Stephen Heard, Author at Concrete Playground

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Finalists Announced for the 2016 Taite Music Prize

Otherworldly folk, space-pop, alt-country, offbeat indie-pop and psychedelic electronica.

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Buy-One, Give-One Start-up Eat My Lunch is Expanding to Wellington

Creating positive social change one lunch at a time.

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The Country's Best Red Meat Dish Has Been Unveiled

Vegetarians keep walking.

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Auckland City Limits Complete Their 2016 Lineup

Featuring a genre-mashing sampling genius and a stage curated by the city's most forward-thinking entertainment hub.

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Wellington Brewers Continue Their Reign as National Beer Champions

The land of hop-portunity.

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Ten More Acts Unveiled for Auckland City Limits

Featuring homegrown favourites, a lauded jazz saxophonist, an emerging alternative-pop artist, and some multi-instrumentalists.

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Your Guide to Eating Reindeer This Christmas

Plus a recipe for venison larb thanks to Tom Hishon of Orphan's Kitchen.

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Dominic Bowden's Guide to Los Angeles

An elusive celebrity beach, a vaudevillian nightclub, hot yoga, a deli institution and the "quintessential LA" cafe.

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Win a Head-to-Toe Converse Wardrobe

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Mexico Introduce New Cocktail Concept Frida's Margaritas

Margarita heaven.

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You Can Now Order Single Origin Coffee Via The World's First Twitter Robot

Upfront Coffee have kindly offered Concrete Playground readers their first 250g bag, delivered for only $4.

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Win Tickets to Concrete Playground's Advanced Screening of The Belier Family

Family ties, the joy of music and breaking free.

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Win Tickets to Sleeping With Other People

Exploring the non-bump-and-grind aspects of falling in love.

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Bean-to-Bar is the Latest Chocolate Trend to Sweep New Zealand

Score a bean-to-bar prize package courtesy of The Chocolate Bar.

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Progressive House Pioneers Leftfield Have Been Announced to Headline Splore

Performing for the first time in New Zealand.

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Submissions Are Open For Short Doco Platform Loading Docs

Serving to transform the way we make, tell and view documentary shorts in New Zealand.

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Mexico Unveil Their New Summer Menu + Win a $100 Voucher

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Kendrick Lamar Leads the First Artist Lineup For Auckland City Limits

We gon' be alright.

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Win a Pair of Matt Hewitt x Deuce Generation Sneakers

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McLaren Falls Festival Moves To Auckland, Changes its Name and Drops Second Lineup

Goodbye lakeside camping, waterfall and glow-worm forest. Hello Jamie XX, Mac DeMarco and Elliphant.

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