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14 Of The Best Beach House Airbnbs In NZ For Seaside Escapes In 2025

NZ boasts some seriously gorgeous beaches and some of the best Airbnbs right by the water.

Podcasts & Books

28 Of The Best True Crime Podcasts Worth A Listen In 2025

Jump on the true crime bandwagon, hit play, and start bingeing these must-listen podcasts.

Travel

The Best Fitness Events In Australia Worth Travelling For In 2025

We Aussies are a pretty healthy bunch, so it's no wonder we host some of the best fitness events in the world—these are the best fun runs, marathons, triathlons, obstacle courses and ocean swims in Australia coming up in 2025. 

News

Doja Cat Is Coming To Australia And New Zealand In 2025: Here’s What You Need To Know

The queen of pop-rap herself, Doja Cat, is coming to Australia and New Zealand later this year with the Ma Vie World Tour.

News

Mark Your Calendars. It’s Official, CORE Is Coming To Australia In 2026

Get ready to ditch your summer holiday plans, Tomorrowland spin-0ff CORE is officially coming to Melbourne. 

Travel

The Best Things To Do In Fiji For All Types Of Travellers

Explore Fiji's best activities for every type of traveller in 2025.

Travel

13 Of The Best Fiji Beaches You Need To See To Believe

Picture a holiday in Fiji and chances are you’ll end up daydreaming about a beach. 

Local Escapes

15 Of The Best Cosy Cabins In New Zealand To Snuggle Up In

You’re powering through the year and that calls for a well-deserved break. New Zealand perhaps? A stay with a big cosy bed to snuggle into, and maybe even a piping hot outdoor bath?

Pacific

18 Of The Best Airbnbs In Fiji For An Island Getaway (June 2025)

From stunning honeymoon destinations to eco retreats, super swish villas and spots perfect for the whole family, Fiji’s Airbnb game is strong. 

Travel

The Best Fiji Resorts For A Tropical Escape In 2025

Escape to one of the best Fiji resorts for a tropical getaway in 2025. Experience private beaches, luxurious spa treatments, and unforgettable adventures in paradise.

News

Hey Charli XCX, Here’s The Brattiest Eats And Drinks You’ll Find In Perth

It’s time to get down and dirty, because brat weekend is finally here. Okay, technically it's Laneway weekend, but really it’s Charli XCX’s world and we’re all just living it. We know Charli will be hungry for a feed after her set, so here’s all the brattiest food around Perth we’d recommend to her.

Local Escapes

Snow Machine, Queenstown’s Epic Destination Festival, Is Next Week

Calling all snow homies, holiday heroes, music-mad, and just plain festy frothers—epic destination festival, Snow Machine is next week. And. You. Don’t. Want. To. Miss. Out. 

Food & Drink

From Caviar Bumps To Wood-Fired Wagyu, Here’s Our Top Eats At The Star For EOY Celebrations

If your at-home Christmas celebrations resemble that chaotic scene from The Bear, hit up these restaurants and let the experts do the entertaining.

Features

8 Ways To Reduce Your Eco-Impact And Become A More Sustainable Traveller

As much as we love to travel, we all need to do our bit to help reduce our footprint, be it here at home or on the beaches of Croatia. While it’s easy to get swept up in the excitement of planning your next sojourn, we all need to be conscious that the jet fuel, the plethora of packaging we take with us, the disruption to nature and the over-use of energy all add up. To help you become a more sustainable traveller, here are eight environmentally-friendly travel tips you should implement on your next holiday. 

Local Escapes

7 Of The Best Camping Spots Around Nelson

Camping and summer is like wine and cheese—you can’t have one without the other. With all of its lakes, beaches and walks, the top of the south is spoilt for choice when it comes to serene camping spots to park up for a night or two under the stars. 

Travel

Now You Can Spend The Night In Hobbiton At This One-Of-A-Kind Airbnb

Ever wanted to live like a Hobbit? Here's your chance.

Food & Drink

Booze News: The Latest Spirits, Beers, Pours And Premixes That Should Be On Your Drinks Shelf

Cheers, kanpai, prost, cin cin! Knock a glass together and pour yourself a stiff g&t, this is the latest in booze across Australia.

Health + Wellness

The Best Products For Slugging Your Skin, Hair And Nails You Can Shop On The Iconic

If you hadn’t worked it out from the charming name, slugging is a skincare trend that has you slathering your skin, hair or nails with an occlusive product overnight.

