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GuideThe Summer Travel & Leisure Guide
Because the year’s too long and summer’s too short to waste time on the mediocre.
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NewsA Look Back at Ten Years of Laneway Festival
The last ten years have seen festival after festival launch and go under. How have Laneway managed to nail it?
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NewsSpend a Luxurious, Terrifying Night Dangling at 9000ft
Two double beds and 360 degree views, but no bathroom.
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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 Ten Best Cafes on the North Shore
The Shore is home to free parking, an endless coast of user-friendly beaches and some of the most relaxed cafes in town.
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NewsThe Ten Best Drives in the Auckland Region
Sunvisors, cityscapes and seaside adventures - buckle up, we've got the best drives in town.
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NewsThe A to Z Guide to Healthy Eateries in Auckland Part Three
Treat your body like the temple it damn well is - with raw cakes, enriched smoothies and home cooked meals.
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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 Ten Best Things to Come Out of Jamaica
Jerk, James Bond, the world's finest coffee and rum? Thank Jamaica.
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NewsWin the Ultimate Racing Experience at the New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Million
Win tickets to the million dollar party, a Ted Baker outfit worth $400 and a three-course lunch at Bracu.
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NewsThe A to Z Guide to Healthy Eateries in Auckland Part Two
Guilt-free food for every dietary requirement.
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NewsMr and Mrs Smith’s Boutique Hotel Bucket List
Let the winners of the Smith Hotel Awards inspire your daydreaming.
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NewsThe Seven Best Staycations in Auckland
Snorkel in a pristine marine reserve, take a tour through some of New Zealand's best wineries, cardboard box down an old World War II bunker-laden hill or surf the West Coast.
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NewsThe Eight Best Places to Watch the Melbourne Cup in Auckland
Uphold tradition by shimmying into some posh threads, donning a fascinator, throwing some dollars at the TAB and having way too much fun for a Tuesday.
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NewsTyler Street Garage Launches Healthy New Summer Menu
For those looking to impress the boss or get an escape from the same old packed lunch.
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NewsYour Guide to Spending Labour Weekend in Auckland
Neo-soul concerts, country music, a light show, horse races and more.
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NewsFive Dining Trends That Are Big in Japan
Japan has 32 Michelin-starred restaurants. These aren't them.
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NewsLightbox Giveaway: Win All You Can Eat with Jess’ Underground Kitchen
All you can eat with all you can eat TV.
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NewsThis Invisible Air Umbrella Will Absolutely Not Turn Inside Out
Or hit your fellow pedestrians in the head.
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NewsYour Guide to Queenstown Part Four: What to Do
Here's just a tiny morsel of the activities Queenstown has to offer.
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NewsYour Guide to Queenstown Part Three: Where to Drink and Where to Sleep
Where to take yourself out to after the sun goes down and where to tuck in afterwards.
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NewsYour Guide to Queenstown Part Two: Where to Eat
Celebrity chef Josh Emmett’s Queenstown fort and a contemporary ‘Polynasian’ restaurant are just some of the foodie highlights of the town.
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NewsYour Guide to Queenstown Part One: Where to Ski
Queenstown really is a movie star in its own right.
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NewsThe Eight Best Gluten-Free Eateries in Auckland
For all my bread-less brothers and celiac sisters, here are the top ten gluten free eateries in Auckland.
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NewsHumans of New York Has Gone Global
Photographer Brandon Stanton has left the five burroughs behind.
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NewsTake a Few Drone Selfies during your next South Island Snow Trip
The drones will be flying all over the South Island during July and August.
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NewsMr and Mrs Smith’s Ten Best Winter Warmer Retreats in Australia and NZ
The boutique hotel experts have some special offers to help you make the most of winter.
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NewsThe Grand Budapest Hotel is Killing It on Trip Advisor
"Charming, luxurious, soothing, breathtaking... these are just some of the words I'd use to describe the concierge."
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