10 • 05 • 22 / Arts & Culture / News
The Art of Tivaevae comes to Britomart
A new exhibition on Britomart's Te Ara Tahuhu is a collaboration with Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira that celebrates the art of tivaevae.
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The Art of Tivaevae comes to Britomart
09 • 05 • 22 / Arts & Culture / People
Sione Faletau is making patterns from sound
Sione Faletau's new artwork makes visual patterns from sound recordings, and is taking over the Atrium on Takutai for the City of Colour festival.
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Sione Faletau is making patterns from sound
06 • 05 • 22 / Arts & Culture
We’re brightening up Britomart for the City of Colour Festival
Two new exhibitions welcome people back to the central city for the City of Colour Festival
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We’re brightening up Britomart for the City of Colour Festival
26 • 04 • 22 / News / Sustainability
Why Trees Matter: Sandy Crichton
As manager of the Native Forest Restoration Trust, Sandy Crichton oversees more than 7500 hectares of protected forest and wetland that are regenerating into rich, diverse and beautiful habitats for New Zealand's unique wildlife. This year, Britomart's Greening the City project is again raising funds to support the Trust.
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Why Trees Matter: Sandy Crichton
21 • 04 • 22 / Business at Britomart
City Futures: Matthew Cockram
Cooper and Company chief executive Matthew Cockram has some experience in turning unloved areas around: he led the team behind Britomart’s regeneration. Here, he talks about the past and future of Auckland’s central city, and how getting people back to work will underpin its resurgence.
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City Futures: Matthew Cockram
26 • 04 • 22 / Business at Britomart
City Futures: Katie Procter
Katie Procter recently completed her first year of work at Westpac NZ’s Auckland headquarters – although lockdowns mean she’s done most of that work virtually. Here, she talks about what that experience has taught her about how she’d like to structure her working week.
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City Futures: Katie Procter
26 • 04 • 22 / Business at Britomart
City Futures: Geoff Busch
Geoff Busch is a partner at the law firm Anderson Lloyd. Lockdowns have taught him the benefits of flexibility, but also that there’s no substitute for working through important issues in person.
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City Futures: Geoff Busch
26 • 04 • 22 / Business at Britomart
City Futures: Chlöe Swarbrick
Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick says creativity and equality of opportunity are the keys to unlocking the city centre’s potential.
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City Futures: Chlöe Swarbrick
26 • 04 • 22 / Business at Britomart
City Futures: Hamish Monk and Dean Mackenzie
Architects Hamish Monk and Dean Mackenzie recently moved their firm, Monk Mackenzie, to new offices in one of Britomart’s heritage buildings. Now, they’re telling their teams they need to be there in person.
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City Futures: Hamish Monk and Dean Mackenzie
26 • 04 • 22 / Business at Britomart
City Futures: Veer Khanna
Veer Khanna is a credit analyst at Westpac NZ and co-leader of the company’s youth network. After a little over a year at the bank, he’s looking forward to seeing his colleagues in person — and to a hybrid working model that allows flexibility.
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City Futures: Veer Khanna
21 • 04 • 22 / Business at Britomart
City Futures: Joanne Ogg
Despite a broad embrace of flexible working, Joanne Ogg, Managing Partner at EY’s Auckland offices, sees in-person connection as a cornerstone of EY’s future work and organisational culture.
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City Futures: Joanne Ogg
21 • 04 • 22 / Business at Britomart
City Futures: Andrew Lamb
Infratil’s general manager of development Andrew Lamb is Britomart-based and urging his teams to get back to the office. He’s also contemplating what the office of the near-future might look like.
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City Futures: Andrew Lamb
21 • 04 • 22 / Business at Britomart / News
City Futures: Krishna Botica
Restaurateur Krishna Botica was an early adopter of Britomart, opening Café Hanoi in 2010 and Ghost Street in 2021. After dealing with the challenges of Covid, she says connecting in person is essential — and the central city is still the best place to do it.
