Here are 13 Videos from Pecha Kucha Night Auckland 28 . A Social networking event and  part of the Southside Arts Festival held  Thursday 27 October 2011.
It was the first outdoor event for Auckland and held at Fresh Gallery Otara. If you were unable to attend here are the presentations from that night which will give you an idea of what to expect for future Pecha Kucha events.

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Show-stopping talent emerges at Cult Couture 2011

For the 10th year running, Manukau welcomed its “crown jewel” event, the Cult Couture Fashion Awards Show, back for the Southside Arts Festival 2011.
The show, which was held on Saturday 15 October, celebrated all that is great about New Zealand, the iconic sights, sounds, monuments and even moments. The evening was a great success, with overwhelming feedback from designers and audience alike as they were taken on a journey by MC for the night, Tina Cross.

The Supreme Award was awarded to Lindah Lepou, from Mt Eden, Auckland, for the multi-facetted garment, Bushygaga, which was crafted from flax and unbleached calico. It’s not the first time Lindah’s garments have shone at Cult Couture; she was awarded the Supreme Award in 2009. Lindah also placed first for Obviously Organic category in this year’s awards.

Other category winners were Lisa Li (On the Streets), Ofa Filoialii (Flight of Fantasy) Christopher Davis (Recycled Revolution), Kiri Nathan, (Formally Yours) and Kiri Nathan (Matrimonial Bliss).
Auckland’s Deputy Mayor, Penny Hulse, said: “Cult Couture is a showcase of amazing creativity and talent. It shows the very best of dance, music and fashion, and the south as the cultural and artistic capital of New Zealand.”

This year the adjudicating panel featured some of the country’s fashion elite; Dan Ahwa, fashion editor Canvas magazine, Tina Moore, editor REMIX magazine, Ngahuia Williams, director of N Model Management and Francis Hooper, fashion designer at World.

Cult Couture 2011 Supreme Award

Winner: Lindah Lepou, Bushygaga

On the Streets

Winner: Lisa Li, Home is where the heart is
Runner Up: Tamsin Smith, Modern Smuggler

Flight of Fantasy

Winner: Ofa Filoialii, Respect
Runner Up: Sophie Ham, Sara Taylor, Jan Ubels and Wilma Kotze, Daphne, A father’s protection

Recycled Revolution

Winner: Christopher Davis, Treasured trash
Runner Up: Therese Joyce, Beautiful decay

Formally Yours

Winner: Kiri Nathan, Te Awatea
Runner Up: Czarina Wilson, Fa’avae i le Atua Samoa

Obviously Organic

Winner: Lindah Lepou, Bushygaga
Runner Up: Tracey Brown, Te Ika A Maui

Matrimonial Bliss

Winner: Kiri Nathan, Oranga Ake (Destiny)
Runner Up: Viviena & Oudney Tupou, For Richer, For Poorer

For more photos of winners see Flickr Album

For pictures from Cult Couture 2011, please contact:
Grace Hakaria, Arts Marketing Coordinator, Auckland South
Phone: (09) 262 8900 x8690
Email: grace.hakaria@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

The Legacy of Cult Couture from Fabian Takiari on Vimeo.

Auckland Council presents the Cult Couture awards, an evening of sartorially inspired spectacle, combining theatre, music, dance and fashion to dramatic effect.
This year’s show will be hosted by Tina Cross and features entertainment from Ardijah, Royal Family Dance Crew, Taisha and Pacificka, Nga Reo, Front Row Choir and more.

The show will take place on Saturday 15 October at TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre, Manukau and is proudly sponsored by Auckland Council, Overland, Schnips and Smashbox.

Auckland Council presents the Cult Couture awards, an evening of sartorially inspired spectacle, combining theatre, music, dance and fashion to dramatic effect.
This year’s show will be hosted by Tina Cross and features entertainment from Ardijah, Royal Family Dance Crew, Taisha and Pacificka, Nga Reo, Front Row Choir and more.
The show will take place on Saturday 15 October at TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre, Manukau and is proudly sponsored by Auckland Council, Overland, Schnips and Smashbox.

When : Saturday 15 October 2011
Where: Sir Fisher Woolf Arena, TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre, Manukau
Cost: Tickets from $20, $300 per table for corporate tables
Booking details  Tickets on sale 31 August
Book online with ticketdirect or call 0800 484 2538
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