Held on the last Friday of every month, Black Fridays is about celebrating the district’s ongoing offerings of fashion, a huge choice of great food and wine, retail shopping, a range of art galleries, the best coffee in town and a fantastic nightlife.

Ruby Boutique - celebrate Black Friday’s with free RUBY polish or Liam candle with any jacket/coat purchased & any purchase goes into the the draw to win a Liam jewellery set! Plus lovely drinks..

Pauanesia – special deals, including a bonus lucky dip, and treats in store all day

Andrea Moore – champagne, chocolates and a day of in-store styling

Agatha Paris – an exclusive launch of the new MiNi Joaillerie collection, the most anticipated collation of 2012 with free yummy treats and complimentary DEUTZ Champagne, between 4-7pm

Cassette 9 – bringing the love to the district by providing Mix Tape Platters to Untouched World, The Pyjama Company, tk Store and Andrea Moore.

Held on the last Friday of every month, Black Fridays is about celebrating the district’s ongoing offerings of fashion, a huge choice of great food and wine, retail shopping, a range of art galleries, the best coffee in town and a fantastic nightlife.

Some of the specials on offer are:

Come and have Chocolates and Champagne @ Andrea Moore , 35 High Street

Enjoy one day specials @ Pauanesia, 35 High Street

Get a fabulous R&G Cap when you purchase anything in store on Friday @ R & G High Street , 21 High Street

Briarwood are offering 15% off all products on Friday, 26 High Street

Ashley Ardrey are offering 30% off all winter boots, on day only, 42c High Street

The Occidental are offering a free hot drink with any breakfast or lunch meal purchased on Friday when “Black Friday Promotion” is mention, Vulcan Lane

Storm are offering a free gift with any purchase made on the day!

Cassette Nine  are surprising some of the District’s stores with gorgeous  Massive Mix Tape Platters – visit Ruby Boutique Pauanesia, Tony & Guy, Unity Books or Workshop on Friday and you may get to taste some of Cassette Nine’s tasty treats!

Agatha Paris  make sure you are wearing Black and get a free Lucky Dip

Visit our Facebook page to find out about more specials deals for the day, www.facebook.com/HighStreetDistrict

Over 35 High Street District retailers are participating, with a great range of in-store promotions, specials and discounts.

As well as fabulous in-store activities, there’s our very own High Street District Fashion show, one of the 7 fashion shows being held throughout the City. There’s plenty of reasons to come into the High Street District and the BIG little City this Saturday

High Street District Fashion Show, 2pm, Freyberg Square
Moochi, TK Store, Storm and Andrea Moore will be showcasing their in-season collections, come down and support them!

In-Store Specials 

Over 35 High Street District Retailers are getting involved including

Anne Mardell, Agatha Paris, Andrea Moore, Ashley Ardrey, Blue Dude, Brave, Cody, Farry’s Menswear, House of Hedoni, Moochi, Mortimer Hirst, Pauanesia, Peter Alexander, Pumpkin Patch, Scarpa, The Pyjama Company, The Silk Drawer, The Vault, Smoove, TK STore Trade Aid and Untouched World.

Visit the BIG little City website for their fabulous offers

Prizes to be won!

Come into the city look fabulous, and win some great cash prizes with the Best Dressed Competition. To be in the running, shoppers must be captured by a roaming photographer between 9am and 2pm in the BIG little City, including the High Street District.

There is also a $10,000 Ultimate Fashion Weekend for Two prize draw for those visiting participating stores in the city, so plenty of reasons to come into the City this Saturday.

Visit the BIG little City website for more information.

