July 2008NZ Schools Photographic Competition 2008
1 May 2008 – 25 July 2008
New Zealand’s largest Photographic Competition for students.
An annual competition, since 2005. Free entry. Open to all primary, intermediate and secondary school students. Prizes include digital cameras, laminators, trophies, paid work study, scholarship studying Media Arts at WINTEC, etc.
Go to www.nzschoolsvisualarts.co.nz for further details.
Send entries to photos@nzschoolsvisualarts.co.nz or post to P O Box 10116, Hamilton. Entries close 25 July 2008. For more information contact:
Oliver C. Raman
mailto:Oliver@24zoom.com
http://www.nzschoolsvisualarts.co.nz Smokefree Pacifica Beats – Regionals
1 May 2008 – 9 August 2008
Different locations throughout Aotearoa
Smokefree Pacifica Beats is open for entry to anyone in Aotearoa who is attending ‘school’ for at least 16 hours a week and who is no older than 19 years of age on 30 May, 2008. Entries for Smokefree Pacifica Beats are NOW OPEN! Packs have been sent out to every secondary school and kura kaupapa in Aotearoa – hassle your music teacher for more information! Entries officially close on Friday 30 May. The regional events begin in Tūranga – nui – a – Kiwa(Gisborne) on Sat 14 June and finish down in Porirua on Sat 9 August, we’ll be updating the site with more information around the shows over the next couple of weeks; venues, ticket prices, show times etc…. stay tuned for updates!
smokefreepacificabeats@ypt.org.nz
09 846 6090
http://www.smokefreepacificabeats.co.nz/ Touch Compass Integrated Dance Workshops
21 June 2008 – 6 September 2008
Grey Lynn Community Centre, 510 Richmond Rd, Grey Lynn
Don’t miss the chance to learn from NZ’s leading integrated dance company Touch Compass, who combine dancers with and without a disability in stunning performances and training events. All levels of skill and ability welcome. The workshops will offer participants the opportunity to express their creativity through movement in a fun and supportive environment. Block 1: 2.30pm – 4.30pm Saturdays 21st Jun, 28th Jun, 5th Jul, 26th Jul, and 2nd Aug. Block 2: 2.30pm – 4.30pm Saturdays 9th Aug, 16th Aug, 23rd Aug, 30th Aug, and 6th Sept. Cost: Block of 5 workshops: $75.00. All ten workshops: $135.00 (10% discount)
How to Book: for a booking form and further details contact
Rachel
info@touchcompass.org.nz
(09) 4460477 or 021 989 446
http://www.touchcompass.org.nz Trick of the Light 
6 July 2008 – 6 July 2008
3:04 pm National Radio
In this week's Sunday Drama, award – winning New Zealand playwright Ken Duncum's 'Trick of the Light' turns the spot – light on family relationships set against a backdrop of the Arthur Alan Thomas murder case. Rocked the Nation: 100 NZ Music Moments
7 July 2008 – 8 July 2008
11:25 pm TV3
Tonight: 10 – 1 we're into the all important Top Ten countdown where we find out the number one music moment in New Zealand History. From a bedroom classic to a b – boy legend, from a career ending move to anarchy and riots.Over the past six weeks Rocked the Nation has been bringing you the greatest stories in our music history and tonight we have the biggest, most engaging, and influential stories of all. Final. Writers on Writing
8 July 2008 – 8 July 2008
9:00 pm
This series explores the art of creative writing, writing for the stage, anmusic composition. This week: Is there such a thing as writers' block, and if so, how do you remove it?
TVNZ Online: http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1235936 New Zealand International Film Festivals 2008
10 July 2008 – 26 November 2008
New Zealand
Check out the website to find dates and films for each region.
festival@nzff.co.nz
+64 4 385 – 0162
+64 4 801 – 7304 (fax)
http://www.nzff.co.nz/home The Private Life of a Masterpiece (G)
11 July 2008 – 11 July 2008
8:30 pm
One of the most controversial pieces of art ever created, Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper depicts the dramatic moment when Christ tells his disciples that one of them will betray him.
TVNZ Online: http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1420940 The Songs of Willie Nelson 
11 July 2008 – 11 July 2008
11:06 pm National Radio
The Songs of Willie Nelson is a two – part series presented by Rodney Crowell and featuring Willie Nelson narrating his own unique story in country music. Just the Job (G)
12 July 2008 – 12 July 2008
9:30 am TV2
Another three careers are profiled: food technologist; canvas fabrication;and civil engineering. http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/488120/1400833
=20 Piano Man (G)
12 July 2008 – 12 July 2008
8:30 pm
A look at the life of NZ's pre – eminent classical pianist Michael Houstoun – a man who, beyond accepting the acclaim his performances attract, has been shy of close media attention. Until now.
TVNZ Online: http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/488124/1627733 The Barry White Story: Let the Music Play (G)
14 July 2008 – 14 July 2008
8:30 pm
An intimate portrait of the life and work of the legendary Barry White told through extensive archive interviews with the great man himself and interviews with his family, friends and colleagues. The Private Life of a Masterpiece (G)
18 July 2008 – 18 July 2008
8:30 pm
The Christ of St John of The Cross is the first of two crucifixions painted by Salvador Dali in the early 1950s. Dali claimed he had a dream in which he saw that Christ is the nucleus of the atom.
TVNZ Online: http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1420940 New Zealand's Top 100 History Makers (G)
19 July 2008 – 19 July 2008
11:30 am Prime
Documentary series counting down the top Kiwi movers and shakers of all time, as judged by a panel of historians and celebrities. Being Billy Apple (G)
19 July 2008 – 19 July 2008
8:30 pm
Tracking his life from boyhood to brand, this is the story of Billy Apple,the man who became a living work of art, sparking outrage and incredulity, inspiration and awe.