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City Futures: Krishna Botica
11 • 04 • 22 / Arts & Culture / News / Sustainability / The Interview
Miriama Grace Smith
Miriama Grace Smith (Ngāti Hau, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Toarangatira and Ngāti Porou) comes from a family of artists – her mother, Briar Grace Smith is a filmmaker, and her grandmother, Patricia Grace, is one of New Zealand’s most cherished authors and poets. We spoke to the Wellington-based artist about her work, including the illustrations she created for Britomart’s Greening the City project, which can be seen in the Atrium, the Pavilions and on the construction hoardings along Customs St East.
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Miriama Grace Smith
30 • 03 • 22 / Sustainability / The Good Citizen / The Interview
David Hall knows why trees matter
David Hall is a senior lecturer at AUT with deep interests in climate change policy and sustainable finance. Among many other things, he has a doctorate from the University of Oxford and is also one of the designers of Trees That Count planting initiative – so he’s got a good sense of the difference planting trees can make in addressing the challenges of climate change.
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David Hall knows why trees matter
29 • 03 • 22 / Arts & Culture / News / Sustainability
Greening the City
For Arbour Day 2022, we’re Greening the City by giving away thousands of native trees in Takutai Square.
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Greening the City
09 • 03 • 22 / Style / Arts & Culture / News
To fashion comes to Te Ara Tahuhu
To fashion is an exhibition on The Britomart Pavilions in Te Ara Tahuhu staged by the New Zealand Fashion Museum, in which curator Doris de Pont asks 12 notable New Zealanders to be photographed in their own clothes to show how personal style helps communicate who they are. Photographer Edith Amituanai took the shots, and talks here about the project.
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To fashion comes to Te Ara Tahuhu
25 • 02 • 22 / News
Another Whale of a Tale at Britomart
If you're following the Whale Tales Art Trail, there's a second artwork to discover at Britomart.
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Another Whale of a Tale at Britomart
27 • 02 • 22 / Style / Arts & Culture
Shannon Novak x Fabric – Through the Looking Glass
Shannon Novak has collaborated with Fabric to create a beautiful artwork titled 'Through the Looking Glass', to grow support for the LGBTQI+ community worldwide.
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Shannon Novak x Fabric – Through the Looking Glass
23 • 02 • 22 / News
The winners of the Best Design Awards
Newsflash! We're thrilled that nine Britomart-based projects are winners at this week's 2022 Best Design Awards.
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The winners of the Best Design Awards
16 • 02 • 22 / Arts & Culture / News
Business as usual in strange times
Not everyone has the choice to work from home. Here, we show our appreciation for the dedication of the teams who turn up to Britomart every day to do their jobs and keep people safe.
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Business as usual in strange times
25 • 01 • 22 / Arts & Culture / News
Pride at Britomart
A pathway of public art through the city highlights the voices and creativity of Takatāpui Māori artists for Pride 2022.
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Pride at Britomart
17 • 01 • 22 / Arts & Culture / News
A Whale of a Tale at Britomart
A new artwork by Talia Pua brings the Whale Tales Art Trail into the heart of Britomart - and raises money for WWF's important work in the oceans at the same time.
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A Whale of a Tale at Britomart
28 • 11 • 21 / Arts & Culture / News
To Grow Roots Where They Land
In February 1939, the New Zealand Government allowed 256 wives and 244 children of Chinese men in New Zealand to take refuge here from the Sino-Japanese war. In this project, Talia Pua talks to some of the descendants of these refugees about coming to New Zealand.
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To Grow Roots Where They Land
09 • 11 • 21 / Style / News
Britomart stores are back!
It's been a loooong wait so we're thrilled that Britomart's fashion, sportswear, footwear and homeware retailers are reopening doors from Wednesday 10 November onwards.
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Britomart stores are back!
11 • 11 • 21 / Business at Britomart / Sustainability
Sustainability Report 2021
From Green Star buildings to community events, our Sustainability Report 2021 details a year of sustainable development. Scroll down for links to each chapter of the report.
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Sustainability Report 2021
03 • 11 • 21 / Business at Britomart / Sustainability
Sustainability Report 2021 / Letter from the Chief Executive
Cooper and Company has long had a sustainability framework that we apply to our endeavours. We make decisions with the assumption of long-term ownership and stewardship, which allows us to focus on environmental, social and economic outcomes that build and support each other.
