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Latest Places
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    Karaka Cafe

    1 Cable Street, Lambton

    Beanbags and beer, anyone?

  • Bar

    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.

  • Restaurant

    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

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    Off-hours at work just got significantly more fun.

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    We're inhaling the cedarwood and parsley seed from here.

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    A Town in NSW Yarn Bombed a Submarine in Honour of The Beatles

    No prizes for guessing what colour wool they chose.

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    Throwing down some mad zero-gravity skills.

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    Taxi Drivers Protest Uber for Taking Fares

    Cabbies have finally had enough of having their grass cut.

Latest Events
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    Gnocchi Gnights

    Thu, 5 Dec, 2024

    1154 Pastaria, Wellington

    Because what better way to celebrate Thursday than with a big, cheesy bowl of pillowy potato goodness?

  • Event

    Musical Punch Over Lunch

    Thu, 5 Dec, 2024

    Old St Paul, Pipitea

    Take your lunch away from the office — instead scoff it while enjoying a lineup of musical acts.

  • Event

    Koha Yoga

    Sun, 8 Dec, 2024

    Awhi Yoga & Wellbeing, Wellington

    Exercise your mind, body and soul (and support the local community) for pocket change.

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    The New 3D Legend of Zelda is Bigger and Prettier Than Ever

    Link has Triforced his way into more open space.

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    Not quite as terrifying as the Terminator, but still freaky.

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    Want to be paid to pedal? Move to Paris.

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    Sydney's crowdfunding projects all in one handy place.

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    Your iPhone will monitor your heart rate and close the garage door.

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    Track down your iPhone - even when you've left it on silent.

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    The world's premier destination for finery and fuselage.

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    Win a Komono x Jean-Michel Basquiat Watch

    Head to our instagram to find out how to win.

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    A list for those who crave the sheer exaltation of a successful online purchase.

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    Life of Pi’s Famous Pool Reopens in Paris

    Pi's namesake gets a renovation - and a price tag.

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    The Crowdfunded Dog Sleeping Bag Designed to Match Up with Yours

    An end to cold, lonely nights in the wilderness.

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    The Crowdfunded Instagram Vision Sunglasses Attempting To Nashville Your Day

    Make your life look immediately more romantic with "the real life photo filter".

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    The science lesson you never had at school.

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    The World’s Smallest Postal Service Has Arrived

    Can our love of adorably small things save a dying industry?

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    These Artists are Painting an Entire Town in Mexico

    'Painting the town red' gets a whole new meaning.

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    An American couple wants to cover every inch of asphalt in the world with solar panels.

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