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NewsHamilton's Epic Hot Air Balloon Festival Is Heading Back for Its 21st Year
It features four days of balloon-related activities.
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NewsFive Valentine's Day Ideas That Aren't a Set Menu Dinner
Lovely activities for couples, singles, friends and whānau.
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NewsEuropean Winter Festival Snowboxx Is Coming to New Zealand
One week of international acts, slope-side parties and off-mountain experiences.
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NewsSix Outdoor Activities to Get You Moving in Auckland This Summer
Start your day with restorative yoga, join a roaming silent disco or paddle to the city's youngest volcano.
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NewsFour Things You Didn't Know You Could Do on New Zealand's Mt Ruapehu in Summer
The North Island's largest mountain comes to life in the warmer months with a high-speed gondola, spectacular short walks and dining options in the clouds.
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News'Fantastic Beasts' Is Being Turned Into a Huge 'Harry Potter'-Themed Natural History Exhibition
It'll showcase items from JK Rowling's Wizarding World alongside real-life creatures, specimens and artefacts — and it's set to tour the world.
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NewsThe Ten Best Day Spas in Auckland
Treat yourself to a full-body scrub, a coconut milk bath or a luxurious buccal facial that literally fights gravity at these Auckland spas.
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NewsThe Six Best Swimming Holes in Auckland
Cool off at an inner-city waterfall, a North Shore hidden gem or a crystal lake surrounded by mega sand dunes at these Auckland swimming spots.
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NewsSkiing, Partying, Tunes and Bungee Jumping: Why Queenstown's Snow Machine Is a Must-Attend Fest
It may seem like just another festival on the surface, but repeat customers know this five-day blowout is so much more than that.
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NewsThe Best Ways to Celebrate Your Dad This Father's Day (or Any Day)
Let's be real — your dad doesn't want another pair of socks.
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GuideEight New Zealand Hair Salons to Hit Up When You're Prepping for a Big Event for 2024
Here's where you need to go when you want to look good (as hell).
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NewsA Cyclist's Guide to Getting Out of Auckland
Look beyond the city limits for your next weekend adventure — these quality cycling experiences are accessible by car, train, ferry and even seaplane.
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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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NewsThe Seven Best Destination Pubs Near Auckland
Where the beer is colder, the pace is slower and the locals have plenty time for a yarn and a laugh.
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NewsThis New Museum of Hangovers Pays Tribute to Big, Blurry and Boozy Nights Out
You can also share your own hangover story with the Croatian site — and it might end up in its collection.
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NewsThe Ten Best Books of 2019 to Read This Summer
Use your time off to get deep into this year's Man Booker Prize winner and a timely nonfiction work on Australian bushfires.
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The Summer on Queens Wharf Lineup Is Here with Live Drawing and Sunrise Dance Parties
Three months of free community events and activities by the water's edge.
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NewsThis Overnight Experience Includes a Scenic Helicopter Flight and Wine Tasting
You can book it until the end of November.
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NewsKelly Slater Is Opening His Second Surf Ranch on the Sunshine Coast
It'll have an eco-resort on site, too.
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NewsLandEscape Is Wanaka's New 15-Kilometre Electric Bike Cruise Trail
Once complete, the attraction will also offer eight wood-fired hot tubs and six stargazing glasshouses.
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BarNanny's Eatery
492 New North Road, Auckland
With one of the largest rum selections in the city and only 400 metres from Eden Park, this dog-friendly spot is bringing a little spice to Kingsland.
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RestaurantThe Fox
85/87 Customs Street West , Auckland CBD
Be transported overseas at this venue which pays homage to the Queen's England.
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RestaurantDonnie Taco
Hannah's Laneway, Wellington
A spicy new venture from the team who brought you Golding's and Leeds Street Bakery.
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Restaurantkingi
29 Galway Street, Auckland
This new all-day eatery is the latest opening from the team behind Orphans Kitchen and Daily Bread.
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RestaurantMr. Morris
Corner Of Galway And Commerce Streets, Auckland
This newcomer arrives three years after chef Michael Meredith closed his much-loved Mount Eden restaurant.
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RestaurantHuami
87 Federal Street, Auckland City
You're truly spoiled for choice at this contemporary Chinese restaurant on Federal Street.
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RestaurantGhost Street
27 Galway Street, Auckland
You'll find this new Chinese restaurant down two flights of stairs in the Britomart precinct.
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BarOur Land Is Alive
83 Symonds Street, Auckland
At this opening inside Cordis Auckland you can sip on blue agave from Golden Bay, spiced rum from the Bay of Islands and vodka from Cardrona.
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RestaurantParade
250 Ponsonby Road, Auckland
The project from the team behind Newmarket's Mutual Friends specialises in stuffed pretzels and smash burgers.
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RestaurantEast
63-67 Nelson Street, Auckland
Find this Asian-inspired vegetarian restaurant on the ground floor of Auckland's new Sudima Hotel.
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NewsA New Dark Sky Experience Has Opened in Martinborough
Learn about the importance of constellations, the science of stars and how to read the sky using celestial navigation.
