Christchurch reels but begins to regroup
Above A car is left on top of the rubble once a house on Bealey Avenue, across from the cordoned-off city under a state of emergency. Christchurch was known as the most English of New Zealand cities. It was the garden city and one of the most liveable and safest places in the world. None […]
Wellington’s Hobbit party almost overshadows inauguration
I hadn’t planned on a big night. I attended the inauguration of Mayor Celia Wade-Brown in Wellington, New Zealand, and joined her and some of her newly sworn-in councillors at St John’s Bar earlier tonight. But on the way to the latter, we got word that The Hobbit, the troubled Warner Bros. production that had […]
Copenhagen Fashion Festival comes to a close with mile-long inner-city catwalk
København turned some of its streets in its inner city into a mile-long pink runway as the Copenhagen Fashion Festival came to a close. Two hundred and twenty models took to what organizers called ‘The World’s Greatest Catwalk’ on a rainy København day, to show the public what they can expect in spring–summer 2011. […]
An inspirational evening at the New Zealand Art Show
Matt Payne Ann Skelly Libby McColl—who told Lucire that she sign-writes as well, which might explain how she accurately interpreted the lettering on the train carriage Donna O’Donoghue—we defy anyone not to smile when they see her work Philina den Dulk Lisa Taylor-King, whose raw emotion worked itself into Trinity Daniel Campion, taking apple cores […]
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue models head to Las Vegas
Considering the media attention surrounding Brooklyn Decker and her 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover, Las Vegas’s move to arrange for 11 of its models to appear seems very prudent. The 11 women are there for a three-day programme, which includes photo ops, events and signing copies of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Below […]
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi is Maranello’s theme park
In tribute to its brand, Ferrari will open Ferrari World Abu Dhabi next year, a theme park with 20 state-of-the-art attractions including the world’s fastest roller-coaster (travelling at over 200 km/h), all under a roof spanning 200,000 m². A G-force experience ride goes over the 48 m roof, to a 62 m point. There will […]
Richie Rich, Pamela Anderson in Tourism snapshot
Hill & Knowlton, Inc. It amazes us, too, what emerges on the US wire services we have access to. Here are our friend Richie Rich of A Muse and his collaborator, Pamela Anderson, with a Māori cultural group during their visit to New Zealand for Air New Zealand Fashion Week last month, in a photograph […]
Miss Universe ’09 contestants are enjoying the Bahamas
The contestants at Miss Universe are having a great time in the Bahamas, and the fun is not restricted to Atlantis on Paradise Island. Below, the contestants are having fun on Atlantis, and visiting Bimini, Exuma and Grand Bahama Island. The telecast is on August 23 at 9 p.m. EDT, and will be shown live […]
Amandari in Bali celebrates 20th anniversary with festivities
Amandari, based in Ubud in central Bali, has completed a series of refurbishments, including the addition of fibreoptic cabling and new gym equipment. To boot, it is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a series of special events from April to October 2009. From exhibitions on Balinese textiles, painting, wood carving and photography to traditional dance […]
Stockholm is Europe’s first Green Capital
We were delighted to hear that Stockholm has been named the first European Green Capital by the European Commission. Stockholm is one of our favourite cities, and even though it never got congested compared to many European cities, the forward-thinking Swedes still implemented a congestion charge. The city has integrated environmental issues into its […]
