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SKYCITY Entertainment Group Limited is a leading entertainment and gaming business with a great brand and an iconic status as a New Zealand and Australian listed company. We operate monopoly casinos in New Zealand (Auckland, Hamilton and Queenstown) and Australia (Adelaide and Darwin), alongside a variety of industry-leading restaurants and bars, luxury hotels, convention centres and, in New Zealand, cinemas.
Entertainment is our core business. SKYCITY has a strong and enviable collection of assets, including some of the most significant urban monopoly casino licences in New Zealand and Australia.
We aim to provide the best possible gaming and entertainment experiences for our customers, and deliver healthy long-term returns to our shareholders.
AUCKLAND — SKYCITY regrets how this incident has played out and we have tried to move quickly today, to resolve this by requesting our meeting with Unite and Tuni Parata be brought forward from Thursday to today.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Different roles have different uniform standards but as a general principle staff in customer service roles are in breach of SKYCITY's uniform standards if they carry items such as personal mobile phones, books and other items which might interfere with their full engagement with their customers.
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QUEENSTOWN — SKYCITY Queenstown Casino Community Trust is inviting local community groups and charity organisations in the Queenstown Lakes District area to submit applications for its 2012 annual funding round.
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As the chips were packed away at the SKYCITY Poker Room, Chris Homes from Auckland was crowned the SKYCITY New Zealand Poker Open Champion for 2012.
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On Saturday 5 May, SKYCITY second year apprentice chef William Mordido out-cooked his competitors and picked up the top prize in the chefs category at the 2012 Auckland Regional Youth Skills Final held at the Auckland University of Technology.
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After great success over the past three years, the Pokerstars.net NZPT Queenstown – SKYCITY Snowfest is returning to SKYCITY Queenstown Casino from 24-29 July 2012.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Friday night will see the SKYCITY Breakers taking on the Perth Wildcats in Game 2 of the ANBL Finals in Perth.
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After a massive Final Day which saw 78 players return to the felt in the 2012 SKYCITY Deep Stack Series, Jun Li from Auckland took out his first ever live tournament picking up the SKYCITY Deep Stack Series title against Auckland’s Matt Carter collecting NZD $22,370.00 for his efforts.
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Auckland’s tallest man made building and dominating landmark of Auckland skyline, the Sky Tower, will switch off its lights this Saturday night (31 March) at 8.30pm for an hour in support of the global environmental initiative, Earth Hour.
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Poker players from around New Zealand will be hitting the tables for the 2012 SKYCITY Deep Stack Series at the SKYCITY Casino Poker Room from Monday 26 March until Sunday 1 April.
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SKYCITY Auckland’s premiere fine dining restaurant, dine by Peter Gordon is teaming up with the legendary Family of Twelve to bring the food lovers of Auckland the dine Uncorked Winemaker Dinner Series. With events held every two months, dine by Peter Gordon will be hosting two different wineries from the Family of Twelve collective at each event.
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Two of New Zealand’s favorite children’s TV characters are coming to the Auckland Weta Cave at the Sky Tower this March! SpottyWot and DottyWot from KidsZone’s WotWots TV show will be making an in-store visit to the Auckland Weta Cave on Saturday 10 March from 2pm.
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After a gruelling Final Day in the 2012 SKYCITY Auckland Anniversary Poker Champs, Kevin Clark from Auckland’s North Shore took out the long weekend title against Auckland’s Sam Ruha collecting NZD $44,100 for his efforts.
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SKYCITY Auckland will be celebrating the Year of the Dragon this Chinese New Year with a range of free festivities and a special menu at Jade Dragon, SKYCITY’s Cantonese restaurant from 22 January.
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SKYCITY CONFIRMS $80K PRIZE POOL FOR ITS AUCKLAND ANNIVERSARY POKER CHAMPIONSHIPS SKYCITY Auckland’s 2012 poker calendar will begin strongly with its first tournament, the 2012 SKYCITY Auckland Anniversary Poker Championship, guaranteed to deliver an NZ$80,000* prize pool.