TVNZ Online: http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/488124/1642616 Asia Downunder (G)
20 July 2008 – 20 July 2008
8:30 am TV1
Meet a real – life Geisha who is now living a completely different life in NZ,and first – time author of a new book called The Year of The Shanghai Shark.
TVNZ Online: http://tvnz.co.nz/view/tvone_minisite_index_skin/tvone_
asia_downunder_group
GO SOLO 2008
21 July 2008 – 3 August 2008
SEEyd Space, Te Whaea National Dance & Drama Centre, 11 Hutchison Rd, Newtown, Wellington
Go Solo 2008 presents the exciting future of Kiwi theatre with twenty new New Zealand compositions created and performed by third year actors from Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School. 2008 brings huge variations to the stage – from stylised physical theatre to hip – hop, stand – up comedy to an epic cataclysm, one thousand garage props to a bare – naked stage. Some highlights this year include: a central North Island sheep farmer who loses his farm to Lord of the Rings tourism, a boozed up bride planning the perfect wedding night, if only she can get her appliances to work, an apocalyptic crisis in a pet food factory in Miramar, the delicate explorations of a Maori Mormon matriarch, and a Vietnam veteran on Anzac Day. Go Solo 2008 is directed by Jade Eriksen (Penumbra, Arcane, Pakiwaitara), Toi Whakaari Director Annie Ruth and 2007 acting graduate Sophie Roberts (Angels in America, Streetcar Named Desire). We have 20 new works on offer, 5 groups to choose from and 45 chances to catch a showing. Every group promises a rich collision of individual perspectives and bold theatre making. Forging the future of theatre and film in Aotearoa. Come and have a look. TIMES: 6.30pm & 8.30pm every day. 2.30pm show Thu & Fri ; 12.30pm, 2.30pm, 4.30pm shows Sat & Sun. TICKETS: $10/$5 ($40 to see all 5 groups) BOOK: 04 381 9251. For more information, images or an interview, please contact
Brianne Kerr
briannekerrpublicity@yahoo.co.nz
04 801 6470 or 021 165 5784
http:// www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz Te Papa Education – Te Ipu Kāhuirangi
21 July 2008 – 19 September 2008
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington.
A selection of Albrecht Dürer and 16th Century German prints are currently on display at Te Papa. Durer's engravings include major works such as The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and Melencolia 1. Book now for a guided tour with the Curator of European Art. Term 3 only. Year 11 – 13. Level 6 – 8. Bookings are essential. To book, or for more information, please contact our Education Coordinator:
reservations@tepapa.govt.nz
(04) 381 7087 The Call of Africa: Voice of a Continent
21 July 2008 – 21 July 2008
8:30 pm
A fascinating look at Africa today, a contrast of worlds – traditional and modern, rural and urban. The series also looks at the role of women, and the impact of Westerners on the vast continent. http://shopware.films.com/id/15653/The_Call_of_Africa_Voice_of_a_Continent.htm The 2008 International Secondary Schools Digital Design Challenge
24 July 2008
Secondary Schools are invited to participate in this challenge which encourages students to stretch the boundaries of their imagination by conceptualising, modelling and generating a design using any software within three hours. There are eight categories – animation (open and years 8 – 10), graphic design (open and years 8 – 10), three – dimensional design (open and years 8 – 10), architectural design and web page design (open to all year levels). Evaluation is based on how students articulate and communication their ideas based on industry expectations and requirements. More information available on the website.
Marie Gehde
M.Gehde@griffith.edu.au
http://www.griffith.edu.au/qca/challenge The Private Life of a Masterpiece (G)
25 July 2008 – 25 July 2008
8:30 pm
By common consent, The Resurrection is one of the great religious pictures. Piero della Francesca shows the risen Christ standing upright in his sarcophagus, one foot poised on its rim.
TVNZ Online: http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1420940 Just the Job (G)
26 July 2008 – 26 July 2008
9:30 am TV2
Three more careers are profiled: agriculture; forestry; and television production.
TVNZ Online: http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/488120/1400833 New Zealand's Top 100 History Makers (G)
26 July 2008 – 26 July 2008
11:30 am Prime
Documentary series counting down the top Kiwi movers and shakers of all time, as judged by a panel of historians and celebrities. Mythbusters (PGR)
26 July 2008 – 26 July 2008
8:30 pm Prime
Mythbusters meets MacGyver could it get any better? The boys take on some of MacGyvers ingenious inventions and prove whether the secret agents ideas really work. The myths they tackle are: Sodium Jailbreak can you blow through a jail wall with one grain of pure sodium?, Light Bulb, Lock Pick can you use filaments from a light bulb to pick a lock? develop a roll of film using only orange juice and ammonia?
http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/about/abo
ut.html
Asia Downunder (G)
27 July 2008 – 27 July 2008
8:30 am TV1
Kimchi and Marmite: find out what it means to be a Korean Kiwi at a Kowi conference; and catch up with multimedia artist Yuk King Tan, who's making waves in Hong Kong.
TVNZ Online: http://tvnz.co.nz/view/tvone_minisite_index_skin/tvone_
asia_downunder_group
Writers on Writing
29 July 2008 – 29 July 2008
9:00 pm
Plays of five playwrights are followed through workshop and development, and well – known playwrights, directors and actors are interviewed in this episode of the creative writing series. (Part 3).
TVNZ Online: http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1235936 TKI and the Digital Learning Objects
31 July 2008 – 31 July 2008
Mana Education Centre, Porirua, Wellington
TKI community facilitators will give participants a change to find and explore the Digital Learning Objects available on the NZ portal for education website Te Kete Ipurangi (TKI) http://www.tki.org.nz/
manaenquiries@manaeducationcentre.org.nz
(04) 237 7318 | 
