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NewsArtist Designed Hotel Without Staff Opens in Paris
Designed by artist Matali Crasset, Hi-Matic is a self-service hotel completely devoid of staff.
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NewsStudents Create Futuristic Two-Wheeled Vehicle
Adelaide University students have created an inventive two wheeled contraption that could solve inner city transport issues.
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NewsKaiser Chiefs Want You to Make Their Album
Design and sell the new Kaiser Chief's album and earn a quid.
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NewsSteve Jobs Announces Plans for Apple’s New Mothership
Apple's new campus is a giant glass ring.
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NewsThe Eight Best Glamping Experiences Near Auckland
Sometimes you just need a hot bath beneath a star-drenched sky.
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NewsControl Mood Lighting and More with WiFi Connected Lightbulbs
Control mood lighting, your electricity bill and much more with these WiFi connected light bulbs.
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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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BarEverybody’s
7 Fort Lane, Auckland
This pun will write itself. Everybody's has something for everybody. But mostly, it's got a jaw-dropping array of modern European fusion and cocktails made to measure.
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CafeThe Botanist
90 Wellesley Street, Auckland
City Works Depot's cafe/bar/plant nursery fusion cafe.
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RestaurantBurger Burger
136-138 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby
It seems the world of the burger has seen the line between professional eatery and burger takeaway joint become blurred.
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RestaurantHallertau
1171 Coatesville Riverhead Highway, Riverhead
A country restaurant in the best sense of the word.
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RestaurantMexico Ponsonby
164 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby
If you put ‘Mexico’ into Google maps you might be told that you’re approximately 11,000km away. The great news is Google maps are wrong.
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RestaurantMasu
90 Federal Street, Auckland
Contemporary Japanese restaurant Masu proves a culinary force to be reckoned with.
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NewsShell Begins Construction on World’s Largest Floating Object
An energy crisis is looming. In light of this, Royal Dutch Shell are constructing the world’s largest man-made floating object.
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NewsDiscover the Beautiful World of Fonts with New Typography Application
Eye. Aperture. Descender. Spine. A weird collection of words, but for a typographer, a publication nerd like me or the owner of this new app they make perfect sense together.
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NewsTurning Trash to Gas in a Powerful World of Waste
A small-scale device created by Agnion could be used by supermarkets, hospitals and shopping centres to make the most of the waste they create.
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NewsBranding That’s Friendly First Thing in the Morning
Branding to make you smile, even before your morning coffee hits home.
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NewsHighly Efficient Aero-Train Prototype that Actually Flies
A new prototype that would eliminate the problem of friction between a train and its tracks by flying extremely close to the ground.
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NewsOpen Source Classrooms Provide Ivy League Education for Free
Fancy a free Ivy League education? Open Culture will teach you everything you need to know.
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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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NewsGoogle Gives Non-Profits a Helping Hand
Google's recent launch of Google for nonprofits brings together an extensive toolkit for non-profit organisations.
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News$25 Computer Perfect for Classroom Equality
Bite-sized computer could be given away to school children for free.
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NewsRecharge Between Classes in Solar-Power Seats
A team from MIT have created outdoor furniture which can charge your phone and computer by solar-power.
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NewsNext Step for Sustainable Cities: Smog-Eating Buildings
Imagine if the materials a skyscraper is made from could eliminate the pollution it produces?
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NewsNew Google Music Service Unveiled
Google Music allows you to access your music, anywhere and anytime, online and offline.
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NewsTurn Your iPhone Into a Polaroid Printer
iPhone case concept can print your iPhone photos like old-school Polaroids.
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NewsSafeHouse is Rupert Murdoch’s Answer to WikiLeaks
News Corporation's online attempt at replicating the success of WikiLeaks seems flaky on several levels.
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NewsThe Next Step for Smart Phones: Paper Thin
Introducing the PaperPhone: an extremely light weight and, as the name suggests, paper-thin smart phone.
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NewsUse Your Design Skills to Change the Way We Comprehend Nutrition
Do you have what it takes to redesign the nutrition label to make sense out of confusing percentages, milligrams, serving sizes and calorie counters?
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NewsNissan to Produce New York’s Taxi of Tomorrow
The iconic New York yellow taxi will be produced by Japanese manufacturer Nissan in the years to come.
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NewsSustainable City in United Arab Emirates
First glimpses at a sustainable city sprouting roots in Abu Dhabi.
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NewsPaint Your Running Route with GPS Technology
Running routes recorded with GPS technology are transformed into dynamic, digital artworks.
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NewsFloating Golf Course in the Maldives
Obscene and indulgent or responsible and socially inclusive? Maldives begins work on floating golf course.
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NewsLeica’s iPhone Camera Add-on Set to Revolutionise iPhoneography
A concept by Black Design Associates combines Leica and iPhone technology for the ultimate iPhoneography experience.
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NewsSan Francisco Introduces Online CBD Parking Solution
New website and smart phone app help solve parking problems in San Francisco.
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NewsHeineken’s Glow in the Dark Bottle Lights up the Night
Heineken's glow-in-the-dark aluminium bottle enhances the beer drinking experience.
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NewsGreen Thumbs Up for Gardening Made Simple
Self-contained gardening kit includes all the bits and pieces to satisfy your green thumb.
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NewsStreet Advertising Revealed Only in the Rain
Fresh Green Ads creates street campaigns with eco-friendly materials that are revealed with a spot of wet weather.
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NewsMother Nature May Earn Legal Rights in Bolivia
Bolivia is proposing a treaty that will grant legal rights to the environment.
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NewsBeyond Coal Kicks Ash
An environmental organisation partners with an underwear brand to create Beyond Coal, a company that sells underwear to raise money to spread awareness of the dangers of coal.
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NewsBurberry’s Holographic Models Take to the Runway in Beijing
Burberry used holograms of models in their technology-inspired runway show in Beijing.
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NewsBespoken Art Puts Voice to Canvas
Bespoken Art captures the sound waves of your voice and creates a unique piece of artwork.
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NewsThe Evolution of Web Design over Two Decades [INFOGRAPHIC]
The internet has become a more friendly, accessible and interactive animal over the past two decades. Here is an incredible infographic that maps out the role design has played.
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NewsThe T-Box Captures Wind Power From Trains
The T-Box can harness wind energy from moving trains to generate power.
