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NewsPixar Is Bringing 'Soul', 'Turning Red' and 'Luca' to Cinemas Down Under for the First Time
The Pixar Film Fest is playing the animation studio's movies that went straight to the small screen during the pandemic.
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NewsMeryl Streep Will Get Sleuthing Again When 'Only Murders in the Building' Returns for Season Four
'Saturday Night Live' great Molly Shannon is also joining the cast — and Martin Short, Steve Martin and Selena Gomez are back, of course.
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NewsSurreal and Sharp Rapper Comedy 'The Vince Staples Show' Is Your Next One-Sitting Netflix Binge
The musician and actor plays himself in this five-part limited series, which'll help fill the 'Atlanta'-sized hole in your streaming queue.
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News'Fantastic Four' Will Join the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2025 with Pedro Pascal Leading the Cast
Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn round out the superhero quartet's latest big-screen stint, following past flicks in 2005, 2007 and 2015.
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NewsNew Zealand International Film Festival Has Announced Dates, Locations and a New Artistic Director for 2024
Under Paolo Bertolin, this year's NZIFF will screen in four cities, hitting Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin and Christchurch.
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NewsStylish Drama 'The New Look' Stitches Together Christian Dior and Coco Chanel's WWII and Post-War Histories
Ben Mendelsohn and Juliette Binoche star in this series about the two fashion figures, plus the importance of haute couture to French culture after the war.
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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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NewsThe First 'Deadpool & Wolverine' Sneak Peek Has Become the Most-Watched Movie Trailer of All Time
The initial glimpse at both Deadpool and Wolverine's MCU debuts notched up 365-million views in 24 hours.
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NewsDelicious Streaming News: 'The Bear' Is Set to Dish Up Its Third Season This Winter
Even with 2023's Hollywood strikes, this award-winning kitchen-set dramedy is still making a midyear booking with your streaming queue.
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NewsPearl Jam Are Bringing Their Latest World Tour to Australia and New Zealand with Pixies in Support
Locking in shows for November, this is the first time in a decade that the Eddie Vedder-led, Seattle-born band will play Down Under.
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NewsThe Man, the Music, the Message: Chatting Bob Marley Biopics with Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch and the 'One Love' Team
The leads of the first major biopic about the Jamaican reggae icon, plus co-star James Norton and filmmaker Reinaldo Marcus Green, told us all about honouring a legend.
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NewsGlen Powell Is a "Tornado Wrangler" in the First Trailer for Storm-Chasing Sequel 'Twisters'
It's been 28 years since 'Twister' hit cinemas — and now it's a franchise, with this followup swirling into cinemas in July.
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NewsThe First 'Wicked' Movie Starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Has Just Dropped Its Debut Trailer
Grande dons pink as Glinda in this first glimpse of 'Wicked: Part One', while Erivo defies gravity as Elphaba, aka the Wicked Witch of the West.
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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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News"Your Little Cinematic Universe Is About to Change Forever": The First 'Deadpool & Wolverine' Trailer Is Here
The Merc with a Mouth calls himself "Marvel Jesus" in the sneak peek for the first 'Deadpool' film in the MCU.
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NewsThe First Timothée Chalamet-Starring 'Dune' Is Back in Cinemas Down Under to Help You Prepare for Part Two
Get twice the spice by seeing Denis Villeneuve's two 'Dune' movies — some cinemas are doing double features, too.
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NewsSpy Franchises, Secret Authors, Stellar Casts and Sam Rockwell Dancing: Matthew Vaughn Chats 'Argylle'
When you’ve just made three 'Kingsman' movies, what comes next? More espionage — this time starting a new big-screen series.
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NewsThe Sequel to 'Moana' Will Hit Cinemas in 2024 — and What Can Disney Say Except "You're Welcome?"
In 'Moana 2', which will reach the big screen in November, Moana will take to the seas of Oceania to answer the call from her ancestors.
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NewsTaylor Swift's 'Eras' Tour Concert Film Is Coming to Disney+ in March with Five Extra Songs
Ready for it, Swifties? The streaming platform is calling it "the concert film in its entirety for the first time".
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NewsFresh From Winning Three Grammys, SZA Has Announced a 2024 Australian and New Zealand Tour
The R&B singer just picked up Grammys for Best Progressive R&B Album, Best R&B Song and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with Phoebe Bridgers.
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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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NewsLupita Nyong'o Tries to Survive an Alien Invasion in the Trailer for 'A Quiet Place' Prequel 'Day One'
The New York-set third film in the franchise jumps back to the events that started it all — with 'Stranger Things' star Joseph Quinn also featuring.
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NewsNoel Fielding Swaps 'The Mighty Boosh' for Outlaw Life in 'The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin'
There's an 'Our Flag Means Death' vibe to this new six-episode British comedy, which sees its star riff on a real-life highwayman.
