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    Ubiquitous Sriracha Sauce Now Has Its Own Documentary Film

    Your favourite condiment is now a movie star.

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    Kai on Queens Launches

    Sunshine, food and live music every Friday on Queen's Wharf.

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    The Bluffer’s Guide to Summer Entertaining

    Be the host/hostess with the most/mostess.

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    Yourfork Wants to Let You Order Home-Cooked Food from Your Neighbours

    Hooking up the home cooks and the take-out fiends.

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    Stock Up on Sriracha Sauce as Factory Goes Into Shutdown

    Fans of the spicy sauce might want to stalk up, or risk battling it out in the aisles.

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    The Ten Best Markets in Auckland

    Farmers’ markets have been going through a kind of renaissance in the greater Auckland region of late and rightly so.

Latest Guides
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    Win Access to the Heineken Baseline Live Site + Heineken Beer

    From Venus Williams, to P-Money, to Peter Gordon's cooking, the NZ Festival of Tennis has a bit of everything to tickle your fancy.

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    The Hunger Games Luxury Chocolates Are the Most Delicious Movie Tie-In

    Because you certainly want to know what District 12 tastes like.

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    The Ten Best Organic Cafes in Auckland

    Bring out the long-haired raw nutrition-loving hippie buried deep inside you.

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    Jellyfish Protein Gives Us Creepy, Glowing Ice-Cream

    Calcium-activated luminescent protein takes dessert to a whole new level.

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    Win One of Two $350 Chelsea Golden Syrup Artist Collector Packs

    Fond memories of Anzac biscuits, dripping spoonfuls of liquid sugar and the inevitable sticky fingers; where would we be without Chelsea Golden Syrup?

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    Pies Grow Moustaches to Support Movember

    Men's (and certain ladies') faces aren't the only places you'll be spotting moustaches this Movember.

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    The Ten Best Things To Do This Labour Weekend

    Stuck for ideas on how to spend this Labour Weekend. Come on in.

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    The Ten Best Chinese Eats in Auckland

    Brush up on your Mandarin formalities, dust off those chop sticks and get ready for an explosion of Mainland flavours.

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    POPDining x Basement Theatre

    POPDining's latest pop-up event the theatrical 'The Feast'.

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    Devastating and Beautiful Animated Ad Will Turn You Off Factory Farming

    An ad for a popular fast food chain that might just make you cry.

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    Cronuts Set to Conquer New Zealand

    Meet New York's Fad Croissant Donut

Latest Events
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    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.

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    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.

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    Challengers

    Thursday, April 18 - Wednesday, May 15, 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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    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.

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    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

    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.

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    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’.

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    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.

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    Boozing Now Acceptable at Breakfast Thanks to Spreadable Beer

    An Italian duo have done their bit to make the world a better place, engineering a chocolate-flavoured beer spread.

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    Win One of Five $20 Vouchers to Spend at Pie Face

    Pie Face has landed in New Zealand.

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    The Ten Best Things to do this Restaurant Month

    It’s time to discard your apron, put on a nice shirt and get stuck into Restaurant Month.

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    Concrete Playground Meets The Sugar Club

    Concrete Playground caught up with the boys of The Sugar Club; Peter Gordon, Head Chef Neil Brazier and Sous Chef Kei Suzaki to talk about the return of this iconic restaurant and it’s new home in the sky.

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    The Ten Best Hangover Breakfasts in Auckland

    Pop a Panadol, grab a blue Powerade, and try to enjoy some of these cafes next time you push the boat out.

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    Mudbrick Launches New Winter Menu

    Venison, quail and duck are all star players in the oh-so-tasty winter's menu.

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    A Picky Eater’s Guide to Auckland: Breakfast and Brunching

    Our first edition to our Picky Food Guide to Auckland is dedicated to the most important meal of the day.

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    Concrete Playground Meets Jess’ Underground Kitchen

    Jessica Daniell is an interpreneur, a social media-savvy saveur, a fab cook and a bloody good chick. We catch up with her to hear the latest.

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    The Seven Best Steak Houses in Auckland

    A meaty challenge but someone has to do it.

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