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    117 Taranaki Street, Wellington

    You will have your dumpling and eat it too.

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    39 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro

    The bar's ridiculously ‘gram-able courtyard is the perfect summer afternoon spot to sip on a cold one.

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    Bean bags with your beersies? Yeah, go on.

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    A Newtown cultural institution.

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    Goliath-sized burgers and laid-back staff make Enigma a great late night haunt.

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    The laid-back Latin craft beer bar houses over 60 different types of beers.

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    Fidel’s Cafe

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    Cuba Street's Cuban icon.

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    New Orleans staples fused with Mexican snack food.

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    Big fans of Tommy.

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    We spoke to the comedian and actor about voicing a 50-foot crab, channelling David Bowie and working on Disney's Moana.

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    Ten Films You Need to See in 2017

    Long-awaited Blade Runner and Trainspotting reboots, Sofia Coppola's newbie and Greta Gerwig's solo directorial debut.

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    Concrete Playground's 2016/17 Summer Reading List

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    The gloomy yet dreamy folk singer-songwriter began making music after she was prematurely struck by existential crisis as a 10-year-old child.

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    The World's First Live Movie Is Coming to Cinemas

    Woody Harrelson's first directorial effort will be shot in one take and beamed to cinemas as it's happening.

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    Binge watch even without an internet connection.

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    First, they went big. Now, they're getting interactive.

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