• News

    Auckland's Four-Day Fashion Festival Is Back for 2018

    The program features 30 free events from 25 central city boutiques, brands and retailers.

  • Guide

    Ten Picks for the 2018 Auckland Fringe Festival

    Including a show with cats, modern dance about polar bears and literally watching paint dry.

  • News

    The Aotearoa Surf Film Festival Is Back for Its Sixth Year

    Celebrating the best of surf culture and our connection with the environment.

  • News

    A Foodie's Guide to Spain

    From acorn-fed Iberian ham to cave cheese and green-tinted white wine — here's what to eat when you visit the motherland.

  • News

    Auckland Museum Has Announced its 2018 Exhibition Lineup

    Putting the spotlight on South Auckland music, butterflies, gender equality and LEGO.

  • News

    Auckland's Huge French Festival Is Back for 2018

    Three days of Champagne, cheese, croissants and pétanque.

Latest Guides
  • News

    Rooftop Sunday Session Anno Domini Is Back for 2018

    Bringing together three influential dance producers.

  • News

    This Swirling Design Has Been Chosen as Burning Man's 2018 Temple

    It'll preside over the festival for nine days before being set alight.

  • News

    Iceland Becomes First Country in the World to Legalise Equal Pay

    Companies employing 25 people or more must prove their equal pay policies through government certification or face hefty fines.

  • News

    Seinfeld Might Be Getting the Point-and-Click Video Game Treatment

    It'll be the ultimate game about nothing, obviously.

  • News

    It's Finally Happened: The Marriage Equality Bill Has Passed Through Australian Parliament

    Same-sex marriage will be made legal — potentially within the month.

Latest Places
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    This That

    57 Lorne St , Auckland City

    A glimmer of hope for what the rest of Lorne Street could soon become.

  • News

    Concrete Playground's 2017-18 Summer Reading List

    Eight books to get stuck into by the pool, the beach or with an ice cream.

  • Guide

    Ten Free Auckland Exhibitions Worth Checking Out This December

    It's the perfect season for gallery hopping.

  • News

    Silo Park Drops Its Huge 2017-18 Summer Program

    Heading into its seventh season with a jam-packed schedule of films, markets and events under the stars.

  • News

    Auckland's Favourite Strange Festival Just Made Its First Program Announcement

    Shows and exhibitions that are just a touch (or way) too strange for general theatrical consumption.

  • News

    Fashion Rental Service Designer Wardrobe Finds a Permanent Home in Grafton

    Flick through a wardrobe that isn't your own at the new concept space.

  • News

    Concrete Playground's 2017 Ethical Christmas Gift Guide

    Christmas present options that are a little bit better for the world.

  • News

    Silo Theatre Unveils a Boisterous Five-Show Program for 2018

    The season will celebrate the destruction of systems and ideas that no longer serve us.

  • News

    Auckland Live's Free Outdoor Entertainment Series Is Back for Summer

    Don't forget to pack your sunscreen for the summer-long outdoor event series.

  • News

    61.6 Percent of Australians Have Said a Resounding Yes to Marriage Equality

    7,817,247 people have voted in favour of making same-sex marriage legal in a national postal survey.

  • News

    The Best Places for Melbourne Cup Festivities in Auckland

    If you can't quite make it to the real thing.

  • News

    Auckland Arts Festival Drops Its Full 2018 Program

    The city-wide arts throw down returns for 2018.

  • News

    Meet Auckland's New Anti-Seminar Workshop Series

    From the folks behind the Everything's Fucked discussion series.

  • News

    The Six Best Things to Do in Auckland After Payday

    Who needs financial security when you can fly a helicopter to a winery for lunch?

  • News

    The Best Things to Do in Auckland Before Payday

    There's no reason to stay cooped up at home when the cash isn't flowing.

  • News

    WOMAD Drops Its Artist Lineup for 2018

    Dance knee-deep in a pond to afro-funk, metal-folk and punk performed on ouds, koras and squeeze boxes.

  • News

    Auckland Arts Festival Announces Five More Shows for 2018

    The veritable arts feast returns next March.

  • News

    Organisers of Our:House Have Announced a New Outdoor Summer Festival

    It will land at Mt Smart with one of the most transformative stages in the world.

  • News

    The Pop-Up Globe Is Returning to Auckland for Its Third Season

    Back with more battles, more blood and a garden bar.

  • News

    The Royal NZ Ballet Has Announced Its 2018 Program and It's All About Girl Power

    The national ballet institution's 65th anniversary year is all about mana wāhine.

  • News

    A Guide to Wellington's Cultural Hot Spots

    New Zealand's capital isn't all political banter and suits.

  • News

    Find Love in The Candle Wasters' New Web Series Happy Playland

    Behind the capital's new lesbian rom-com musical mashup.

  • News

    Hundreds of People Are Set to Converge on Aotea Square to Simultaneously 'Scream like Goku'

    Whether you're a Dragon Ball Z fan or not, it's sure to be cathartic.

  • News

    Ten Auckland Date Ideas to Tick Off This Spring

    Take heed from the animal kingdom and begin your spring courtship.

  • News

    Rhythm & Alps Drops Its First Lineup For 2017

    Ring in the New Year with Tash Sultana, Fat Freddy's and Little Dragon.

  • News

    Rhythm and Vines Announces First Artist Lineup for 2017

    It's shaping up to be another blinder in Gizzy.

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