wpd/2008/chc

WhenDate: Friday, 7 November 2008Start Time: 2:00PM WhereWhere: Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch ContactContact Details: 

Shane Lightowler, Shane.Lightowler@business.govt.nz Ministry of Economic Southern Business Center - 55 Wordsworth Street, Sydenham, Christchurch

A public political forum is being held with MP's invited from each party represented in Parliament. The event will be adjudicated and gives politicians the opportunity to share their party policies, and the public the chance to hear and voice their questions. Come along and be informed before casting your votes on November 8!

WhenDate: Tuesday, 14 October 2008Start Time: 6:30PM WhereWhere: Castle 1, University of Otago Campus ContactContact Details: 

Paul Warren Mobile: 0277132481 http://www.nzvotes.org

How MuchCost: 

Free