Several Kiwi acts have kicked off today's Laneway festival at its new home in Albert Park precinct. Temperatures were expected to reach a high of 24 degrees in Auckland, and punters quickly found shade under trees across the inner city Auckland site. Albert Park is the festival's new home after several years held at the concrete jungle in Silo Park. Not everyone was happy: one Auckland University student could be heard complaining outside the venue that he couldn't reach the library. Auckland singer-songwriter Fazerdaze kicked off the action on the main stage on Princes Street, with The Chills taking over soon after.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 30, 2017 01:48 UTC