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Sustainability Report 2021 / Letter from the Chief Executive
04 • 11 • 21 / Business at Britomart / Sustainability
Sustainability Report 2021 / Our report card and targets
One of the objectives of creating this, our third annual sustainability report, is benchmarking goals against which we can hold ourselves accountable. These are the sustainability goals we set ourselves for 2020, with commentary on how we’re tracking to meet them.
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Sustainability Report 2021 / Our report card and targets
10 • 11 • 21 / Business at Britomart / Sustainability
Sustainability Report 2021 / Green Star Performance, NABERSNZ ratings, Toitū Envirocare
In 2020 Britomart was awarded 3 Green Stars in its assessment under the Green Star Performance Tool, administered and audited by the NZ Green Building Council. The Green Star Performance Tool assesses the environmental impact of Britomart’s buildings through the use of nine impact categories.
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Sustainability Report 2021 / Green Star Performance, NABERSNZ ratings, Toitū Envirocare
02 • 11 • 21 / Business at Britomart / Sustainability
Sustainability Report 2021 / Mark Sinclair
This year Britomart broadened its sustainability commitments beyond Green Star Performance ratings to work with Toitū Envirocare. Britomart’s sustainability director Mark Sinclair talks to Jeremy Hansen about assessing carbon emissions and establishing a plan to reduce them.
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Sustainability Report 2021 / Mark Sinclair
10 • 11 • 21 / Business at Britomart / Sustainability
Sustainability Report 2021 / Social Sustainability
Britomart’s focus on social sustainability includes a programme of events that run in Takutai Square and elsewhere in the precinct throughout the year. All of these events are designed to build connection with Britomart’s unique sense of place, its history and that of the city around it.
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Sustainability Report 2021 / Social Sustainability
10 • 11 • 21 / Business at Britomart / Sustainability
Sustainability Report 2021 / Green Star Buildings
Our new development projects and their Green Star credentials.
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Sustainability Report 2021 / Green Star Buildings
03 • 11 • 21 / Business at Britomart / Sustainability
Sustainability Report 2021 / Campbell Williamson
Britomart development director Campbell Williamson led construction on The Hotel Britomart, New Zealand’s first 5 Green Star hotel. Here, he talks to Jeremy Hansen about the twists and turns and intense attention to detail that came with the design
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Sustainability Report 2021 / Campbell Williamson
03 • 11 • 21 / Business at Britomart / Sustainability
Sustainability Report 2021 / Tamzin Hawkins
The Hotel Britomart’s 5 Green Star rating applies only to the building, but the sustainable ethos has been woven through every decision the hotel makes. Take, for example, the hotel uniforms: as designer Tamzin Hawkins explains to Melinda Williams, every part of them was made as sustainably as possible.
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Sustainability Report 2021 / Tamzin Hawkins
02 • 11 • 21 / Business at Britomart / Sustainability
Sustainability Report 2021 / Hayley Koerbin
As the New Zealand sustainability lead at engineering consultancy Norman Disney Young, Hayley Koerbin was deeply involved in the myriad of decisions required to ensure The Hotel Britomart achieved a 5 Green Star rating for its design and build. Here, she explains to Jeremy Hansen how Green Star ratings require consideration of every aspect of a building’s construction and operations − and how these decisions benefit the environment.
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Sustainability Report 2021 / Hayley Koerbin
27 • 07 • 21 / Business at Britomart / Sustainability
Sustainability Report 2021 / The Barrington Sofrana redevelopment
They were built more than a century ago as warehouses to serve Auckland’s busy port. Now the layers of beautiful timber and brick of Britomart's Barrington and Sofrana Buildings are being stripped back to launch an exciting new phase.
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Sustainability Report 2021 / The Barrington Sofrana redevelopment
10 • 11 • 21 / Business at Britomart / Sustainability
Sustainability Report 2021 / Survey Results
We conduct an annual survey of Britomart community members as part of our reporting under the Green Star Performance Tool. This covers aspects like thermal and acoustic comfort levels, lighting and air quality in buildings. This year we also included questions related to wider environmental issues to establish a benchmark for future surveys.
