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NewsThe Five Best Things to See and Do at Chinese New Year Festival Wellington
From food and craft markets to street parades and fireworks — here's how to ring in the Year of the Rat in Wellington.
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NewsThe Best Things to See and Do During Auckland Pride Festival
The two-week festival is loaded with over 80 events, showcasing music, theatre, visual arts, drag, comedy and literature.
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NewsEuropean Winter Festival Snowboxx Is Coming to New Zealand
One week of international acts, slope-side parties and off-mountain experiences.
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NewsJapan's Multi-Level Super Nintendo Theme Park Is Set to Open This Year with a 'Mario Kart' Ride
Opening before this year's Tokyo Olympics, the park will also feature a Yoshi ride, a Mushroom Kingdom and Bowser’s Castle.
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NewsAuckland Museum Is Now Home to an Immersive Antarctica Experience
Get up close and personal with the frozen continent in this new virtual reality adventure.
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NewsSilo Theatre Has Unveiled a Diverse Four-Show Program for 2020
The season brings Pacific poetry to life, solo shows about depression and a new work about bread.
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NewsThe Summer on Queens Wharf Lineup Is Here with Live Drawing and Sunrise Dance Parties
Three months of free community events and activities by the water's edge.
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NewsAuckland Live's Free Outdoor Entertainment Series Is Back for Summer
Don't forget to pack your sunscreen for the summer-long outdoor event series.
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NewsSilo Park's Huge Summer Lineup Is Here with Openair Films, Ice Cream Markets and Free Gigs
Heading into its ninth season with a jam-packed schedule of films, markets and live entertainment under the stars.
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NewsA Major Exhibition of Ancient Greek Treasures Is Coming to Auckland
'Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes' arrives from the British Museum's world-renowned collection.
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News'The Handmaid's Tale' Author Margaret Atwood Is Heading on a Tour of Australia and NZ
She'll head Down Under to discuss her long-awaited, Booker Prize-winning sequel 'The Testaments'.
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NewsThis Christmas Will Be the Last for Auckland's Iconic Giant Santa
The 19-metre-tall ornament was first installed in 1960.
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NewsNew Zealand Festival of the Arts Has Unveiled a Diverse Lineup for 2020
The 18th edition of the arts and culture festival will take place from 21 February to 15 March.
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NewsAuckland Arts Festival Has Unveiled a Diverse Lineup for 2020
The 12th edition of the arts and culture festival will take place from 11-29 March.
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NewsHuge International LGBTQI+ Celebration World Pride Is Coming to Sydney in 2023
It's the first time the event has been held in the Southern Hemisphere.
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NewsMona Foma's 2020 Program Is Here with Inflatable Mazes, Giant Puppets and Masked Cowboys
Wander through the latest immersive installation by Architects of Air, see a huge puppet show in a gorge and catch crooner Orville Peck.
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NewsWOMAD Has Dropped a Huge Artist Lineup for 2020
Dance knee-deep in a pond to reggae, black samba and Finnish folk.
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NewsYou Can Now Play 'Mario Kart' on Your Phone So Say Goodbye to Productivity
You can race around the streets of Tokyo, hurl shells under the Arc de Triomphe and slide on banana peels on Broadway.
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NewsThe Pop-Up Globe Has Announced Its Final Auckland Season
The 2019/2020 season will be the Pop-Up Globe's last appearance at Ellerslie Racecourse.
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NewsThe Best New True-Crime Podcasts to Binge-Listen ASAP
Your commute to work will fly by thanks to these terrifying tales about the Zodiac Killer, unsolved murders and real life ghost hunters.
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NewsFive Winter Date Ideas to Help You Get Cosy with That Special Someone
From yoga in the sky to wintry picnics with a view, the city has a lot to offer if you're looking to impress.
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NewsThis Haunting New True-Crime Podcast Follows a Sydney Security Guard Who Also Hunts Ghosts
Aussie documentary 'Ghosthunter' has been turned into a five-part true-crime podcast, hosted by filmmaker Ben Lawrence.
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NewsFive Activities to Plan Even When Payday Is Still a Week Away
Find a new hobby, help someone in need or live it up, all without breaking the bank.
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NewsThis Sprawling Tapestry Recreates the Entirety of 'Games of Thrones' Through Intricate Stitching
You can also explore the massive artwork via an online recreation.
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GuideEight Brilliant Ways to Celebrate Maori New Year in Auckland
Celebrate Matariki with street parties, gourmet hāngi and illuminated dance-theatre on wheels.
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NewsHilarious Anti-Erotica Podcast 'My Dad Wrote a Porno' Is Bringing Its New Live Show Down Under
The hysterical podcast about "the best/worst erotica ever written" is coming back to our shores in January.
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NewsA Huge Program Has Been Announced for Matariki Festival 2019
Mark the arrival of Māori New Year with a massive street party, gourmet hāngi and an illuminated parade.
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NewsA Jam-Packed Program Has Been Announced for Aotea Square's New Winter Hub
Including an ice skating rink, transparent 'igloos' and the iconic Auckland Night Markets.
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NewsKing of Hard-Hitting Docos Louis Theroux Is Bringing His New Live Show to Auckland
The fearless filmmaker, journalist and social commentator is heading back Down Under in 2020.
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NewsWellington's New Pop-Up Library Has Opened on Manners Street
Following the closure of Wellington Central Library due to earthquake strengthening issues.
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NewsA Huge Mural of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Is Now Gracing a Melbourne Silo
The 25-metre-tall painting is a tribute to the victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings.
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NewsA New Tech, Music, Film and Design Festival Is Coming to Wellington
Held across five days, it will bring together some of the world’s most exciting innovators — from tech geeks to film gurus, aspiring musicians and serial entrepreneurs.
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Auckland's Full-Scale Globe Theatre Has Announced Its First Winter Season
A new roof has transformed the theatre into an all-weather venue.
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NewsAuckland's New Winter Festival Has Dropped Its 2019 Lineup
Tune out winter with interactive light shows, culinary events and cultural performances.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Race Your Way Around Multiple Nintendo Theme Parks
And yes, a real-life 'Mario Kart' experience is on the cards.
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NewsThe Country's Biggest Winter Festival Has Announced Its Jam-Packed 2019 Lineup
It returns to the picturesque lakeside village from 20-23 June.
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NewsSix North Island Events Worthy of a Road Trip
Head south of the Bombays for a beer-fuelled field day, a boundary-pushing arts festival and a celebration of scallops.
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NewsThe Organisers of Wellington's LitCrawl Have Announced a New Writers Festival
Four days of books, writers, writing, talking, reading, conversation and literary quirk.
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NewsAuckland's Huge French Festival Is Back for 2019
Four days of Champagne, cheese, croissants and pétanque.
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NewsThe Best Things to See and Do at CubaDupa 2019
Wellington's huge two-day culture festival is back for its fifth year.
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