• News

    The Veronica Mars Movie will be Released Online on March 14

    The new Veronica Mars movie will be made available to rent or buy online on March 14.

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    Turning Damaged Christchurch Homes into Art Projects

    If you had all the material from one house at your disposal, what would you create?

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    Ten Craft Brewers and Their Brews

    Ten local brewers (plus one Aussie) and some of their glorious brews you should introduce to your palate.

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    Finalists revealed for the 2014 Taite Music Prize

    Recognising outstanding creativity for an entire collection of music contained on one album.

  • News

    Win Tickets to Lone Survivor

    Based on the The New York Times bestselling true story of heroism, courage and survival.

Latest Guides
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    Sean Connolly’s Gusto at the Grand Opens this Weekend

    Renown chef Sean Connolly adds Gusto at the Grand into the mix.

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    Win a Double Pass to the GABA Glam Zone at Auckland Pride Parade

    Win tickets to the Glam zone aka Rainbow Island.

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    Jimmy Fallon Hosts His First Tonight Show, Dances Through Hip Hop History with Will Smith

    You know you've made it when you're twerking with the Fresh Prince.

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    Back to the Future’s Self-Tying Laces Might Soon Be Real

    Nike is out to preserve your childhood dreams.

  • News

    Win Tickets to The Past

    Win one of five double passes to The Past which opens in cinemas on March 13.

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    Win Tickets to The Rocket

    The Rocket punches well above its weight with a compelling narrative, heartfelt performances and stunning cinematography.

Latest Places
  • Restaurant

    This That

    57 Lorne St , Auckland City

    A glimmer of hope for what the rest of Lorne Street could soon become.

  • Bar

    Scarlett Slimms & Lucky

    476 Mt Eden Rd, Auckland

    Scarlett Slimms and Lucky is a haunt for the modern day Raymond Chandler.

  • Bar

    Cassette Nine

    Vulcan Lane, Auckland

    Any place that can pull off jeans as wallpaper has two thumbs up in my book.

  • 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.

  • News

    See the Stunning Winners in the 2014 World Press Photo Contest

    The world's leading visual journalism contest showcases some serious talent.

  • News

    Detroit Chef Creates a 10-Course Menu Based on Radiohead’s ‘Kid A’

    For one night only a pop-up restaurant will host 36 guests to enjoy the menu, drink pairings and a full stream of the album .

  • News

    The Ten Must-Sees of Splore 2014

    One part music festival, one part art installation and two parts incredible vibe.

  • News

    Ty the Rapper, Being Frank as Per Usual

    Best known for his lyrical frankness.

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    Wanted: The Best Deputy Editor in the Business

    Are you an authority on pop culture, music, food, drink, events and city life?

Latest Events
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    A Guide to Valentine’s Day for Lovers (and Haters)

    At Concrete Playground, we like to make your life easy so you can concentrate on being the romantic human being we know you are deep down inside.

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    Win One of Twenty Double Passes to Skream

    Twenty double passes were up for grabs.

  • News

    Ten Crazy Things People Have Done in the Name of Live Art

    The highs, the lows, and all the wilfully mutilated body parts.

  • News

    Send a Little Guerrilla Kindness to Christchurch

    Melbourne Sayraphim Lothian's latest project involves Christchurch, kindness and a whole lot of little green birds

  • News

    Rainbow Sochi Google Doodle Targets Anti-Gay Laws in Russia

    The online giant joins activists all over the world.

  • News

    Win Ten Nights on the Town with Concrete Playground

    Ten nights on the town care of yours truly.

  • News

    Forgotify – 4 million songs never streamed

    A streamless treasure trove of music.

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    Get paid to live and create in a Regional Park

    Express your inner weirdo through a new body of work.

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    A Bluffer’s Guide to Street Art with WERT159

    A little bit of a how-to guide on the elusive public art form.

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    Terry Gilliam Goes Back to the Future with The Zero Theorem

    Everything's normal when math whizz Christoph Waltz and David Thewlis in a tiger suit get together.

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    Composer Turns Bicycle Into a Musical Instrument

    Are they spokes or oversized strings?

  • News

    Win a Double Pass to Sun and Sound

    A cold cider, some beats and the sand between your toes.

  • News

    Four Ideas from the Movie Her We Actually Want in Our Future

    There are no dystopian trappings in Spike Jonze's vision of the future.

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    Lorde Wins Two Grammys

    Two more awards to squeeze in the trophy cabinet.

  • News

    Samantha Jones Hilariously Dirties Up Spike Jonze’s Film Her

    Theodore Twombly's new artificially intelligent operating system is crude, lewd and incredibly rude.

  • News

    Concrete Playground is Looking For Wellington Writers

    For those who like free things in life.

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    How War Became Both Beautiful and Traumatic for The Railway Man

    Jonathan Teplitzky on war, visual irony and how Gen Ys respond to silence.

  • News

    Apply for the Red Bull Music Academy Held in Japan

    New Zealand musicians are invited to an annual exploration of music held in Japan.

  • News

    The Rekorderlig Pop-Up Bar to Return

    Another pop-up bar is coming this March.

  • News

    Corona presents the North Island Summer Tour

    Gigs for beach dwellers and sun soakers.

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    The Dutch Masters Recreated as Astonishing Entomological Displays

    Seventeeth-century portraits get a beautiful and complex 21st-century update.

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    Concrete Playground Meets Douglas Moores

    With the exhibition now under way, we had the chance to catch up with Douglas and hear a little about the how and why of our Kiwi ingenuity.

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