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NewsHuge International LGBTQI+ Celebration World Pride Is Coming to Sydney in 2023
It's the first time the event has been held in the Southern Hemisphere.
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NewsMona Foma's 2020 Program Is Here with Inflatable Mazes, Giant Puppets and Masked Cowboys
Wander through the latest immersive installation by Architects of Air, see a huge puppet show in a gorge and catch crooner Orville Peck.
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NewsWOMAD Has Dropped a Huge Artist Lineup for 2020
Dance knee-deep in a pond to reggae, black samba and Finnish folk.
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NewsYou Can Now Play 'Mario Kart' on Your Phone So Say Goodbye to Productivity
You can race around the streets of Tokyo, hurl shells under the Arc de Triomphe and slide on banana peels on Broadway.
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NewsThe Pop-Up Globe Has Announced Its Final Auckland Season
The 2019/2020 season will be the Pop-Up Globe's last appearance at Ellerslie Racecourse.
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NewsThe Best New True-Crime Podcasts to Binge-Listen ASAP
Your commute to work will fly by thanks to these terrifying tales about the Zodiac Killer, unsolved murders and real life ghost hunters.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching the delicious return of 'The Bear', Glen Powell playing a fake hitman and Lily Gladstone's latest excellent performance.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in May
Spend your couch time watching a documentary about Jim Henson and an Elisabeth Moss-led spy thriller.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in April
Spend your couch time watching Andrew Scott step into Tom Ripley's shoes, a shattering docuseries about Nickelodeon's kids TV hits and Colin Farrell as a PI.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in March
Spend your couch time watching Adam Sandler in space, a stunning Oscar-winning documentary, girl group-fuelled sitcom hilarity and Noel Fielding's latest show.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsNine 2024 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
'Oppenheimer', an astonishing Ukraine-set documentary, a Wes Anderson short, Emma Stone's most-spectacular performance yet: they each won 2024 Oscars, and you can check them them all now.
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NewsSay Cheers to Hollywood's Night of Nights: Concrete Playground's Oscars 2024 Drinking Game
Whether you're hoping that 'Oppenheimer', 'Barbie', 'Poor Things', 'Past Lives' or something else picks up Academy Awards, here's how to sip along.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2024 Academy Awards
Will 'Oppenheimer' sweep the Oscars? What else will win? What should but won't? Here are our predictions.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 32 of 2024's Oscar-Nominated Movies in New Zealand Right Now
From 'Barbenheimer' and twists on 'Frankenstein' to animated 'Spider-Man' antics and devastating documentaries, here's where to watch 2024's Oscar contenders.
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NewsFive Winter Date Ideas to Help You Get Cosy with That Special Someone
From yoga in the sky to wintry picnics with a view, the city has a lot to offer if you're looking to impress.
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NewsThis Haunting New True-Crime Podcast Follows a Sydney Security Guard Who Also Hunts Ghosts
Aussie documentary 'Ghosthunter' has been turned into a five-part true-crime podcast, hosted by filmmaker Ben Lawrence.
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NewsFive Activities to Plan Even When Payday Is Still a Week Away
Find a new hobby, help someone in need or live it up, all without breaking the bank.
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NewsThis Sprawling Tapestry Recreates the Entirety of 'Games of Thrones' Through Intricate Stitching
You can also explore the massive artwork via an online recreation.
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GuideEight Brilliant Ways to Celebrate Maori New Year in Auckland
Celebrate Matariki with street parties, gourmet hāngi and illuminated dance-theatre on wheels.
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NewsHilarious Anti-Erotica Podcast 'My Dad Wrote a Porno' Is Bringing Its New Live Show Down Under
The hysterical podcast about "the best/worst erotica ever written" is coming back to our shores in January.
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BarScarlett Slimms & Lucky
476 Mt Eden Rd, Auckland
Scarlett Slimms and Lucky is a haunt for the modern day Raymond Chandler.
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BarCassette Nine
Vulcan Lane, Auckland
Any place that can pull off jeans as wallpaper has two thumbs up in my book.
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RestaurantMiss Clawdy
12 Jellicoe Street, Auckland
There is a sassy new lady in town ready to serve you some good ol' fashioned soul food. Introducing Miss Clawdy, the newest feather in Wynyard Quarter's culinary cap.
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NewsA Huge Program Has Been Announced for Matariki Festival 2019
Mark the arrival of Māori New Year with a massive street party, gourmet hāngi and an illuminated parade.
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NewsA Jam-Packed Program Has Been Announced for Aotea Square's New Winter Hub
Including an ice skating rink, transparent 'igloos' and the iconic Auckland Night Markets.
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NewsKing of Hard-Hitting Docos Louis Theroux Is Bringing His New Live Show to Auckland
The fearless filmmaker, journalist and social commentator is heading back Down Under in 2020.
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NewsA Huge Mural of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Is Now Gracing a Melbourne Silo
The 25-metre-tall painting is a tribute to the victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings.
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NewsA New Tech, Music, Film and Design Festival Is Coming to Wellington
Held across five days, it will bring together some of the world’s most exciting innovators — from tech geeks to film gurus, aspiring musicians and serial entrepreneurs.
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EventChristmas Lights at MOTAT 2024
Tue, 10 Dec - Mon, 23 Dec 2024
MOTAT, Western Springs
MOTAT is bringing nights of festive fun and dazzling lights back for another year.
