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NewsYou Can Visit This New Independent Bookstore From the Comfort of Your Couch
The new online platform launched just in time for lockdown with stacks of fresh reads.
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NewsAuckland's Month-Long Festival of Food, Music and Culture Is Back for 2020
This year more than 30 free and ticketed events will take place from Matakana to Mangere, Onehunga to Oneroa.
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NewsA Huge Multi-Sensory Van Gogh Exhibition Is Coming to New Zealand
Wellington will be the first city to host the experience under the stars.
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NewsA New Light and Fire Festival Is Coming to Hawke's Bay
The four-night festival will showcase 14 light, fire and audio works from New Zealand and international artists.
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NewsTen Major Events and Festivals Still Happening in New Zealand This Year
Prepare for food, wine and music festivals, inclusive snow-filled adventures and events honouring Aotearoa's Māori identity.
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NewsNew Zealand's COVID-19 Restrictions Will Be Dropped from Midnight Tonight
New Zealand now has no active cases.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do Around Auckland in January
Take advantage of the quiet city and long summer days to enjoy events, exhibitions, theatre, markets and some great films.
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GuideSeven Immersive and Impressive Art Exhibitions to Visit Around New Zealand This Autumn
From immersive moving Van Gogh artworks to two-storey labyrinths of black wool, here's where you can get your art fix around the country.
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GuideSeven Exciting and Powerful Auckland Art Exhibitions to Step Into This Spring
From tumultuous and unsettling photography to immersive moving image projects, here's where you can get your art fix around the city.
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GuideTen Must-See Events at Auckland Arts Festival 2019
Auckland Arts Festival launches into its 11th year with multidimensional dance, critically acclaimed dream pop and a free sing-along waiata.
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GuideTen Shows, Installations and Parties to Get Amongst at Auckland Fringe Festival 2019
Auckland's favourite independent open-access arts festival is back for another year.
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GuideThe Ten Best Things to do This Labour Weekend
A much-adored folk songwriter, the largest screening of Russian films outside of the motherland, an annual geek-gathering, a Sunday session to rule them all, and the man responsible for 2013’s most ...
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NewsAuckland Council's Libraries and Fitness Centres Are Reopening This Week
But those hoping to dip their toes in a council-operated swimming pool will be sorely disappointed.
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NewsThe Trailer for Hannah Gadsby's New Stand-Up Show 'Douglas' Is Here
The witty Aussie comedian's latest show hits Netflix this month.
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NewsRestaurants, Cinemas and Gyms Can Open in New Zealand from This Thursday
As long as physical distancing and hygiene measures are practised.
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NewsSix Ways You Can Virtually Commemorate ANZAC Day 2020
Live-stream an at-home dawn service, tune into a commemorative concert or join an online ANZAC biscuit bake-off.
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Hannah Gadsby's New Stand-Up Show 'Douglas' Is Coming to Netflix This Autumn
The witty Aussie comedian is back with a new show named after her favourite four-legged friend.
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NewsThis New At-Home Escape Game Will Help You Burn Time in Quarantine
Using your smartphone and some household items, you'll race to solve a fast-paced mystery.
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News'Harry Potter at Home' Is the Magical New Online Hub Helping You Get Your Virtual Wizarding Fix
If you've already watched and rewatched all the 'Harry Potter' films, now you can revisit the books, sleuth your way through puzzles and get crafting.
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NewsThe Sydney Opera House Has Unveiled a Massive Free Digital Program of Concerts, Talks and Podcasts
Watch highlights — and never-before-seen footage — from the Sydney icon's 47 year history from your couch.
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NewsFive Captivating Podcasts to Help Make Your Time at Home a Bit More Interesting
Get lost in a gripping true-crime mystery, learn a new language or binge a nine-episode show about a hacker mum.
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NewsEight New Books to Read While You're Spending More Time Indoors
Explore the underbelly of 1980s Queensland, enter a fictional dystopian world or learn how to get your money sorted.
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NewsThe New Zealand Government Has Announced a Mass Closure of Non-Essential Services
All bars, restaurants, cafes, gyms, cinemas, pools, museums, libraries, playgrounds will close from midnight Wednesday, 25 March.
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GuideHere's How COVID-19 Is Affecting New Zealand's Hospitality and Arts Scenes
Here's where you can stay up to date on how coronavirus is impacting your city.
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EventChristmas Lights at MOTAT 2024
Tue, 10 Dec - Mon, 23 Dec 2024
MOTAT, Western Springs
MOTAT is bringing nights of festive fun and dazzling lights back for another year.
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EventFat Daddy's Bottomless
Sat, 7 Dec, 2024
The Elephant Wrestler, Takapuna
How many burgers and beers can you down in 90 minutes? Find out at The Elephant Wrestler.
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EventCasa Bacardi in Auckland Viaduct
Thu, 5 Dec, 2024
Viaduct Harbour, Auckland
Casa Bacardi has popped up on Auckland's Viaduct, but a warning to rum-lovers: its here for a good time, not a long time.
