Auckland Scene

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    Al Brown’s Depot is worth pulling into

    Have you been to Federal Street lately? The new restaurant/bars are really great and well worth meeting friends after work, a business or girly lunch, or a destination date. Here’s what you can expect from Al Brown’s Depot…

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    Auckland Night Market

    Auckland’s famous Night Market in Pakuranga has quadrupled in size since I last visited and is a fun night out with the kids for delicious Asian food sizzling away, hangi pies, and lots of marketty things to buy from toys to veges, soap and antiques.

  3. Movies

    Auckland Scene: free movies in parks

    Summer is by no means over! Auckland Council and Mercury Energy have teamed up once again to bring us FREE movies in Auckland’s parks through February and March. So make yourselves a picnic and check out this list of what’s on where …

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    I interviewed the Whitcoulls Santa…

    I stood on the intersection of Queen and Victoria Streets and had a chat with the 51-year old Santa who used to be known for his creepiness, but has now had an extreme makeover.

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    Chewing the fat with Annabel Langbein

    Buried amid fans and cookbooks, I found New Zealand’s hottest cook Annabel Langbein, at Taste of New Zealand and man-handled her away for an interview about her 20 year “overnight” success and a few other pearlers…

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    Win Next Crew Art lunch in Auckland this Saturday!!

    Be in to win the Next Crew Art lunch for two at the Cloud this Saturday with our Tasty Food Blogger, Victoria Davy! Tickets are sold out, but we have blagged 2 to give away and Victoria will introduce you to the top chefs hosting this World Cup lunch while enjoying five-star cuisine and service.

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    Auckland Scene: Party Central rescue plan

    Len Brown’s in the poo because Friday was chaos for many Aucklanders trying to get to the waterfront to watch the opening ceremony, citywide fireworks with live music and a game. Here are my solutions. Feel free to add yours!

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    Check out Auckland’s Cloud

    Auckland’s long awaited Cloud has now opened and for the next 3 days you can pop in and check out the Pacific Showcase with tastings, holiday deals and a little market place. It’s great, I hope it stays!

  9. Camera

    Learn how to take great travel photos

    If you want to take kick-ass photos of your holidays or learn how to take photos that are good enough to sell, get along to this event next week to hear from 3 of the best!

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    The Red Hummingbird opens its eclectic doors

    The Red Hummingbird, Auckland’s newest bar, opened on Saturday. Our Bar Scene Babe, Tash McGill, went to check out Luke Dallow’s latest establishment – and taste a few cocktails of course.