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News
Netflix Is Introducing a New Shuffle Feature That'll Automatically Choose What You Should Watch
It's set to rollout globally in the first half of 2021.
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News
'RuPaul's Drag Race' Is Bringing Its Fashion Challenges and Lip Sync Battles Down Under
The eight-part series will air on Stan and TVNZ OnDemand later this year.
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Guide
Twelve Summertime Events That'll Help You Beat the Back-to-Work Blues
The summer break may be over, but there are heaps of fun things to do before winter arrives.
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News
Alpine Music Festival Snow Machine Is Coming to New Zealand
Four snow-filled days of music and adventure.
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News
Amazon Has Finally Revealed What Its New 'Lord of the Rings' TV Series Will Be About
The new five-season show won't just rehash the films.
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News
Nicolas Cage Tries to Survive a Possessed Fun Park in the Trailer for 'Willy's Wonderland'
In his latest OTT role, he battles demonic animatronic mascots.
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News
Ten 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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News
Ten 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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Guide
Must-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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News
Eleven 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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News
Eleven 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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News
Hop 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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News
Nine 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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News
Say 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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News
Predicting 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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News
Here'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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News
Eden Park Has Been Granted Resource Consent to Host Six Concerts a Year
The new decision will allow concerts to be booked, scheduled and confirmed years in advance.
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News
Sally Rooney's First Novel Since 'Normal People' Will Hit Bookstores This Year
You'll be able to read the Irish author's first book in three years this September.
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News
The Tense Full Trailer for 'Snowpiercer' Season Two Teases Another Onboard Civil War
Sean Bean joins the cast — and it'll start streaming Down Under later in January.
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News
Netflix Has Revealed All the Star-Studded New Movies It'll Be Streaming in 2021
The streaming platform has dropped a trailer that runs through its packed slate for the year, too.
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News
HBO Is Reviving 'Sex and the City' Via a New Ten-Episode Spinoff Series
Called 'And Just Like That...", it'll star Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon.
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News
Netflix Has Dropped the Trailer for Sultry Zendaya-Starring Romantic Drama 'Malcolm & Marie'
Co-starring John David Washington, the film is written and directed by 'Euphoria' creator Sam Levinson.
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Restaurant
This That
57 Lorne St , Auckland City
A glimmer of hope for what the rest of Lorne Street could soon become.
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Bar
Scarlett Slimms & Lucky
476 Mt Eden Rd, Auckland
Scarlett Slimms and Lucky is a haunt for the modern day Raymond Chandler.
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Bar
Cassette Nine
Vulcan Lane, Auckland
Any place that can pull off jeans as wallpaper has two thumbs up in my book.
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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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News
Auckland Council's Free Openair Entertainment Series Is Back for Summer
The 2021 edition will see 20 gigs and 14 films play out under the stars of Tāmaki Makaurau.
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News
Ten Excellent and Exciting New Films to Add to Your 2021 Must-See List
Including likely Oscar-nominees, long-awaited animated releases and big-name sequels — and Nicolas Cage's latest, too.
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News
Auckland's Much-Loved Lantern Festival Is Back for 2021 in a New Waterfront Location
The festival is New Zealand's biggest cultural event.
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News
The Trailer for Studio Ghibli's Long-Awaited New Movie 'Earwig and The Witch' Is Here
The new film arrives seven years after the Japanese animation house's last solo release.
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The Ten Best Straight-to-Streaming Films of 2020
Powerful dramas, gorgeous animation, twisty comedies, exceptional musicals — 2020's streaming lineup delivered them all.
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News
Nicolas Cage Screams Expletives In the Full Trailer for Netflix's 'History of Swear Words'
It hits the streaming platform in January.
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Event
Smales Farmers Market
Wed, 9 Oct, 2024
Smales Farm, North Shore
Auckland's newest farmers market arrives across the harbour.
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News
The 'Black Mirror' Team Has Made a Netflix Special Satirising 2020 and It Now Has a Trailer
'Death to 2020' stars everyone from Samuel L Jackson and Hugh Grant to Lisa Kudrow and Leslie Jones.
