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NewsWellington On a Plate Has Announced Its Stunning 2021 Program
This year's edition will see more than 150 flavour-packed events, special dining menus, burgers and craft cocktails take over the capital.
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NewsThe First Lineup Has Been Announced for Dunedin's Two-Week Food and Drink Festival
Taste the best of the South Island's second-largest city at one-off events and set menu lunches.
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NewsSeven First-Class Bars and Restaurants to Visit in Hawke's Bay
You really are spoiled for choice when it comes to eating and drinking in this east coast winemaking region.
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NewsThese New Zealand Bars Are Now Serving Edible Cocktail Capsules
The new whisky cocktail capsules dissolve in the mouth.
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NewsNutella's New Recipe Book Gives You 185 Ways to Enjoy the Chocolate-Hazelnut Spread
The hardback will teach you how to slather the chocolatey spread on white bread and create a three-layer cheesecake.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2025 Academy Awards
From 'Anora' and 'A Real Pain' to 'I'm Still Here' and 'No Other Land', here's what's likely to emerge victorious at the 2025 Oscars.
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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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NewsTen Top-Notch Auckland Restaurants That Let You BYO Wine
Skip the mark-ups and BYO to these excellent Auckland establishments.
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NewsChocstock Is a New Festival Entirely Dedicated to Craft Chocolate
Learn about the bean-to-bar chocolate-making process — and then sit down for chocolate-infused beer and pizza.
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NewsSix Auckland Bars with Games and Activities for When You Want to Do More Than Just Sit Around and Drink
Tap your way through a mini golf bar, sip a shiraz over 'Scrabble' or try your hand at champagne-fuelled pétanque.
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NewsBrothers Is Now Serving Its Fresh Craft Beer and Low 'n' Slow Barbecue in Birkenhead
The new opening is the brewery's first venue on Auckland's North Shore.
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NewsLewis Road Creamery Has Launched a Lactose-Free Version of Its Much-Loved Chocolate Milk
The boutique dairy company has taken the moo out of its legendary chocolate milk.
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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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NewsPonsonby's Month-Long Restaurant Festival Is Serving Up More Than 50 Fixed-Price Menus for 2021
More than 50 of the neighbourhood's venues have jumped onboard to serve up dish and drink pairings.
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NewsWellington's Two-Week Beer and Hotdog Event Is Back to Celebrate the Humble Sausage
The event has expanded to include 21 breweries and 42 venues.
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NewsWhere to Go for Dinner When the Only Thing You Want Is a Big Bowl of Ramen
Nine bowls of steaming noodles to get you through the colder months.
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NewsWe're Giving Away a Set Menu Experience for Four at East
The Asian-inspired vegetarian restaurant has expanded its offerings to include both express lunch and set menus.
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NewsGarage Project Is Releasing a New Beer to Support Local Independent Theatres
Support local independent theatres with this brilliant white hazy IPA.
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NewsWe're Giving Away a $200 Voucher to Try Mexico's New Menu
The restaurant has refreshed its lineup of Mexican street snacks, sides and tacos for the colder months.
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NewsGhost Street Is a Soon-to-Open Chinese Restaurant From the Cafe Hanoi Team
You'll eventually find the restaurant down two flights of stairs in the Britomart precinct.
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NewsKopiko Is a New Service Delivering Fresh Sourdough Loaves Around Auckland
The Oratia-based bakery is bringing back the tradition of weekly bread delivery.
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NewsHawke's Bay's Food and Wine Classic Has Announced More Than 40 Mouthwatering Events for 2021
Head to the Bay this June for medieval banquets, Oktoberfest-inspired parties and intimate chef's table experiences.
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NewsFive Hop-Forward Picks for Auckland Beer Week 2021
This year's celebration features sea shanty sing-alongs, roaming pub crawls and doughnut pairings.
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NewsEat, Drink, Play Is Wellington's New Ten-Day Hospitality Festival
Over 100 venues will be participating by creating themed meal and drink pairings or hosting their own unique event.
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NewsEpic Beer's Sprawling Taproom Is Now Open in Onehunga
The no-frills beer hall arrives after more than 12 months of delays.
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NewsThe Hotel Britomart Is Opening a Collection of Elegant Private Function Spaces
The network of rooms provides space for intimate gatherings, private meetings and wine and food experiences with chef Tom Hishon.
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NewsCordis Auckland Has Opened a New Bar Spotlighting the Produce of Aotearoa
At this new opening you can sip on blue agave from Golden Bay, spiced rum from the Bay of Islands and vodka from Cardrona.
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NewsSix Grown-Up Easter Treats to Hunt Down Around Auckland
You're never too old for this Easter hunt.
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NewsParade Is a New Ponsonby Opening Slinging Stuffed Pretzels and Smash Burgers
The temporary project comes from the team behind Newmarket's Mutual Friends.
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NewsAuckland Beer Week Has Dropped Its Full Lineup of Hop-Forward Events for 2021
It features sea shanty sing-alongs, roaming pub crawls and doughnut pairings.
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NewsUber Eats Is Launching On-Demand Alcohol Delivery in Auckland
The new service will be available from over 30 Auckland bottle shops.
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NewsAuckland Institution O'Connell Street Bistro Is Closing Its Doors After 24 Years of Service
The bistro will close its doors after a final dinner service on Friday, April 16.
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Black Pineapple Has Launched a Boozy Hot Cross Bun Cocktail Kit for Easter
All you have to do is shake, pour and garnish.
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NewsFive Ways to Celebrate the Start of Bluff Oyster Season in Auckland
From all-you-can-eat lunches to oyster happy hours — here's where to load up on new season Bluffies.
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NewsKrispy Kreme Has Just Dropped a Limited-Edition Range of Biscoff Doughnuts
You can choose from two different doughnuts, each featuring Lotus Biscoff cookie butter spread — which is made from the crumbs of caramelised biscuits.
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NewsAuckland's Much-Loved Daily Bread Bakery Is Now Offering Nationwide Delivery
Load up on fermented oat sourdough, spicy hot cross buns and one of the trickiest pastries in the world to master.
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NewsThis OTT Service Will Deliver Champagne Direct to Your Boat in the Hauraki Gulf
You no longer have to step foot on dry land for a bottle of bubbly.
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NewsBy the Bottle Is a New Online Retailer Spotlighting Organic and Biodynamic Wines
Browse a vast selection of organic, natural, biodynamic and sustainably-produced wines from the comfort of your couch.
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NewsChoice Boomerang Is a Pop-Up Series Bringing Some of the World's Best Bars to Auckland
Sip on creations from Singapore's cult cocktail bar and a much-loved San Francisco tiki hut.
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NewsScotland's BrewDog Is Looking to Open a New Craft Beer Bar in New Zealand
The brewery has plans to confirm a new flagship bar in New Zealand by the end of 2021.
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NewsTen Standout Wines to Try Before the End of Summer
Light, electric and refreshing — here's what to drink when it's scorching this summer.
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NewsGarage Project Has Released a New Beer-Based Seltzer to Support River Restoration
The boundary-pushing Wellington brewery has jumped on the seltzer bandwagon.
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NewsWhat You Can and Can't Do Under New Zealand's COVID-19 Alert Level 3
Auckland will move to Alert Level 3 for at least three days.
