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NewsFour New Retail Brands Have Been Announced for Auckland's Commercial Bay
The new lifestyle development will open its doors with just over 100 retailers.
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NewsGoogle Co-Founder Larry Page Has Been Testing Flying Taxis in New Zealand
With Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's tick of approval the autonomous aircraft could be operating in three years.
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NewsAuckland 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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NewsLego Is Introducing a Set of Sustainable Pieces Made From Plant-Based Plastic
The materials will be sourced from sugarcane, with the toys hitting shelves by the end of this year.
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NewsAuckland's Four-Day Fashion Festival Is Back for 2018
The program features 30 free events from 25 central city boutiques, brands and retailers.
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NewsNewmarket's 277 Is Set to Double in Size with a New Shopping, Dining and Entertainment Precinct
The $790 million makeover will include five floors of retail and a rooftop entertainment precinct.
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NewsThis New Zealand Company Has Created a Water Bottle Entirely From Plants
And it will break down in a commercial compost facility in 90 to 180 days.
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NewsThis Tiny Apartment Converts Concrete Piping Into a Compact House
Made out of a former stormwater drain, it could be used in narrow spaces — and even on top of existing buildings.
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NewsWhere to Buy Unique Christmas Gifts in Auckland
Shop here and earn yourself the 'Best Relative' title this Christmas.
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NewsPantone Has Announced Its 2018 Colour of the Year
Will purple help us be creative, mindful and spiritual beings in the coming year?
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NewsSweden's Golden Egg-Shaped Sauna Is On the Move
Bigert and Bergström's "social sculpture" is spending three weeks in Paris.
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NewsA Temporary Tattoo Vending Machine Is Popping Up in Auckland
Celebrate the weekend with some mystery ink.
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NewsMeet Auckland's New Anti-Seminar Workshop Series
From the folks behind the Everything's Fucked discussion series.
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NewsConcrete Playground's Picks for New Zealand Fashion Weekend 2017
Celebrate New Zealand's biggest week of fashion with pop-up sales, goodie bags and martini hour.
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NewsThis Tiny Mobile House Takes Compact Living to the Next Level
Two storeys of tiny, timber-panelled living space.
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NewsThis New Range of Designer Water Bottles Are Flat Enough to Fit in Your Pocket
They've just been funded through a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign.
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NewsMeet the Woman Supporting Wellington's Most Promising Young Designers
Bundled up in Karen Walker, with a flash of Chanel, the iconic Jaye has arrived.
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NewsYou Will Soon be Able to Stay at an Immersive Star Wars-Themed Hotel
Help Luke Skywalker in his struggle against the Galactic Empire, get rescued by R2D2 or face off with Darth Vader.
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NewsAesop Teams Up with Composer Jesse Paris Smith to Launch Multi-Sensory Room Sprays
The Australian skincare brand has just released its first ever range of scents for the home.
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NewsThese Terrarium Lights Add a Mini Hanging Garden to Any Room
Turn your overhead light fixtures into a stunning source of greenery.
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NewsConverse Celebrates the LGBTIQ Community With New Pride Collection
Show off your appreciation for all things rainbow.
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NewsThe Speaker Lineup Has Been Announced For Semi Permanent 2017
Back to infuse local creatives with their annual dose of inspiration.
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NewsTokyobike Has Released a Covetable New Designer Bicycle Series
Three slick new bikes from New York's Everything Elevated, Brooklyn's Calico Wallpaper and Joe Doucet.
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This Swedish Golden Egg-Shaped Sauna Is the Ultimate Outdoor Meeting Room
Artists Bigert and Bergström call it a "social sculpture", a space for locals to discuss their town problems.
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NewsThe Five Best Things to See at LUX Light Festival 2017
The kaleidoscopic festival is back and ready to glow.
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NewsMuji Is Selling Tiny Pre-Fab Huts
The immaculately-designed twelve square metres of space even comes with a patio.
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NewsThis Proposed Vending Machine Skyscraper Prints Customisable Homes Onsite
The innovative design takes a tall structure, a busy city, 3D printing and tiny apartments, and throws them into a futuristic blender to conceive the ultimate mashup.
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NewsThis Eye-Catching Development Takes Inspiration From An Ancient Wonder
The proposed Birmingham buildings aim to recreate Babylon's fabled Hanging Gardens.
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NewsFrance's New Spiral Skyscraper Takes the Vertical Garden Trend to Great Heights
A "continuous vertical landscape" will spiral around the outside of the building like a ribbon of greenery.
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NewsThe Eight Best Events at Fashion in the City
Cram in style tips from an international blogger, nab some rare Japanese denim, munch free waffles, and brush up on local fashion history.
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NewsThis Greenery-Filled Table Turns An Indoor Garden Into a Living Work of Art
As well as brightening up your house, it's irrigation system is designed to stop over-watering.
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NewsThis Sky-High Building Design Casually Hangs From An Asteroid
The latest high-rise design doesn’t just scrape the sky, it literally falls from it.
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NewsCheck Out This Insane Proposal For The World's Longest Skyscraper
Fittingly named The Big Bend, it would stretch 1.22 kilometres end to end.
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NewsConcrete Playground Meets the Designers Behind Minimalist Label Wayward St
Debunking the rules of design with a by-product of New Zealand's dairy industry.
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NewsWhat's That Smell? A Conversation With Natural Perfumista Samantha Copland
We're not talking about celebrity endorsed aqua.
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NewsEight Summer Eskies That Take Beverage Cooling More Seriously Than Most
Don't settle for warm beer.
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NewsAirbnb Has Created a Greenery-Themed House Based on Pantone's Colour of the Year
Hang out in a plant-filled garden bedroom with a mown lawn, and eat in a dining room that's actually an indoor greenhouse.
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GuideThe Best Free Things to Do in Auckland This Week
Dancing in the park, openair cinema and a belated Christmas shindig.
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NewsThis UK Startup Is Growing Chairs from the Ground Up
Finally, something that does grow on trees.
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NewsThis Inclusive New Design Project Is Creating Customisable, Accessible Hotel Rooms
AllGo intends to make travelling enjoyable for people with disabilities.
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Guide20 Insanely Bold Architectural Designs We Loved in 2016
From partially underwater villas that let you literally sleep with the fishes to the world's first freeform 3D-printed house.
