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NewsThis Study Suggests Excessive Selfie-Taking Could be an Actual Mental Disorder
A study has explored the concept of 'selfitis'.
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NewsThis Greeting Card Service Will Send Lumps of Coal to 2017's Naughtiest Person
And, for US residents, to their not-so-loved ones.
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NewsThis New Ember Smart Mug Keeps Your Coffee at the Perfect Temperature
This mug won't let your coffee go cold — even if you forget about it for 45 minutes.
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NewsGermany's 'Train of the Future' Features a Gym, Gaming Consoles and Beer on Tap
It's currently just a concept, but Deutsche Bahn's Ideas Train also features sports screenings, a baked goods vending machine, and a coffee cube serving up speciality sips.
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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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NewsNokia Is Re-Releasing Its Classic 3310 Snake-Bearing Phone in 3G
So you can play Snake, text your mates and browse Facebook.
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NewsA Temporary Tattoo Vending Machine Is Popping Up in Auckland
Celebrate the weekend with some mystery ink.
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NewsThis Dubai Coffee Shop Is Trialling Delivery by Drone
In a one-day trial, beachgoers had iced coffees in their hands within 15 minutes of ordering.
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NewsElon Musk Wants to Make Fast, Affordable, Around-the-World Rocket Travel a Reality
Travel anywhere in the world in under an hour.
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NewsThis Aircon Smartwatch Promises To Keep You Cool From the Wrist Up
The wearable device aims to offer a reprieve from heat and cold by sending signals to the wearer's brain through a special wrist strap.
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NewsUber Has Been Stripped of Its License to Operate in London
The ride-sharing service has been deemed "not fit and proper to hold a private hire operator licence."
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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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NewsThis New Device Will Let You Charge Your Phone From a Distance
It charges your device using electromagnetic technology.
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NewsWhat to Expect from the Just-Launched iPhone X in Six Water Cooler Bullet Points
The home button is gone on Apple's newest, most ambitious device — but you'll be able to unlock it with your face.
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NewsUber's Flying Taxis Could Be Coming to Australia
The ridesharing service's Elevate project could be trialled in Sydney and Melbourne as soon as 2023.
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NewsWhat Does It Realistically Take to Live on Mars?
A scientist and a future Martian discuss how humans can one day live on the Red Planet.
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NewsTesla Has Just Started Production on Its First Mass-Market Electric Car
This will make the price of a Tesla car significantly more affordable.
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NewsThis Elon Musk-Inspired High-Speed Hotel Could Casually Zoom Between Cities
Zip between destinations without leaving your room.
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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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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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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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NewsHow Apple's New HomePod Smart Speaker Works
A quick look at Apple's new Siri-based home speaker taking on Google Home and Amazon Echo.
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NewsYou Might Soon Be Able to Book Holidays In Virtual Reality
Wander through your chosen location, search for flights, pick your seat, give a few rental cars a try and purchase your trip, all in VR.
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NewsGoogle's Co-Founder Just Revealed a Legitimate 'Flying Car' Prototype
Larry Page's 'Kitty Hawk Flyer' essentially resembles a mix between a jetski and a hoverboard.
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NewsFour-Wheeled Food Delivery Robots Are Cruising the Streets of San Francisco
Forget UberEATS — your next meal could be delivered by a robot.
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NewsWireless Phone-to-Phone Charging Might Soon Be A Reality
Researchers are developing technology that will wirelessly transfer power between electronic devices.
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NewsGoogle and Levi's Have Teamed Up to Release an Interactive 'Smart' Denim Jacket
And it'll be available to buy later this year.
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NewsUber is Launching Its Food Delivery Service UberEATS in Auckland
Food from more than 70 restaurants delivered direct to your door, desk or bed.
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NewsWhat to Expect from Nokia's New Smartphone Trio in Five Water Cooler Bullet Points
An easy rundown of the Nokia 6, 5 and 3 — and that revamped classic 3310.
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NewsWireless Charging Rooms Might Soon Be a Reality
Say goodbye cables, hello battery power thanks to this new technological advancement.
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NewsThis New Real-Time Translation App Will Change the Way You Travel
The Aussie-made app translates both words and voice in 90 different languages.
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NewsIs Vienna's World-First Virtual Reality Bar the Hangout Spot of the Future?
Combining the real and virtual worlds, with beverages.
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GuideThe Best Free Things to Do in Auckland This Week
Dancing in the park, openair cinema and a belated Christmas shindig.
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NewsSomeone Has Invented the First Toothbrush With Artificial Intelligence
It sounds incredibly clever and helpful, as well as a bit like technology in overdrive.
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NewsThis Wearable Alcohol Sensor Tells You How Drunk You Are (And Will Be)
Find out just how those after-work drinks are hitting the spot.
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NewsThis Transparent Speaker Alerts You When Parts Need Replacing (and Recycles Them)
Its creators are hoping to reduce the world's epic amount of annual e-waste.
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NewsFive New Pieces of Everyday Tech from CES 2017 (Including One Big Dud)
Smart collars, smart scooters, smart... hairbrushes?
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NewsAmazon Wants To Build Flying Warehouses to Deploy Drone Deliveries
Keep watching the skies, folks.
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NewsSomeone Has Invented 'Back to the Future'-Inspired Solar-Powered Clothing
Imagine charging your phone just by slipping it in your pocket.
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NewsSnapchat Has Released Their Own Snap-Capturing Spectacles
And they're selling them through yellow vending machines.
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NewsHow to Follow the US 2016 Election Online in New Zealand
One co-worker's computer screen must be sacrificed today.
