• News

    U-Boat Worx Offers Submarine Charters for Tourists

    These 'personal submarines for yacht and tourism' are for those people who are desirous of exploring the depths of the ocean but who suffer the misfortune of not being Richard Branson.

  • News

    A Portable Hanging Herb Garden for Inner-City Dwellers

    The dream of any inner-city or spatially-challenged dweller with a green thumb, finely tuned tastebuds and no backyard.

  • News

    Adidas Unveils Super Intelligent Football Boot

    Sporting giant Adidas has outdone itself with the adiZero f50 miCoach, a new soccer boot that boasts state-of-the-art technology.

  • News

    Hipstamatic’s Digital Disposable Camera for your iPhone

    In a bid to regain their popularity and get one up on Instagram, Hipstamatic is offering a new dimension to their faux-analogue photography experience.

  • News

    Designs That Let You Sleep Anywhere, Anytime

    Our society seems to be developing an obsession for sleeping in places that are not our beds.

  • News

    Google Ventures Into the Physical Realm

    Once upon a time, Google was content to rule cyber space. But like most super powers in history, the superpower is getting restless.

  • News

    Steve Jobs: The Movie

    They say sex sells, but according to Sony Pictures, death is where the real money’s at.

  • News

    Occupy Wall Street Protests Start to Spread Around the World

    How the American Dream has turned into a nightmare for a large proportion of U.S. citizens.

  • News

    iPhone 4S Fails to Impress

    The new iPhone's updates are on the inside only.

  • News

    Untappd App Combines Social Networking and Beer

    The perfect excuse to drink more beer and check your iPhone.

  • News

    Message in a Bottle: The Unusual Social Network

    Harold Hackett has been sending messages all over the world, but unlike most of us he hasn’t been using a phone or a computer.

  • News

    A First Look at Amazon’s New Kindle Fire

    With the release of Amazon's Kindle Fire, there may just be another serious player in the growing tablet market.

Latest Places
  • Restaurant

    Odette'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.

  • News

    IPhone Bike Speaker Lets You Listen While You Ride

    Play sweet music and use your iPhone as a GPS while riding through the town on your bike.

  • News

    Slavery Footprint: Calculating How Many Forced Labourers Work For You

    Cue the bright-eyed, pigtailed offspring of ethical consumerism and social media, Slavery Footprint.

  • News

    Curate Fashion Gallery launches

    Britomart’s very own mini department store, Curate located at 5a Gore Street, Auckland CBD has officially marked its opening, recently celebrating with a full scale launch event for fashion media, celebrities and VIP’s.

  • News

    Juliette Hogan and GIBSON Partner with the VNZMA’s

    It won’t just be all about the music at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards this year.

  • News

    Micro-Hotel Sleepbox Makes Being In Transit Appealing

    The pod with bed and drop-down desk may mean the days of sleeping in airport food courts are well behind us.

Latest Events
  • Event

    IF

    Thursday, May 16 - Wednesday, June 5, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    Instead of aliens in 'A Quiet Place' and its sequel, John Krasinski ponders a world where imaginary friends are real in this warmly whimsical family-friendly fantasy.

  • Event

    Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

    Thursday, May 9 - Wednesday, May 29, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    More than half a century after the first film, Hollywood's paws are still on this sci-fi franchise — and this is a thoughtful and engaging new instalment.

  • Event

    Boy Kills World

    Thursday, May 2 - Wednesday, May 22, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    Bill Skarsgård makes a mesmerising action star in this cartoonishly OTT revenge flick that's produced by iconic 'Evil Dead' filmmaker Sam Raimi.

  • Event

    Back to Black

    Thursday, May 2 - Wednesday, May 22, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    Amy Winehouse was anything but formulaic, but the same can't be said about this by-the-numbers biopic about the British singer.

  • Event

    Lovers and Castaways

    Wednesday, March 6 - Sunday, June 9, 2024

    The Pah Homestead, Auckland

    This exhibition allows visitors to experience 1980s Aotearoa through the eyes of some of New Zealand's most treasured artists.

  • News

    Germany’s Greenest Little Village

    A small village in Germany is leading the way in green living and financial prosperity.

  • News

    Glassons Cure Shop

    The collaboration between Glassons and top New Zealand designers continues this year as they unleash their creativity to help raise awareness for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Research Trust.

  • News

    Inspirational Designs for Busan’s New Opera House

    A design competition for Busan's new Opera House has inspired some truly amazing submissions.

  • News

    Dutch Designer Rolls Out Wooden Bikes

    Jan Gunneweg creates beautiful custom bikes to order.

  • News

    First-Ever Space Hotel Set to Open in 2016

    Space tourism set to become a reality in the next few years.

  • News

    Nike Release Back to The Future Sneakers

    Nike has released a near-exact replica of the shoes worn by Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future 2.

  • News

    NYC Artist Brings Subway Etiquette to Life

    NYC artist Jay Shells' Subway Etiquette Posters pokes fun at commuter pet peeves.

  • News

    Swiss Artist Injects Order Into the Everyday

    Ursus Wehrli wants to put some order into your life.

  • News

    Highlights of New Zealand Fashion Week

    Fashion Week has been and gone. Here are some of the highlights that stood out.

  • News

    Urban Farming Continues to Grow Around the World

    Urban farms offer city dwellers a chance to green up their cities and get their hands dirty in the process.

  • News

    Stylish Ways To Save Water

    Saving water can be as simple as capturing rainwater in some sort of dispenser to be stored, treated and reused.

  • News

    The World’s First Self-Inflating Tyre

    PumpTire self-inflates as you ride your bike.

  • News

    Lego Takes On The World’s Architectural Icons

    Adam Reed Tucker has developed a new line of Lego celebrating some of the world's best architecture.

  • News

    Rio De Janeiro’s Sustainable Olympic Village Design

    The winner of the Rio 2016 Olympic Park Urban Masterplan competition has been announced.

  • News

    Beautiful Swear Words

    Theo Olesen turns swear words into finely illustrated graphics.

  • News

    Bamboo iPhone Covers Handmade By Grove

    Eco-conscious designers at Grove create bamboo iPhone covers made with their very own hands.

  • News

    Curate

    Curate is a fantastic new ‘fashion gallery’ in Britomart set to launch September 9 2011, which will feature a selection of fashion, shoes, accessories and jewellery from the crème de la crème of New Zealand designers.

  • News

    Paypal Founder’s Futuristic Floating Island City

    The Silicon Valley billionaire is making plans for the project to be launched off the coast of San Francisco next year.

  • News

    Apple Unveils Eco-Friendly Campus HQ Plans

    Apple's new eco-friendly HQ plans are larger-than-life.

  • News

    Japan’s Intelligent Vending Machines Know Your Type

    Thinking machines are already among us, watching us, and telling us what to drink.

  • News

    Aleksander Krasinki’s Futuristic Floating Island City

    Architect Aleksander Krasinski has developed and designed a futuristic island concept.

  • News

    Design Similarities That Will Have you Seeing Double

    Bob Caruther's collection of images will leaving you wondering just how 'new' a new idea really is.

  • News

    The London Riots: The Impact on Creative Communities

    While London was engaged in a process of repeatedly kicking itself in the face, some of those hardest hit have been independent artists and small businesses.

  • News

    The Ajiro Bamboo Velobike: Grown Not Made

    Design student Alexander Vittouris' all-bamboo velobike will keep both the hipsters and eco-conscious happy.

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