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NewsSix New Zealand Luxury Experiences to Plan If You Have Cash to Splash
From fancy retreats to helicopter tours, here are the best New Zealand experiences to book when you want to treat yourself.
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NewsThis Adults-Only River Cruise Is Taking Over Europe's Historic Waterways
The modern cruising experience combines silent discos with classical concert experiences and cocktail making lessons with open-air cinema.
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NewsAuckland's Least Awkward Spots for a First Date
Five reliable gems to get you out of a pickle and into something cosier.
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NewsThis New Entertainment Centre Brings Together Virtual Reality, E-Sports and Dodgem Rides
The new centre inside Rainbow's End can be accessed without tickets to the main park.
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NewsLake Tekapo Is Now Home to a Multimillion-Dollar Astronomy Centre
The indoor astronomy centre will combine Māori astronomy and science.
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EventTwilight Tuesdays
Tue, 5 Nov, 2024
Auckland War Memorial Museum, Parnell
Wander through Auckland Museum's beautifully-lit galleries after dark.
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EventPasta and Peroni Nights at The Grounds
Sun, 3 Nov, 2024
The Grounds at Whoa! Studios, Auckland
See out the last sunny evenings of autumn with fresh pasta handmade by an ex-Baduzzi chef and ice-cold beers on tap.
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EventSmales Farmers Market
Sat, 9 Nov, 2024
Smales Farm, North Shore
Auckland's newest farmers market arrives across the harbour.
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NewsFour Easy Day Trips for When You Need to Get Back to Nature
Escape the city and chase that much-needed R&R.
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NewsFive Off-the-Grid Weekend Escapes Near Auckland
Sometimes you just need to go offline and take a moment to reconnect with nature.
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NewsYou'll Be Able to Indulge Your Love of Marvel at a Theme Park From 2020
With 'Spider-Man' and 'Guardians of the Galaxy' rides, a microbrewery and a huge merchandise store.
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NewsYou Can Now Buy Britain's Notorious (and Supposedly Haunted) Medieval Witch Prison
In the 16th century, The Cage in St-Osyth was used to house 13 women accused of witchcraft while they were awaiting trial.
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NewsA Jam-Packed Program Has Been Announced for Aotea Square's New Winter Hub
Including an ice skating rink, transparent 'igloos' and the iconic Auckland Night Markets.
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NewsLuxury Champagne Festival Clicquot in the Snow Returns for 2019
Attend a fashion show, drink your weight in Champagne and lead a pack of sled dogs across a mountain.
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News
Auckland's First Urban Axe-Throwing Experience Opens Next Month
You can now hurl 1.2-kilogram bladed weapons across a room.
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NewsThis Winter Driving Experience Lets You Tackle a Snow-Covered Race Track
Bury the accelerator of a high-performance car on ice.
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NewsYou Can Now Head to a Galaxy Far, Far Away at Disney's First 'Star Wars' Theme Park Zone
Disneyland's Galaxy's Edge has thrown open its intergalactic doors, with another set to launch at Disney World in August.
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NewsHeli-Surfing Is Auckland's New Luxury Adventure Experience
Chopper to out-of-the-way surfing and fishing spots on Great Barrier's east coast.
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NewsEden Park Is Introducing a New Stadium Glamping Experience
The luxury glamping dome will overlook one of the world's most famous playing fields.
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NewsBrewDog's Suitably Boozy Craft Beer Airline Is Hitting the Skies Again
Yes, it's all about drinking craft brews at 30,000 feet — again.
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NewsThis Mangatarata Countryside Retreat Is Your New Reason to Get Out of the City
It's located on a 200-acre organic estate an hour south of Auckland.
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NewsThe Holey Moley Team Has Opened a Private Karaoke Room
The plush new private space looks out across Viaduct Harbour.
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NewsEight Ways to Impress Your Mum This Mother's Day
Treat mum to dumpling making lessons, a fast-paced comedy showcase or a hoon on the slopes.
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NewsEverything You Need to Know About This Year's Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower
This spectacular starry event only happens once a year — here's how you can get a glimpse.
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A Cyclist's Guide to Getting Out of Auckland
Look beyond the city limits for your next weekend adventure — these quality cycling experiences are accessible by car, train, ferry and even seaplane.
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NewsDisney Has Released More Details About Its New 'Star Wars' Theme Parks
The Disneyland and Disney World sites are due to open later this year.
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NewsFive Scenic Spots to Watch the Sun Go Down in Christchurch
Where to watch the sun go down with a cold one.
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NewsAuckland Council Has Launched Three Luxury Glamping Sites for Summer
For those wanting a hassle-free camping experience with all the modern creature comforts.
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NewsWe're Giving Away a Spa Package for Two at Chuan Spa Auckland
Treat your loved one (or yourself) with some pampering from head to toe.
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NewsTurangi's White Water Rafting Marries Adventure With Conservation
Let your inner adrenaline junkie loose on the Tongariro River.
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NewsA Commercial Zipline Is Being Proposed for Rangitoto Island
Local iwi Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki has put forward plans to make the island more accessible.
