Ollie Neas, Author at Concrete Playground

News
The Ten Best Courtyard Cafes in Wellington

Great cafes are all about the somewhat iffy and plainly frustrating word 'vibes'. But while vibes may be tricky for us to understand, wise restaurateurs all agree that amazing courtyards definitely have something to do with it.

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News
Seven Days of Cheap Eats in Wellington

The following is a list of places where tasty and cheap meet. Nobody knows how they do it. Don’t ask, just eat.

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Bar
Matterhorn - CLOSED

106 Cuba Street, Te Aro

Matterhorn cannot be pigeonholed. It is both a refuge from Wellington’s late night mayhem and the maker of its own.

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Bar
The Bresolin - CLOSED

278 Willis Street, Wellington

The Bresolin brothers are the resounding affirmative answer to the question of whether a knack for good food is genetic.

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Event
The Amazing Catfish

Mon, 4 Aug, 2014
Penthouse Cinema, Brooklyn

Warm and poignant, The Amazing Catfish is a story about family.

Buy Tickets

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Event
Housebound

Thu, 4 Sep - Sat, 4 Oct 2014
Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

Win a double pass to the Kiwi horror comedy that took SXSW by surprise.

Buy Tickets

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Event
Introduction to Star Gazing

Fri, 4 Jul, 2014
Paraparaumu Library, Paraparaumu

Philosophy, astronomy and Matariki.

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