Free Movies in Manukau Parks

Summer is the perfect time for family fun, with free Summer Sunset Movies coming to a park near you. Manukau City Council’s Arts and Parks teams have organised a great series of outdoor movies, with screenings being held across the city in February.

Laughs, action, adventure and even a bit of romance will be in the air, with a range of family-friendly titles set to hit the big screen.

Leisa Siteine, Group Manager of Manukau Arts, is excited about bringing these events to Manukau for the first time. “The combination of a great line-up of films and our beautiful local parks makes for a perfect way to spend a summer’s evening.”

Bring along your picnic blanket and basket and settle in for an evening of entertainment for the whole family.

Summer Sunset Movies Schedule

13 February – 5.45pm – Auckland Botanic Gardens, Manurewa (parking off Everglade Drive)
Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian

20 February – 8.45pm – Pigeon Mountain, Pakuranga
Marley and Me

27 February – 8.45pm – David Lange Park, Bader Drive, Mangere
Robots

6 March, 8.45pm – Barry Curtis Park, Chapel Road, Flat Bush
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

For cancellation updates, phone 262 5104 after 1pm on the day of screening.

ENDS

Note to media: Movie synopses

Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (PG)
When the Museum of Natural History is closed for renovations, it transpires that trouble is in the air. Join Larry Daley and his band of historical helpers at Washington’s famous Smithsonian Institution and watch museum magic unfold once more as they try to save precious artefacts and conquer evil. Can they save the day?

Marley and Me (PG)
After their wedding, newspaper writers John and Jennifer Grogan move to Florida. In an attempt to stall Jennifer's "biological clock", John gives her a puppy. While the puppy Marley grows into a 100 pound dog, he loses none of his puppy energy or rambunctiousness. Meanwhile, Marley gains no self-discipline. Marley's antics give John rich material for his newspaper column. As the Grogans mature and have children of their own, Marley continues to test everyone's patience by acting like the world's most impulsive dog. Synopsis from www.imdb.com

Robots (PG)
Even in a world populated entirely by mechanical beings Rodney Copperbottom is considered a genius inventor. Rodney dreams of two things, making the world a better place and meeting his idol, the master inventor Bigweld. On his journey he encounters Cappy, a beautiful executive 'bot with whom Rodney is instantly smitten, the nefarious corporate tyrant Ratchet who locks horns with Rodney, and a group of misfit 'bots known as the Rusties, led by Fender and Piper Pinwheeler. Synopsis from www.imdb.com

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (PG)
While Skrat the Sabretoothed Squirrel is still ineffectually trying to regain his precious acorn, the misfit trio of Manny the Mammoth, Sid the Sloth and Diego the Sabretooth Tiger have settled down in an isolated valley with numerous other animals. When the trio discover that the ice wall surrounding the valley is threatening to break, they set off on a desperate mission of survival, meeting new friends along the way. Synopsis partly from www.imdb.com