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NewsVote for Concrete Playground to Win a 2016 Webby Award and You Could Win $1000
Swing us some love (we did tell you what nap desks are).
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NewsWill People Actually Buy Sony's Expensive New Streaming Service?
Sure, it's in 4K. But it's $30 per movie.
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NewsNike's Chicken and Waffle-Inspired Sneaker Is a Shoe We'd Legitimately Eat
Put these shoes in our mouth.
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NewsIKEA Is Now Selling Hydroponics to Let You Grow an Indoor Garden
Grow some basil and butter lettuce on your kitchen bench.
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NewsOculus Rift Is Finally Here and It's More Affordable Than We Thought
The VR headset most people would have heard of by now.
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NewsThis Supersonic Jet Could Fly from London to NYC in Three and a Half Hours
This will not make you feel good about your daily commute.
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NewsDominos Heralds Robot Apocalypse With Autonomous Pizza Delivery Unit
All hail our new pizza delivering overlords.
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NewsThis Portable Shower Can Reuse the Same Water to Keep You Clean for Two Weeks
This could change camping (and maybe even the world).
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NewsPlayStation's Virtual Reality Headset Is Almost Here and It's Surprisingly Affordable
Your gaming experience is about to get a lot more like real life.
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Own the Night - The Samsung Galaxy S7 Launch Party
Expecting big things from Samsung's latest release.
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RestaurantOdette's Eatery
Shed 5, City Works Depot, 90 Wellesley Street
Between the lively chat, the excellent dishes and plotting how to run away with all the tableware, we had a wonderful time.
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NewsOrphans Kitchen Have Embarked on a Month-Long Exploration into the World of Plants
With a candid objective to make everything "delicious as fuck".
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NewsThis Company Uses Discarded Fabric to Make First-Rate Panel Caps
Plus, score yourself one of two handmade Offcut Caps.
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NewsAuckland City Limits Reveals Festival Artwork Program
Bringing a sense of playfulness and practical adventure to the one-day music festival.
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NewsThese Recyclable Cardboard Tents Could Change Camping at Festivals
And yes, they can withstand a downpour.
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NewsThese Three Satellites Could Help Get Billions of New Users Online
Bringing high-speed internet to some of the remotest places on earth.
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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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NewsHuffer, Kathryn Wilson and Deadly Ponies team up with Veuve Clicquot for the NZ Polo
Veuve Clicquot has partnered with three iconic New Zealand designers for this year’s Land Rover NZ Polo Open on February 21.
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NewsThis 3D-Printed Portable Pod Lets You Live Off the Grid Anywhere in the World
The most dream-worthy 3D printed possibility yet.
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NewsFrance Are Paving Their Roads With Solar Panels
The panels could soon be powering the French nation.
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NewsThese Vibrating Leggings Will Help You Tighten Up Your Yoga Game
Who needs a yoga instructor when you've got vibrating pants?
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NewsThis Company Specialises in Portable Shipping Container Farms
Take your vertical garden to the next level.
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NewsThese Wireless Earbuds Let You Choose What Noises You Want to Hear
More of those sweet tunes, less of that crying baby.
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NewsL'Oreal Have Developed a Temporary Tattoo That Measures Your UV Exposure
Slip, slop, slap, tatt?
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NewsThe ASB Classic Unveils an Enhanced Entertainment Program
Game, set, match, wine, music, fashion, court-side degustation et al.
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NewsTen Places That You Should Go Christmas Shopping in Auckland
Because you're too old to be gifting free hug coupons and macaroni photo frames.
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NewsAdhesive, Temporary Tech Tats Could Be The New Way to Monitor Your Health
Non-invasive and not Google Glass.
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NewsUber Is Moving Into Carpooling to Make Things Cheaper and More Eco-Friendly
Introducing uberPOOL: the ride-sharing option for the ride-sharing app.
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NewsSilicon Valley's Yo Pros Are Getting Shit Done by Dropping Small Doses of Acid at Work
LSD is the new long black.
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NewsYou Can Now Live Like a Baggins in Your Very Own Prefab Hobbit-Hole
Eco-friendly and orc-resistant.
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NewsUrban Farmers Market Scarecrow Has a New Home in the CBD
Your one-stop shop for locally-sourced produce.
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NewsThis New eBay For Breakups Lets You Make Cash Money Out of Heartbreak
It's called Never Liked It Anyway.
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NewsCycle-Powered Cinema is Peddling its Way to Auckland
By the end credits you'll be wheelie, wheelie tyred.
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NewsThis New App Means You'll Never Have to Eat Lunch Alone At Work Again
Try getting to know the people that you work with.
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NewsOslo's New Green City Government Is Banning Cars in the City Centre
The latest major city to go car-free. Snaps.
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NewsFacebook Reveals Six New Reactions Other Than 'Like'
Users can now respond to posts with love, laughter, happiness, shock, sadness and anger.
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NewsMuji Has Started Selling Flat-Pack Houses
Japanese minimalists Muji have moved into the DIY real estate game.
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