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NewsWould You Cruise Around in This Stained Glass Car?
The car of the future: less about function, more about art.
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NewsSurreal Photos of People Squishing Themselves Into Improbable City Spaces
Highly unusual behaviour. Must be an art.
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NewsThis Dancing Red Light Man Could Stop Pedestrians Walking into Traffic
Wait, did that red light man just dance?
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NewsThese Photographs of Underwater Puppies Will Explode Your Heart
Underwater. Puppies. Underwater puppies.
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NewsEminem is Suing the National Party for Copyright Infringement
The publishing arm that represents the work of US rapper Eminem are suing the New Zealand National Party for alleged infringement of the track ‘Lose Yourself’.
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NewsNick Cave Has Created an Online Museum of Important Shit
Nick Cave thinks your drawerfuls of memories are important.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching the delicious return of 'The Bear', Glen Powell playing a fake hitman and Lily Gladstone's latest excellent performance.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in May
Spend your couch time watching a documentary about Jim Henson and an Elisabeth Moss-led spy thriller.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in April
Spend your couch time watching Andrew Scott step into Tom Ripley's shoes, a shattering docuseries about Nickelodeon's kids TV hits and Colin Farrell as a PI.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in March
Spend your couch time watching Adam Sandler in space, a stunning Oscar-winning documentary, girl group-fuelled sitcom hilarity and Noel Fielding's latest show.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsNine 2024 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
'Oppenheimer', an astonishing Ukraine-set documentary, a Wes Anderson short, Emma Stone's most-spectacular performance yet: they each won 2024 Oscars, and you can check them them all now.
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NewsSay Cheers to Hollywood's Night of Nights: Concrete Playground's Oscars 2024 Drinking Game
Whether you're hoping that 'Oppenheimer', 'Barbie', 'Poor Things', 'Past Lives' or something else picks up Academy Awards, here's how to sip along.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2024 Academy Awards
Will 'Oppenheimer' sweep the Oscars? What else will win? What should but won't? Here are our predictions.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 32 of 2024's Oscar-Nominated Movies in New Zealand Right Now
From 'Barbenheimer' and twists on 'Frankenstein' to animated 'Spider-Man' antics and devastating documentaries, here's where to watch 2024's Oscar contenders.
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NewsThe Southern Lights Could Be Brightening Our Skies This Week
This is one of those rare times where Tasmania is 100% the place to be.
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NewsYour Guide to Queenstown Part Two: Where to Eat
Celebrity chef Josh Emmett’s Queenstown fort and a contemporary ‘Polynasian’ restaurant are just some of the foodie highlights of the town.
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NewsYour Guide to Queenstown Part One: Where to Ski
Queenstown really is a movie star in its own right.
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RestaurantHouse of Dumplings
117 Taranaki Street, Wellington
You will have your dumpling and eat it too.
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BarSouthern 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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RestaurantEkim Burgers
257 Cuba St, Te Aro
The best homemade burgers that you can’t actually make at home.
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CafeSweet Mother's Kitchen
5 Courtenay Place, Wellington
New Orleans staples fused with Mexican snack food.
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NewsTen Life Lessons We Can Learn From Suits
The most educational program on television is the New York based lawyer drama, Suits.
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NewsLaneway Festival Announces Dates and Venues for 2015
Return visits and brand new sites for Laneway 2015.
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NewsThis Artist Makes Amazing Illustrations Out of Clouds
"When I was a child I was told that clouds' shapes were created by expert balloon twister clowns who live in the sky."
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NewsMargaret Atwood’s Latest Book Won’t Be Released For 100 Years
Remember to give your great, great, grandkids the heads up.
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NewsWin Tickets and the Soundtrack to Wish I Was Here
Wish I Was Here is a sincere and funny follow up to Zach Braff's hugely popular directorial debut The Garden State. Concrete Playground has five double passes and digital soundtracks from the film to giveaway.
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NewsKaren O’s Debut Solo Album is Now Streaming Online
Crush Songs is a collection of lo-fi love tunes and it's all kinds of dreamy.
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NewsFlight of the Conchords’ Jemaine Clement is Shooting a New TV Series
Jemaine? Present. HBO? Present. Bret? To be confirmed.
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NewsCocktail of the Weekend: The William Massey
A cocktail that combines the best of Wellington and Limavady in late August/early September.
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NewsDirector Florian Habicht on Putting Pulp to Film, with a Little Help from Sheffield
It took a whole town to tell the story of Pulp, Jarvis Cocker, life, death and supermarkets.
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NewsExperience an Entire Day of Sightseeing in These Stunning Timelapse Photographs
All of the tourist attractions, none of the travel.
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NewsDavid Attenborough is Filming a 3D Doco on the Great Barrier Reef This Year
This is going to be well worth the IMAX money.
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NewsListen to the Album Sonic Youth, Ariel Pink, Yoko Ono and Others Recorded for Plants
It's some seriously chill listening.
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NewsSnapchat Could Be Adding News and Ads to Your Drunken Selfie Feed
Could there be ad breaks interrupting your sexts?
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NewsHumans of New York Has Gone Global
Photographer Brandon Stanton has left the five burroughs behind.
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NewsWin an Opportunity to Hang with Chali 2na
The baritone rapper is back and Tiger Beer's Fortune Avenue has tickets and a chance to meet the legend up for grabs.
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NewsConcrete Playground meets the Directors behind Nick Cave’s 20,000 Days on Earth
The documentary set in an imaginary 24-hour period of Nick Cave's life.
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NewsFalls Festival 2014 Lineup Announced
Big beats, festival singalongs and top notch rap for Falls this year.
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NewsYou’ll Soon Be Able to Guzzle Precious Hobbit-Themed Beer
The Smaug Stout is infused with chillies. Nice.
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NewsConcrete Playground Chats Briefly With Team Dynamite
Very brief chat with Sky Pirate's Skipper Lance.
