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NewsAugmented Reality App Simulates Google Glass on Your Windscreen
A free augmented reality app helps you safely navigate low-visibility conditions.
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News15th-Century Dutch Church Converted to Epic Bookstore
This must be one of the world's most gorgeous bookstores.
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NewsNike’s New Air Max+2014
For those hoping to run their way into some New Year's resolutions, the Nike Air Max 2014 might just be the ticket.
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NewsApp Allows Doctors to Conduct Eye Exams Via Smartphone
One step closer to preventing millions of people from avoidable blindness.
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NewsCharred Wood Makes Great-Looking, Fire-Resistant Interiors
Charcoaled cedar inspired by traditional Japanese methods is built to last and looks beautiful.
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NewsTen 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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NewsTen 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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GuideMust-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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NewsEleven 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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NewsEleven 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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NewsHop 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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NewsNine 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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NewsSay 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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NewsPredicting 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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NewsHere'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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NewsNike Launches Air Max Glow Collection, Night Joggers Rejoice
By day you are an ordinary Jerry Seinfeld in smart white sneakers. By night? You're high tech, high octane and highly visible.
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NewsDeep Sea Internet May Soon Be a Reality
Surfing the web takes on a whole new meaning as researchers attempt to access the internet in the big blue.
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NewsThe World’s First Inflatable Concert Hall Tours Japan
Arata Isozaki and Anish Kapoor design a remarkable portable music venue.
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NewsYour Guide to Auckland Art Week 2013
Eat your heART out at Auckland's most expansive art festival
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NewsTake Remote Control of the Melbourne Tourist Experience
Control and watch the real experience of two tourists in the Victorian cultural hive.
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BarScarlett Slimms & Lucky
476 Mt Eden Rd, Auckland
Scarlett Slimms and Lucky is a haunt for the modern day Raymond Chandler.
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BarCassette Nine
Vulcan Lane, Auckland
Any place that can pull off jeans as wallpaper has two thumbs up in my book.
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RestaurantMiss 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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NewsFloating Apartment Block Under Construction in The Netherlands
If you can't beat the water, how about joining it?
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NewsTravelling ‘SUN’ Sculpture Lights up the Scandinavian Winter
Two Scandy designers brighten up the dark Norwegian winters with their light sculpture.
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NewsFinally, a 3D-Printed Toothbrush that Does the Brushing for You
This furry customised mouthguard touts a six-second clean.
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NewsNew Drink Cooler Works in 45 Seconds
Move over, refrigerators; we can now cool drinks with 80 percent less energy.
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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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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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NewsBeer Holder Cuts Off Mobile Phone Signals to Boost Your Conversation
Two friends meet for a beer. Which are you?
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NewsThe New App That Stops Breaking Bad Spoilers
Behind on Breaking Bad eps? Now you can check your news feed without fear.
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NewsMeet Little Robot Friends, Tamagotchi for the 21st Century
Baby robots become your best friend by responding to light, sound and touch
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NewsA Synesthete Maps the London Underground
Ever wondered what the names of stations taste like as they roll off the tongue?
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NewsWatch Perfectly Innocent Pairs of Sneakers Get Slaughtered
Joining the bandwagon of destroying things artistically because well, it looks cool.
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NewsThe Taxi Alarm That Ensures You Leave Nothing Behind
Say hello to the taxi that doesn't claim your lost property.
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NewsConcrete Playground meets artist Melissa Sharplin
Artist Melissa Sharplin talks about her inspiration behind her pop-realist portraits of beautiful women, working for charity and the importance of dreams.
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NewsTake a Tour of Burning Man on the Back of a Drone
Perhaps it's true you can only understand the festival if you've been. But this gets you pretty close.
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NewsArcade Fire’s Mesmerising Smartphone-Interactive Video for ‘Reflektor’
A short film whose visuals you can affect, just so long as you have three basics of the modern tech era.
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NewsConstruction to Start on the World’s First Invisible ‘Anti-Skyscraper’
Move over vertical gardening.
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NewsThe Unexpected Poetry of Google Autocomplete
Autocomplete results are often unintentionally hilarious and weirdly sad - but are they also art?
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NewsCreate Your Own Video Game with Pencil and Paper
'80s video game nerds have the last laugh with this cool game design app.
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NewsBackstage at New Zealand Fashion Week with Surface Too Deep
We heard there was bikini models backstage at New Zealand Fashion Week, so we had to investigate.
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NewsThe Kiosk That Prints Magazines and Newspapers On Demand
Finally, access to Dolly Doctor right when you need it.
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NewsOil Paint Engineered Out of Toxic Waste
An engineer and an artist transform toxic waste into oil paints and wondrous works of art.
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NewsWin One of Four Andy Warhol x Perrier Water 12 Packs
As part of its 150th anniversary this year, Perrier has released limited edition bottles inspired by pop artist Andy Warhol.
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News3D Print Your Own Art Masterpiece Forgery
Here is a story to both perturb and titillate the sensitive art-lovers among us.
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NewsKickstarter Coming to Australia and New Zealand
Nothing has quite transformed the 'crowd funding' story like Kickstarter.
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NewsNike Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Just Do It
Nike have come out with their latest campaign "Possibilities" to celebrate 25 years of just doing it.
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NewsSocks Infused with Coffee Cure Smelly Feet
For feet so sweet you can wear the same pair of socks for days.
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NewsTen Designers to Watch at New Zealand Fashion Week 2013
New Zealand Fashion Week is tough on fashionistas, and so is choosing just ten awesome designers to watch at this years event. But here goes.
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NewsSydney Businessmen Successfully Crowdfund Booze Startup
Mr Black takes two of Sydney's favourite vices and combines them in one delicious, stylishly packaged drink.
