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    WOMAD NZ 2015 Lineup Announced

    The family-friendly festival will be held at the 55-acre Brooklands Park and TSB Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth from March 13 to 15, 2015.

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    That one time dumping 60 tonnes of foreign material in the ocean was a good thing.

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    Sydney's most clandestine festival has fewer secrets these days.

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    House of Dumplings

    117 Taranaki Street, Wellington

    You will have your dumpling and eat it too.

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    Southern Cross

    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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    St John’s

    5 Cable Street, Wellington

    Bean bags with your beersies? Yeah, go on.

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    Baobab

    152 Riddiford St, Newtown

    A Newtown cultural institution.

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    Ekim Burgers

    257 Cuba St, Te Aro

    The best homemade burgers that you can’t actually make at home.

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    Enigma

    128 Courtenay Place, Te Aro

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

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    Bebemos

    88 Riddiford Street, Wellington

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

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    Fidel’s Cafe

    234 Cuba Street, Wellington

    Cuba Street's Cuban icon.

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    Sweet Mother's Kitchen

    5 Courtenay Place, Wellington

    New Orleans staples fused with Mexican snack food.

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    Cnr Courtenay Place And Taranaki Street, Wellington

    Big fans of Tommy.

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    "This looks like soap. It tastes like soap. Why am I eating soap right now?"

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    See the World’s Strangest Architecture with These Award-Winning Photographs

    Straight up weekday escapism from the World Architecture Festival.

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    Listen to Pharrell, Florence Welch, Lorde and others cover The Beach Boys

    Lorde, Pharrell Williams, Stevie Wonder, Chris Martin, Sam Smith, Elton John and others combine to sing "God Only Knows".

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    If you love Totoro and Spirited Away, then these should be right up your alley.

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    Blink Announces the Inclusive New Zealand Music Awards

    "It's the only music awards you can take seriously."

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    FKA Twigs, St. Vincent, SOHN, Little Dragon, Rustie and more.

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    Rage Against the Machine Guitarist Pulls a ‘Don’t You Know Who I Am?’ on Cafe

    Then went on a rampage about workers' rights after being denied.

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    The First Artist Line-up Announced for Splore 2015

    Have a dip in the ocean while watching DJs and party bands take the stage at the now-annual festival.

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    National Geographic Adventure Filmmaker Bryan Smith is More Afraid Than You Think

    The man who started filmmaking with a camcorder from Walmart.

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    Thom Yorke Just Dropped a Sneaky Surprise Album

    In true Yorke style, it's about to give the music industry a serious shake-up.

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    Some free advice: screaming 'vagina' in a chocolate shop is apparently a bad thing.

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    Win a Double Pass to National Geographic Live: Extreme Adventure on the Edge

    Win a double pass thanks to our friends at Adventure World.

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