• News

    Google 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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    $25 Computer Perfect for Classroom Equality

    Bite-sized computer could be given away to school children for free.

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    Recharge 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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    Next Step for Sustainable Cities: Smog-Eating Buildings

    Imagine if the materials a skyscraper is made from could eliminate the pollution it produces?

  • News

    New Google Music Service Unveiled

    Google Music allows you to access your music, anywhere and anytime, online and offline.

  • News

    Turn Your iPhone Into a Polaroid Printer

    iPhone case concept can print your iPhone photos like old-school Polaroids.

  • News

    SafeHouse 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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    The 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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    Use 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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    Nissan 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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    Sustainable City in United Arab Emirates

    First glimpses at a sustainable city sprouting roots in Abu Dhabi.

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    Paint Your Running Route with GPS Technology

    Running routes recorded with GPS technology are transformed into dynamic, digital artworks.

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.

  • Bar

    Everybody’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.

  • Restaurant

    Better Burger

    31 Galway St, Britomart

    An instant classic.

  • Bar

    The Cav

    68 College Hill, Ponsonby

    A low-key, relaxed pub that's a great spot to meet friends and share an ale.

  • Restaurant

    The Botanist

    90 Wellesley Street, Auckland

    City Works Depot's cafe/bar/plant nursery fusion cafe.

  • Restaurant

    Burger 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.

  • Restaurant

    Giapo

    279 Queen Street, Auckland

    Auckland's favourite "haute ice cream".

  • Restaurant

    Hallertau

    1171 Coatesville Riverhead Highway, Riverhead

    A country restaurant in the best sense of the word.

  • Restaurant

    Mexico 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.

  • Restaurant

    Masu

    90 Federal Street, Auckland

    Contemporary Japanese restaurant Masu proves a culinary force to be reckoned with.

  • News

    Floating Golf Course in the Maldives

    Obscene and indulgent or responsible and socially inclusive? Maldives begins work on floating golf course.

  • News

    Leica’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.

  • News

    San Francisco Introduces Online CBD Parking Solution

    New website and smart phone app help solve parking problems in San Francisco.

  • News

    Heineken’s Glow in the Dark Bottle Lights up the Night

    Heineken's glow-in-the-dark aluminium bottle enhances the beer drinking experience.

  • News

    Green Thumbs Up for Gardening Made Simple

    Self-contained gardening kit includes all the bits and pieces to satisfy your green thumb.

  • News

    Street 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.

Latest Events
  • 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

    The Fall Guy

    Wednesday, April 24 - Wednesday, May 15, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    Ryan Gosling is at his most charming — including while batting around screwball banter with Emily Blunt — in this dynamic action/rom-com ode to stunt performers.

  • Event

    Abigail

    Thursday, April 18 - Wednesday, May 8, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    The directors of 'Ready or Not' turn their attention to monster movies in this deliciously entertaining heist-meets-vampire flick.

  • Event

    Challengers

    Thursday, April 18 - Wednesday, May 8, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    For 'Call Me By Your Name' director Luca Guadagnino, Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist star in a smash of a tennis- and love triangle-fuelled drama.

  • 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

    Robot Dreams

    Thursday, April 25 - Wednesday, May 15, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    This Oscar-nominated animated gem explores love, loneliness, finding a connection and facing fate's chaos through the friendship of a dog and a robot.

  • Event

    Origin

    Thursday, April 18 - Wednesday, May 8, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    'Selma' and 'A Wrinkle in Time; filmmaker Ava DuVernay returns with a sensitive, sincere and supremely smart biopic that's also an exploration of caste systems.

  • 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.

  • Event

    The Effect — Auckland Theatre Company

    Tuesday, April 16 - Saturday, May 11, 2024

    ASB Waterfront Theatre, Auckland

    This ethically ambiguous, toxic love story is the work of Lucy Prebble, one of the brains behind HBO’s ‘Succession’.

  • Event

    Aotearoa High Tea in The Libraries at The Hotel Britomart

    Saturday, March 16, 2024, Saturday, April 13, 2024 and Sunday, May 12, 2024 

    The Hotel Britomart, Auckland

     Enjoy some of Aotearoa's best food in the elegant, heritage spaces of The Libraries.

  • News

    Mother Nature May Earn Legal Rights in Bolivia

    Bolivia is proposing a treaty that will grant legal rights to the environment.

  • News

    Beyond 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.

  • News

    Burberry’s Holographic Models Take to the Runway in Beijing

    Burberry used holograms of models in their technology-inspired runway show in Beijing.

  • News

    Bespoken Art Puts Voice to Canvas

    Bespoken Art captures the sound waves of your voice and creates a unique piece of artwork.

  • News

    The 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.

  • News

    The T-Box Captures Wind Power From Trains

    The T-Box can harness wind energy from moving trains to generate power.

  • News

    Watch Coachella 2011 Live on YouTube

    YouTube Live will broadcast the Coachella music festival live from Palm Springs for the first time ever.

  • News

    The Nano Guitar that is Smaller than a Human Blood Cell

    Cornell researchers have created a Nano Guitar that is smaller than a human red blood cell.

  • News

    The World’s Tallest Lego Tower

    Brazil takes the title of building the World's Largest Lego Tower

  • News

    Ralph Lauren’s Solar-Powered Backpack

    Ralph Lauren's Solar Panel Backpack can charge iPhones, iPads and iPods in a matter of hours.

  • News

    Juice in a Box Encourages Environmental Awareness in Children

    Reusable juice boxes encourage young children to be eco-friendly.

  • News

    The Ultimate In-flight Gaming Experience

    The Not for Wimps gaming system is the future of the in-flight experience.

  • News

    AquaNotes Create Waterproof Notepad for Shower Thinkers

    Shower-thinkers now have a creative outlet with waterproof AquaNotes notepads

  • News

    Caipiroska Flavoured Vodka Comes in Peelable Bottles

    Smirnoff introduces their new flavour, Caipiroska, in funky peelable skins.

  • News

    iPods Charged by the Human Heart

    New nanotechnology can lead to self-generated energy that can power iPods and other portable devices.

  • News

    Google Launch New Recommendation Service

    Google recently jumped on the recommendation bandwagon with the launch of the "+1" button.

  • News

    Fools! Top 3 Tech Pranks from April 1

    Our favourite high-tech hoaxes from April 1.

  • News

    Crowd-Sourced Virtual Choir Unites on YouTube

    Thousands of voices unite in global virtual choir.

  • News

    Sketch Your Own Chair

    Sketch Chair allows anyone to design and build their own custom chairs.

  • News

    The EPOC Neuroheadset Lets Your Brain do the Talking

    EPOC's Neuroheadset allows users to control their computer with thoughts.

  • News

    Underwater Art Hopes to Regenerate Coral Reefs

    Underwater artwork helps repair and preserve threatened coral reefs.

  • News

    The Revolutionary Masterplan for Mentougou Eco Valley Development

    Eriksson Architects have designed the most modern environment friendly development to date, the Mentougou Eco-Valley.

  • News

    Fighting Fire with Electricity?

    Electricity may be the basis for a new fire-extinguishing method.

  • News

    Coffee Joulies Keep Your Coffee Just Right

    Cool down your coffee and keep it the perfect temperature twice as long.

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