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    Qantas Has Been Named the World's Safest Airline for 2020

    The Aussie carrier has topped the list seven years in a row.

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    The First Trailer for 'A Quiet Place Part II' Delivers More Silence, Monsters and Kick-Ass Emily Blunt

    The sequel to the 2018 horror hit also features Cillian Murphy and Djimon Hounsou.

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    'The Woman in the Window' Is the Next Twisty Page-Turner to Get the Big-Screen Treatment

    Based on the psychological mystery novel of the same name, it stars Amy Adams, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman and Anthony Mackie.

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    Sweden's Ice Hotel Has Revealed Its Latest Batch of Frosty and Imaginative Artist-Created Rooms

    The hotel's 30th annual incarnation features a golden room, an icy kaleidoscope and a frosty depiction of Santorini.

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    The Mind-Bending Trailer for Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' Is Here with Big 'Inception' Vibes

    It stars 'BlacKkKlansman' breakout John David Washington, as well as Robert Pattinson, Michael Caine and Aussie actor Elizabeth Debicki.

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    Six Barrel Soda Has Opened a New Cellar Door in Wellington

    Head to Lukes Lane to taste craft sodas straight from the source.

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    The Ten Best New TV Shows of 2019

    From melancholy animation and offbeat sketch comedies to a grim drama based on a real-life tragedy.

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    Upper Hutt's Boneface Brewing Company Now Has a Pizza Bus

    The converted bus is equipped with its own wood-fire oven and has a small selection of brews on tap.

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    This New 'Twin Peaks' Virtual Reality Game Will Immerse You in a Place Both Wonderful and Strange

    Wander through the world created by David Lynch and Mark Frost — not only hanging out in the show's famous settings, but solving escape room-style puzzles.

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    The Anarchic Fourth Season of 'Rick and Morty' Is Finally Bringing Its Interdimensional Chaos Down Under

    And it features guest voice work by Taika Waititi, Sam Neill, Matthew Broderick and Elon Musk.

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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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    Tommy Millions

    Cnr Courtenay Place And Taranaki Street, Wellington

    Big fans of Tommy.

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    The Spooky 'Stranger Things'-Esque First Trailer for 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' Is Here

    This time, it swaps New York for Oklahoma and grown men and women for children — and it stars Paul Rudd.

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    The Creepy Full Trailer for HBO's New Stephen King-Penned Murder Mystery 'The Outsider' Is Here

    Focusing on "an insidious supernatural force", the ten-part mini-series stars Jason Bateman and Aussie actor Ben Mendelsohn.

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    Disney Has Dropped the Action-Packed Full Trailer for Its Live-Action Version of 'Mulan'

    The remake will bring its sword-swinging, arrow-flinging antics to cinemas next year.

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    Classic Blue Is Pantone's "Dependable and Stable" 2020 Colour of the Year

    It's been a testing year. Will this shade help us through 2020?

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    Daniel Craig Steps Into James Bond's Shoes for the Last Time in the 'No Time to Die' Trailer

    Craig's fifth stint as Bond will see him battling a new villain played by Oscar-winner Rami Malek.

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    The First Trailer for Marvel's Long-Awaited Solo 'Black Widow' Film Is Here

    It'll be only the second Marvel Cinematic Universe film focused solely on a female character.

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    This 'Game of Thrones'-Themed Cruise Will Sail You to the Show's Real-Life Locations

    It's planning to set sail in 2021, cruising through Iceland, Northern Ireland, Spain, Malta and Croatia.

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    The New Horror Remake of 70s TV Show 'Fantasy Island' Turns a Tropical Getaway Into a Nightmare

    It's definitely worlds away from the mild-mannered television fantasy that aired until the mid-80s.

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    The Great Barrier Reef Is Now Home to Australia's First Underwater Hotel

    Cruise the Whitsundays on a floating pontoon — and sleep below sea level.

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    A Snow-Filled Winter Wonderland Has Descended on Singapore's Changi Airport

    Head on a snow walk, visit a festive light show and a join a workshop at a market — all inside the airport.

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    Nutella Is Opening Its Own Chocolate and Hazelnut-Themed Pop-Up Hotel

    Located in Napa Valley, it'll only operate for a weekend — but it'll be filled with Nutella items.

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    Jordan Peele's Tense New TV Series 'Hunters' Pits Al Pacino Against Escaped Nazis

    It's set in the 70s — and the ten-episode first season will hit Amazon Prime Video next year.

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    Another Slightly Terrifying (but Highly Entertaining) 'Cats' Trailer Has Just Dropped

    Watch Idris Elba, Taylor Swift, Judi Dench and Ian McKellen prance, preen and purr across the screen.

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    'The Handmaid's Tale' Author Margaret Atwood Is Heading on a Tour of Australia and NZ

    She'll head Down Under to discuss her long-awaited, Booker Prize-winning sequel 'The Testaments'.

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    You'll Soon Be Able to Zoom Into a Life-Sized Godzilla Statue Via Zipline

    The new Japanese theme park attraction will stretch across 120 metres in length — and it's due to open next year.

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    Netflix's Huge New Fantasy Series 'The Witcher' Has Already Been Renewed for a Second Season

    The first season hits this December, and a second will follow in 2021.

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    'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Has Been Renewed for an Eighth Season Before Its Seventh Season Even Airs

    In cool cool cool news for fans of the police-focused sitcom, its future is secure for the next two seasons.

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    The World's First Drive-Thru-Only KFC Has Opened in Australia

    The trial concept store in Newcastle features multiple drive-thru lanes.

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    It Looks Like 'Friends' Could Be Heading Back to Your TV Screen for a Reunion Special

    The deal is yet to be done, but the original cast could reunite for an unscripted special on new US streaming platform HBO Max.

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    New Zealand's Largest Waterslide Has Opened in North Canterbury

    It sits 13.5 metres high and shoots riders on two-person tubes down a winding hydroslide.

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    The First Trailer for Pixar's 'Soul' Follows Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey Into the Afterlife

    Hitting cinemas in mid-2020, the film focuses on a school teacher who dreams of becoming a jazz musician.

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    The First Trailer for 'The Invisible Man' Remake Is Here to Spook You Out

    Elisabeth Moss fights off her unseen ex-boyfriend in this updated take on the classic monster movie.

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    The Newly Reunited My Chemical Romance Is Heading to New Zealand for One Show

    Grab your eyeliner and prepare to relive your teenage emo years.

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    Netflix's Huge Fantasy Series 'The Witcher' Has a New Trailer and a Release Date

    Spend your Christmas break watching Henry Cavill in this new eight-part series.

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    HBO Is Officially Making a 'Game of Thrones' Prequel Series About House Targaryen

    The US network scrapped the Naomi Watts-starring prequel series, but has just given the green light to ten episodes of 'House of the Dragon'.

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