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This website has been designed to be best viewed with web standards compliant browsers. Older browsers such as Internet Explorer 4 and Netscape Navigator 4 may display a degraded page layout. We also recommend setting your screen resolution to a minimum of 1024x768, with at least 256 colours and default fonts.

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Accessibility

Access keys | Enlarging text size

Access keys

As part of its commitment towards a 100 per cent accessible Auckland, the Auckland City web site has access keys to enable its navigation without the use of a mouse.
The access keys are:

0 = List of access keys
1 = Home
2 = Event search
3 = Artists
4 = About
5 = News
6 = Contact us
7 = Privacy policy

To use these keys please do the following:

• Window users: use alt+[number]+Enter if using IE5x or above.
• Netscape 6x users: just use Alt+[number].
• Macintosh users: use ctrl + [number].

Enlarging text size

See below for instructions on how to change the text size of your Windows based browser to suit your individual needs:

• Firefox: hold down CTRL and press + or - to alter the text size
• Internet Explorer: from the menu bar select 'View' >> 'Text size' and then your chosen size. If you have a mouse wheel simply hold down CTRL and roll the mouse wheel to alter the text size.
• Netscape 6, Mozilla: hold down CTRL and press + or - to alter the text size, or from the menu bar select 'View' >> 'Text zoom'
• Netscape 4: hold down CTRL and press [ or ] to alter the text size
• Netscape 3: from the menu bar select 'Options' >> 'General preferences' >> 'Fonts' >> 'Choose font' to choose a text size
• Opera: select 'View' >> 'Text size', then choose a text size. This will also enlarge graphics.

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PDF documents

Some documents on this site are Portable Document Format (PDF) files as indicated by the icon. In this format you can easily save, view and print the file exactly as it was created, with the same layout, images etc.

To do this you need software called Adobe Acrobat Reader. This is free and simple to download from the Adobe website. If you have problems or want to know the basics of how to use PDFs the Adobe site has plenty of help available.

Acrobat Reader program also has a help function. Click on Help from the menu bar at the top of the screen and then select Reader Guide from the drop down menu.

Viewing large files

The size of a file is given in kilobytes beside each link: Name of file (603KB PDF)

Large PDF and video files, which can easily be over 500KB, take a while to download particularly if you are using an older computer and have a slow internet connection.

Saving a PDF file onto your computer and opening it like you would any other file is a little faster. Your web browser or Windows help will have instructions on how to do this. If you have problems with any particular file and cannot get help from the places mentioned above, please contact us.

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Terms of Use

1. General: This website is owned and operated by Auckland City Council. Your use of this website is subject to the following Terms of Use and all applicable laws. By accessing and browsing this website, you accept, without limitation or qualification, these terms. If you do not agree with or have any questions about these terms please contact us. For the avoidance of doubt, these terms also apply to Auckland City Council e-mail newsletters.

2. Auckland City Council may modify, alter or otherwise update the terms applicable to this website from time to time, with or without notice, and you agree to check these terms and conditions and to be bound by such terms as are in effect at the time at which you access the Music in Parks website. The terms applicable to this website include these Terms of Use, the Terms and Conditions for Transaction Processing Services, the Terms and Conditions for Online Services and any specific terms and conditions referred to herein.

3. Use of Website and Content. Auckland City Council makes this website available for your personal and non-commercial use. You may download and use information provided on this website solely for your personal purposes, provided that you do not remove any proprietary rights notices, do not modify the information or make it available to third parties through a networked computer environment and do not make any additional representations or warranties regarding the information. You may not attempt to gain unauthorised access to any portion or feature of the website, or attempt to obtain any materials, information or documents through any means not purposely made available by Auckland City Council, including without limitation, hacking, password mining or otherwise accessing data without authorisation. You may not test the vulnerability of the website or any network connected to the website or seek to trace any information on any other user of the website. You agree to comply with all applicable laws and with these terms and conditions at all times when using the website.

4. Copyright

5. Ownership of Trade marks. Trade marks, logos and service marks (collectively, "Marks") displayed on this website are registered or unregistered Marks of Auckland City Council or others, are the property of their respective owners, and may not be used without written permission of the owner of such Marks.

6. Cookies. This website uses cookies solely to retrieve aggregate information to perform analyses of the characteristics and behaviours of website users and in order to make improvements to the site. This information is not used to identify individual website users. Information collected using cookies includes non-personal information such as:

1. the Internet domain and IP address from which you are accessing the web site;
2. the browser and operating system you are using;
3. the date and time you access the site;
4. the pages you visit; and,
5. whether you arrived at the Music in Parks website via a link from another site and the address of such site.

You consent to the collection and use of this aggregate information for the purposes stated herein.

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Twitter

Twitter is a web-based micro blogging service.

@musicinparks is Music in Parks' account on twitter and is maintained by the Music in Parks team at Auckland City Council.

The reason we are using twitter

Our twitter channel is used to:

• draw attention to important information and updates on our website and other affiliated websites
• promote events and remind people when they are coming up
• highlight breaking news around council.

Our use of this channel may change over time to keep aligned with the changing trends in social media communication online.

Will we respond to my replies or direct messages?

We will follow up on replies and direct messages as appropriate.

Please note:

• we monitor the channel during business hours only Monday to Friday
• we consider a Twitter conversation to be comparable to a telephone conversation.

You should contact Auckland City Council by email, in writing or over the phone if you have:

• a formal request, comment or enquiry;
• a complaint regarding Auckland City Council.

Be aware that Twitter is a public space on the internet and all interaction is publicly viewable and searchable over time.

If you want to keep your Twitter channel private, you can protect your updates.

For further assistance go to http://help.twitter.com

Privacy statement

Music in Parks' use of twitter is subject to both Twitter's and Auckland City Council's terms of use and privacy policies.

Disclaimer

Every reasonable effort has been made to provide current and accurate information on our Twitter feed. External links are sometimes included on our twitter feed, Auckland City Council does not accept any responsibility for the content or operation of any external site.