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Anish Kapoor Creates Hypnotic Black Water Vortex in Gallery Floor

The Indian sculptor blows your mind again for the first Kochi-Muziris Biennale.

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The Summer Arts & Entertainment Guide

Because the year’s too long and summer’s too short to waste time on the mediocre.

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New Web Comedy 'The Katering Show' Skewers Foodie Culture

"The journey of a food intolerant, and an intolerable foodie."

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Your Last-Minute Guide to Spending Valentine's Day Alone, Platonically or Romantically

Countdown to V-Day.

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Your Guide to Splore 2015

Original, unique and fresh no matter your title; hipster, hippie, foodie, square etc you'll find something to celebrate.

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Your Guide to the 2015 Auckland Fringe Festival

An intensified period of weird and wonderful arty experiences.

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Your Guide to the Auckland Pride Festival 2015

Let our list of top picks guide your way in helping celebrate the wonderful diversity and creativity that makes Auckland awesome.

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Let Jeff Bridges Put You To Sleep

The niche market of sleeping tapes gets a Hollywood addition.

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The Best Gigs in Auckland This February

Where to be come gig o'clock.

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Lorde Picks up Golden Globe Nomination

Just when you thought she gone and done it all, and then again...

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Auckland's New State-of-the-Art Theatre Gets The Go-Ahead

Construction of the ASB Waterfront Theatre is about to get under way and it can't come soon enough for Auckland Theatre Company's Artistic Director Colin McColl.

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Noel Fielding Announces Australia and New Zealand 2015 Tour

Spend an evening with The Mighty Boosh co-lead's most beloved and baffling characters.

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This Local Artist Wants Your Name on Her Giant Playable Sculpture

From the maker of giant banana boat ice-cream, oversized pizza and a phallic knob inside a deep freeze.

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Words with Ron Carroll, Superstar Headliner at Highlife NYE

A few words with the DJ, singer and house producer.

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Kanye West Fan Has Made a Feature-Length Reconstructed Guerrilla Concert Video

Not sure if we should be impressed or creeped out.

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Nightcrawler's Dan Gilroy on Turning Jake Gyllenhaal into a Coyote

And interns, the debut director thinks you'll relate.

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