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Sustainability Report 2021 / Survey Results
14 • 10 • 21 / Arts & Culture / News
NZ Geographic Photographer of the Year
The work of NZ's best photographers is on display in the Atrium on Takutai.
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NZ Geographic Photographer of the Year
12 • 10 • 21 / Sustainability / The Good Citizen / The Interview
Levi Brinsdon-Hall is feeding the city
On a disused building site among apartment buildings and busy roads just off Auckland’s Symonds Street, OMG (Organic Market Garden, established by For the Love of Bees) is producing more vegetables than was thought possible with their regenerative organic growing methods, and feeding 45 families weekly in the process. Ahead of their talk on October 27 as part of the first Auckland Climate Festival, OMG head farmer Levi Brinsdon-Hall tells Jeremy Hansen about what industrialised food production gets wrong, and how the OMG model could spread across the city.
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Levi Brinsdon-Hall is feeding the city
01 • 10 • 21 / News
Maggie Marilyn’s new home
Fashion label Maggie Marilyn has just launched their new global website, inspired in part by the beautiful flagship store at Britomart.
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Maggie Marilyn’s new home
03 • 10 • 21 / The Interview
Henrietta Harris
Henrietta Harris loved drawing as a kid, and went on to make a career as a painter. Now her delicate portraits sell in New Zealand and the United States, and are blown up big on Britomart’s Te Ara Tahuhu in an exhibition entitled ‘By Its Own Light’. Here, she talks to Jeremy Hansen about the intimacy of portraiture, her recent battle with nerve damage, and how she fights her own perfectionism.
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Henrietta Harris
20 • 09 • 21 / News
Food at Britomart in Alert Level 3
Our eateries are ready to serve up delicious, effort-free takeout offerings for pickup or delivery.
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Food at Britomart in Alert Level 3
22 • 09 • 21 / Style / News
Online Fashion and Beauty Shopping at Britomart in Level 3
We've put all of Britomart's online fashion and beauty community onto one page, for all your lockdown shopping needs.
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Online Fashion and Beauty Shopping at Britomart in Level 3
30 • 08 • 21 / News
Lockdown pick-me-ups to send to a friend
A little kindness goes a long way in lockdown. If you know someone who's finding this time tough, here are a few small pick-me-up treats that can be delivered to their door.
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Lockdown pick-me-ups to send to a friend
25 • 08 • 21 / News
Rewi Spraggon is spending lockdown cooking hāngi for people in need
The hāngi master has fired up his pits in Te Henga to cook hundreds of meals a day for the homeless and others in need
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Rewi Spraggon is spending lockdown cooking hāngi for people in need
09 • 08 • 21 / News
Ama La Vita Design Store
We chat to Marcella Biddick, who has recently opened an eclectic yet sophisticated new design nook, Ama La Vita, on Tyler Street.
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Ama La Vita Design Store
21 • 07 • 21 / Food / News
It’s Restaurant Month! Eat the best for less at Britomart
August is Heart of the City Restaurant Month, when many of Auckland's best eateries offer multi-course menus at great prices to entice you out of hibernation and into the cosy buzz of their dining spaces.
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It’s Restaurant Month! Eat the best for less at Britomart
10 • 06 • 21 / News
What’s On for Matariki 2021 at Britomart
Celebrate the Aotearoa New Year with a free Friday night concert from top Māori musicians, daily hāngi lunches, waiata and kapa haka performances, and a beautiful new artwork series by artist Huriana Kopeke-Te Aho.
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What’s On for Matariki 2021 at Britomart
14 • 06 • 21 / Arts & Culture / People
Huriana Kopeke-Te Aho
For Matariki at Britomart, we commissioned illustrator Huriana Kopeke-Te Aho (Tūhoe, Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Kahungungu) to depict each of the nine stars in the Matariki cluster. Here, they talk a little bit about the meaning of Matariki.
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Huriana Kopeke-Te Aho
19 • 05 • 21 / Style
What to wear at graduation
We've rounded up what to wear when you're graduating (or celebrating somebody else's graduation), to match your regalia, conveying a sense of celebration, and fending off the outdoor chill while leaving you cool during a long indoor ceremony.
