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    Pup-Friendly Grey Lynn Cafe Crumb Has Announced It's Closing Next Month

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    Five of the Best Spots to Get Iced Coffee in Auckland

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    Lilian Has a Secret New Off-Menu Cocktail You Have to Know About to Order

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    Six Spots to Kick Off a Sunday Session in Wellington

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    Internet Kings The Inspired Unemployed Have Launched Their Own Beer

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    You Can Now Make Your Own Bubble Tea at Home with DIY Boba Kits from Boba Barista

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    Wellington On a Plate Has Announced Its Stunning 2021 Program

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    The First Lineup Has Been Announced for Dunedin's Two-Week Food and Drink Festival

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    Seven First-Class Bars and Restaurants to Visit in Hawke's Bay

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    These New Zealand Bars Are Now Serving Edible Cocktail Capsules

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    Eight Mouthwatering Events to Hit During Wellington's Eat, Drink, Play Festival

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    Six Auckland Bars with Games and Activities for When You Want to Do More Than Just Sit Around and Drink

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    Lewis Road Creamery Has Launched a Lactose-Free Version of Its Much-Loved Chocolate Milk

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    Six Offbeat Wellington Bars Perfect for a Last-Minute Catch-Up

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    Wellington's Two-Week Beer and Hotdog Event Is Back to Celebrate the Humble Sausage

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    Garage Project Is Releasing a New Beer to Support Local Independent Theatres

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    Ghost Street Is a Soon-to-Open Chinese Restaurant From the Cafe Hanoi Team

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    Evil Twins Is a New Hole-in-the-Wall Coffee Spot on Vivian Street

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    Hawke's Bay's Food and Wine Classic Has Announced More Than 40 Mouthwatering Events for 2021

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    Eat, Drink, Play Is Wellington's New Ten-Day Hospitality Festival

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    Epic Beer's Sprawling Taproom Is Now Open in Onehunga

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    The Hotel Britomart Is Opening a Collection of Elegant Private Function Spaces

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    Cordis Auckland Has Opened a New Bar Spotlighting the Produce of Aotearoa

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    Thorndon Favourite Hillside Kitchen & Cellar Is Moving to Downtown Wellington

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    Auckland Beer Week Has Dropped Its Full Lineup of Hop-Forward Events for 2021

    It features sea shanty sing-alongs, roaming pub crawls and doughnut pairings.

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