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SKYCITY will again be dazzling the people of Auckland on New Year’s Eve with its annual fireworks display and entertainment across site, all night long hosted by Jackie Clarke.
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SKYCITY Auckland is building on the success of its Federal Street bar and fabulous restaurant precinct making it 'the' place to be this Christmas.
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SKYCITY Auckland is building on the success of its Federal Street bar and fabulous restaurant precinct making it ‘the’ place to be this Christmas.
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AUCKLAND — On Thursday night, 27 October, two hundred and thirty seven community groups have been invited to the SKYCITY Auckland Convention Centre to celebrate the announcement of the year’s funding round from the SKYCITY Auckland Community Trust.
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It’s all action at SKYCITY this coming Wednesday (26 October) as members of the championship winning SKYCITY Breakers will head down to the Sky Tower to shoot some hoops in the warm up to their first home game at Vector Arena on 28 April.
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With Australasia’s most elegant and prolific racing carnival less than two weeks away SKYCITY is gearing up for the race that stops a nation, The Melbourne Cup.
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New Zealanders will be looking for the skies to be dark over Auckland this Sunday night as the Sky Tower again shows the results of the World Cup matches live! This Friday night as the Wallabies take on the Welsh at Eden Park, the Sky Tower will either shine gold to show the Australian team are in the lead or Red to show Wales out in front.
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The night sky over Auckland will again be lit up this weekend as the Sky Tower transforms on Saturday and Sunday nights into the largest scoreboard in the country for the World Cup games at Eden Park.
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A one point five metre high 'Showgirl on A Dragon' will begin to appear in the SKYCITY Atrium tomorrow as Weta Workshop sculptor Craig Campbell gets to work on the masterpiece which will take him ten days to complete.
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With the start of the World Cup only days away, SKYCITY is delighted to launch another two exciting locations in time for kick off.
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WHAT: Media are invited to attend the Official Weigh-In for the REDEMPTION – David Tua vs Monte Barrett II - fight before their explosive re-match at the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre, Manukau, Auckland (13 August 2011).
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As New Zealand gets ready to welcome the world for Rugby World Cup, SKYCITY is right in the centre of the action with an exciting array of new bars and restaurants about to open.
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Along with the thousands of people travelling to New Zealand this September and October, something special is coming with them.
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SKYCITY has congratulated thirteen of its staff who took out various categories at the National Culinary Fare held in Auckland last week.
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This Thursday (14 July), to mark France’s national day, La Fête Nationale (The National Celebration) or Bastille Day as it is known around the world, SKYCITY will be celebrating in French style by lighting up the Sky Tower as the French flag in red, white and blue and offering some great deals at SKYCITY locations.
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AUCKLAND — Auckland’s Sky Tower will be lit blue for a week from today (Monday 20 June) to celebrate the Blues making the Super XV semi-finals.
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SOUTHLAND — SKYCITY Entertainment Group is pleased to announce the 2011 PokerStars.net New Zealand Poker Tour (NZPT) Queenstown - SKYCITY Snowfest poker tournament will be coming to the wintry slopes of Queenstown from 22 – 28 August 2011.
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From 3 June until 6 June, Auckland’s iconic Sky Tower will light up the night sky in celebration of Matariki.
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With the first Day 1 flight of the SKYCITY New Zealand Poker Open beginning at 6.15pm this Thursday (2 June), players from around New Zealand will be getting their poker faces ready.
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SKYCITY and Weta Workshop are pleased to announce the signing of a new endeavour which will put the best of this country’s creativity on show in Auckland’s favourite tourist attraction.
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Following the overwhelming success of SKYCITY poker tournaments during 2010, SKYCITY is delighted to announce the SKYCITY New Zealand Poker Open is to be held over Queen’s Birthday weekend at SKYCITY Auckland.
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AUCKLAND — Local and international visitors alike will benefit from a deal struck up between Auckland's two most popular attractions; Auckland Zoo and Auckland's Sky Tower.
