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NewsTake a Sneak Peek at the New Intergalactic Attractions Coming to Disney's 'Star Wars' Theme Parks
Hop into the driver's seat of Han Solo's beloved Millennium Falcon, and get caught in the middle of a battle between the Resistance and the First Order
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NewsAuckland Is Now Home to New Zealand's Highest Tandem Skydive
It promises an insane 80-second freefall.
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NewsA Guide to Amsterdam's Food and Drink Scene
There are plenty of brilliant eateries in the Dutch capital — if you know where to look.
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NewsQT Is Opening a New Boutique, Design-Led Hotel in Auckland
It will eventually be found in the heart of Viaduct Harbour and Wynyard Quarter.
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NewsFive Ways to Get Some Culture in Auckland After Work
There's no need for your midweek nights to be unremarkable.
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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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NewsYou Can Now Take a Flight on the World's First Craft Beer Airline
Yes, it's all about drinking craft brews at 30,000 feet.
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NewsWestern Sydney Will Soon Be Home to the World's Fastest Roller Coaster Zipline
The Crazy Rider Xpress sends punters hurtling through the treetops at 50kmh, even doing loop-de-loops
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NewsThe Eight Best Places to Stargaze Near Auckland
From satellite stations to the only island-based dark sanctuary in the world, you'll want to look up here.
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NewsA Look Inside Auckland's Insane New Two-Storey Mini-Golf Bar
The venue features 27 pop culture-themed holes and a bar overlooking the waterfront.
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NewsThis New 130-Room Hotel Will Feature One of Auckland's Highest Outdoor Rooftop Bars
It will be one of three bars inside the property — which also includes a French-inspired restaurant and free mini bar service.
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NewsSeven Ways You Can Do Some Good in Auckland This Spring
Foster a puppy, welcome a refugee family to New Zealand and become a personal stylist.
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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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NewsMeet the Queenstown Company Offering Personalised Wine Tours
Spend an unhurried period at three vineyards and visit New Zealand's largest wine cave.
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NewsEden Park Is Being Transformed Into a Nine-Hole Golf Course
Hit a hole-in-one on the famous sporting ground.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Drink Like You're In a Galaxy Far, Far Away at a Boozy 'Star Wars' Cantina
Oga's Cantina will be part of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, opening at Disneyland Resort in California and Walt Disney World in Florida in 2019.
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NewsWellington's First-Ever Axe-Throwing Experience Opens This Week
You can now hurl 1.2-kilogram bladed weapons across a room.
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NewsAirbnb Launches Its Experiences Platform in New Zealand
Hosts can now share activities, tours or classes with Airbnb's network of travellers.
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NewsYou Can Now Stay In an Agatha Christie-Inspired Hotel Inside a Double Decker Bus
Head to the English countryside, put your feet up and ponder the author's mysteries.
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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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NewsAustralia's Insane Mini-Golf Bar Holey Moley Is Coming to Auckland
The two-storey venue will feature two bars and 27 pop culture-themed holes.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Marlborough
Head to New Zealand's sunniest region for wine tours by bike, first-rate cuisine and mussel cruising.
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NewsThe World's Biggest Human Catapult Has Opened in Queenstown
It reaches speeds of almost 100 kilometres per hour in 1.5 seconds.
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NewsThis Sky-High Suspension Bridge Lets You Walk Over Canada's Famed Whistler Bowl
It spans 130 metres, and is located 2000 metres above the ground below.
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NewsSome of the Best Photos of Today's Lengthy Lunar Eclipse from Around the World
Did you sleep through the longest lunar eclipse of the century? Well, here's what it looked like.
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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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NewsEverything You Need to Know About the Longest Lunar Eclipse of the Century
What it is, where to see it and when — because there won't be another one this long until the 2100s.
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NewsThis Adorable Dog Meet-Up Is Eyeballing the World Record for the Most Dachshunds in One Place
More than 666 sausage dogs will descend upon one Berlin site, attempting to beat the previous record of 601.
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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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NewsHelp Dogs in Need by Going for a Pint with Your Pooch
The proceeds of every pint will go to the SPCA.
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The Longest Lunar Eclipse of the Century Will Be Visible in New Zealand This Month
It'll span 103 minutes — and there won't be another one this long until the 2100s.
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NewsEight Ways to Keep Active Throughout Winter in Auckland
Maintain your fitness during the colder months with low impact aqua workouts, trampoline cardio and virtual cycling.
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NewsAn Ice Skating Rink Is Popping Up in Auckland CBD for Winter
Complete with a sub-zero cocktail bar and ice slide.
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NewsThis Luggage Range Lets You Travel With Your Own Office, Bed and Even a Kitchen
For those keen on taking a piece of home away with them, or close enough to it.
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NewsYou'll Be Able to Indulge Your Love of Star Wars at a Theme Park From 2019
Visitors will be able wander around a remote outpost of the galaxy, drink blue milk at a cantina, hop onto a star destroyer, and — most importantly — fly the Millennium Falcon.
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NewsLuxury Champagne Festival Clicquot in the Snow Returns for 2018
Attend a fashion show, drink your weight in Champagne and snow shoe across a mountain.
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NewsFive Picks for Auckland Writers Festival 2018
More than 230 of the planet's best writers have been booked for this year's literary feast — here are five essential events to pencil in your diary.
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NewsNewmarket's Huge Italian Street Party Is Back for 2018
The grand finale to a month-long partito.
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NewsSeven Walks That Haven't Been Affected by the Waitakere Ranges Closure
Where to get off the beaten path and start your weekend adventure.
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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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The Waitakere Ranges Will Be Closed to the Public From Next Month
In an effort to combat the devastating spread of kauri dieback.
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NewsA Less Obvious Guide to Queenstown
Backcountry cycle trails, irresistible tacos, bustling weekend markets and endless volumes of wine — here's how to spend a weekend in New Zealand's adventure capital.