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EventTwilight Tuesdays
Tue, 3 Dec, 2024
Auckland War Memorial Museum, Parnell
Wander through Auckland Museum's beautifully-lit galleries after dark.
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EventBritomart Saturday Farmer's Market
Sat, 7 Dec, 2024
Takutai Square, Britomart., Auckland
This weekly inner-city farmer's market sells everything from fresh produce and flowers to coffee, vegan foods, pastries, sweet buns, crepes, juices and savoury snacks.
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EventPasta and Peroni Nights at The Grounds
Sun, 8 Dec, 2024
The Grounds at Whoa! Studios, Auckland
See out the last sunny evenings of autumn with fresh pasta handmade by an ex-Baduzzi chef and ice-cold beers on tap.
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EventYoga in the Sky
Multiple single dates
SkyCity Auckland, Auckland
Take your yoga practice to a whole new level — level 51, that is.
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EventSmales Farmers Market
Mon, 9 Dec, 2024
Smales Farm, North Shore
Auckland's newest farmers market arrives across the harbour.
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NewsAuckland Council Is Closing Public Libraries, Pools and Recreational Centres
In line with the Government's ban of gatherings of more than 100 people.
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GuideThe Best Virtual Events to Hit Up If Cabin Fever Is Starting to Set In
Get 'out of the house' with live opera, gallery tours and couch choirs.
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NewsThe New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Is Looking to Live-Stream Cancelled Performances
Following the Government's decision to ban non-essential organised gatherings of 500 or more people.
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NewsThe New Zealand Government Has Announced a Ban on Events of More Than 500 People
It will include public events held both indoors and outdoors.
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NewsConcrete Playground's Statement on COVID-19: Let's Continue to Support Local Businesses
Going out might not be at the top of your to-do list right now, but you can help small businesses without leaving your apartment.
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NewsHere's What Has Been Cancelled, Postponed and Suspended Across New Zealand Due to COVID-19
From the Piha Pro to Homegrown and Beervana, here's where the industry has been hit.
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NewsNew York's Metropolitan Opera Is Live-Streaming Performances for Free During Its Coronavirus Shutdown
You'll be able to stream a different opera from the famous NY institution every night.
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NewsSXSW 2020 Has Been Cancelled Due to Coronavirus
It's the first time in 34 years that the huge annual music and film festival won't take place.
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NewsThe NZ International Comedy Festival Has Been Cancelled for 2020
Due to the critical developments of the COVID-19 situation.
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NewsSix Ways to Unwind When You've Done Enough Adulting for the Day
Catch a movie under the stars, join a roaming dumpling tour and have a Häagen-Dazs ice cream feast.
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NewsFive Valentine's Day Ideas That Aren't a Set Menu Dinner
Lovely activities for couples, singles, friends and whānau.
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NewsAuckland's Much-Loved Lantern Festival Has Been Cancelled for 2020
Due to growing concerns within the community around the evolving Coronavirus.
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NewsThe Best Things to See and Do During Auckland Pride Festival
The two-week festival is loaded with over 80 events, showcasing music, theatre, visual arts, drag, comedy and literature.
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NewsEuropean Winter Festival Snowboxx Is Coming to New Zealand
One week of international acts, slope-side parties and off-mountain experiences.
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NewsJapan's Multi-Level Super Nintendo Theme Park Is Set to Open This Year with a 'Mario Kart' Ride
Opening before this year's Tokyo Olympics, the park will also feature a Yoshi ride, a Mushroom Kingdom and Bowser’s Castle.
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NewsAuckland Museum Is Now Home to an Immersive Antarctica Experience
Get up close and personal with the frozen continent in this new virtual reality adventure.
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NewsSilo Theatre Has Unveiled a Diverse Four-Show Program for 2020
The season brings Pacific poetry to life, solo shows about depression and a new work about bread.
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NewsThe Summer on Queens Wharf Lineup Is Here with Live Drawing and Sunrise Dance Parties
Three months of free community events and activities by the water's edge.
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NewsAuckland Live's Free Outdoor Entertainment Series Is Back for Summer
Don't forget to pack your sunscreen for the summer-long outdoor event series.
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NewsSilo Park's Huge Summer Lineup Is Here with Openair Films, Ice Cream Markets and Free Gigs
Heading into its ninth season with a jam-packed schedule of films, markets and live entertainment under the stars.
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NewsA Major Exhibition of Ancient Greek Treasures Is Coming to Auckland
'Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes' arrives from the British Museum's world-renowned collection.
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News'The Handmaid's Tale' Author Margaret Atwood Is Heading on a Tour of Australia and NZ
She'll head Down Under to discuss her long-awaited, Booker Prize-winning sequel 'The Testaments'.
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NewsThis Christmas Will Be the Last for Auckland's Iconic Giant Santa
The 19-metre-tall ornament was first installed in 1960.
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NewsAuckland Arts Festival Has Unveiled a Diverse Lineup for 2020
The 12th edition of the arts and culture festival will take place from 11-29 March.
