Paul Blomfield
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Innaugural New Zealand Fashion Festival Set to Impress
Mar 11th
Auckland&s fashion industry is buzzing as preparations begin for the inaugural The New Zealand Fashion Festival show on March 16 and the Designer Garage Sale the following weekend.
This launch spectacular will feature 17 of New Zealand&s leading designer brands who will each get their chance to feature on the long 50-metre runway in front of 1,000 fashion fans, VIPs and media. Live-mixing by New Zealand&s top DJs will add to the excitement, with an after-party till late.
A Hurricane of Sci-fi, Comic, and Gaming Madness is Due to hit Wellington at the 2010 Armageddon Expo
Mar 3rd
Chaske Spencer from Twilight New Moon is coming to the Wellington Armageddon Expo
Easter weekend in Wellington will never be the same again as bunny rabbits are outnumbered by Princess Leias, Pokemons, Stormtroopers and other wacky characters as the 40th Armageddon Expo takes place at TSB Bank Arena from 2nd — 4th April. It&s the biggest Sci-fi expo in the lower North Island with international TV & Movie stars, dozens of interactive competitions, photo sessions, signings, movie screenings and more.
Wellington Armageddon visitors will get the exclusive chance to meet two additional TV& Movie stars; Chaske Spencer and René Auberjonois. Chaske plays wolfpack member ‘Sam& in the worldwide hit Twilight New Moon and is following hot on the heels of fellow co-star Bronson Pelletier who visited the 2009 Armageddon Expo. René is known for portraying Father Mulcahy in the movie version of M*A*S*H, Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and attorney Paul Lewiston on Boston Legal.
Super Heroes, Villains and Sci-fi Stars set to Storm Christchurch for the 2010 Armageddon Expo
Mar 3rd
Heroes' Jason Kyson Lee will be at the Christchurch Armageddon Expo
Visitors to the Armageddon Expo on March 27th and 28th will get the feeling they&re not in Christchurch anymore and that their usual civilian dress looks hundreds, if thousands of years out of date! The biggest pulp culture expo in the South Island is back; boasting big international visitors, enough entertainment to impress even the most die-hard fans, plus new competitions, signings, movie screenings and more.
Fans of the hit TV Series Heroes will have the chance to meet ‘Ando Masahashi& AKA James Kyson Lee in his first visit to New Zealand. And old Dr Who fans will be delighted to meet Paul McGann, as the famous eighth ‘Doctor& signs autographs.
Trekkies will get the opportunity to meet and greet Dominic Keating and John Billingsley (also on True Blood). And one of the most popular performers of 2009 is back — legendary motormouth Michael Winslow — who&ll be entertaining audiences in a double-act with fellow Police Academy co-star Marion Ramsey.
Jill and Cheryl at the BMW NZ Polo Finals, 2010
Mar 2nd
Cheryl Byrne & Jill Blomfield hold the Stella Artois Auckland Cup
 Jill Blomfield and Cheryl Byrne from Paul Blomfield PR attended the BMW NZ Polo Finals on February 21, 2010. The annual BMW NZ Polo Open is the pinacle of the NZ polo calendar, featuring local players facing off against some of the best national and international players.
Kiwi Innovator a Natural Success Story
Feb 25th
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Leading biotechnology scientist and proud Kiwi, Dr Andrew Keech
A New Zealand biochemist’s pioneering work into the extraction of vital nutrients from colostrum – the first food of life – is behind an exciting breakthrough in immune support.
Born and raised on a Taranaki dairy farm and now a world leader in his field, Dr Andrew Keech has worked in protein biochemistry since 1997 and was a research engineer for the New Zealand Dairy Research Institute in Palmerston North.
Now based in Phoenix, Arizona, he travelled to the United States in 2003 to build the world’s first dairy plant devoted exclusively to the processing of bovine colostrum.
Urbis Designday 2010 Designer and Showroom Pairings Announced
Feb 23rd
Urbis Designday powered by the Audi A5 Sportback, is back for its 5th year on Saturday 20th March with a fantastic new lineup of showrooms and designers and a new creative brief that will ensure visitors can expect the most inspiring Designday yet.
The format for 2010 includes creative practitioners such as multimedia creators, architects, furniture designers, landscape and fashion designers, all working in partnership with 13 of Auckland&s leading showrooms. In all, around 42 creative individuals; designers or artists will play a part in this year&s Designday.