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SKYCITY has teamed up with kiwi photographer, Bruce Jarvis to celebrate Music Month this May with a special Rock Legends Photographic Exhibition up the Auckland Sky Tower.
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Auckland’s Sky Tower will turn red and white on Monday night to show support for the people of Japan following the devastating earthquake and its impacts last month.
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The staring feature of the Auckland skyline, the Sky Tower, will go dark this Saturday night (26 March) at 8.30pm for an hour in support of the global environmental initiative, Earth Hour.
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AUCKLAND — SKYCITY Auckland will be presenting the newest recipients of the SKYCITY Player of the Day from the Super XV Blues side with their awards on Tuesday 29 March from 7.00pm-7.20pm in the main Atrium and 7.30pm-8.00pm in Sammy’s Place located on the Main Casino Floor of SKYCITY Auckland.
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AUCKLAND — SKYCITY Auckland will be presenting the newest recipients of the SKYCITY Player of the Day from the Vodafone Warriors with their awards on Wednesday 30 March from 7.00pm-7.20pm in the main Atrium and 7.30pm-8.00pm in Sammy’s Place located on the Main Casino Floor of SKYCITY Auckland.
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AUCKLAND — The SKYCITY Auckland Community Trust is pleased to announce that this year’s funding round has now begun and charities and community groups should get their applications in.
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SKYCITY will turn the Sky Tower red tonight in support of an appeal launched today by the New Zealand Red Cross in response to yesterday's events in Christchurch.
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AUCKLAND CITY — SKYCITY Auckland has announced the official start of construction of the first three new signature restaurants and bars located on Federal Street.
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AUCKLAND — The Chinese community and entertainment seekers from across Auckland will be hopping over to SKYCITY Auckland this Chinese New Year to enjoy the free entertainment and celebrate the start of the Year of the Rabbit.
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AUCKLAND — SKYCITY is cranking it up a notch this New Year's Eve with bigger and better fireworks than ever before and entertainment across site all night long hosted by Jackie Clarke! Fireworks will be extended from last year's six minute show to ten minutes with more layering and pyrotechnics creating double the intensity from last year.
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AUCKLAND CITY — SKYCITY is set to send the all new Sky Tower courtesy bus on the road this December in time for school holidays and the extra visitors Auckland attracts over the warmer months.
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QUEENSTOWN — Ten years of entertainment and fun at SKYCITY Queenstown Casino will be celebrated next Tuesday (7 December) with a huge birthday bash and bumper cash prizes totalling $10, 000.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Want to give the perfect Christmas gift this festive season? SKYCITY is here to help you.
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AUCKLAND CITY — On Tuesday 2 November, SKYCITY Auckland will be in full celebration for the world famous Melbourne Cup! To get festivities started early, SKYCITY is bringing a real live horse to the central city which will be parading around the CBD from midday until 2pm accompanied by a SKYCITY Showgirl and two jockeys.
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AUCKLAND — One hundred and fifty four truly inspirational community groups celebrated in Auckland this week at the announcement on Thursday night (21 October) at SKYCITY of $2.3 million dollars distributed to worthwhile causes by the SKYCITY Auckland Community Trust for their 2010 funding round.
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AUCKLAND — Local and international visitors alike will benefit from a deal struck up between Auckland’s two most popular attractions; Auckland Zoo and Auckland’s Sky Tower.
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AUCKLAND — Local and international visitors alike will benefit from a deal struck up between Auckland’s two most popular attractions; Auckland Zoo and Auckland’s Sky Tower.
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AUCKLAND CITY — SKYCITY's Sky Tower is by turning pink this October leading the charge in support of one of New Zealand's most significant charity campaigns.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Start celebrating the weekend early and join SOLA ROSA at SKYCITY’s bar, twentyone on Thursday 23 September for a great night of live and free entertainment with DJ Spragga starting from 7pm.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The Godfather of New Zealand Hip-Hop, Dawn Raid Entertainment’s Danny 'Brotha D' Leaoasavaii from South Auckland became the third ever SKYCITY Festival of Poker champion outplaying 218 rivals from across the world to take home the title of 2010 SKYCITY Festival of Poker champion, the trophy and NZD $170,000.00.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Excitement and anticipation filled the air of the SKYCITY Poker room this afternoon as the final 96 players made their way to the tables to begin Day 2 of the 2010 SKYCITY Festival of Poker.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The remaining 129 entries into the 2010 SKYCITY Festival of Poker took to their seats just after midday today to kick off the starts of Day 1b.
