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Springsteen & I

Springsteen & I is an open invitation to people all over the world to share stories that celebrate one of the greatest lyrical storytellers of our generation.

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The World’s Biggest Waterslide Is Being Built in NZ

Kiwi charity Live More Awesome is dreaming big with their latest fundraiser.

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Secret Garden 2013 Announces Line-Up (Not That It Needs To)

A weekend for lovers of food, music, dress-ups, and adventures.

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Six Things We’ve Learned From #UpGoerfive

XKCD has us talking in only the 1000 most common words.

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Win a Trip to Paris with Perrier and Air France

Perrier, Air France, Paris. Enough said.

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New Stage Added to St Jerome’s Laneway 2013

A brand new stage for the new and improved St Jerome's Laneway Festival.

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Six Spooky Indie Games to Get You in the Mood for Halloween

If your favourite facet of Halloween is getting into some spine-tingling horror, we've assemble a list of spooky indie games guaranteed to give you goosebumps.
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Six Ways to Get Your Gaming Fix at the First-Ever SXSW Sydney

SXSW is loading up a whole week of gaming events — here are our top picks, from a celebration of crab games to a chance to flex your voice-acting skills.
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Ten of Our Most-Anticipated Games to Check Out at SXSW Sydney's Gaming Festival

With over 150 games to check out at SXSW Sydney, we're taking out the stress of choosing with 10 recommendations.
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Ten Must-Catch Talks and Panels That You Don't Want to Miss at the Inaugural SXSW Sydney

What does the executive producer of 'Bluey' think of horror movies? What's the future of Chinatown? How do you communicate the magic of music? All these and more will be answered at SXSW Sydney.
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From Wholesome to Hedonistic: A Guide to Dark Mofo 2023 According to the Level of Chaos You're After

Keen on the sunnier, sweeter side of this year's lineup? Prefer letting loose and making "when at Dark Mofo" your mantra? Find your ultimate itinerary here.
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Ten Sydney WorldPride Events Worth a Trip to the Harbour City That You Can Still Nab Tickets To

From multi-day party programs to appearances by Kylie Minogue and Kelly Rowland, these events will have you booking last-minute flights to Sydney.
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The Best Things to Do in Auckland This Week

Sink your teeth into a bottomless afternoon tea spread, or check out Karangahape Road’s huge anti-Valentine’s Day festivities.
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The Best Things to Do in Auckland This Weekend

Scoff bottomless burgers in Takapuna, catch the candlelight orchestra or support Cassia's post-flood pop-up.
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Five Romantic Auckland Date Ideas From Budget to Blowout

Just think of us as your cultural wingman.
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Five Events We're Seriously Looking Forward to During Elemental AKL Festival This Month

Fill your diary with a heap of gigs, exhibitions, interactive installations and foodie festivals this July.

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Eat and Drink Hong Kong Style

Concrete Playground offers some advice for eating and drinking in one of the world's most expensive cities.

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Seth MacFarlane Makes Hitler Quip as Oscar Nominations are Announced

For all its bravado and banality, we, along with an estimated 40 million viewers worldwide, remain total suckers for the Oscars.

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Win tickets to see Samsara

For all the occupants of this 'mudball spinning in space'.

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The Five Best Places to Shop Vintage in Auckland

Concrete Playground lists five of the best when shopping vintage in Auckland.

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Amazing Bars Around the World

When it comes to mind-boggling designs, wacky themes and unique going-out experiences then these ten bars are a cut above the rest.

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Goodreads’ Best Books Of 2012

Goodreads Choice Awards offers readers the closest thing the literary world has to a People's Choice Award.

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Latest Places

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This That

57 Lorne St , Auckland City

A glimmer of hope for what the rest of Lorne Street could soon become.
Bar
Scarlett Slimms & Lucky

476 Mt Eden Rd, Auckland

Scarlett Slimms and Lucky is a haunt for the modern day Raymond Chandler.
Bar
Cassette Nine

Vulcan Lane, Auckland

Any place that can pull off jeans as wallpaper has two thumbs up in my book.
Restaurant
Miss Clawdy

12 Jellicoe Street, Auckland

There is a sassy new lady in town ready to serve you some good ol' fashioned soul food. Introducing Miss Clawdy, the newest feather in Wynyard Quarter's culinary cap.

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iTunes New Zealand Top Ten Songs for 2012

Here are New Zealand's most downloaded songs on iTunes for 2012. Hmmm

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US Political Maps

Mark Newman's monstrous election maps are more realistic than regular maps, and scarier.

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Concrete Playground’s 2012 Xmas Giveaways

Merry Xmas from Concrete Playground

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Review and Win a $50 Bar Tab to Goldfinch

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The Most Magnificent Moustaches Throughout History

In the spirit of Movember here are thirteen of history's most magnificent mo's

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The Silent History Reinvents Storytelling

One of the first applications to expand the unchartered boundaries of e-book storytelling.

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The Autark Home Floating Houseboat

The Autark Home brings a whole new meaning to living on the water.

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Concrete Playground meets Female Company

Drama students Haemia Foote and Amie Bentall chatted to Concrete Playground about being part of new theatre group Female Company and their debut play Agnes of God.

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Concrete Playground meets Dead Europe director Tony Krawitz

The filmmaker seeks out the ghosts of Europe with his new Christos Tsiolkas adaptation.

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Concrete Playground talks to Rohan Anderson (Whole Larder Love)

We preview the new book and talk about cities without supermarkets.

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Win with Corona Extra – On Mexico Time

Watch this inspiring video and win some Corona while you are at it.

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Concrete Playground Meets Food and People

We talk to Hamish Pinkham and Jay Reeve prior to their guest appearance at the weekly Food & People.

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What Your Favourite TV Show Says About Your Politics [Infographic]

If this infographic is anything to go by it seems that our TV habits can be a useful barometer for understanding our politics.

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Win Tickets to Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel

Concrete Playground are giving three lucky readers the chance to win double passes to Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, being released in New Zealand from November 15.

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Is That You With Perrier? Round Six of Six

The final round of Is That You With Perrier?

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Auckland Arts Festival 2013 is Revealed

The Auckland Arts Festival bursts to life in across the city and into the suburbs

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Five Simple Articles on Concrete Playground

Telecom are keeping things simple. And so are we.

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Vintage Halloween Costume Ideas

Perhaps the only thing scarier than your fake blood and broomstick are these vintage Halloween get-ups.

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Life After Playboy

Striking photos of retired Playboy Bunnies by US photographer Robyn Twomey.

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Photographs That Shatter Your Image of Famous People

Ten photos that prove that sometimes what the spin media show us about famous people is not exactly the whole story.

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Giveaways /// Little Brother 'Wish You Were Here'

Renowned New Zealand blogger, Isaac Hindin-Miller joins forces with Little Brother brand founder, Murray Crane for the latest Spring/ Summer 2012 collection.

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