Wellness

Don’t Miss Your Chance To Score 40% Off Personalised Vitamins Delivered To Your Door

Say goodbye to an empty supplement shelf with Vitable delivered straight to your door. 

Features

Dress For The Planet In 15 Of The Coolest Sustainable Fashion Labels

Style shouldn’t cost the Earth, so now’s the time to adopt a new mantra: buy less and choose well.

Pacific

The Best Airbnbs In Rarotonga And Aitutaki In The Cook Islands

Live your best island life with a trip to The Cook Islands, where a tropical oasis awaits. 

Beauty

Try Your Skin’s New Favourite Pillowcase For Free

For healthy skin and frizz-free locks, this silk pillowcase has you (and your pillow) covered. 

Features

Banana Biscoff Cake Exists And Here’s Exactly How To Make It

Few things have us salivating more right now than the amazingness that is Lotus Biscoff, which lucky for us, comes in more than one incredibly addictive form (a deliciously crunchy cookie, and an even more delicious cookie spread). You'll find both in this epic recipe from Dole, which is responsible for what could be our biggest baking crush yet—a Banana Biscoff Cake.

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The Best Black Dress Pants To Take You From Work To Play

Embrace a new back to work style and add a fresh pair of black pants to your wardrobe rotation. 

Music

Harry Styles Is Touring Australia And New Zealand In 2023

While we don’t like to play favourites here at Urban List, we can’t deny that when it ones to One Direction, Harry Styles has always been our number one! 

Wellness

The Best Essential Oil Diffusers To Help You Relax In 2022

With the stress of the past year and all the extra time we’re still spending at home, it’s not surprising that we’re all looking for the best essential oil diffusers for a way to make our homes feel a little more relaxing.

Celebrate These 8 Changemakers Breaking Biases For Women Everywhere

“Without representation, it's really hard to be what you can't see.”

Features

Recipe: Here’s Exactly How To Make The Dalgona Candies From Squid Game

The only thing that’s trending harder than the pandemic right now is Netflix’s banger of a series, Squid Game. From the 7,800% increase in sales that Vans reported on their white slip-on shoes, to the influx of Squid Game memes filling up your feed, The nine-part action/thriller/mystery anxiety inducer has infiltrated almost every corner of pop-culture—and very soon, it’s about to take over your kitchen. 

Features

Emma Lewisham Is Officially The World’s First Carbon-Positive Beauty Label

With summer now on the horizon, it’s never too early to get stocked up on your SPF and all things skincare. Today we are bringing you the feel-good news that our favourite NZ skincare brand, Emma Lewisham has officially become the world’s first beauty brand to go completely carbon-positive, and the world’s first 100% circular-designed product range. *Adds to cart*.

Fashion

The Most Comfortable Sneakers In Australia So You Can Tread Lightly

Sneakers aren’t just footwear, they’re the sole of our very being. Okay, that’s a bit much, but we here at Urban List are clearly sneakerheads, and proudly so. They’re a part of everyday life, and are just so cool. But ultimately, we all know that sneakers need to be comfortable. We’ve walked the path for you, and compiled a list of some of the most comfortable sneakers in Australia.

Features

Culture Curve | Tune In To Audio Social Networks, Million Dollar Crypto Art, And Mindful Drinking

Welcome to Culture Curve—your go-to guide to what’s on the rise and slide in culture in April 2021. 

Negotiate A Pay Rise With This Inspirational Women-Led App

We are all about celebrating #girlbosses and this International Women’s Day we are embracing the annual global moment to celebrate the women who are walking toe to toe with men, smashing stereotypes and calling out injustice. 

Features

6 Of The Biggest Trends Born In 2020 That Will Continue To Burn Bright This Year

2020 was, without a doubt, a turbulent year. Both bizarre and devastating, it was one of the most memorable in recent history, with every corner of culture—from music to work-life, fashion, sex, travel, and politics—getting shaken to the core. The New York Times called it “The Year of Blur”, paradoxically packed with significant events, but also a year in which time seemed strung out in the void, slowed down, and stretched out indefinitely. 

Features

Culture Curve | The Smoke Is Clearing On Cannabis Culture

If eco-anxiety is 2019’s biggest emotional vibe, cannabis culture is this year’s biggest buy-in.