• Restaurant

    The Strand Cafe

    125 The Strand, Auckland

    A cafe that makes forgetting to make your lunch not only convenient, but almost an imperative.

  • News

    The Best Advice and Observations to Come Out of Semi-Permanent 2015

    "Nothing I know belongs to me, I'm really just a product of all the people I've met and been exposed to."

  • Event

    Madame Bovary

    Thu, 9 Jul - Sun, 9 Aug 2015

    Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

    The story of a strong, independent woman unfortunately born in the Victorian era.

  • Event

    Masterclass with Rebecca Howard

    Mon, 13 Jul, 2015

    Sir Paul Reeves Building [WG], AUT, Auckland

    The New York Times head of video production gives a masterclass on digital content strategy.

  • News

    Music Producer Kamandi on Turning a Washed Up Middle Aged Man into a Martyr

    We also talk about the pressure of saying yes, the feelings behind a song and the value of just making a lot of music.

  • Event

    Terminator Genisys

    Thu, 2 Jul - Sun, 2 Aug 2015

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    An action film that's way more in tune with audience members with the XX chromosome than the typical genre offering.

  • News

    Google 'Bad Ass Mother Fucker' to Find Artist and Hacker Evan Roth

    He builds fake Google street cars to wreck havoc on the streets, collabs with Jay Z and has a permanent art installation at MoMA.

  • News

    New Cycleways Worth $333 Million Are Coming Your Way, New Zealand

    You get a cycleway! You get a cycleway! Everybody gets a cycleway!

  • News

    Tiny Ruins On Creating Good Art Out of Banality

    "It’s that kind of sense of fobbing away a part of yourself – the more that I felt that, the more I scrambled to make the most of my songwriting."

  • News

    NZIFF Has Made a Foray into Cannes

    NZIFF will screen seventeen films from the prestigious festival - including the winners of the Best Director, Jury Prize and Best Actor categories.

  • Event

    Sleeping Beauty on Ice

    Wed, 24 Jun - Sun, 28 Jun 2015

    The Civic, Auckland

    Theatre on ice.

  • Event

    The Fourth Estate: Why Journalism Still Matters

    Mon, 29 Jun, 2015

    GridAKL, Auckland

    3 News anchor Mike McRoberts and investigative journalist Paula Penfold on why telling the truth still matters.

  • Event

    This is My Voice

    Thu, 11 Jun - Sat, 20 Jun 2015

    Studio One Toi Tu, Auckland

    Photography from a pavement up perspective.

  • News

    Your Winter Film Guide

    The Hollywood blockbuster formula meets hard-to-tackle issues like mental health and the role of women.

  • Guide

    The Eight Best Healthy Cafes in Auckland

    Healthy eating in Auckland city is becoming democratic.

  • News

    Concrete Playground Wants You

    We are looking for an additional freelance cultural connoisseur based in either Wellington or Auckland.

  • Event

    Flight of the Cocktail

    Wed, 10 Jun - Sat, 13 Jun 2015

    Racket Bar , Auckland

    One part cocktail-drinking, one part drinking in knowledge about cocktails.

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