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    Concrete Playground's 2017 Boxing Day Movie Smackdown

    Get maximum bang for your Kris Kringle gift voucher buck.

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    The Ten Best Films Hardly Anyone Saw in 2017

    Forget lightsabers, caped crusaders, fast cars and fairy tales and catch up on these under-seen gems over summer.

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    The Auckland International Buskers Festival Has Announced Its 2018 Lineup

    World-class entertainment on the streets of Auckland.

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    YouTube Is Set to Launch Its Own Music Subscription Service

    Called Remix, it's slated to be up and running by March 2018.

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    Smales Farm Drops Its Summer Entertainment Lineup

    It's shaping up to be one helluva summer at the North Shore community space.

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    It's Finally Happened: The Marriage Equality Bill Has Passed Through Australian Parliament

    Same-sex marriage will be made legal — potentially within the month.

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    Auckland Council Wants Artists for a Unique Regional Parks Residency

    Calling all 'outdoorsy' choreographers, poets, installation artists, composers, photographers, filmmakers and painters.

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    Concrete Playground's 2017-18 Summer Reading List

    Eight books to get stuck into by the pool, the beach or with an ice cream.

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    New York's Madison Square Park Has Been Turned Into a Glowing Field of Light

    Hundreds of LED-filled globes will be swaying over the public space until March.

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    Ten Free Auckland Exhibitions Worth Checking Out This December

    It's the perfect season for gallery hopping.

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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.

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    Silo Park Drops Its Huge 2017-18 Summer Program

    Heading into its seventh season with a jam-packed schedule of films, markets and events under the stars.

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    Auckland's Favourite Strange Festival Just Made Its First Program Announcement

    Shows and exhibitions that are just a touch (or way) too strange for general theatrical consumption.

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    Fashion Rental Service Designer Wardrobe Finds a Permanent Home in Grafton

    Flick through a wardrobe that isn't your own at the new concept space.

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    A Huge Lineup Has Been Announced for Auckland Council's Openair Music and Film Series

    The 2018 edition will see 24 gigs and 26 movies play out under the stars of Tamaki Makaurau.

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    Brigsby Bear's Kyle Mooney on Making a Movie Inspired by Weird 80s VHS Tapes

    The Saturday Night Live star's new film was influenced by his obsession with low budget educational films from the 80s and 90s.

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    Concrete Playground's 2017 Ethical Christmas Gift Guide

    Christmas present options that are a little bit better for the world.

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    Silo Theatre Unveils a Boisterous Five-Show Program for 2018

    The season will celebrate the destruction of systems and ideas that no longer serve us.

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    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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    LCD Soundsystem Is Coming Back to Auckland for One Show

    Brooklyn's beloved dance-punk icons make their anticipated live return to New Zealand.

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    An Epic Banksy Exhibition Is Coming to Auckland

    It's the largest showcase of Banksy pieces to ever make its way to our shores.

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    A Look Inside GOMA's Kaleidoscopic 'Yayoi Kusama: Life Is the Heart of a Rainbow' Exhibition

    The Japanese artist's polka dot Obliteration Room, immersive mirror rooms and pumpkins have landed in Brisbane.

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    Nine Music Festivals to Tick Off This Summer

    Dance knee-deep in a pond, attend a soirée by the sea and catch the most influential bass DJ to ever live.

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    A London Cinema Is Hosting a Free Four-Day Game of Thrones Marathon

    Screening all 67 episodes of the series to date in one massive sitting.

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    61.6 Percent of Australians Have Said a Resounding Yes to Marriage Equality

    7,817,247 people have voted in favour of making same-sex marriage legal in a national postal survey.

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    Ten Exhibitions Worth Checking Out in Auckland This November

    It's the perfect season for gallery hopping.

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    A Lord of the Rings TV Series Could Soon Be a Thing

    Sources say that Amazon Studios wants to develop a TV show based on the renowned series of books.

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    This Luminous Tokyo Greenhouse Lets You Turn Vegetables Into a Symphony of Light and Music

    The multi-sensory installation responds to interactions with the cherry tomatoes and eggplants.

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    The Best Places for Melbourne Cup Festivities in Auckland

    If you can't quite make it to the real thing.

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    Auckland Arts Festival Drops Its Full 2018 Program

    The city-wide arts throw down returns for 2018.

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    Coachella Organisers Will Launch a Huge New Ten-Day Festival in London Next Year

    All Points East will include a three-day music festival, a week of free entertainment and three massive headline shows.

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    Meet Auckland's New Anti-Seminar Workshop Series

    From the folks behind the Everything's Fucked discussion series.

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    The Six Best Things to Do in Auckland After Payday

    Who needs financial security when you can fly a helicopter to a winery for lunch?

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    The Best Things to Do in Auckland Before Payday

    There's no reason to stay cooped up at home when the cash isn't flowing.

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    WOMAD Drops Its Artist Lineup for 2018

    Dance knee-deep in a pond to afro-funk, metal-folk and punk performed on ouds, koras and squeeze boxes.

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    Auckland Arts Festival Announces Five More Shows for 2018

    The veritable arts feast returns next March.

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