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What to wear at graduation
16 • 05 • 21 / News
Going to The Lion King?
Sort a restaurant table at Britomart and parking close to Spark Arena before you leave the house, and your family outing will be stress-free.
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Going to The Lion King?
27 • 04 • 21 / Business at Britomart / Sustainability
Seven Plans for a Better Planet: Pip Best
Pip Best is the sustainability and climate change lead at EY, advising businesses on how to prepare for the rapid changes that lie ahead. She spoke to Jeremy Hansen about the challenges for New Zealand businesses as part of our Seven Plans for a Better Planet interview series.
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Seven Plans for a Better Planet: Pip Best
27 • 04 • 21 / Business at Britomart / Sustainability
Seven Plans for a Better Planet: Hana Kajimura
At Allbirds, Hana Kajimura is charged with making the complexities of climate change easily understandable to customers. She spoke to Melinda Williams as part of our Seven Plans for a Better Planet interview series to talk about how her firm is making sustainability part of its DNA.
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Seven Plans for a Better Planet: Hana Kajimura
27 • 04 • 21 / Business at Britomart / Sustainability
Seven Plans for a Better Planet: Tom Hishon
Tom Hishon spotlights sustainable seafood at his restaurant, kingi, working with independent suppliers to nurture fish stocks and the ocean. He spoke to Jeremy Hansen as part of our Seven Plans for a Better Planet interview series.
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Seven Plans for a Better Planet: Tom Hishon
27 • 04 • 21 / Business at Britomart / Sustainability
Seven Plans for a Better Planet: Helene Pacalin
Helene Pacalin works for Toitū Envirocare, the organisation that's making great strides in helping businesses measure and reduce their carbon emissions. She spoke to Jeremy Hansen as part of our Seven Plans for a Better Planet interview series.
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Seven Plans for a Better Planet: Helene Pacalin
27 • 04 • 21 / Business at Britomart / Sustainability
Seven Plans for a Better Planet: Nigel Borell
The curator of Māori art says care for the environment has always been intrinsic to the Māori world view. He spoke to Jeremy Hansen as part of our Seven Plans for a Better Planet interview series.
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Seven Plans for a Better Planet: Nigel Borell
27 • 04 • 21 / Business at Britomart / Sustainability
Seven Plans for a Better Planet: Kate van Praagh
Kate van Praagh is the sustainability lead at Westpac, incorporating climate-related goals into every aspect of its business. She spoke to Jeremy Hansen as part of Britomart's Seven Plans for a Better Planet interview series.
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Seven Plans for a Better Planet: Kate van Praagh
28 • 04 • 21 / Business at Britomart / Sustainability
Seven Plans for a Better Planet: Maggie Hewitt
Maggie Hewitt is taking her fashion label, Maggie Marilyn, on a bold sustainability journey. She speaks to Melinda Williams about it as part of Britomart's Seven Plans for a Better Planet interview series.
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Seven Plans for a Better Planet: Maggie Hewitt
22 • 04 • 21 / News
12 Ways To Say Happy Mother’s Day
For the woman who gave you life (or gives you life) we’ve rounded up a few tokens of joyful appreciation.
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12 Ways To Say Happy Mother’s Day
17 • 03 • 21 / Style
Autumn edit: Red and Pink
Scarlet, blush, burgundy and vermilion – the new arrivals on the racks at Britomart have a distinctly ruby-tinted theme. Maybe it’s because we’ve been marooned at home for so long?
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Autumn edit: Red and Pink
24 • 02 • 21 / The Interview
The Interview: Michael Meredith
Michael Meredith is one of New Zealand's truly great chefs, a magician who first sets you at ease with the solicitous attention of the staff at his gently beautiful restaurant, then dazzles you with unexpected feats of flavour and texture. Mr Morris, which opened in the former Cafe Hanoi space at Britomart late last year, has already received a perfect score from Jesse Mulligan at Viva, and rave reviews from guests. Britomart's Melinda Williams caught up with Michael about how he creates his dishes, why giving back to the community through charity dinners is so important to him, and the special delivery that arrived in his home after Christmas. Click through for the interview.
