• Parnell Road Market Day
• 2009/10 Cruise Ship season underway
• Parnell Police operation to catch burglars
• Discouraging hawkers on Parnell Road
• Peter McIntyre exhibition
• Oktoberfest on Sunday
• Events in Parnell next week
• Melbourne Cup day in Parnell
• More events on in Parnell

Parnell Road Market Day
Next Saturday 31 October from 10am to 4pm

Parnell Road's Festival of Roses Market Day is next Saturday. Bring your friends and family to Parnell Road for a great day of bargain hunting, early Christmas shopping and enjoying our beautiful town centre. There's a wonderful line-up of activities at the Rose Gardens on Saturday and Sunday as well, making plenty of great reasons to spend time in Parnell. See details here

Market Day info for retailers
Shops in the Parnell Road shopping centre (from St Stephens Ave to Heather Street) are encouraged to participate in the Parnell Road Market Day by getting into a rosey frame of mind! Parnell Inc organises cut roses and rose bushes for you to decorate your store, as well as trestle tables for Market Day. Order forms should have been returned by today, but ABSOLUTE DEADLINE is next Tuesday, October 27. (Balloons will be distributed to retailers on Friday 30th.)

Flyers and posters for the Rose Festival Weekend were delivered earlier this week, as were store posters for Parnell Road Market Day (featuring Parnell's branding of course!) Please support this event and help promote it to your customers by making use of these promotional materials. Market Day ads will be in Viva, Canvas and Eastern Bays Courier next week.

If you have any queries, please email info@parnell.net.nz

Hawkers on Parnell Road
Unfair competition for local shops

With summer and Christmas approaching, Parnell is starting to see an increase in people hawking fresh produce and gifts door to door. Unfortunately most of these people are unfair competition for our local shops - they often directly compete and have the advantage of not carrying the overheads associated with running a shop.

These people exploit what appears to be a loophole in Auckland City's bylaws because they are do not sell from public spaces, but try to make sales on private property i.e. inside your shop or office.

Food sellers, such as the guy selling strawberries recently, must have a food stall license at the very least. If you want to challenge their presence here, ask to see a copy of their trading license. You can also ask Auckland City Council to investigate food sellers - give them some details such as the person's name and company name if you are able, and note vehicle details as well before calling Council on 379 2020.

Peter McIntyre - a collection of paintings
Iconic painter features in Parnell exhibition

At Jonathan Grant Galleries, four years of hard work sourcing paintings by the renowned New Zealand artist Peter McIntyre, culminated in the opening of an exhibition of 20 paintings last night.

The opening function was attended by McIntyre's son Simon who said this is the first time since the 1980s he has seen so many paintings by his father hanging in one exhibition.

Of special interest is a portrait of Kiri Te Kanawa painted in the 1960s, pictured at left with gallery owner Jonathan Gooderham.

The exhibition can be viewed at Jonathan Grant Galleries until the beginning of December.

Oktoberfest at Juice Bar
Sunday 25 October from 12 noon

Oktoberfest comes to 144 Parnell Road! You're encouraged to dress up to be in for prizes. Drink beer in your own stein and be serenaded by a roving oompah band - The Krauts. A perfect Parnell activity!