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    All bars, restaurants, cafes, gyms, cinemas, pools, museums, libraries, playgrounds will close from midnight Wednesday, 25 March.

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    You will have your dumpling and eat it too.

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    Bean bags with your beersies? Yeah, go on.

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    A Newtown cultural institution.

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    New Orleans staples fused with Mexican snack food.

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    Big fans of Tommy.

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    Following the Government's decision to ban non-essential organised gatherings of 500 or more people.

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    Going out might not be at the top of your to-do list right now, but you can help small businesses without leaving your apartment.

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    Daniel Craig's last outing as 007 won't hit the big screens until November.

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    New Zealand will be the only place in the world you can score the much-hyped McNugget condiment.

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    A Huge Surrealism Exhibition Is Coming to Wellington

    The exhibition will be the largest collection of Surrealist art ever to be shown in New Zealand.

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    The NZ International Comedy Festival Has Been Cancelled for 2020

    Due to the critical developments of the COVID-19 situation.

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    Each bunk bed-style Skynest will have room for six sleepers.

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    With 30 formidable films on offer, including twisty whodunnits, insightful documentaries and the second highest-grossing French film of 2019.

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    The famed 90s singer is heading to Auckland as part of a world tour.

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    Taking over an existing 94-year-old amusement park, it'll feature 'Harry Potter' sets that visitors can tour.

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    The next batch of episodes doesn't have a release date yet — but the series has revealed a very important detail.

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    'The New Yorker'-inspired tale set in a fictional French town stars Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Timothée Chalamet and Saoirse Ronan.

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