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NewsListen to Pharrell, Florence Welch, Lorde and others cover The Beach Boys
Lorde, Pharrell Williams, Stevie Wonder, Chris Martin, Sam Smith, Elton John and others combine to sing "God Only Knows".
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NewsBlink Announces the Inclusive New Zealand Music Awards
"It's the only music awards you can take seriously."
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching the delicious return of 'The Bear', Glen Powell playing a fake hitman and Lily Gladstone's latest excellent performance.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in May
Spend your couch time watching a documentary about Jim Henson and an Elisabeth Moss-led spy thriller.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in April
Spend your couch time watching Andrew Scott step into Tom Ripley's shoes, a shattering docuseries about Nickelodeon's kids TV hits and Colin Farrell as a PI.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in March
Spend your couch time watching Adam Sandler in space, a stunning Oscar-winning documentary, girl group-fuelled sitcom hilarity and Noel Fielding's latest show.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsNine 2024 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
'Oppenheimer', an astonishing Ukraine-set documentary, a Wes Anderson short, Emma Stone's most-spectacular performance yet: they each won 2024 Oscars, and you can check them them all now.
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NewsSay Cheers to Hollywood's Night of Nights: Concrete Playground's Oscars 2024 Drinking Game
Whether you're hoping that 'Oppenheimer', 'Barbie', 'Poor Things', 'Past Lives' or something else picks up Academy Awards, here's how to sip along.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2024 Academy Awards
Will 'Oppenheimer' sweep the Oscars? What else will win? What should but won't? Here are our predictions.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 32 of 2024's Oscar-Nominated Movies in New Zealand Right Now
From 'Barbenheimer' and twists on 'Frankenstein' to animated 'Spider-Man' antics and devastating documentaries, here's where to watch 2024's Oscar contenders.
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NewsThe First Artist Line-up Announced for Splore 2015
Have a dip in the ocean while watching DJs and party bands take the stage at the now-annual festival.
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NewsLorde Releases First Single from the Hunger Games Soundtrack
Lorde releases 'Yellow Flicker Beat'.
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NewsThom Yorke Just Dropped a Sneaky Surprise Album
In true Yorke style, it's about to give the music industry a serious shake-up.
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NewsEminem is Suing the National Party for Copyright Infringement
The publishing arm that represents the work of US rapper Eminem are suing the New Zealand National Party for alleged infringement of the track ‘Lose Yourself’.
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BarScarlett Slimms & Lucky
476 Mt Eden Rd, Auckland
Scarlett Slimms and Lucky is a haunt for the modern day Raymond Chandler.
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BarCassette Nine
Vulcan Lane, Auckland
Any place that can pull off jeans as wallpaper has two thumbs up in my book.
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RestaurantMiss 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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NewsLaneway Festival Announces Dates and Venues for 2015
Return visits and brand new sites for Laneway 2015.
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NewsKaren O’s Debut Solo Album is Now Streaming Online
Crush Songs is a collection of lo-fi love tunes and it's all kinds of dreamy.
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NewsDirector Florian Habicht on Putting Pulp to Film, with a Little Help from Sheffield
It took a whole town to tell the story of Pulp, Jarvis Cocker, life, death and supermarkets.
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NewsThe Going Global Music Summit Returns to Auckland
An opportunity for those looking to take their music overseas to interact with industry folk, experienced both locally and offshore.
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NewsListen to the Album Sonic Youth, Ariel Pink, Yoko Ono and Others Recorded for Plants
It's some seriously chill listening.
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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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NewsWin an Opportunity to Hang with Chali 2na
The baritone rapper is back and Tiger Beer's Fortune Avenue has tickets and a chance to meet the legend up for grabs.
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NewsConcrete Playground meets the Directors behind Nick Cave’s 20,000 Days on Earth
The documentary set in an imaginary 24-hour period of Nick Cave's life.
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NewsFalls Festival 2014 Lineup Announced
Big beats, festival singalongs and top notch rap for Falls this year.
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NewsConcrete Playground Chats Briefly With Team Dynamite
Very brief chat with Sky Pirate's Skipper Lance.
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NewsFinalists Announced for the 2014 Silver Scroll Awards
Celebrating the creative excellence of music released in the past year.
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NewsTinder Founders Launch Music Discovery App
Bringing the swipe-if-you-like concept to the world of music.
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NewsNo Cameras Allowed Doco Shows One Guy Sneaking Into 50 Music Festivals
Recording your own misdeeds never looked so good.
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NewsCalifornia’s First Electronic Sriracha Festival Fuses EDM with Hot Sauce
Water stations undeniably necessary.
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NewsJenny Lewis Drags Up with Famous Friends in New, Instantly Viral Video
Lewis celebrates the end of a six year solo hiatus with Kristen Stewart, Anne Hathway and an instantly viral video.
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NewsRhythm and Alps 2014 Line up Announced
Blowing the cobwebs out of the hill flanked region once again.
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NewsConcrete Playground meets Glass Owls
The musicians behind an honest collection of tunes that ignite an unexplainable kind of joy at every tap of the play button.
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NewsAngus and Julia Stone Announce First Australian/NZ Dates in Three Years
Australia's ARIA-dominating folksters are back.
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NewsKurt Vile’s ‘Waking On a Pretty Daze’ Mural Painted Over
This Philadelphian should have Googled before he painted.
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NewsRhythm and Vines is Bringing a Piece of Glastonbury to the Festival
A 4000-strong, flame-shooting dance floor - all made out of an old cowshed.