Another first this year is the introduction of a design brief – ‘Off the Grid& – where creative pairings have been challenged to go the extra mile to interpret this theme.
In addition to this is the HP Future Designer, where AUT&s top design graduates from Graphic, Fashion and Spatial design faculties will work with HP in a series of installations at the Simon James showroom.
The 2010 showrooms and designer pairings were announced this morning at The Steel Works in Mt Eden, Auckland, with each participant receiving a bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne.
The Fastest Star in a Car on the Toshiba Track at Top Gear Live is…
Feb 23rd
Brooke Howard-Smith expresses his frustration at Lana Coc-Kroft beating his lap time on the Toshiba Track at Top Gear Live.
They came, they saw, they competed, but only one celebrity truly conquered on the Toshiba Track at Top Gear Live; Radio Sport’s D’Arcy Waldegrave raced to the top of the Leader Board and stayed there with a stunning time of 1:53.60 taking out the Top Gear Live Trophy and also winning the honour of being the Fastest Radio Announcer of the year.
Auckland celebrities came to the Toshiba Track from Wednesday 17th to Sunday 21st of February and were taken through stunt drive training with Drive Rush’s Peter Bell, before it was time to don a racing suit, hop in a Suzuki Swift and perform in front of the Top Gear Live Festival public. Once the penalty shoot-out and extreme parallel parking challenges were out of the way, they switched to a Suzuki SX4 and headed for the Start line on the Toshiba Track.
Urbis Designday is Back!
Feb 8th
Lucie Boshier and Tami Smith at Natuzzi, Urbis Designday 2009
Celebrating style, design, and original thinking, Urbis Designday will bring top creative practitioners from the worlds of fashion, art, music and architecture together with Auckland&s leading design showrooms to create 13 unique installations on Saturday 20th March 2010.
These inspiring collaborations will transform the showrooms into a riot of colour, light and imagination. Join the 2010 Urbis Designday tour with fellow design lovers and be transported from showroom to showroom to see the creativity up close. You could be drinking a cocktail among fashion models one moment or watching an audio-visual creation the next.
A truly inspiring day of creativity, inspiration and a fun day out.
Registrations are essential and if you register for Urbis Designday before 01 March you&ll go into the draw to win a fabulous VIP Audi experience for you and three guests. Enjoy a champagne breakfast and an exclusive Designday tour accompanied by your own personal chauffeur!
Design showroom and creative practitioner pairings will be announced soon. For more information or to purchase Designday passes please visit: http://Urbismagazine.com/Designday
Icons and Egos Ready for the Top Gear Live Challenge
Feb 5th
Lana Coc-Kroft & Brooke Howard-Smith at the ASB Showgrounds
With New Zealanders being arguably the most passionate Top Gear fans in the world, it is hardly surprising that they&ve gone the extra distance and created their own miniature version of the Top Gear Test Track, where our own local stars can challenge the leader-board in a reasonably-priced car.
In fact when Top Gear Live comes to town on the 18th — 21st February, the entire ASB Showgrounds arena will be transformed into a fully fledged Motoring Festival with a sensational live theatre show featuring Jeremy Clarkson, James May and our own Greg Murphy, a showcase of fabulous and exotic cars and an outdoor track where car marques, stunt drivers and celebrities will go helmet to helmet in a bid to reign supreme.
Top Gear Live Convoy – Celebrating Motoring and the Love of Great Cars
Feb 5th
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The Convoy's 1935 Alfa Romeo Tipo C worth $4.5 million
Classic car enthusiasts throughout New Zealand are preparing to tour the nation in a convoy featuring some of the world’s rarest cars – the Top Gear Live Convoy in association with Moro: fuelling great Kiwi roadtrips since 1967.
The starting gun will be fired in Invercargill on Sunday February 14 to send the Top Gear Live Convoy of around 25 classic prestige and performance cars valued at more than $30 million on a tour of the country.
The Convoy will stop at Shell service stations in Invercargill, Dunedin, Timaru, Christchurch, Wellington, Palmerston North, Hastings, Napier, Taupo and Hamilton – arriving in Auckland on Thursday February 18 just in time for the opening show of Top Gear Live, powered by Shell V-Power.
