• News

    Basement Jaxx to play exclusive DJ Set in Westhaven

    They were last here in 2000 for an infamous set at the Big Day Out.

  • News

    Win a Double Pass to Madeira

    Win tickets to the ex-Yumi Zouma frontwoman's show at Whammy.

  • Guide

    Your Socialiser Guide to the Weekend in Auckland

    Weekends are precious. Just over two and a quarter glorious days devoid of responsibility and overflowing with possibility.

  • News

    Auckland City Limits Reschedules for March 2018

    Not even Kendrick could save the festival from hitting a roadblock in 2017.

  • News

    A Massive LEGO Christmas Tree is Coming to Auckland

    The tree will stand over 10 metres tall and weigh 3.5 tonnes.

  • News

    Wellington's Eyegum Collective Have Launched a New Music Festival

    Championing a 'do-it-together' spirit and first-rate underground music.

Latest Guides
  • News

    Splore Festival Unveil Their Second Artist Lineup

    More entertainment for the country's greatest dress up party.

  • News

    The Second Lineup Has Been Announced For Rhythm and Vines

    Over 100 acts are now scheduled to perform at the country's longest running New Year's festival.

  • News

    Hilarious Dance Party Crap Music Rave Is Returning to New Zealand

    Helping us laugh at the musical hiccups of others.

  • News

    Watch Glen Hansard Sing Inside the Sails of the Sydney Opera House

    Experience a completely new angle of this iconic performance venue.

  • News

    An Intercontinental Lineup Has Been Announced For WOMAD

    For fans of ska-punk, laidback bossa nova, New Orleans brass, dubstep and everything in between.

  • News

    The Finalists Have Been Announced For the 2016 NZ Music Awards

    All vying for the prestigious golden bottle opener.

Latest Places
  • Bar

    Nanny's Eatery

    492 New North Road, Auckland

    With one of the largest rum selections in the city and only 400 metres from Eden Park, this dog-friendly spot is bringing a little spice to Kingsland.

  • Pub

    The Fox

    85/87 Customs Street West , Auckland CBD

    Be transported overseas at this venue which pays homage to the Queen's England.

  • Restaurant

    Donnie Taco

    Hannah's Laneway, Wellington

    A spicy new venture from the team who brought you Golding's and Leeds Street Bakery.

  • Restaurant

    kingi

    29 Galway Street, Auckland

    This new all-day eatery is the latest opening from the team behind Orphans Kitchen and Daily Bread.

  • Restaurant

    Mr. Morris

    Corner Of Galway And Commerce Streets, Auckland

    This newcomer arrives three years after chef Michael Meredith closed his much-loved Mount Eden restaurant.

  • Restaurant

    Huami

    87 Federal Street, Auckland City

    You're truly spoiled for choice at this contemporary Chinese restaurant on Federal Street.

  • Restaurant

    Ghost Street

    27 Galway Street, Auckland

    You'll find this new Chinese restaurant down two flights of stairs in the Britomart precinct.

  • Bar

    Our Land Is Alive

    83 Symonds Street, Auckland

    At this opening inside Cordis Auckland you can sip on blue agave from Golden Bay, spiced rum from the Bay of Islands and vodka from Cardrona.

  • Restaurant

    Parade

    250 Ponsonby Road, Auckland

    The project from the team behind Newmarket's Mutual Friends specialises in stuffed pretzels and smash burgers.

  • Restaurant

    East

    63-67 Nelson Street, Auckland

    Find this Asian-inspired vegetarian restaurant on the ground floor of Auckland's new Sudima Hotel.

  • News

    Against the Grain: How Geneva Alexander-Marsters Conveys Her Culture and Ideas Through Music

    Follow the journey of Auckland's fearless creatives doing things on their own terms.

  • News

    Concrete Playground Meets Electric Wire Hustle

    Defying genres and reaching for a higher state of being.

  • News

    The Winners of 2016 APRA Silver Scroll Awards Have Been Announced

    "A light-hearted song about taking someone to Mars and lying in the dirt, drinking Cognac and listening to records."

  • News

    Iconic Music Venue The Kings Arms Tavern is Up For Sale

    What the industry would call a 'bum note'.

  • News

    The First Artist Lineup Has Been Announced For Splore 2017

    If beachside dancing and mid-ocean listening weren't already enough.

  • News

    Concrete Playground Meets Kittens Of The Internet

    New music, Channel Orange and beating the shit out of your inner critic.

  • News

    The Top Five Finalists For The 2016 APRA Silver Scroll Have Been Announced

    The most prestigious prize in New Zealand songwriting.

  • News

    Prince's Paisley Park to Open for Tours

    Paisley Park is in your heart.

  • News

    A Sit Down With Finn Andrews of The Veils

    Songwriting, spirituality and the love of making an ungodly racket.

  • News

    The Six Best Dates In Auckland This September

    Some bonding activity ideas for you and your other half this month.

  • News

    The Five Best Dates in Auckland This August

    Take a friend, take your S/O, take that person with who you have a thing but you're not putting any labels on it.

  • News

    Announcing the Twenty Best New Zealand Songs of the Past Year

    Regardless of sales figures and chart success.

  • News

    Win Tickets to Ladyhawke at the Powerstation

    New Zealand's foremost synth-pop juggernaut.

  • News

    Concrete Playground Meets Indie-Pop Purveyor Lawrence Arabia

    Musical inspiration, sound evolution and the origin of names.

  • News

    BitTorrent Is Launching a New (and Legal) Music Streaming Service

    Not just the platform that helps you sneakily pirate TV shows.

  • News

    Win a Four-Course Degustation With Matched Wine at Harbourside

    Plus, musical accompaniment from lauded jazz muso Nathan Haines.

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