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This 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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You'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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Five Reasons You Should Make the Trip to Queenstown Winter Festival This Year
The country's biggest winter celebration returns for 2018 with a snowy dog derby, wharf jumping, a budgie run, live music and an open-air street party.
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We're Giving Away an Activity-Filled Trip for Two to Sri Lanka
Tick Sri Lanka off your bucket list.
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A Hit List of the Most Beautiful Sights to See Around NZ's South Island
Your South-side best-of.
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This New Harry Potter Tour Lets You Dress Up in Authentic Hogwarts Robes
Londoners can pick their house colours and pop on a robe that featured in one of the movies.
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The 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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The 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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Skiing, 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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The 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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Guide
Eight 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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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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The Eight Best Glamping Experiences Near Auckland
Sometimes you just need a hot bath beneath a star-drenched sky.
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The 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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A Stacked Lineup of Food and Beverage Outlets Has Been Announced for Auckland Airport
Head through security early to enjoy fried chicken and waffles, hand-rolled bagels and the world's best pizza.
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Luxury 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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Five 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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Newmarket's Huge Italian Street Party Is Back for 2018
The grand finale to a month-long partito.
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You May Soon Be Allowed to Take Your Pet on Auckland Public Transport
The council planning committee voted unanimously in support of the decision.
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The World's Longest Non-Stop Commercial Flight Is Set to Launch by the End of This Year
The 19-hour flight from Singapore to New York will take to the skies by the end of the year.
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Nanny'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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Restaurant
The 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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Restaurant
Donnie 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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Restaurant
kingi
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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Restaurant
Mr. 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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Restaurant
Huami
87 Federal Street, Auckland City
You're truly spoiled for choice at this contemporary Chinese restaurant on Federal Street.
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Restaurant
Ghost 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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Our 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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Restaurant
Parade
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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Restaurant
East
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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Seven 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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New York's Latest Over-the-Top Food Museum Will Celebrate All Things Pizza
It'll feature a pizza cave, pizza fun house or pizza beach, plus interactive pizza exhibits and pizza games.
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You'll Soon Be Able to Sleep Under the Sea at this Underwater Hotel in The Maldives
Literally sleep with the fishes in what's being called the world's "first undersea residence", due to open later this year.
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A 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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A Museum Dedicated to Dachshunds Has Opened in Germany
Featuring more than 4500 items celebrating the humble sausage dog.
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Kingdom 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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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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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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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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This New Social Platform Is Helping People Open Up About Mental Health
The beginning of a positive movement around mental health.
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Auckland Council Has Expressed Interest in Reopening the CBD's Subterranean City
The former air raid tunnels can hold a whopping 22,000 civilians.
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Five European Cities You Probably Didn't Know You Could Camp In
Pitch your tent to get some nature with a big dose of city culture.
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A 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.
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Head South for This Epic Hot Air Balloon Festival
It features five days of balloon related activities.
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Germany Is Set to Trial Free Public Transport
In response to possible legal action over air pollution levels, the country will test the idea in five cities.
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Meet Auckland's New Solar-Powered E-Bike Charging Workshop and Community Hub
Another step towards hacking Auckland's transport problem.
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Some of the Best Photos of Last Night's Super Blue Blood Moon from Around the World
Did the clouds block your view of the moon? Well, here's what it looked like.
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A Foodie's Guide to Spain
From acorn-fed Iberian ham to cave cheese and green-tinted white wine — here's what to eat when you visit the motherland.
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An Extremely Rare Supermoon Will Be Visible in New Zealand This Week
It's a super blue blood moon — or a supermoon, a blue moon and a total lunar eclipse, aka a blood moon, all at once.
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Your Guide to Splore 2018
Strange and intriguing performances, soul nourishing workshops and an eco-friendly kaupapa — here's what to expect at the annual beachside festival.
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A Giant Game of Space Invaders Is Taking Place 52 Storeys Above Tokyo
Projected onto the windows of the Tokyo City View observatory, it celebrates the arcade game's 40th anniversary.
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The Waiheke Wine Race Is Seeking Crew for Its Inaugural Regatta
Crew must have an affinity for wine and be willing to follow instructions.
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This Initiative Rounds Up West Auckland's Best Cycleways and Coffee Stops
Achieve caffeine nirvana on two wheels.
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You Can Now Soar 300 Metres Above the Grand Canyon Via Zipline
Reach speeds of up to 80 kilometres per hour over the iconic American rock formation.
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This 'Game of Thrones'-Themed Ice Hotel Will Take You to the Freezing Depths of Westeros
The pop-up Finland hotel has its own ‘Hall of Faces’ and ten unique hotel suites, all crafted from ice and snow.
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Muji's First-Ever Hotel Opens This Month
You'll soon be able to stay in the Japanese home goods giant's sites in China and Japan.
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This Japanese Hotel Will Let You Return for Free If You Can't See Mount Fuji
It is being offered peak Mount Fuji-viewing season, however.
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Tiny House Campsites Are Popping up in Secret Locations in the American Wilderness
As part of their focus on disconnecting, there's also no wifi and you're invited to lock away your smartphone.
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One of the World's Steepest Railways Has Opened in Switzerland
Soaring between snowy villages and scaling a height difference of 744 metres.
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How to Spend 48 Hours in Macau
From egg tarts to Portuguese ruins and highest bungy in the world — here's how to spend a whirlwind trip in Macau.
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Sweden's Ice Hotel Has Unveiled Its Frosty New Artist-Created Rooms
Featuring 35 one-of-a-kind rooms crafted by 36 artists from 17 countries.
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This Pristine Blue Paradise Has Been Named Australia's Best Beach for 2018
This far north Queensland island beach has topped a list of 11,761.
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Ten Must-Visit Places Worth Travelling Overseas for in 2018
Check for cheap flights and lock in a date.
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