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    Your Guide to Splore 2017

    It's all about nurturing your soul with the perfect mix of art, music, performance, food and good vibes.

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    A Road Tripper's Guide to the Far North

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    A Summer Dating Guide to Auckland

    Copy and paste these dates into your love life.

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    A Game of Thrones-Themed Bar Has Popped Up In Edinburgh

    It's enough to send you scurrying over land and sea like a lost Stark child.

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    Advieh Restaurant and Bar

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    This Middle Eastern casual restaurant is set to be a hotspot in Auckland's dining scene.

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    Anise

    210 Symonds Street, Auckland

    Power couple Sid and Chand Sahrawat have added another restaurant to their culinary bow.

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    GILT Brasserie

    2 Chancery Street, Auckland

    This European-inspired bistro is the perfect spot for a summer long lunch with a glass of wine in hand.

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    Soul Bar and Bistro

    Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland

    Located in the heart of Auckland's Viaduct, with arguably one of the city's most enviable terraces.

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    Manis Bakery and Cafe

    38 Ponsonby Road, Auckland

    Hit up Ponsonby's newest patisserie for your morning coffee and croissant combo.

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    Brothers Beer & Juke Joint BBQ | Piha

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    Pair low-and-slow barbecue and ice-cold brews with salty sea air — that's summer sorted.

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    Bossi

    10 Commerce Street, Auckland

    Live la dolce vita at this eatery in Auckland's CBD, dedicated to creating traditional Italian fare with fresh New Zealand ingredients.

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    Little French Cafe

    756 New North Road, Auckland

    This underrated Mount Albert spot has a grab-and-go pastry menu, fresh breads and cheeses, and an a la carte brunch menu — best enjoyed with a glass of wine.

  • Restaurant

    Ada

    454 Great North Road, Auckland

    Walk through a former convent to find this Italian-inspired gem and be transported straight to Tuscany.

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    Tokki

    87 Kitchener Road, Auckland

    In the beachside suburb of Milford is a Korean eatery drawing hungry diners across the bridge.

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    Dancing in the park, openair cinema and a belated Christmas shindig.

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    You'll Soon Be Able to Stay In a King Arthur-Inspired Pop-Up Cabin Hotel

    Add the Wales countryside to your must-visit list.

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    A Budgeter's Guide to Travelling Around Scandinavia

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    Paris Could Be Getting An Exercise-Powered Floating Gym

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    Now that's how you celebrate scaling the world's highest peak.

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    The Best Waterfalls to Swim Under Near Auckland

    Discover and see some of the country's best landscapes in a different light and from a completely different perspective.

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    There's Now a Workout Designed to Burn Off Beer

    Just in time for the silly season.

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    100 Hours in Sydney: A Trifecta of Restaurants, Hassle-Free Golf and Plant-Tastic Skyscrapers

    With better weather and architecture and equally as grand geography, it's hard for a fan of Auckland to not also be a slightly gushing fan of the Australian metropolis.

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    This Japanese Bar Is Made Entirely Out of Recycled Rubbish

    There's recycling, and then there's this.

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    You Can Now Stay In a Harry Potter-Inspired Wizarding School

    And you won't even have to exclaim "alohomora!" to get in.

  • Feature

    Outside Guide: 48 Hours in Byron Bay

    We've teamed up with Converse to embrace the elements in an all-weather travel guide series.

  • Guide

    Your Socialiser Guide to the Weekend in Auckland

    Weekends are precious. Just over two and a quarter glorious days devoid of responsibility and overflowing with possibility.

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    Six Breathtaking Escapes in the South Island

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    Concrete Playground Meets Adidas RunClub Ambassador Freina Sands

    Concrete Playground talks to one of the adidas RunClub ambassadors about what it takes to get past those initial hurdles in your training.

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    We've teamed up with Converse to embrace the elements in an all-weather travel guide series.

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    Outside Guide: 48 Hours in Wanaka

    We've teamed up with Converse to embrace the elements in an all-weather travel guide series.

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    The Less Obvious Guide to Kraków

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    Spain Is Getting a Permanent Nude Garden of Eden-Like Restaurant

    You'll be able to eat your meal off the naked skin of the waitstaff.

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    Take a coffee break adventure.

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