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EventFat Daddy's Bottomless
Sat, 7 Dec, 2024
The Elephant Wrestler, Takapuna
How many burgers and beers can you down in 90 minutes? Find out at The Elephant Wrestler.
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EventCasa Bacardi in Auckland Viaduct
Thu, 5 Dec, 2024
Viaduct Harbour, Auckland
Casa Bacardi has popped up on Auckland's Viaduct, but a warning to rum-lovers: its here for a good time, not a long time.
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EventTwilight Tuesdays
Tue, 3 Dec, 2024
Auckland War Memorial Museum, Parnell
Wander through Auckland Museum's beautifully-lit galleries after dark.
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EventBritomart Saturday Farmer's Market
Sat, 7 Dec, 2024
Takutai Square, Britomart., Auckland
This weekly inner-city farmer's market sells everything from fresh produce and flowers to coffee, vegan foods, pastries, sweet buns, crepes, juices and savoury snacks.
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EventPasta and Peroni Nights at The Grounds
Sun, 8 Dec, 2024
The Grounds at Whoa! Studios, Auckland
See out the last sunny evenings of autumn with fresh pasta handmade by an ex-Baduzzi chef and ice-cold beers on tap.
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EventYoga in the Sky
Multiple single dates
SkyCity Auckland, Auckland
Take your yoga practice to a whole new level — level 51, that is.
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EventSmales Farmers Market
Mon, 9 Dec, 2024
Smales Farm, North Shore
Auckland's newest farmers market arrives across the harbour.
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News
Auckland's Full-Scale Globe Theatre Has Announced Its First Winter Season
A new roof has transformed the theatre into an all-weather venue.
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NewsAuckland's New Winter Festival Has Dropped Its 2019 Lineup
Tune out winter with interactive light shows, culinary events and cultural performances.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Race Your Way Around Multiple Nintendo Theme Parks
And yes, a real-life 'Mario Kart' experience is on the cards.
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NewsThe Country's Biggest Winter Festival Has Announced Its Jam-Packed 2019 Lineup
It returns to the picturesque lakeside village from 20-23 June.
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NewsSix North Island Events Worthy of a Road Trip
Head south of the Bombays for a beer-fuelled field day, a boundary-pushing arts festival and a celebration of scallops.
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NewsAuckland's Huge French Festival Is Back for 2019
Four days of Champagne, cheese, croissants and pétanque.
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NewsVivid Sydney Has Announced Its Radiant 2019 Program
FKA Twigs, Spike Lee and a field of 500 glowing fireflies.
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NewsAuckland Writers Festival Unveils Its Whopping 2019 Lineup
Seven days of ideas, readings, debates, stand-up poetry, literary theatre, children’s writers and free public events.
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GuideTen Must-See Events at Auckland Arts Festival 2019
Auckland Arts Festival launches into its 11th year with multidimensional dance, critically acclaimed dream pop and a free sing-along waiata.
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NewsThe NZ International Comedy Festival Has Dropped Its 2019 Lineup
Take your pick from over 120 shows this May.
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NewsInteractive Event Series Satellites Has Announced Its 2019 Program
Sneak onto a Kollywood film shoot, share a Filipino breakfast and peer into a gigantic crystal ball.
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NewsWe're Looking for Freelance Journalists to Join the Auckland Team
Do you know what seasonality is, enjoy a good Chardonnay, and get down with Big J's?
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NewsA New Multimillion-Dollar Nature Zone Is Opening at Te Papa
At the heart of the new space will be a 700-year-old moa egg.
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GuideTen Shows, Installations and Parties to Get Amongst at Auckland Fringe Festival 2019
Auckland's favourite independent open-access arts festival is back for another year.
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NewsThe First Full Trailer for the US Remake of 'What We Do in the Shadows' Has Finally Dropped
Ten episodes will hit US screens in March.
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NewsSilo Park Has Announced the Second Half of Its Summer Entertainment Lineup
Season eight will finish with a jam-packed schedule of films, markets and events under the stars.
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NewsYou Can Now Tour This Enormous David Bowie Exhibition Via Your Phone
The collection of more than 400 Bowie items has gone virtual.
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NewsAuckland Pride Festival Returns for 2019 with a Colourful Lineup
The two-week festival is loaded with over 80 events, showcasing music, theatre, visual arts, drag, comedy, literature, open days and parties.
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NewsDr Jane Goodall Is Coming to New Zealand to Chat About Her Pioneering Work with Chimpanzees
Nearly 60 years after she first lived with chimps in Tanzania, she'll also chat about animal welfare and her ongoing conservation efforts.
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NewsTen Intriguing and Informative Podcasts to Listen to This Summer
From real-life tales of murdering doctors to the stories of history's trailblazing women.
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NewsYou'll Be Able to Tour This Blockbuster David Bowie Exhibition Via Your Phone From Next Month
The collection of around 500 Bowie items is going virtual.
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NewsFour Works Have Been Announced for Silo Theatre's 2019 Season
Spotlighting grown-up feelings, teenage hormones, wild karaoke and Bollywood dance numbers — the plays have been called 'blasts of electric intimacy'.
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NewsSeven Must-Read Books for Summer
Including a controversial memoir, this year's Man Booker winner and the latest effort from the author behind 'Call Me By Your Name'.
