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NewsA 'Pokémon Go'-Style 'Harry Potter' Game Is Coming to Your Phone in 2019
'Wizard's Unite' will have you casting spells and trying to keep the wizarding world's secrets.
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NewsA New Dockless Moped Sharing Service Has Landed in Auckland
Ten e-mopeds launched at five hubs in Takapuna and Devonport over the weekend.
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NewsA New Multimillion-Dollar Dining Precinct Has Opened in Morningside
Appropriately called Morningside, the new precinct will be found in an old curtain factory.
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NewsSamsung Has Unveiled a Foldable Smartphone That Opens Into a Tablet
It'll feature a single screen that can fold in the middle — and will let you use up to three apps simultaneously.
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NewsMelbourne Could Be One of the First Three Cities to Test Uber's Flying Taxis in 2020
With flights to Melbourne Airport expected to take only five minutes — and cost the price of an Uber X.
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NewsIndian Ride-Share Company Ola Has Launched in New Zealand
Yep, another one — and it's offering 50 percent off rides for a limited time.
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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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NewsEurope Is Set to Do the World's Oceans a Solid By Banning Several Single-Use Plastic Items
The EU is planning to phase out plastic cutlery, plates, stirrers and straws, as well as cotton buds and balloon sticks, by 2021.
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NewsAir New Zealand Has Partnered with Zephyr Airworks to Bring Flying Taxis to New Zealand
The world's first autonomous aircraft could be operating in six years.
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NewsTwo Dockless Electric Scooter Services Will Be Trialled in Auckland
Auckland Transport will review the system after three months.
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NewsUber Has Unveiled a Heap of New Safety Functions to Help You Stay Safe During a Trip
Including a 'panic button' that connects you directly to 111 and the ability to easily share your location with friends and fam.
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Indian Ride-Share Company Ola Is Preparing to Launch in New Zealand
The fast-growing company already hosts over a billion rides each year and it's got its sights set next on Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
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NewsWhat to Expect From the New Apple iPhone XS in Eight Water Cooler Bullet Points
It has the biggest iPhone screen yet and a new feature to help up your selfie game.
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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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RestaurantThe 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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NewsSamsung Is Set to Launch a Foldable Smartphone
It'll feature a single screen that can fold in the middle — and it's expected to launch this year.
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NewsA New Zealand Fragrance Artist Has Created Cannabis Perfume
If you've ever wanted to smell like sticky-icky chronic.
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NewsThe Government Is Funding a Pedestrian Bridge Across Auckland Harbour
To the tune of $67 million.
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NewsA 244-Room Luxury Hotel Has Been Announced As Part of Auckland's Commercial Bay Development
Complete with a rooftop bar on level 21.
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NewsThe New Zealand Government Will Phase Out Single-Use Plastic Bags Over the Next Year
Soon the bags will disappear form checkouts around the country.
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NewsGoogle, Tourism and Ziplining Helped Save and Restore This Rotorua Native Forest
A Rotorua-based ziplining company is restoring virgin native forest.
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EventKingdom 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.
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EventBoy 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.
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EventBack 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.
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EventLovers 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.
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NewsInstant Phone Charging Might Soon Become a Reality
It's all thanks to Australian research into quantum 'super' batteries — and the more that are used, the faster your phone would charge.
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NewsConstruction Has Begun on Britomart's New Luxury Hotel and Laneway
On the former site of The Britomart Country Club.
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NewsASOS Will Ban Mohair, Silk, Cashmere and Feathers From Its Range From 2019
"ASOS firmly believes it is not acceptable for animals to suffer in the name of fashion or cosmetics."
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NewsIKEA Is the Latest Company Pledging to Ban Single-Use Plastics
And by 2030, all of its products will be made with renewable and recycled materials.
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NewsThe World's First Holographic Smartphone Has Arrived
Apparently, looking into the screen of Red's Hydrogen One phone will be like watching 3D without 3D glasses.
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NewsThe UK Parliament Has Made a Landmark Decision to Go Plastic-Free
It's introducing a levy on disposable coffee cups and moving to ban all single-use plastic bottles.
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NewsCountdown Will Begin to Phase Out Single-Use Plastic Bags This Month
The initiative will roll out at ten stores from 21 May.
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NewsThis Environmentally Conscious Search Engine Turns Your Online Queries Into New Trees
Ecosia invests at least 80 percent of its profits into planting trees around the world.
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NewsFacebook Is Launching a New Dating Feature to Help You Forget About Cambridge Analytica
The new feature, which begins testing this year, will allow you to create a dating profile and match you to meet potential lovers.
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NewsSomeone in Japan Has Just Developed an IRL Optimus Prime-Style Transformer Car
It can switch from driveable car to four-metre-tall humanoid robot in about a minute.
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NewsSomeone Has Designed Sneakers with Soles Made from Used Chewing Gum
The shoe offers an innovative solution to The Netherlands' costly gum litter problem.
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NewsA Kaleidoscopic Festival of Light Is Coming to Auckland Harbour
The new three-day lighting experience will feature a trail of more than a dozen interactive installations.
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NewsThe World's First Luxury Space Hotel Is Set to Open in 2022
It comes with an astronomical price, however — with a 12-day journey starting at a cool US$9.5 million per person.
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NewsAdidas' New Kicks Are Made From Recycled Ocean Plastic
Part of the label's latest collaboration with Parley, each pair is made from 11 plastic bottles.
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NewsMcDonald's Has Started Phasing Out Plastic Straws
The company will trial new biodegradable paper straws in its UK stores as it pushes towards all-recyclable packaging.
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NewsYou Can Play 'Where's Waldo?' on Google Maps Right Now
Spot everyone's favourite red-and-white jumper fan in the Chilean snowfields, at the beach at Australia's own Surfers Paradise and more.
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NewsFour New Retail Brands Have Been Announced for Auckland's Commercial Bay
The new lifestyle development will open its doors with just over 100 retailers.
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NewsZara Has Finally Launched Its New Zealand Online Store
Two years after opening its first New Zealand store, the Spanish fashion chain is letting locals shop online.
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Google Co-Founder Larry Page Has Been Testing Flying Taxis in New Zealand
With Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's tick of approval the autonomous aircraft could be operating in three years.
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NewsYou Can Turn Google Maps Into Mario Kart Right Now
Everyone's favourite cartoon plumber will help you get to your destination to celebrate MAR10 Day.
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NewsFlying Cars Are a Thing You Can Buy Now
A Dutch company has made the world's first commercially available car-aircraft.
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NewsAuckland Council Has Expressed Interest in Reopening the CBD's Subterranean City
The former air raid tunnels can hold a whopping 22,000 civilians.
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NewsLego Is Introducing a Set of Sustainable Pieces Made From Plant-Based Plastic
The materials will be sourced from sugarcane, with the toys hitting shelves by the end of this year.
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NewsNetherlands Supermarket Ekoplaza Has Launched a World-First Plastic-Free Aisle
The aisle offers shoppers over 700 plastic-free items.
