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News‘Jane Fonda House’ Is Powered by Your Exercise
You become the guinea pigs in this exercise powered house-of-the-future
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NewsSubterranean Park and Mushroom Farm ‘Popping Down’ in London
Run a competition without restrictions, and all kinds of great things happen.
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NewsSustainable Treehouses for Grown-Ups to Transform London’s Parks
Jump out of urbanity, into nature and back again.
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News19-Year-Old Develops Device to Remove 7 Million Tons of Rubbish from the Ocean
Boyan Slat recently proposed his genius plan to clear the oceans of over 7 million tons of plastic.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do Around Auckland in January
Take advantage of the quiet city and long summer days to enjoy events, exhibitions, theatre, markets and some great films.
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GuideSeven Immersive and Impressive Art Exhibitions to Visit Around New Zealand This Autumn
From immersive moving Van Gogh artworks to two-storey labyrinths of black wool, here's where you can get your art fix around the country.
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GuideSeven Exciting and Powerful Auckland Art Exhibitions to Step Into This Spring
From tumultuous and unsettling photography to immersive moving image projects, here's where you can get your art fix around the city.
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GuideTen Must-See Events at Auckland Arts Festival 2019
Auckland Arts Festival launches into its 11th year with multidimensional dance, critically acclaimed dream pop and a free sing-along waiata.
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GuideTen Shows, Installations and Parties to Get Amongst at Auckland Fringe Festival 2019
Auckland's favourite independent open-access arts festival is back for another year.
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GuideThe Ten Best Things to do This Labour Weekend
A much-adored folk songwriter, the largest screening of Russian films outside of the motherland, an annual geek-gathering, a Sunday session to rule them all, and the man responsible for 2013’s most ...
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NewsWhy Air Conditioning Will Be Just a Blip in History
We didn't need it 50 years ago, and we might not need it in another 50.
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NewsSeven Forward-Thinking Foodies Create Meals from the Future
Good news for people who like needles, kelp and insects.
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NewsEnergy-Harnessing Soccer Ball Brings Power to Those Who Play with It
The most fitting product to ever feature on Kickstarter?
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NewsThe Billboard That Turns Humid Air Into Water
The Peruvians stretch one streetside billboard beyond mere advertising purposes.
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NewsSeven Incredible Structures Made From Recycled Paper
Some have taken their dedication to reusing and recycling to an entirely new level.
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RestaurantThis That
57 Lorne St , Auckland City
A glimmer of hope for what the rest of Lorne Street could soon become.
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NewsOld Bicycles Turned Elegant Chandeliers
Think your old rusty bicycles belong in the dumpster? Think again.
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NewsRussia’s Origami Summer House
Moscow-based architect Peter Kostelov has created this all-white 'origami house' for a Russian reality TV show.
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NewsThe Autark Home Floating Houseboat
The Autark Home brings a whole new meaning to living on the water.
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NewsConcrete Playground talks to Rohan Anderson (Whole Larder Love)
We preview the new book and talk about cities without supermarkets.
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News12 Innovative DIY Light Fixtures
Establish an alternative ambience, add some creative flair or improve the decor of a room simply by adding some alternative lights you've made yourself.
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NewsBrew Beer On-The-Go
Brew your own beer whenever and wherever you so desire with these tasty, transportable sachets.
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EventThe 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.
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EventFood Truck Round Up at MOTAT
Thursday, May 2 - Saturday, May 4, 2024
MOTAT, Western Springs
Three nights of delicious eats, live entertainment and top-notch vibes at the beloved transport museum.
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EventChallengers
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.
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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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EventRobot 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.
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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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EventThe 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’.
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EventAotearoa 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.
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NewsThe $9 Bike Made from Recycled Cardboard
A fully-functioning bicycle would not be the first thing to spring to mind when thinking of items made from recycled cardboard...
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NewsThe Top Ten Tiny Prefab Homes
Here are ten of the most sustainable, imaginative and simply bewildering tiny prefab houses that...
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NewsFacebook Goes Green
Here are six innovative groups and apps that have taken the fight for a greener future into the world of Facebook.
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NewsTurning Junk into Designer Furniture
These pieces of upcycled furniture have taken pieces of trash and turned them into treasure.
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NewsBeautiful Recycled Houses
Environmentalists have brought new meaning to the phrase "one man's junk is another man's treasure".
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NewsNew York’s Buildings on Top of Buildings
Some of the city's wealthier residents have come up with an inventive way to squeeze into The Big Apple.
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NewsRyosuke Fukusada’s Wooden Light Bulb
Using an ancient technique called 'rokuro', the bulb features an LED light wrapped in a thin layer of wood.
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NewsFormer Meatpacking Plant Transformed into Self-Sustaining Farm
A former meatpacking plant and slaughterhouse is being renovated to become Chicago's first vertical, self-sustaining farm.
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NewsEco-friendly Earth Day Cocktails
Try your green thumb at these organic and eco-friendly cocktail recipes this Earth Day.
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NewsAmazon Exchanges Your Old CDs for Store Credit
What are we to do with our now-digitised CD collections? As it turns out, Amazon wants them.
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NewsPlastic-Eating Fungi May Solve World’s Biggest Waste Problem
A group of Yale University professors and students discovered plastic-eating fungi.
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NewsUpcycled Beds for your Four Legged Friends
Upcycled iMac and vintage suitcase Cat Beds are a sure way to keep your itteh bitteh kitteh stylishly comfeh.
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NewsVolcom Give Jeans a Chance
In a quest to raise awareness around homelessness in Australia and New Zealand, Volcom are partnering up with YOU to help make a difference.
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NewsCreate an Urban Oasis with a Pallet Garden
The new trend for urban pallet gardens is simple, practical and environmentally-friendly.
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NewsFrom Pole to Pole on Bamboo Bicycles
The ‘Cycle for Water’ aims to draw awareness to the fact that water is our most precious resource and we need to make a change before it is too late.
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NewsFive Inspiring Small House Designs
Quirky micro houses are appearing in cities around the globe, as architects and owners turn their attention to designing houses with simplicity and sustainability in mind.
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NewsPhysicist Uses Lasers to Create Rain
Using his new environmentally-conscious technique, Jérôme Kasparian creates rain.
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NewsIKEA Launches Fully Furnished Prefab Homes
IKEA and Ideabox, a U.S. architectural firm, have teamed up to create a line of fully furnished, prefabricated houses.
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NewsPee-Powered Restaurant Pops Up in Melbourne
Joost Bakker introduces Greenhouse, his 100% recyclable restaurant to Melbourne's Food and Wine Festival.
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NewsVivid Ideas 2012 Program Announced
Vivid Ideas is the creative part of the extravaganza that is Vivid Sydney, and this year it's bigger than ever before.
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NewsGreenbutts Filters Turn Cigarette Butts into Flowers
A 100% natural alternative to traditional, chemical-laden cigarettes.
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NewsSaught Jewellery Supports Sustainability in Post-Conflict Countries
From the remnants of war, Saught helps people in war-torn countries design and create wearable art.
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NewsDress Up your Laptop and iPad in Vintage Clothing
Computerwear allows gadget lovers to protect their laptop and iPad with repurposed vintage clothing.
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NewsNew York’s Iconic Water Tanks To Become Public Art
The Water Tank Project aims to raise awareness about water sustainability in a whimsical urban makeover.
