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    An Epic Ten-Kilometre Obstacle Course Race Is Coming to Mount Maunganui

    Run, climb, swing and crawl your way through the course that navigates sand, grass, rocks and tarmac.

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    Event Cinemas Is the Latest Australian Movie Theatre Chain to Launch Its Own Streaming Service

    It's showing more than 1000 films, with titles available on a pay-per-view basis.

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    The Burdekin Hotel Has Expanded with a New Rooftop Bar Overlooking Hyde Park and Oxford Street

    The multi-storey hotel is now serving up $10 pizza and $5 wines with a view.

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    'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' Will Sing and Dance Its Way Down Under From August

    The Broadway hit will take over the stage at Melbourne's newly renovated Regent Theatre.

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    Australia Will Soon Be Home to a Whale-Shaped Underwater Observatory Two Kilometres Off the Coast

    The Australian Underwater Discovery Centre is set to open at the end of Busselton Jetty by December 2022.

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    Face Masks Will Remain Mandatory in Most Situations in Victoria From February 18

    The state's snap lockdown is coming to an end, but you'll still need to don a face covering whenever you're indoors — unless you're at home.

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    Sydney Film Festival Is Moving Out of Its Regular Time Slot for 2021 and Taking Place in August

    Last year, the festival went virtual. This year, it's taking place a couple of months later than usual.

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    The City of Melbourne's Outdoor Dining Program Has Been Extended Until the End of June

    More than 200 outdoor dining parklets have popped up over the past few months.

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    CBD Cafe Hardware Societe Has Closed Indefinitely After More Than a Decade

    A third lockdown has proved the final straw for the long-running laneway institution.

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    A Newly Refurbished and Restored Enmore Theatre Is Reopening Next Week After an 11-Month Hiatus

    The theatre's restorations include new side wings, an art deco bomber light and two-an-a-half kilometres of LED lighting in the ceiling.

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    World Surf League Has Scrapped Its 2021 Bells Beach and Gold Coast Events in Favour of NSW

    This year's WSL Championship Tour will head to Newcastle and Narrabeen instead, as well as Margaret River and Rottnest Island in Western Australia.

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    You Can Now Spend a Night Feasting on Chocolate Biscuits in QT Sydney's Tim Tam-Themed Suite

    For the next month, the hotel is dedicating one of its rooms to the beloved bikkie — and you can win an overnight stay.

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    Melburnians Who Visited Parts of Queen Victoria Market During a Two-Hour Period Must Self-Isolate

    QVM's sheds A and B have been added to Melbourne's list of exposure sites.

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    The Fork Festival Is Offering Half-Price Meals at Restaurants Across Australia for Six Weeks

    Snag cheap eats at hundreds of restaurants across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane until the end of March.

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    Indu Is the New Restaurant Bringing a Taste of Sri Lanka and Southern India to the CBD

    You can pair egg hoppers with spiced chai old fashioneds at this atmospheric Collins Street restaurant.

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    The Third Season of 'Wellington Paranormal' Is Coming to NZ TVs This Month

    The 'What We Do In the Shadows' spinoff returns again — and this time, Rhys Darby is popping up in it, too.

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    Doordash Is Offering Free Delivery During Victoria's Snap Lockdown

    It's available on every order — and there's no minimum spend.

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    The NSW Government Has Given Powerhouse Museum's New Parramatta Site the Green Light

    The existing Ultimo venue is still sticking around — but the new location will spread across 18,000 square metres of museum exhibition and public space.

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    Virgin Has Just Dropped a Heap of Flight Deals for Couples with Tickets Starting at $69 Each

    The cheap price kicks in when you book two or more seats in the same reservation.

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    What You Can and Can't Do Under New Zealand's COVID-19 Alert Level 3

    Auckland will move to Alert Level 3 for at least three days.

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    Din Tai Fung Is Making Adorable Ox Buns for Lunar New Year

    They're filled will molten chocolate — and you can enjoy them in-store and as part of the chain's Lunar New Year hamper to eat at home.

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    A Big 'Harry Potter' and 'Fantastic Beasts' Exhibition Will Start Touring the Globe in 2022

    Fingers crossed that it makes the trip Down Under — it'll span up to 1858 square metres, and feature props, costumes and installations.

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    Queensland Has Declared Greater Melbourne a COVID-19 Hotspot and Closed Its Borders

    Victoria currently has 20 active COVID-19 cases, including those linked to the new Holiday Inn cluster.

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    NSW's Stay-at-Home Orders Only Apply to Travellers Returning from Victoria Since February 13

    Originally, it was set to cover anyone who had entered NSW from Victoria since January 29.

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    NSW Will Impose Five-Day Stay-at-Home Orders on Travellers Returning from Victoria Since January 29

    Which means they'll only be able to leave home for one of four reasons.

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    NSW Requires Anyone Who Has Been at Melbourne Airport During a Ten-Hour Period to Isolate

    You'll need to get tested, too, and remain in isolation for 14 days regardless of the results.

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    'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Is Bringing Its Cool Cool Cool Antics to an End After Its Eighth Season

    The sitcom's final ten episodes will air sometime later in 2021 or early in 2022.

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    Auckland Museum's Latest Permanent Suite Is Dedicated to Stories of Tamaki Makaurau

    Seven sections across four gallery spaces are dedicated to the new opening.

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    Queen's Wharf Brisbane Is Set to Open in 2022 with Four Hotels and a Huge New Shopping Precinct

    It'll also include 50 bars, cafes and restaurants, as well as a sky deck and an outdoor cinema.

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    Virgin Is Running a Boozy Pride Flight with Drag and DJs from Brisbane to Sydney for Mardi Gras

    The Pride Flight is taking off from Brisbane on Friday, March 5 — just in time for the final weekend of Mardi Gras.

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    Hundreds of NSW Residents Will Have Access to $25 Dine & Discover Vouchers from Today

    A trial phase has kicked off in The Rocks and Broken Hill, before extending to the Sydney CBD and the northern beaches later this month.

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    The First Trailer for M Night Shyamalan's Creepy New Thriller 'Old' Promises Another Big Twist

    It follows a family who start ageing rapidly during a beach holiday.

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    Here's What Melbourne's Revamped ACMI Looks Like After Its Huge $40 Million Makeover

    Its huge new permanent — and free — exhibition sprawls across 1600 square metres, and there's a new gift shop and eatery, too.

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    Greater Sydney's Venue Restrictions and Mask Rules Will Ease From February 12

    The two-square-metre rule is coming back — and you'll only need to wear masks on public transport.

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    Studio Ghibli's Magical Theme Park Will Feature a Life-Sized Replica of Howl's Moving Castle

    It'll also include attractions from 'My Neighbour Totoro', 'Kiki's Delivery Service' and 'Princess Mononoke'.

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    Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Announces Huge 2021 Program with Not One, But Three Festivals

    Work up an appetite for this expanded program of events, including the inaugural World's Longest Brunch.

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    Hotel X Is Fortitude Valley's Soon-to-Open New Hotel with a French Restaurant and Rooftop Bar

    It's the brand's first site anywhere in the world — and you'll find it on the old Blockbuster block on Brunswick Street.

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    A Huge Exhibition of Korean Buddhist Statues Is Coming to Sydney's Powerhouse Museum

    They're part of the site's hefty 2021 lineup, alongside exhibitions dedicated to tiny automobiles, gum trees, Australian ceramics, and Persian arts and crafts.

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    Karangahape Road Will Soon Be Home to a Fabulous Rainbow Crossing

    Just in time for the end of Auckland Pride Month.

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