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News
The Ten Best Films of 2020
With exceptional dramas, joyous concert documentaries and horror mind-benders, 2020 wasn't lacking in excellent movies.
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Guide
Twelve Things to Do If You're Staying in Auckland Between Christmas and New Year's Day
Put down those Christmas leftovers and head to a horror and fantasy film effects experience, a party in a historic 1800s mansion and a pop-up inflatable waterpark.
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The Eight Best New TV Shows of 2020
From a topical horror series and a mind-bending sci-fi thriller to an offbeat Aussie sketch comedy — and they're all available to stream.
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News
The New TV Version of Stephen King's 'The Stand' Will Start Streaming Down Under Next Month
The unsettling plague thriller takes place after a deadly super flu wipes out 99 percent of the world's population.
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News
Soon-to-Launch New Disney+ Expansion Star Is Basically Hulu for Viewers Down Under
It'll feature an extra 1000 titles — including 35 brand new series — in its first year.
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News
Nicolas Cage Will Teach You the History of Swear Words in Netflix's Next Must-See Series
And if the trailer is anything to go by, it's going to be hilarious.
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News
'The Handmaid's Tale' Has Been Renewed for a Fifth Season Before Its Fourth Even Airs
This tale of rebellion and revolution isn't anywhere near done yet.
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News
The First Trailers for Disney+'s 'Loki' and 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' Shows Are Here
Alongside 'WandaVision', they'll hit the streaming platform in the first half of 2021.
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News
Netflix Has Revealed the 17 Most Popular Movies and TV Shows We've Been Streaming in 2020
'The Queen's Gambit', 'Tiger King', 'Enola Holmes', 'The Haunting of Bly Manor' — they're all on the list.
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News
Auckland 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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News
The Ten Best Movies Hardly Anyone Saw in 2020
From topical dramas and animated delights to rousing flicks about the 90s electronic music scene and out-there sci-fi horror movies.
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News
The Creators of 'Black Mirror' Are Making a Netflix Special That Satirises and Savages This Chaotic Year
It's called 'Death to 2020', and it's expected to release before the year is out.
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News
Netflix Is Bringing a New Version of Aussie Series 'Heartbreak High' to Your Streaming Queue
It'll hit the platform in 2022 — but you can stream all 210 episodes of the original show in the interim.
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We're Giving Away a Private Screening at Orakei's Boutique Cinema Complex
Start rounding up 43 friends for your very own private theatre experience at this luxury neighbourhood cinema.
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You'll Be Able to Stay Onboard an Immersive 'Star Wars' Spaceship From 2021
You'll hop onboard for a two-day, two-night experience — and you'll be immersed in a 'Star Wars' adventure the whole time.
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Wellington Street Festival CubaDupa Has Dropped Its First Entertainment Lineup for 2021
The huge outdoor celebration is back with 470 free performances from local artists.
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This Island Sanctuary Will Be Home to a New Food, Wine and Music Festival Next Year
The pest-free island is only a 35-minute ferry ride from Auckland.
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Auckland Arts Festival Will Return Next March With More Than 70 Events Across the City
The 13th edition of the arts and culture festival will take place from 4–21 March.
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This New Dining and Music Experience Is Being Held in a Twinkling Glowworm Cave
Listen to operatic classics in a stunning glowworm cathedral.
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A Supremely Festive Mariah Carey Christmas Special Is Coming to Apple TV+ Next Month
The beloved singer will sing, dance and get merry alongside Tiffany Haddish, Billy Eichner, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson and Snoop Dogg.
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'Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun' Is the Side-Splitting Absurdist Comedy Gem This Hectic Year Needs
It's available on Netflix now — and you'll want to binge it all in one go.
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Guns N' Roses Have Announced a 2021 Stadium Tour of Australia and New Zealand
According to the rock band, international tours may be on the horizon.
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Quentin Tarantino Is Turning 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Into Your Next Must-Read Novel
If you loved the Leonardo DiCaprio-starring movie, you'll soon be able to read Tarantino's novelisation — which'll mark his first fiction book.
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