Aotea Square
Open civic plaza beside a historic town hall, ringed by cafes and host to concerts, markets and rallies.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Aotea Square in Auckland returns to the seventh of December 1984, when ten thousand people packed the plaza for a free concert by DD Smash, fronted by a young Dave Dobbyn. You'll also hear about the square's later life as a gathering point, from political rallies to the Occupy movement's tent city that camped here for three months in 2011.
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