Spend $20 or more at any participating High Street District retailer during ‘Viva Presents: First Light’ on Friday 24th February, and go in the draw to win and amazing High Street District Experience worth over $2,000*

Which includes:

• Night for 2 at Hotel DeBrett, plus breakfast
• Dinner for 2 at No.1 High Street restaurant
• 2 x tickets to Royal NZ Ballet ‘NYC – 3 Short Ballets from the Big Apple’
• A scented candle worth $80 from World Beauty
• $200 voucher from Peter Alexander
• $100 voucher from AGATHA Paris jewellery
• $100 voucher from Storm clothing
• $200 voucher Andrea Moore
• $100 voucher from  Moochi
• $100 voucher from TK Store
• Penhaligon mens fragrance worth $225 from Crane Brothers
• Luxury IP5 facial worth $170 from Caci Clinic
• $200 worth of Murad skincare from Caci Clinic
• $200 worth of Wella Haircare from Toni & Guy
• $50 bar tab from Vivace
• $50 gift voucher from Pauanesia

The district will be transformed into a vibrant haven for fashion enthusiasts who will be treated to food and wine, live music, lots of instore specials and late night shopping – with the whole district staying open till 8pm.

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Can you believe our ultimate shopping experience Viva Presents: First Light is on this Friday 24 February!

We’re super excited to have designers in the District such as Karen Walker, Ruby and Workshop unveil their latest 2012 collections in-store for First Light.

The district will be transformed into a vibrant haven for fashion enthusiasts who will be treated to food and wine, live music, lots of instore specials and late night shopping – with the whole district staying open till 8pm.

Plus spend $20 or more on the day at any of Viva’s First Light retailers you could be in the draw to win the ‘Viva Lucky Shopper Prize’ valued at over $2000. This stylish High Street District experience includes a night for 2 at Hotel DeBrett, plus a gorgeous new wardrobe from the crème de la crème of New Zealand fashion, such as TK Store, Moochi, Andrea Moore and Crane Brothers.

So grab a friend, dress up and come down and enjoy a glass of champagne while stock your winter wardrobe with your favourite new items!

We are thrilled to announce the return of Viva Presents First Light!

Celebrating the launch of the Autumn/Winter 2012 collections, the first ‘First Light’ for 2012 will take place on Friday 24th February in the High St District.

So mark the date in your own diary and your friends diaries now. Viva Presents First Light will be the perfect opportunity to get all dressed up, do a spot of shopping in the District, and treat yourself to something special from your favourite designer’s new collection.

There will once again be the opportunity to win an amazing High Street District Experience in the ‘Viva Lucky Shopper Prize’ package.

More details to be released shortly. So watch this space…

There will be some great specials and offers throughout the day and night including:

• Pauanesia – Gift with purchase, and specials on black textiles and white ceramics
• Pyjama Company – 10% off black lingerie
• Cassette Nine – Will have 50% off anything black ( Black tea, black coffee, Guinness, black Sambuca and the Black Russian) between noon – 7pm
• Ruby – Will be launching their new autumn/winter collection
• Unity Books – Head down to  Unity Book say the secret ‘words’ (which can be found on here) to walk away with some great modern fiction
• AGATHA Paris – Wear black to the store today and receive a $20 AGATHA Paris voucher

Black Fridays is a celebration of the soul of our city- The High Street District – GET INVOLVED!

Thanks to everyone who entered our competition to win an $80 Mezze Bar voucher. We loved reading your entries and hearing your favourite businesses in the High St District which included Unity Books, Zambesi, Rakinos, Pauanesia, Smoove, Workshop, Fabric, Cassette Nine and many many more.

But of course there can only be one winner, so a big big congratulations to Olivia Coote who has won herself a $80 Mezze Bar voucher.

And don’t forget that you can stay up to date with everything that is happening in the High St. District, including events, in-store specials and more if you ‘like’ our Facebook Page - http://www.facebook.com/HighStreetDistrict

To celebrate Black Fridays happening this Friday in the High St. District, we are giving you the chance to win a $80 gift voucher from Mezze Bar. 

To enter, head over to our Facebook page and comment on our competition post with your favourite business in the High St District.

Terms and conditions: Only one entry per person. To enter you must comment on the High St. District’s Facebook comment with your favourite business in the High Street District. The competition closes at noon on Thursday 26 January 2012, where one winner will be randomly selected from the Facebook comments and notified via Facebook. The judges decision is final.