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With winter now in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to get exploring our big, beautiful backyard again. And how to make the exploration even more magical? Take along your canine companions! Verve brings you some of the best options.
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Even after midnight, it seeps into the airport, slipping underneath the air conditioning and spreading its sweet and sour scent through the arrivals lounge. It wasn’t a smell I was used to.
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A suburb whose hippest pub, The Gluepot, hosted gigs by the likes of Hello Sailor,  Mick Jagger, and Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett who once, mid-performance, leapt high enough to headbutt a hole into the ceiling. That suburb is Ponsonby.
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Make the most of the beautiful weather and long days by heading to Takapuna for some fun in the sun! The natural scenery and setup of Takapuna makes it easy to keep your summer going, so gather the troops, the friends, and the family, and come on over to Takapuna for one (or more!) of our favourite things to do.
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Named with a nod to the ancient coal seam running through the nearby mountain range, multi-award-winning Coal Pit Vineyard springs from schist soils on north-facing slopes in Gibbston, Central Otago’s highest sub-region and producer of some of the world’s finest pinot noir.
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