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NewsTrish Peng's Guide to Shopping in Los Angeles
A discreet, suburban set up run by the Olsen twins, the best vintage store in the world, and the epicentre for all things luxury.
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NewsThe Six Best Dog-Friendly Cafes in Auckland
No need for a dramatic paws, here's the list your four-legged friend has been waiting for.
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NewsA Less Obvious Guide to Visiting Singapore
Discover butterfly-filled gardens, heritage shophouses and some of the world's best laksa.
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NewsThis Self-Inflating Standup Paddleboard Makes Getting Out on the Water a Cinch
It inflates in less than five minutes.
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NewsConcrete Playground Meets Street Artist Xoe Hall
If it wasn't for my David Bowie records, my amazing goth baby sitter and lots of time in my wild imagination I believe things would have turned out rather differently.
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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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NewsBest Spots Across Auckland to Enjoy a Sundowner
Thanks to Somersby Cider, we have put together a tasty list of spots around Auckland that offer the ultimate sunset view.
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NewsThis Dubai Nap Bar Lets You Take a Snooze Break in the Middle of the City
Sweet dreams are made of this.
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NewsBall Pit Bars Are the New Pop-Ups For Big Kidults
And you're welcome to jump straight in armed with a cocktail.
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NewsAn Adventurer's Guide to Palmerston North
Hidden gems scattered throughout New Zealand’s eighth biggest city.
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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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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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NewsWin Tickets to the Land Rover NZ Polo Open
The nation's most highly contested tournament of horse-meets-ball and the social event of the summer.
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News500 Women Are Wanted For An Epic Five-Hour Workout Session
Get ready for this epic fitness challenge.
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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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NewsHow to Make the Most of Auckland Anniversary Weekend
An obvious choice is to round the weekend off with Laneway. But what else could be ticked off the ole to-do list?
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NewsWe're Now One Step Closer to Crashing Kelly Slater's Secret Wave Pool
A Sydney sleuth has uncovered its location.
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NewsWin Tickets to the ASB Classic
Behold some of the world's best athletes while chowing down on frozen delights.
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NewsScore An Overnight Cruise for Two With Hauraki Blue
Straight floatin' on a boat in the deep blue sea.
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NewsFour Reasons to Visit Hawkes Bay This Summer
Inject your own donuts, a breathtaking winery, advocates of local produce, and a far-reaching mega view.
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NewsThe Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular is Coming to Auckland in 2016
Thank the sweet mother of ales.
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NewsNational Geographic Photographer Brian Skerry on Fighting for a Wilder Ocean
"I just wanted to take photos of beautiful places. But over time, I saw the problems plaguing the oceans."
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NewsBrilliant Things to do in Auckland This August
Everything from an environmental singles event on an island, a talk about intense animal encounters, sardonic observation comedy, and some ballet from across the ditch.
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NewsConcrete Playground is Looking for a South Auckland-Based Writer
Concrete Playground is looking for an additional paid freelance reviewer based in South Auckland to join us.
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NewsThis Genius Glamper Has Invented a Hammock Hot Tub
This might just be the ultimate luxury camping accessory — if you tie it to something secure.
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NewsBrilliant Things to Do in Auckland this July
A photo exhibition that encapsulates 2014, the best local tour of the year, unprofessional professional EDM artists and a live music and film crossbreed are just some of the things that make July a brilliant time to explore this fine city of ours.
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NewsNew Cycleways Worth $333 Million Are Coming Your Way, New Zealand
You get a cycleway! You get a cycleway! Everybody gets a cycleway!
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NewsDinner By Bike: Instead of Getting Your Food Delivered to You, Deliver Yourself to the Food
Traverse the inner-city roads and the flavours of world.
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NewsThe Ten Best Boutique Cinemas in Auckland
The following list includes mainstream, light art-house and hardcore art-house cinema.
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NewsCards For Humanity Is the Saintly Alternative to Your Favourite Horrible Party Game
Your weekend just got nice and boring.
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NewsTo Reuse This Notebook, Just Pop It Into Your Microwave
Cook your notepad. Because erasers are too mainstream.
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