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AUCKLAND CITY — As the traditional Maori Haka echoed across a silent poker floor at midday today the players of the 2010 SKYCITY Festival of Poker were welcomed to SKYCITY Auckland, New Zealand’s Home of Poker.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Last night, five players each from Auckland Rugby and the Vodafone Warriors battled it out not on the field but on the poker tables to raise over $19,000 for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The SKYCITY Festival of Poker is here! With New Zealand’s most anticipated poker tournament less than a week away, poker players from across New Zealand and the world are packing their focus, determination and poker faces and heading to SKYCITY Auckland, New Zealand’s Home of Poker, for the third annual SKYCITY Festival of Poker.
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SKYCITY Entertainment Group supports constructive efforts to raise awareness about problem gambling but thinks advocating a gamble-free day is the wrong approach.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland’s iconic landmark, the Sky Tower, will be bathed in blue light tonight and for the rest of September to launch the beginning of the Prostate Cancer Foundation’s annual awareness campaign, Blue September.
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AUCKLAND CITY — This weekend (21 and 22 August), Auckland’s Sky Tower will be celebrating its 13th birthday one final time by bringing back the $13 admission price for all adults to the Main Observation Level.
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AUCKLAND CITY — ‘Tweeters’ last night took vantage points all over the city for their look at the first ever ‘Tweet the Tower’.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Last night fans packed into Sammy’s Place at SKYCITY Auckland to watch five of the Vodafone Warriors players step up to receive their award of SKYCITY Player of the Day for the last four rounds of the National Rugby League season.
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DUNEDIN — Tonight Julian Cohen from Melbourne, Australia became the second ever NZPT Queenstown – SKYCITY Alpine Adventure Champion, outplaying 119 rivals from both SKYCITY Auckland’s leg and SKYCITY Queenstown to take home the 2010 NZPT Queenstown - SKYCITY Alpine Adventure Championship trophy and NZD $73,630.
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QUEENSTOWN — Day 2 of the New Zealand Poker Tour Queenstown – SKYCITY Alpine Adventure saw the field of players drop from 56 to 35 with those remaining heading back to take their seat on Day 3.
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QUEENSTOWN — With Day 1a and Day 1b complete at the New Zealand Poker Tour Queenstown – SKYCITY Alpine Adventure, 56 players have gone through to Day 2 of the event which kicked off today (Friday 23 July) at 12.30pm.
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QUEENSTOWN — The SKYCITY Auckland Poker room was bustling over the weekend as poker players from all over the world played it out in Day 1 and Day 2 of the Auckland leg of the New Zealand Poker Tour (NZPT) Queenstown – SKYCITY Alpine Adventure.
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QUEENSTOWN — With only a week to go until one of the biggest poker tournaments to hit New Zealand shores begins, poker players from around New Zealand and overseas are preparing themselves to take away the top spot.
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AUCKLAND CITY — This September will see SKYCITY Auckland overrun with world class poker players counting their chips and playing their hands in the return of New Zealand’s largest and most prestigious poker tournament, the SKYCITY Festival of Poker.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Despite the rain and wind over the first weekend of the school holidays; families battled the elements heading to the Sky Tower to escape into New Zealand's Highest Sweet Shop where children entered a wonderland full of their favorite lollies, characters and prizes.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Despite the rain and wind over the first weekend of the school holidays; families battled the elements heading to the Sky Tower to escape into New Zealand's Highest Sweet Shop where children entered a wonderland full of their favorite lollies, characters and prizes.
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AUCKLAND CITY — SKYCITY has created a wonderland for children these mid winter school holidays; transforming Auckland’s favourite attraction into New Zealand’s highest sweet shop.
