• News

    Five Ways to Get Some Culture in Wellington After Work

    Jazz up your evenings once you clock off from work.

  • News

    Seven Cultural Experiences Found Around the South Island that Aren't Just Going to a Gallery

    Visit New Zealand's one and only castle and help deliver the mail by boat.

  • News

    A Weekender's Guide to Marlborough

    Head to New Zealand's sunniest region for wine tours by bike, first-rate cuisine and mussel cruising.

  • News

    We're Looking for Freelance Journalists to Join the Wellington Team

    Do you know what seasonality is, enjoy a good Chardonnay, but can also get down with a big Ekim burger?

Latest Guides
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    The World's First Official Studio Ghibli Restaurant Has Opened in Bangkok

    Filled with Totoro figures and serving up susuwatari-shaped dishes, it's your next adorable must-visit destination.

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    Short Courses in Wellington Where You Can Learn New Life Skills

    It's the perfect time to bury yourself in a new project or hunker down and learn a new skill.

  • News

    You Can Eat Chocolate for a Good Cause Thanks to the Nikau Foundation

    Funds raised from the Wellington Resilience Chocolate Bar will help ensure the community is equipped post-crisis.

  • News

    Wellington Council Has Voted Through a Proposal to Become a te reo Maori City

    It aims to make te reo a core part of Wellington’s identity through ensuring it is widely seen, heard and spoken.

  • News

    Eight Homegrown Films Have Been Announced for NZIFF

    Including five world premieres and the return of live cinema with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.

  • News

    Six Wellington Artists to Check Out at NZ Art Show 2018

    The art paradise returns for its 15th year with a solid local lineup.

Latest Places
  • Restaurant

    House of Dumplings

    117 Taranaki Street, Wellington

    You will have your dumpling and eat it too.

  • Bar

    Southern Cross

    39 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro

    The bar's ridiculously ‘gram-able courtyard is the perfect summer afternoon spot to sip on a cold one.

  • Bar

    St John’s

    5 Cable Street, Wellington

    Bean bags with your beersies? Yeah, go on.

  • Cafe

    Baobab

    152 Riddiford St, Newtown

    A Newtown cultural institution.

  • Restaurant

    Ekim Burgers

    257 Cuba St, Te Aro

    The best homemade burgers that you can’t actually make at home.

  • Cafe

    Enigma

    128 Courtenay Place, Te Aro

    Goliath-sized burgers and laid-back staff make Enigma a great late night haunt.

  • Bar

    Bebemos

    88 Riddiford Street, Wellington

    The laid-back Latin craft beer bar houses over 60 different types of beers.

  • Cafe

    Fidel’s Cafe

    234 Cuba Street, Wellington

    Cuba Street's Cuban icon.

  • Cafe

    Sweet Mother's Kitchen

    5 Courtenay Place, Wellington

    New Orleans staples fused with Mexican snack food.

  • Restaurant

    Tommy Millions

    Cnr Courtenay Place And Taranaki Street, Wellington

    Big fans of Tommy.

  • News

    Six Picks for LUX Light Festival 2018

    Wellington's brightest experience of the year returns for ten days this week.

  • News

    Five Pieces of Homework to Do Before 'The Handmaid's Tale' Drops Its Second Season

    The second season will premiere on Lightbox this week — if it's been a while since you binged the first, here's what you can do to catch up.

  • News

    Dark Mofo Has Unveiled Its Massive 2018 Lineup

    Returning to MONA in June, it’s chock full of old favourites, powerhouse female artists and the festival's take on Twin Peaks' Bang Bang Bar.

  • News

    CoLiberate Is Wellington's New Mental Health Gym

    No ordinary gym; this new space provides a workout for your mind through creative movement, reflective writing and clay touching.

  • News

    Te Papa's New Two-Storey Art Gallery Opens This Weekend

    The gallery's opening weekend will welcome five new exhibitions and ten exclusive artworks that spotlight Aotearoa and the Pacific.

  • News

    Ten Wellington Date Ideas That Aren't Dinner and a Movie

    Tired of the classic movie and dinner date night combo? Wellington has a lot to offer any romantic endeavour.

  • News

    Concrete Playground's 2018 Autumn Reading List

    Seven books to binge without the call of summer.

  • News

    Childish Gambino Is Bringing His Three-Day Concert Experience to New Zealand

    The immersive virtual reality and multi-sensory concert experience will be held this November.

  • Guide

    Ten Picks for New Zealand Festival 2018

    Psychedelic dreaminess, a ballet classic, large-scale theatre and high-flying circus — there's no excuse for sitting at home this March.

  • News

    Barack Obama Is Coming to New Zealand for the First Time Next Month

    The former US President will do a one-off talk in Auckland on March 22.

  • News

    The Aotearoa Surf Film Festival Is Back for Its Sixth Year

    Celebrating the best of surf culture and our connection with the environment.

  • News

    A World-First Muppets Retrospectacle Is Coming to Wellington

    Three weeks of films, workshops and masterclasses will descend on the city in April.

  • News

    A Foodie's Guide to Spain

    From acorn-fed Iberian ham to cave cheese and green-tinted white wine — here's what to eat when you visit the motherland.

  • News

    A Huge French Festival Is Coming to Wellington

    Three days of Champagne, cheese and croissants.

  • News

    This Swirling Design Has Been Chosen as Burning Man's 2018 Temple

    It'll preside over the festival for nine days before being set alight.

  • News

    Iceland Becomes First Country in the World to Legalise Equal Pay

    Companies employing 25 people or more must prove their equal pay policies through government certification or face hefty fines.

  • News

    Seinfeld Might Be Getting the Point-and-Click Video Game Treatment

    It'll be the ultimate game about nothing, obviously.

  • News

    It's Finally Happened: The Marriage Equality Bill Has Passed Through Australian Parliament

    Same-sex marriage will be made legal — potentially within the month.

  • News

    Concrete Playground's 2017-18 Summer Reading List

    Eight books to get stuck into by the pool, the beach or with an ice cream.

  • News

    A Cat Adoption Cafe Has Landed in Wellington

    Have your coffee and your cat to go.

  • News

    Where to Buy Ethical Christmas Gifts in Wellington

    In the name of yuletide cheer and minimising harm to our planet, here's where you should be browsing.

  • News

    61.6 Percent of Australians Have Said a Resounding Yes to Marriage Equality

    7,817,247 people have voted in favour of making same-sex marriage legal in a national postal survey.

  • News

    WOMAD Drops Its Artist Lineup for 2018

    Dance knee-deep in a pond to afro-funk, metal-folk and punk performed on ouds, koras and squeeze boxes.

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