• Guide

    Your Guide to Wellington's Freshest Exhibitions in October

    October sees a flood of students dotting Wellington with new exhibitions.

  • 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

    20 Things to do in Auckland This October for Under $20

    Pull out the calendar and pencil in some seriously awesome ways to enjoy our beautiful Tāmaki Makaurau.

  • News

    Iconic Music Venue The Kings Arms Tavern is Up For Sale

    What the industry would call a 'bum note'.

  • News

    Your Guide to the Auckland Underground Film Festival

    Peer into the brilliantly twisted minds of some of the world's most talented short film makers.

  • News

    The First Artist Lineup Has Been Announced For Splore 2017

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

  • News

    Meet the Artists Behind Immersive Light Sculpture Affinity

    A bold and colourful installation shining a literal light on the effects of Alzheimer's.

  • News

    Someone Has Finally Invented Noise-Free Movie Munchies

    They're called Silent Snacks, of course.

  • News

    Auckland's Getting a Korean Festival

    Celebrating the best food, music, art and film from the far east nation.

  • News

    Auckland Live Reveals Its 2016 International Cabaret Season

    The more fabulous sibling of boring old theatre comes alive.

  • News

    Concrete Playground Meets Kittens Of The Internet

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

  • News

    The Eight Best Places to See Art for Free in Auckland

    Satisfy your creative itch on the daily commute or a weekend on the cheap.

  • 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

    Sex, Lies and Tickling: Behind the Scenes of the Year's Strangest Documentary

    'Tickled' all started with a very strange online ad and prompted legal threats within a week of pre-production.

  • News

    London's Latest Interactive Art Exhibition Is Designed Entirely for Dogs

    With a dog bowl-shaped ball pit and a meat-scented car window simulator.

  • 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

    Concrete Playground Meets The Offensive Nipple Show

    Watercooler vaginas, why being naked is empowering and what's next for the raucous physical comedy.

  • Guide

    What to See in Cinemas This Month

    Meet you at the candy bar.

  • News

    Suicide Squad Fans Are Actually Trying to Shut Down Rotten Tomatoes

    At the time of writing, this petition has 17,614 signatures protesting against the site.

  • 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

    How to Adapt Jane Austen for 2016 with Love and Friendship's Whit Stillman

    "I hated the title Lady Susan, it wasn't Jane Austen's title."

  • News

    Edinburgh Festival Programs Controversial Opera, Then Offers Refunds Before It Opens

    Programmed unseen, Christophe Honoré's 'Così fan tutte' has been slammed for "volatile, violent racism".

  • News

    Win a Double Pass to Semi Permanent 2016

    The annual inspiration feeding frenzy for creatives.

  • 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.

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