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The Interview: Michael Meredith
17 • 02 • 21 / The Good Citizen
The Good Citizen: Jacqui Maguire
2020 was hard. So how can we make 2021 feel easier for ourselves, our families and the teams we work with? Amid a lot of talk about a mental health crisis, clinical psychologist Jacqui Maguire is giving a free Zoom talk on March 3 about strategies to help people and businesses thrive. Here, she talks to Melinda Williams about her work and the mental health challenges we're facing.
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The Good Citizen: Jacqui Maguire
03 • 02 • 21 / News
The right Valentine’s date-place for every level of commitment
Whether you've just met or you're planning your retirement together, Britomart has a great place to drink or dine with your date.
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The right Valentine’s date-place for every level of commitment
04 • 02 • 21 / News
2021 stressed us all out. Jacqui Maguire has a plan to get us back on track
2020 was characterised by uncertainty, upheaval and complexity, environmental conditions that naturally amplify exhaustion and distress. As we venture into 2021, the continued Covid-19 pandemic adds a persistent layer of pressure to our personal and professional lives. What does this mean for our mental health and that of our family, friends and colleagues? How can we help each other and our organisations navigate the stresses of this uncertain environment, enabling us to optimise our wellbeing , work and relationships?
Clinical psychologist Jacqui Maguire knows how contemporary psychological theory can be transformed into practical tools and strategies – and she is giving a Zoom talk on Wednesday 3 March to talk about it.
Join us for this frank and informative presentation as Jacqui talks us through the state of mental health in New Zealand now, the impacts of Covid, and what we can do to flourish in this new normal.
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2021 stressed us all out. Jacqui Maguire has a plan to get us back on track
16 • 12 • 20 / Style
Gift Guide: Active Folks
For your pal or family member who’s always getting about in the great outdoors, activewear and on-the-move accessories.
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Gift Guide: Active Folks
16 • 12 • 20 / Arts & Culture
The waterfront comes alive for the Prada America’s Cup World Series
With the Christmas regatta under way, here is everything you need to know about where to soak up the buzz of it all.
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The waterfront comes alive for the Prada America’s Cup World Series
15 • 12 • 20 / News
Gift Guide: Beauty Junkie
Holiday travel sets, party season self-care, year-round skin protection and signature scents make the list this year.
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Gift Guide: Beauty Junkie
15 • 12 • 20 / News
Gift Guide: Particular Tastes
Timeless classics for those friends and family whom you adore despite them being nearly impossible to buy for.
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Gift Guide: Particular Tastes
15 • 12 • 20 / News
Gift Guide: Eco Conscious
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Gift Guide: Eco Conscious
15 • 12 • 20 / News
Gift Guide: Art & Design Lover
For those who appreciate the finer things in life: objets d’art, home accessories, cultural experiences and art-inspired fashion.
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Gift Guide: Art & Design Lover
14 • 12 • 20 / News
Gift Guide: Food Lovers
We’ve found all sorts of presents to please people with particular palates.
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Gift Guide: Food Lovers
30 • 03 • 21 / Arts & Culture
The pots in Shane Cotton’s Maunga mural
All the pots in Shane Cotton's Maunga mural at Britomart
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The pots in Shane Cotton’s Maunga mural
01 • 12 • 20 / Arts & Culture / News
Summernova Festival
There's no excuse not to get out and enjoy the sun over the next few months, with a region-wide line-up of events based around arts, culture, sports, wine, food, music, sustainability and more.
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Summernova Festival
01 • 12 • 20 / Arts & Culture / News
Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art at Britomart
We're proud to join Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tāmaki's monumental celebration of contemporary Māori art by hosting a satellite show of one huge new permanent work and three temporary new installation works by four Māori artists.
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Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art at Britomart
01 • 12 • 20 / Arts & Culture / The Interview
Toi Tū Toi Ora: Lyonel Grant & Tim Gruchy
Lyonel Grant (Ngāti Pikia, Te Arawa) is often described as a carver, but his work is always pushing boundaries. For Toi Tū Toi Ora’s satellite exhibition at Britomart, he collaborated with artist Tim Gruchy, the creator of SCOUT, the 2012 work in Takutai Square that takes a range of environmental data and uses artificial intelligence paradigms to translate that into ever-changing images on a vertical LED screen. Together, they devised SCOUT: Wawata Hōhonu, a process that introduced images of Lyonel’s carvings as the foundations of SCOUT’s deep dreaming process. Here, Lyonel and Tim talk to Britomart’s Jeremy Hansen about their collaboration.