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AUCKLAND CITY — SKYCITY’s hottest bar, twentyone, is presenting Che Fu with The Kratez THIS Thursday night 1 July.
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AUCKLAND CITY — SKYCITY Auckland Convention Centre has been chosen as the venue for the 2010 International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit.
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Football fever will be hitting Auckland from today until 11 July as the Football World Cup kicks off in South Africa.
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AUCKLAND CITY — From 14 June until 14 July, Auckland’s iconic Sky Tower will light up the night sky in celebration of Matariki.
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AUCKLAND CITY — SKYCITY’s young apprentices have been selected to participate in the 2010 Hospitality Standards Institute (HSI) Young Apprentice of the Year award which is to be held at the Manuaku Institute of Technology on Sunday 13 June.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The second annual SKYCITY New Zealand Poker Open over Queen’s Birthday is only a week away with seats to the tournament in high demand.
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AUCKLAND CITY — SKYCITY’s hottest bar, twentyone, is presenting Nathan Haines THIS Thursday night (3 June).
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AUCKLAND CITY — SKYCITY’s hottest bar, twentyone, is presenting Cornerstone Roots with DJ KillaManraro THIS Thursday night (20 May).
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AUCKLAND CITY — On Wednesday 19 May, 60 firefighters from around Auckland and the United States will be hitting the tables of SKYCITY Poker at the SKYCITY Auckland Casino to help raise money at the second annual Sky Tower Firefighter Challenge Poker Tournament.
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AUCKLAND CITY — SKYCITY Auckland is pleased to announce that it will host the 2010 Air New Zealand Wine Awards at the SKYCITY Convention Centre on Saturday 20 November.
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AUCKLAND CITY — dine by Peter Gordon, located in the SKYCITY Grand Hotel, is celebrating today after being awarded winner of a new category - ‘Best Dining Room’ in the Metro Audi Restaurant of the Year Awards 2010 presented last night.
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AUCKLAND CITY — SKYCITY Auckland’s newly refurbished street-side café, Rebo has launched its brand new Express City Lunch Menu which is available Monday to Friday between 12.00pm and 2.00pm.
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QUEENSTOWN — Queenstown’s Wakatipu Toy Library has new toys, books, games and DVDs to delight local children with help from SKYCITY Queenstown Casino Community Trust.
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AUCKLAND CITY — SKYCITY is set to host the official Weigh-in for Woodstock Fight Night: David ‘Tuamanator’ Tua vs Friday ‘the 13th’ Ahunanya, on Tuesday 30 March in advance of the fight scheduled for Wednesday 31 March at Trusts Stadium Arena (Waitakere).
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The chips have been counted, seating cards shuffled, and with satellite events beginning today the countdown is on for the newest event on the 2010 SKYCITY poker calendar, the inaugural Lee Nelson Deep Stack Series.
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Children will be rushing to Auckland's Sky Tower to celebrate the first school holidays of 2010 because from Thursday 1 April until Sunday 18 April, 10am to 4pm daily, Auckland's Sky Tower will be transformed into an enchanted wonderland.
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AUCKLAND CITY — SKYCITY is celebrating the launch of Auckland Cup Week by lighting Auckland’s iconic landmark, the Sky Tower purple and green from tonight until 14 March.
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AUCKLAND CITY — SKYCITY Casino is pleased to announce a new fixture to its already popular poker calendar.
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AUCKLAND CITY — SKYCITY’s revamped street-side café Rebo, is giving Aucklander’s a deal like no other.
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AUCKLAND CITY — New Zealand’s largest single site employer food and beverage industry apprentice programme begins again in January at SKYCITY giving ten young chefs the opportunity to train onsite for the, industry’s valuable NZQA Level four qualification.
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The SKYCITY Vegas Vista VIP Suite is set and ready for the highest bidder as the Trade Me auction for the once in a lifetime ‘Sleep in the Stars’ experience closes tomorrow night (Thursday 11 February) at 9pm.
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