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NewsTenacious D Are Heading to Australia and NZ in 2024 for Their First Down Under Tour in Over a Decade
Jack Black and Kyle Gass will play seven arena shows on the Australian and New Zealand leg of their 'Spicy Meatball' tour.
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NewsCross Street Music Festival's New Zealand-Only 2024 Lineup Includes Princess Chelsea, Balu Brigada and Te KuraHuia
This festival celebrates homegrown talent from all parts of the music industry, from up-and-coming performers to stalwarts of the scene.
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NewsRiveting British Detective Drama 'Criminal Record' Is Weighty, Well-Cast and a Must-Watch
Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo star in this eight-part Apple TV+ series about new light being shone on an old case.
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NewsApple TV+ Has Unveiled the New and Returning Shows That You'll Be Able to Stream in the First Half of 2024
New shows starring Ben Mendelsohn, Noomi Rapace, Noel Fielding, Kristen Wiig, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton and Jake Gyllenhaal are all on their way to your streaming queue.
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NewsMaking Aussie Whodunnits That Peer Beyond the Outback: Eric Bana and Robert Connolly Talk 'The Dry' and 'Force of Nature'
If you loved Jane Harper's Aaron Falk books, the two men bringing them to the screen understand — they were fans of the novels first, too.
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NewsSophie Ellis-Bextor Will Bust Out 'Murder on the Dancefloor' When She Supports Take That's 2024 Down Under Tour
The boy band is the headline act, but 'Saltburn' fans will be heading along for everyone's favourite early-2000s pop hit.
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NewsHere's the Hefty List of Brand-New Movies and TV Shows That Are Hitting Netflix in 2024
Don't say that you don't have anything to watch this year — Netflix's upcoming slate is huge.
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NewsPlayer 456 Is Back: Netflix Has Unveiled Your First Look at 'Squid Game' Season Two
Here's your first proper sneak peek at the hit South Korean series' new episodes, which will stream sometime in 2024.
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NewsForget the Brangelina Film: The New 'Mr & Mrs Smith' Series Is a Smart, Slinky and Intimate Spy Gem
Donald Glover and Maya Erskine bring glorious chemistry to this lived-in take on married assassins juggling life, love and work.
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NewsGet Ready for More Idris Elba: High-Octane Streaming Thriller 'Hijack' Has Been Renewed for Season Two
After season one proved a tension-dripping hit in 2023, Apple TV+ is bringing back the series for another run.
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NewsAuckland's BNZ Lantern Festival Is Back After Years of Cancellations in a Brand-New Location
After a four-year-long hiatus, the festival is back — but there's been a few changes.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in January
Spend your couch time watching an Oscar-nominated true tale, the 'Boy Swallows Universe' TV series and the stunning return of 'True Detective'.
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NewsGhouls, Slime, Bill Murray, Paul Rudd: They're All in the Full 'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire' Trailer
The supernatural franchise returns to New York City to battle an ancient force that's trying to unleash a second Ice Age.
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NewsAustralian 'House of the Dragon' Star Milly Alcock Has Just Been Cast as the New Supergirl
After stepping into Rhaenyra Targaryen's shoes in the 'Game of Thrones' prequel, the Aussie actor is now becoming the Woman of Steel.
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NewsSydney Film Festival Is Launching the World's Largest Cash Award for First Nations Filmmaking
Debuting at 2024's festival in June, the First Nations Award will hand out $35,000 for Indigenous filmmaking — and it's open to First Nations talents across the globe.
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NewsSchool's Back: Season Two of Netflix's 'Heartbreak High' Revival Will Arrive in April
When the beloved Australian drama returns in April, Hartley High will be welcoming a few new faces — and plenty of favourites.
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NewsCubaDupa Has Announced the First 2024 Lineup for New Zealand's Biggest Street Festival
Cuba Street will be taken over by colourful, eclectic performances in March 2024.
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NewsBreak Out the Sugar Honeycombs: 'Squid Game' Season Two Is Finally Set to Hit Netflix in 2024
2024 marks three years since the South Korean series first hit streaming and inspired a worldwide obsession — and it's finally returning for a second season.
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NewsThe New Zealand Artists That You Won't Want to Miss at Auckland's Laneway Festival in 2024
Meet six talented Kiwis who will be singing their hearts out at Laneway this year.
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News'Oppenheimer', 'Poor Things' and 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Lead the 2024 Oscar Nominations
'Barbie' received eight nods, but Margot Robbie missed out for Best Actress and Greta Gerwig isn't among the Best Director contenders.
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NewsMark Your Diary: Winter Feast, the Nude Solstice Swim, Night Shift and the Mona Gala Are All Returning in 2024
Dark Mofo is sitting this year out, but some of its key events will still be enticing everyone to Tasmania in June.
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NewsHaunting in Hong Kong: Nicole Kidman-Led Miniseries 'Expats' Is Another Must-See From 'The Farewell' Director Lulu Wang
Following three American women living abroad, the six-part streaming series is based on the 2016 novel by Janice YK Lee.
