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What’s Happening in Auckland this Record Store Day
Celebrating the hard work of the dedicated souls that run independently owned record stores.
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The Ten Best Small Bars in Auckland
There's nothing better than getting cosy in a small space with some good friends and strangers, accompanied by some good food and even better drinks.
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Watch This Cute Puppy Video to Raise Funds for Charity
Join the Pedigree Adoption Drive. Do it for the dogs.
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Tavi Gevinson Will Make Her Broadway Debut in This Is Our Youth
Tavi's career change will make you feel like a hopeless underachiever all over again.
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Maligned Comic Sans Font Gets a Minimalist Neue Makeover
Passive aggressive workplace notes have never looked better. Meet Comic Neue.
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New Zealanders Tweet to Bring Down King Joffrey
Tweet and bring down that prostitute-torturing weasel.
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Some Amazing Person Graphed the Quality of Every TV Episode on IMDB
Settle those pub arguments once and for all.
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The Wolf of Buzzfeed: The Perfect Takedown of Clickbait Culture
Please click on this. It has GIFs!
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Introducing Hopt Soda, a Refreshing Alternative Soft Drink
A modern soft drink for a modern drinker.
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The Best New Experiences in Auckland this Week
We're one of the ten most liveable cities in the world, here's why.
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The Grand Finale to Silo Park’s Summer of Events
Thanks to the team at Silo and Waterfront Auckland for making this city such a kick ass city to live and play in.
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Ten Must-See Acts at the NZ Comedy Festival 2014
Once again Concrete Playground has curated your Festival experience with a list of ten diverse acts you need to get along to.
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Mexican Artist Saner Makes His Mark on Auckland
Watch a time-lapse video of the street graffiti installation from Saner at a prominent Newton location.
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Seven Things We Learnt from SXSW 2014
The future is nearly here, and Game of Thrones' Hodor is a DJ.
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Crowdfunding Hospitality: IconPark’s New Approach to the Pop-Up
The phrase 'vote to keep your favourite in the house' just got interesting.
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The Imaginative Twitterature of the Twitter Fiction Festival
A mad rush of lies, poetry and parody accounts, all under the #twitterfiction hashtag.
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President Obama Appeared on Between Two Ferns and It Was Glorious
"If I ran a third time, that'd be like doing a third Hangover movie. That didn't go so well, did it?"
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Amsterdam’s Public Urinals to Turn Pee into Food
Fertiliser without phosphorous is kind of like coffee without caffeine.
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Shia LaBeouf’s Performance Art Explained
Shia's artistic collaborators shed some light on the whole weird shabang.
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Indigenous Art Takes Centre Stage at Auckland Art Gallery
The exhibitions offer viewers an alternative perspective on the world and a way to deepen understanding around the Aboriginal and Maori cultures.
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The Best and Worst of Oscars 2014 Acceptance Speeches
Cate Blanchett supports women in film, Matthew McConaughey celebrates a weird hero.
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Ellen Takes the Ultimate Oscars Selfie, Crashes Twitter
Returning to the Oscars after hosting seven years ago, Ellen made her mark with selfies and pizza.
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Meryl, Lupita and Amy Can’t Resist Dancing to Pharrell’s Happy Either
Pharrell's award-nominated song gets Hollywood A-listers sheepishly dancing.
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Meeting the Man with the Acid Tongue
We speak to filmmaker Nicholas Wrathall about the renowned author and contrarian, Gore Vidal.
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Silo Park announces March programme
The contiuation of great films, music and free dance lessons
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New York Hipsters Are Getting Beard Transplants Now
Beard-related anxiety is no laughing matter.
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A Bluffer’s Guide to Gin
Not since the abolition era has gin been so hot. No longer exclusively the drink of grannies or a young Snoop Dogg, gin has enjoyed a significant resurgence in the past five years.
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Get Free Concert Tickets in Return for Online Activism
Fight the good fight in return for free music.
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The Veronica Mars Movie will be Released Online on March 14
The new Veronica Mars movie will be made available to rent or buy online on March 14.
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Ten Craft Brewers and Their Brews
Ten local brewers (plus one Aussie) and some of their glorious brews you should introduce to your palate.
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Sean Connolly’s Gusto at the Grand Opens this Weekend
Renown chef Sean Connolly adds Gusto at the Grand into the mix.
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Win a Double Pass to the GABA Glam Zone at Auckland Pride Parade
Win tickets to the Glam zone aka Rainbow Island.
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Jimmy Fallon Hosts His First Tonight Show, Dances Through Hip Hop History with Will Smith
You know you've made it when you're twerking with the Fresh Prince.
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Wanted: The Best Deputy Editor in the Business
Are you an authority on pop culture, music, food, drink, events and city life?
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A Guide to Valentine’s Day for Lovers (and Haters)
At Concrete Playground, we like to make your life easy so you can concentrate on being the romantic human being we know you are deep down inside.
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Send a Little Guerrilla Kindness to Christchurch
Melbourne Sayraphim Lothian's latest project involves Christchurch, kindness and a whole lot of little green birds
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Rainbow Sochi Google Doodle Targets Anti-Gay Laws in Russia
The online giant joins activists all over the world.