A suburb whose hippest pub, The Gluepot, hosted gigs by the likes of Hello Sailor, Mick Jagger, and Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett who once, mid-performance, leapt high enough to headbutt a hole into the ceiling. That suburb is Ponsonby.
Aline Asmar d’Amman is the founder of Culture in Architecture, an agency based in Paris and Beirut (her birthplace) that’s seeks to build bridges between cultures while connecting the past and present.
We talk Christmas with four artists from NZ Opera's 2025 season. Audiences will delight in an exquisite summer calendar of classical concerts.