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      December 5, 2018
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      September 30, 2018
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    • Interview with ‘Walk The Line’ – NZ’s premier fashion show for young designers

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      September 21, 2018
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    • In Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

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    • The Lap: Day 85 and onwards: …and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.

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      December 23, 2018
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      January 4, 2019
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      January 10, 2019
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      NZ Comedy International Festival In Review: Fully Grown Children - Maia Smith and Ruby Esther

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      May 18, 2018
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      May 19, 2018
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      May 18, 2018
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      May 17, 2018
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      NZ International Comedy Festival In Review: My Mates Dave – Brendon Green

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      May 17, 2018
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Competition: ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ ticket giveaway

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July 30, 2018
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Northern Bass: First lineup announcement includes Stormzy, Post Malone, and Andy C

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A new indoor music festival is coming to Auckland this July

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Game Of Rhones Returns To Auckland

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The Lap: Days 44 and 45: Hey CU in the NT, here’s a roo and a thunderstorm!

Lincoln Vaz
November 14, 2018
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"If I'm gonna hit him, I'd rather hit him going fast than while slowing down and risk losing control", Ben had told me a week ago of his motorcycle vs...

The Lap: Days 7, 8, 9, 10: We can’t stop here, this is croc country!

Lincoln Vaz
October 9, 2018
Food, Lifestyle, Night Life, Travel
Day 7. I'm in my tent in Giru, where I've swapped the steady hum of my bike engine for the steady hum of a sugar cane mill 100m away. Woke up with ...

The Lap: Day 1: The Storm

Lincoln Vaz
October 1, 2018
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If I rode under the arse of a thunderstorm yesterday, then today I crawled up the guts of another. Weather forecast: scattered thunderstorms all d...

Competition: ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ ticket giveaway

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July 30, 2018
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Gather your girl gangs, mum-squads and gal pals for some pure 'Girls Night Out' material – The Spy Who Dumped Me hits cinemas August 9 and is the adre...

Northern Bass: First lineup announcement includes Stormzy, Post Malone, and Andy C

Shawn Moodie
July 6, 2017
Electronic, Lifestyle, Main, Music, Night Life
The first lineup for the seventh annual Northern Bass Music Festival in Mangawhai is here! The recently announced lineup and sees the international...

A new indoor music festival is coming to Auckland this July

The Speakeasy
May 23, 2017
Electronic, Lifestyle, Main, Music, Night Life, Uncharted
The inaugural Madcap Madness Festival is arriving in Auckland on Saturday the 1st of July, and you'll definitely want to be there! Situated on one ...

Game Of Rhones Returns To Auckland

Shawn Moodie
May 5, 2017
Culture, Entertainment, Food, Lifestyle, Night Life, TV
Send forth your ravens because wine is coming! With over 100 wines on hand for tasting and a wide range of styles on offer, GAME OF RHONES, the lig...

2017 NZ International Comedy Festival: Shows To Watch This Weekend

Oliver Smith
April 29, 2017
Comedy, Entertainment, Night Life, NZ International Comedy Festival
Some of the world’s best-loved comedians are coming for Kiwi laughs this month, as the 2017 NZ International Comedy Festival gets underway. The fes...

GIG GUIDE: Red Bull Sound Select – Soulection, Peach Milk, And Villette (Wellington)

The Speakeasy
February 20, 2017
Electronic, Lifestyle, Main, Music, Night Life
After the massive success of the last collaboration at K Road's Neck of the Woods last year, Red Bull Sound Select, Madcap, and Soulection are teaming...

GIG GUIDE: Red Bull Sound Select – Soulection, Peach Milk, And Montell2099 (Auckland)

The Speakeasy
February 20, 2017
Electronic, Lifestyle, Main, Music, Night Life
After the massive success of the last collaboration at K Road's Neck of the Woods last year, Red Bull Sound Select, Madcap, and Soulection are teaming...

Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. – This Play Should Not Be Well Behaved

Shawn Moodie
January 26, 2017
Culture, Lifestyle, Night Life
REVOLUTIONISE THE WORK. REVOLUTIONISE THE LANGUAGE. REVOLUTIONISE THE WORLD. Subversive and darkly comic, the New Zealand premiere of Revolt. She Sai...

The Auckland International Buskers Festival is Almost Here

Bill Hames
January 24, 2017
Comedy, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Night Life
The Auckland International Buskers Festival is almost upon us and will see acts from around the globe decend onto Auckland this Auckland Anniversary W...

Cuba Is Actually A Terrible Place To Go – A Response

Shawn Moodie
January 9, 2017
Food, Lifestyle, Night Life, Spotlight, Travel
I am planning a trip to Cuba with some friends in 2018 and I stumbled across a post that’s been making the rounds on social media. It’s entitled "Cuba...

Live at The Apothecary! Comedy Show – 14 Dec 2016

Marika Jackson
November 19, 2016
Comedy, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Night Life
Are we all ready to start our Christmas season with a barrel of laughs?! Yes. Yes, we are. Live at The Apothecary! - Howick's own comedy show at Th...

GastroFest – A Charity Dinner With A Difference

Shawn Moodie
October 13, 2016
Food, Lifestyle, Night Life
Prepare your taste buds for a dining experience like no-other as the Gastro-Intestinal Cancer Institute (GICI) invites you to dine with some of New Ze...

Your Must Attend October Event: The Tempo Dance Festival

Nancy Yang
September 26, 2016
Culture, Lifestyle, Night Life
World champions, NZ Dance Royalty and some of the highest calibre choreographers come together to display the diverse genre of dance for Auckland over...

Auckland Restaurant Month – This Years Top Performers and Botswana Butchery Review

Nancy Yang
August 31, 2016
Culture, Food, Lifestyle, Night Life, Uncategorized
As Auckland's Restaurant Month comes to an end, it's time to look back on the amazing food deals our restaurants had to offer. For those of you lucky ...

NZTrio – Internationally Renowned Kiwi Ensemble Are Coming!

Nancy Yang
August 30, 2016
Culture, Lifestyle, Music, Night Life, Uncharted
(Editor's Note: a previous version of this article had mentioned a show in Kerikeri - that show has unfortunately been cancelled) Auckland, Welling...

New Music Festival “Wintergarden” coming to Auckland this New Year’s Eve!

Yasmin Brown
August 29, 2016
Culture, Food, Lifestyle, Main, Music, Night Life, Uncharted
I am one of those people that loves music festivals but would honestly rather eat glass than spend my New Year's weekend camping at Rhythm and Vines. ...

World Class Cabaret Rolls into Auckland

Nancy Yang
August 26, 2016
Culture, Lifestyle, Night Life
“Cabaret has become more than the style we associate with Liza Minelli or the famous Le Chat Noir or Moulin Rouge images of Parisian bars.  Cabaret ca...

Affinity – The Light Sculpture Coming to Aotea Square

Nancy Yang
August 25, 2016
Culture, Lifestyle, Night Life
In September, Auckland's Aotea Square will be graced with an extensive interactive light sculpture for locals of all ages to enjoy. This is part of Wo...
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