Aotea Square Markets-open Air Shopping And Entertainment
Aotea Square Markets-open Air Shopping And Entertainment
Aotea Square is the center of the Auckland City and is the principal site where take place openair concerts and social gatherings. It was opened by Sir DoveMyer Robinson in 1979 with its name Aotea derived from Motu Aotea which gives the meaning of Great Barrier Island. The area s redesigned in 2000 by Ted Smythe which gives it the current outlook of a perfect arena of musical concerts as well as political rallies.
Aotea Square Market is held every Fri days and Saturdays at THE EDGE of Aotea Square and it displays the latest designer fashions Pacifica arts and crafts traditional food and many items that relate to the culture of the region. Also the Aotea Square Markets brings every time some exciting live band shows where people enjoy Rock and classical music. It is a great opportunity for new fashion designer to show up their talents and to present their creative designs. And many people who are new to textile trade come to the Aotea Square Markets in order to put their items on sale and the place holds a good reputation in buying items at much lower cost than in the high street stores.
Another main feature of the market is its food stalls where one can taste both traditional and funky food items in each stall. Apart from the food items from the native areas the food items that are sold at t he best rates are considered to be American and Indian food. Some other major features of the market can be mentioned as Pacific arts and crafts that attract a large number of people who are interested in handicrafts and other handmade artistic articles along with traditional Maori carvings.
The main feature relevant to Aotea Square THE EDGE comprises with three main structures as The Civic Aotea Centre and Auckland Town Hall and it is the main facilitator for performing arts public conventions and also for entertainment events in the area. THE EDGE is being administered by The Aotea Centre Board of Management which is responsible for every event that takes place in Aotea Square and in the entire city.
Apart from that the city holds a good reputation for its highclass hospitality services along with outstanding hotels in Auckland which exemplifies the most prominent and leading hotels in Auckland.
About the writer: Naveen Marasinghe is an Online Marketing Executive at eMarketingEye which is a search engine marketing company that offers integrated Internet marketing solutions and specializes in serving the online travel and hospitality industry.
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