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NewsConcrete Playground's Top Ten Films of 2017
If you didn't catch these in cinemas, make it your mission to seek them out before the year's end.
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NewsConcrete Playground's 2017 Boxing Day Movie Smackdown
Get maximum bang for your Kris Kringle gift voucher buck.
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EventWine & Words
Sun, 24 Sep, 2017
FORAGE KITCHEN, Wellington
Discuss Wellington’s most-talked about play over a two-courses.
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EventDutch Film Festival 2017
Wed, 18 Oct - Sat, 11 Nov 2017
Nga Taonga Sound and Vision, Te Aro
On show will be a naval biopic, an award-winning crime thriller and the dark side of the chocolate industry.
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EventTuatara Open Late: Night of the Witch
Thu, 5 Oct, 2017
City Gallery Wellington, Wellington
Marking the 100th birthday of the 'Witch of Kings Cross'.
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Tillermans Music Lounge
16 Don Street, Invercargill
One of NZ’s oldest music venues (though with a fresh retro fit-out), this baby is your go to for great live music and an ambiance that’s hard to beat.
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RestaurantThe Batch Cafe
173 Spey Street, Invercargill
Get your caffeine fix with a cup of Hummingbird coffee at this Invercargill cafe, one of the first NZ companies to directly import fair trade coffee into the country.
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BarThe New Zealand Whisky Collection - CLOSED
16 Harbour Street, Oamaru
Sample the full range of whiskies on offer at this historic whisky bar. Of particular interest is 18-year-old The Oamaruvian, matured in the seaside climate of Oamaru.
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BarSpeight's Brewery
200 Rattray Street, Dunedin
Make this obligatory stop to taste the South Island’s favourite beer, fresh from the source on Rattray Street in Dunedin.
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BarInvercargill Brewery
72 Leet Street, Invercargill
Tour NZ’s southernmost craft brewery, then head to the cellar door to sample some favourite brews like the Pitch Black stout, B.man pilsner, Wasp Honey pilsner and Nally’s cider.
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RestaurantProhibition Smokehouse
7 Saint Andrew Street, Dunedin
Cooked low and slow, the US-style barbecued NZ meats here are smoky, juicy and all around delicious. Also on offer? Crab cakes, jalapeno poppers and even pumpkin pie.
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RestaurantLouie's Cafe & Tapas Bar - CLOSED
142 Dee Street, Invercargill
Stop at the cosiest join in Invercargill to relax by the open fire over a selection of tapas (the southern blue cod is a favourite) and a glass or two of local wine.
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RestaurantSeriously Good Chocolate Company
147 Spey Street, Invercargill
Indulge your sweet tooth at this Invercargill chocolate shop filled with the ‘real flavours’ of NZ like ‘summer berries, central Otago pinots, Jaffas, Hokey Pokey and Pineapple Lumps’.
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RestaurantNins Bin
Half Moon Bay , Canterbury
Kiwis have been stopping here on their way from Christchurch to Kaikoura for decades. You can’t drive this way and not buy some crayfish and chips to go with it.
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RestaurantC1 Espresso
185 High Street, Christchurch
Pour yourself a water from a repurposed sewing machine, order sliders and curly fries and watch for them to arrive at your table via pneumatic tube.
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BarHans Herzog Estate
81 Jeffries Road, Marlborough
Do a wine tasting at the cellar door, then make your way through the white rose bushes to the elegant dining room for a meal from the Michelin star-trained team of chefs.
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BarScotch Wine Bar
26 Maxwell Road, Blenheim
Sip one of the 500 wines housed in a walk-through cellar at this independent restaurant, wine bar and shop in Blenheim.
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BarPegasus Bay Winery
Stockgrove Road, Glasnevin
Make a stop at this winery in the Waipara Valley on your way to Hanmer Spring to sample the award-winning wines and produce sourced from the estate.