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Toi Tū Toi Ora: Lyonel Grant & Tim Gruchy
01 • 12 • 20 / Arts & Culture / The Interview
Toi Tū Toi Ora: Lonnie Hutchinson
Lonnie Hutchinson (Kai Tahu, Ngāti Kuri ki Kai Tahu, Samoan) uses intricate patterns in her artworks to tell stories of her ancestors. Here at Britomart, she references the Ngāi Tahu creation story, which features not only Papatūānuku, the earth, and Takaroa, the progenitor of the oceans, but a third protagonist, Rakinui. Hutchinson’s work at Britomart, Aroha ki te Ora (Lover of Life) is comprised of two sets of three panels, with one panel representing each of the three characters in the creation story. Here, she speaks to Jeremy Hansen about the inspiration of her whakapapa, and the pleasures of creating public art.
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Toi Tū Toi Ora: Lonnie Hutchinson
01 • 12 • 20 / Arts & Culture / The Interview
Toi Tū Toi Ora: Charlotte Graham
Charlotte Graham (Pare Hauraki, Pare Waikato, Ngāti Tamoho, Te Akitai Waiohua, Ngāti Whanaunga, Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāi Tai Ki Tāmaki) created a series of flags designed to bring the healing energies of Tangaroa (god of the sea) Tāwhiri-mātea (god of the winds) through Britomart’s nine blocks. Here, she speaks to Britomart’s Jeremy Hansen about her work, entitled Te Hau Whakaora (the healing winds).
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Toi Tū Toi Ora: Charlotte Graham
11 • 11 • 20 / Arts & Culture / The Interview
Toi Tū Toi Ora: Shane Cotton
Shane Cotton (Ngāti Rangi, Ngāti Hine, Te Uri Taniwha) is the creator of Maunga, a permanent artwork that now covers the western wall of Excelsior House. The basis of the artwork is a series of 25 works on paper created by Shane in response to Britomart’s commission. He and artist Ross Liew collaborated on the translation of those works into the five-storey-high artwork that now occupies the corner of Customs Street East and Commerce Street (Ross was assisted by Nicholas Boyd and Magarita Vovna). Here, Shane talks to Britomart’s Jeremy Hansen about the creation of Maunga, his use of the pot motif, and his participation in Toi Tū Toi Ora.
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Toi Tū Toi Ora: Shane Cotton
26 • 11 • 20 / News
Black Friday at Britomart
It's Black Friday at Britomart and our credit cards are at the ready, because there's no better way to kick off the Christmas gift-buying season that with some generous discounts, right?
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Black Friday at Britomart
24 • 11 • 20 / Arts & Culture / News
Britomart People: Jessica Thompson Carr
Jessica – aka The Māori Mermaid – illustrated the care cards for our 2020 Green Christmas giveaway of native plants.
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Britomart People: Jessica Thompson Carr
24 • 11 • 20 / News / Sustainability
Our Green Christmas native tree giveaway returns
Spread a little joy (and shade) this Christmas by taking home a native tree to grow in your own backyard or balcony.
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Our Green Christmas native tree giveaway returns
11 • 11 • 20 / News
Take a Seat
We’re proud to temporarily host three sculptural winners from the NZILA’s Nohonga seating design competition in Takutai Square.
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Take a Seat
05 • 11 • 20 / The Interview
The Interview: Maggie Marilyn
With the opening of her flagship store at Britomart, the wunderkind fashion designer Maggie Marilyn sets off on a bold new path.
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The Interview: Maggie Marilyn
29 • 10 • 20 / The Interview
The Interview: Steve Dunstan
The co-founder of Huffer talks to Britomart’s Melinda Williams about the brand’s new Huffer House space in The Hotel Britomart block, which comes at the end of a journey that felt like “a lap around the world and coming back home”.
