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    Streetwide Music Festival The Others Way Is Back for 2019

    The festival known for championing local independent music is back for its fifth year.

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    Because Everything Old Is New Again, the First Trailer for the New 'Charlie's Angels' Is Here

    It stars Kristen Stewart and features a new single by Ariana Grande, Lana Del Rey and Miley Cyrus.

  • Guide

    Eight 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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    New Zealand International Film Festival's Jam-Packed 2019 Program Is Here

    Featuring winners from Cannes, New Zealand-made features and a series of world premieres, this year's NZIFF is shaping up to be a big one.

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    Twelve Exceptional New TV Shows From 2019 That You Need to Catch Up On

    This year has served up plenty of must-see TV so far — here's what you need to stream.

Latest Guides
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    The Dark and Creepy Final Trailer for 'Stranger Things' Season Three Is Here

    The supernatural Netflix series returns with eight new episodes next month.

  • News

    A Huge 90s R&B Throwback Tour Is Bringing Young MC, Montell Jordan and Bobby Brown Down Under

    Bring That Beat Back will hit stages in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland for a nostalgia-packed music party.

  • News

    Netflix's New David Tennant-Starring Crime Anthology Will Focus on Intense Police Interrogations

    The claustrophobic, cat-and-mouse-style show will tell a dozen different tales from across Europe.

  • News

    Hilarious 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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    The Explosive Full Trailer for 'Veronica Mars' Season Four Is Here

    The cult-favourite TV show is back — with the original cast, including star Kristen Bell at her sleuthing best.

Latest Places
  • Cafe

    This That

    57 Lorne St , Auckland City

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

  • Bar

    Scarlett Slimms & Lucky

    476 Mt Eden Rd, Auckland

    Scarlett Slimms and Lucky is a haunt for the modern day Raymond Chandler.

  • Bar

    Cassette Nine

    Vulcan Lane, Auckland

    Any place that can pull off jeans as wallpaper has two thumbs up in my book.

  • Restaurant

    Miss 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.

  • News

    The Eerie Trailer for 'Doctor Sleep' Takes You Back Into the Terrifying World of 'The Shining'

    It's based on the sequel by Stephen King and stars Ewan McGregor as an adult Danny Torrence.

  • News

    Green Day's 'American Idiot' Musical Is Coming to Auckland

    The rock musical is based on the punk band's iconic 2004 album.

  • News

    A 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.

  • News

    A 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.

  • News

    'The Chef Show' Is Netflix's New Laidback Cooking Series with a Star-Studded Cast

    It's co-hosted by actor/director Jon Favreau, and also features his Marvel co-stars Robert Downey Jr, Tom Holland and Gwyneth Paltrow.

  • News

    King 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.

  • News

    Brad Pitt Blasts Into Space in the First Trailer for the New Interplanetary Thriller 'Ad Astra'

    He's following in the footsteps of George Clooney, Matt Damon and Matthew McConaughey.

  • News

    Welcome to the Teaser for Netflix's New Animated 'Jurassic Park' Spin-Off

    'Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous' is the latest dinosaur-filled creation to spawn from the hit 90s books.

  • News

    James Cameron's Huge Immersive Deep Sea Exhibition Is Coming to New Zealand

    Challenging the Deep will dive deep into the Titanic and Avatar director's rather expensive hobby: deep-sea exploration.

  • News

    One-Night, Clash-Free Festival FOMO Is Back for Its Second Year

    Australia's clash-free festival is jumping the ditch next January.

  • News

    You Can Finally Hear Beyoncé as Nala in the New Teaser for the Live-Action 'Lion King'

    The film also stars Donald Glover as Simba — and hits cinemas next month.

  • News

    The Visually Stunning First Trailer for Netflix's 'Dark Crystal' Prequel Series Is Here

    The streaming platform steps back into the story first told in Jim Henson's 1982 film.

  • News

    New Zealand Is Getting a Bingo Rave

    Just yell "bingo" and wait for the drop.

  • News

    Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite' Has Won the Palme d'Or at This Year's Cannes Film Festival

    The 'Okja' and 'Snowpiercer' filmmaker made history, becoming the first Korean director to nab Cannes' top award.

  • News

    A 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.

  • News

    'The Babadook' Director Jennifer Kent Returns with Her Brutal New Film, 'The Nightingale'

    Five years after her debut hit, the Australian filmmaker returns with a different kind of horror.

  • News

    The Full Trailer Has Dropped for Quentin Tarantino's Star-Studded 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'

    It charts the end of Hollywood's golden age and the Manson Family murders — and features everyone from Brad Pitt to Al Pacino, Leonardo DiCaprio to Margot Robbie.

  • News

    'Westworld' Returns with a Futuristic Season Three Trailer — and Aaron Paul

    This season explores the 'Blade Runner'-esque world located outside of the titular amusement park.

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    Feel-Good Crowd-Pleaser 'Blinded by the Light' Turns Bruce Springsteen's Music Into a Coming-of-Age Movie

    Set in the 80s, it earned rave reviews at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

  • News

    HBO Has Dropped the First Trailer for Its Next Big Fantasy Series, 'His Dark Materials'

    Adapting Philip Pullman's award-winning young adult trilogy of the same name, it stars James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and 'Logan' scene-stealer Dafne Keen.

  • News

    Check Out the Latest Trailer for 'Midsommar', the Unsettling New Horror Movie From the Director of 'Hereditary'

    It follows a holidaying couple as they visit a rural Swedish community — and it promises a nightmare in daylight.

  • News

    Nearly One Million Unhappy 'Game of Thrones' Fans Want the Show's Final Season to Be Remade

    Upset over the way the series is wrapping up, they're demanding a do-over without showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.

  • News

    Netflix's Next Big Rom-Com 'Always Be My Maybe' Is Here (With Bonus Keanu Reeves)

    Sparks fly as Ali Wong plays a celebrity chef and Randall Park re-emerges as her childhood best friend.

  • News

    The New Zealand International Film Festival Teases Its 2019 Program with Five Features

    Including a 59-minute 3D tracking shot, Southern California neo-noir mystery, and a Colombian 'Lord of the Flies'-style thriller.

  • News

    Netflix Has Dropped the Release Date and Trailers for the Latest Season of 'Black Mirror'

    More bleak technological tales are on their way — this time featuring robots, police standoffs and Miley Cyrus.

  • News

    A 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.

  • News

    Dylan Moran Is Bringing His New Comedy Show to New Zealand

    The 'Black Books' star is touring the country this October.

  • News

    A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Episode of 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' Is Coming to Your Netflix Queue

    After the success of 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch', the streaming platform is getting into interactive content in a big way.

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