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    Someone Has Invented Hands-Free Tinder to Make Dating Even Lazier

    This new smartwatch app swipes right for you by measuring your heart rate.

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    The Best Advice and Observations to Come Out of Semi-Permanent 2015

    "Nothing I know belongs to me, I'm really just a product of all the people I've met and been exposed to."

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    New Cycleways Worth $333 Million Are Coming Your Way, New Zealand

    You get a cycleway! You get a cycleway! Everybody gets a cycleway!

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    Win a THING / THING x Tiger Beer Collaboration Beanie

    We could all learn a thing-thing or two from street fashion master Dan Buckley.

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    Move Over High Line, New York Could Be Getting an Underground Park

    A new Kickstarter campaign could see New Yorkers jogging along the 'Lowline'.

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    Win a Nick Von K 'No Time to Waste' Watch

    This limited edition Skull watch up for grabs is inscribed with the saying " No Time To Waste" - sooner or later we all face the reaper and life is all about making the most of every day we have.

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    This Japanese Hotel Lets You Sing Karaoke in a Hot Tub

    The ultimate setting for a 'Rubber Ducky' rendition.

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    This New Smart Oven Uses Image Recognition to Perfectly Cook Your Food

    Say hello to June, your new kitchen robot overlord.

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    Bottle Caps That Can Be Reused as Building Blocks

    The pure potential of some Clever Caps.

Latest Places
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    Karaka Cafe

    1 Cable Street, Lambton

    Beanbags and beer, anyone?

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    Mac’s Brewbar

    4 Taranaki Street, Te Aro

    An excellent go-to when everyone in your group is too polite to say where they want to go.

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    Prefab

    14 Jessie Street, Te Aro

    Prefab is so perfect it’s almost painful.

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    Loretta

    181 Cuba Street, Wellington

    Loretta exemplifies industrial chic.

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    Logan Brown

    192 Cuba St, Te Aro

    Eating at Logan Brown feels like eating a five star meal at your best friend's place.

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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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    Charley Noble

    1 Post Office Square, Wellington

    Charley Noble's menu boasts of simple, casual but high-quality food.

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    The Rogue and Vagabond

    18 Garrett Street, Wellington

    The bar has live music, a resident bulldog and some of the best craft beers in town.

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    Fidel’s Cafe

    234 Cuba Street, Wellington

    Cuba Street's Cuban icon.

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    Arthur’s

    272 Cuba Street, Te Aro

    Arthur's occupies a two-storey Edwardian building filled with a collection of knick-knacks that ten grandmas combined would struggle to beat.

  • News

    Apple Launches Music Streaming Service to Rival Spotify and Pandora

    Yes, you can ask Siri to play her favourite Kendrick Lamar song.

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    The LYNX Black Gentleman's Guide to Wellington

    Come this way and let LYNX Black and Concrete Playground take you on a gentleman's tour of Wellington.

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    To Reuse This Notebook, Just Pop It Into Your Microwave

    Cook your notepad. Because erasers are too mainstream.

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    Charge Your Phone Through Your Desk with Intel's New Wireless Tech

    The American technology giant is getting rid of your clunky charger.

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    Stick This TV to Your Wall and Watch it.

    It is like a fridge magnet but you can watch Friends on it.

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    Pinterest Has Finally Added a 'Buy It' Button for Shopping Online

    All those '50s dresses, ceramic tea-sets and bunting strings you've pinned? 'Buy it.'

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    Turning Recycled Oil Tankers into Floating Villages

    The true pure potential of abandoned oil tankers.

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    You'll Soon Be Able to Watch Virtual Reality Videos on YouTube

    Video streaming is about to get significantly more in-face.

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    IKEA Is Developing Official Furniture Hacking Kits

    Monetising a concept their customers have already been embracing for years.

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    Spotify Can Now Sync Your Music to Your Running Pace

    Blending your listening history with new specially-created tracks, it's like your own personal exercise DJ.

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    This Yakitori Bar's Decor is Made Up of Old Ethernet Cables

    Who would have thought that old ethernet cables had a culinary use?

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    Here is a Movie Theatre Truck That Delivers to Your Doorstep

    The pure potential of an actual, literal, motion picture.

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    I Love Ugly Defies Ugliness Yet Again With New Lookbook

    A label still not living up to its name.

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    These Plates Exist Purely So You Can Take the Perfect Instagram

    It's like a mini-studio for your cold, cold dinner.

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    Instagram Launches Official Music Account

    The photo sharing app has moved into curated content.

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    GoPro Is Moving into Virtual Reality

    Extreme sport videos are about to get way more immersive.

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    Quiksilver Japan Designs a Business Wetsuit for the Office

    Board meetings in the waves just got a little closer.

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    This 'New Math' Design Collection Sums Up Life in Simple Equations

    "Modern Art = I could do that + Yeah, but you didn’t."

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    This Dutch Company Makes Storm-Proof Umbrellas

    The poor folk of Sydney have recently taken a hammering and it won't be long till it is our turn.

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    Google Could Turn Your Home and Office Walls into Screens

    Don't like the weather outside? Switch over to the Scenery Channel.

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    New App Flags Your Embarrassing Posts Before the World Sees Them

    Created by a guy who got fired from Jeb Bush's political campaign after a Twitter shaming.

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    Google Has Made Your Entire Search History Available Online

    Probably the last tool you'd want to use on Google.

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