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The Interview: Steve Dunstan
20 • 10 • 20 / Style
Inside Karen Walker’s New Playpark Store at Britomart
Bigger, better and brighter; Playpark by Karen Walker in The Hotel Britomart has more of everything we love about the label. Britomart’s Melinda Williams chats to Karen Walker about the new retail space has in store.
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Inside Karen Walker’s New Playpark Store at Britomart
22 • 09 • 20 / News
Britomart People, Shraddha Patel
One of the team at The Tooth Company on Customs St, Shraddha wants to help you love visiting the dentist as much as she does.
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Britomart People, Shraddha Patel
16 • 09 • 20 / News / The Interview
The Interview: Kirstin Carlin
Auckland artist Kirstin’s vibrant floral works are brightening up the Britomart precinct this spring.
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The Interview: Kirstin Carlin
10 • 09 • 20 / News
A New City Destination Comes Alive at Britomart
The opening of The Hotel Britomart in October 2020 is accompanied by a cascade of new eateries and retail openings. Here’s what you’ll find when each set of doors open.
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A New City Destination Comes Alive at Britomart
03 • 09 • 20 / The Interview
The Interview: Steve Carr
Artist Steve Carr was on a residency at McCahon House in Titirangi when New Zealand’s first COVID lockdown was announced. Now, as Auckland emerges from its second stint at Alert Level 3, he’s created a significant new sculpture that will occupy Takutai Square for the three months of spring. It refers to the possibilities of a post-COVID future, as well as some of his favourite artistic themes from his past. Here, he talks to Britomart’s Jeremy Hansen about the creation of the work and the themes it addresses.
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The Interview: Steve Carr
01 • 09 • 20 / The Interview
The Interview: Krishna Botica
The co-founder of Cafe Hanoi reveals exciting menu and design details of the popular restaurant’s bigger, bolder new space on Galway St next to The Hotel Britomart.
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The Interview: Krishna Botica
27 • 04 • 20 / News
Food at Britomart at Alert Level 2
Your fave restaurants and cafes are opening again. They're also still selling the gourmet takeouts, cook-at-home deli meals, chocolate treats, patisserie and desserts, and restaurant-quality fresh produce you loved at Level 3.
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Food at Britomart at Alert Level 2
25 • 08 • 20 / News
7 Ways To Soothe Your Nerves With Scent
If 2020 has you in need of some immediate bliss, these scented candles have aromatherapeutic qualities to burn.
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7 Ways To Soothe Your Nerves With Scent
18 • 08 • 20 / News
Father’s Day Gift Edit
Put your lockdown to good use by getting ahead of Father’s Day shopping with these great gift possibilities from Britomart retailers.
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Father’s Day Gift Edit
18 • 08 • 20 / News
Ensemble Magazine
This week we’re digging into the new online fashion, beauty and culture online magazine Ensemble, founded by two local fashion media experts.
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Ensemble Magazine
11 • 08 • 20 / People
Britomart People, Hannah Yanxing
Hannah knows first-hand how fresh flowers brighten your spirits, so she brings the very freshest blooms you can buy to the Britomart Saturday Markets every week.
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Britomart People, Hannah Yanxing
06 • 08 • 20 / News
Britomart People, Yinon Shimi
Inspired by the foods of his homeland in Israel, Yinon brings home-style vegetarian and vegan foods to the Britomart La Cigale Market every Saturday.
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Britomart People, Yinon Shimi
06 • 08 • 20 / News
Winter Sale Bargains For a Hundy or Under
The last days of the sales are when you score the best mark-downs. Don’t miss these fashion bargains at Britomart for $100 or less.
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Winter Sale Bargains For a Hundy or Under
03 • 08 • 20 / Sustainability
How Westpac is closing the loop on waste
From garden to table and back to the garden again, Westpac operates an aspirational circular waste management system in their Britomart head office.
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How Westpac is closing the loop on waste
30 • 07 • 20 / The Interview
The Interview: Kate Sylvester
One of New Zealand’s favourite fashion designers shares her passion for reviving New Zealand’s garment manufacturing industry to create a more sustainable future for local fashion.
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The Interview: Kate Sylvester