• 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

    The First Artist Lineup Has Been Announced For Splore 2017

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

  • News

    Concrete Playground Meets Kittens Of The Internet

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

Latest Guides
  • 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

    A Sit Down With Finn Andrews of The Veils

    Songwriting, spirituality and the love of making an ungodly racket.

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

    Announcing the Twenty Best New Zealand Songs of the Past Year

    Regardless of sales figures and chart success.

  • News

    Concrete Playground Meets Indie-Pop Purveyor Lawrence Arabia

    Musical inspiration, sound evolution and the origin of names.

  • News

    BitTorrent Is Launching a New (and Legal) Music Streaming Service

    Not just the platform that helps you sneakily pirate TV shows.

  • News

    Melbourne's Arts Centre Is Going Purple for Prince

    A little Purple Rain for the legend.

  • News

    Finalists Announced For the 2016 MMF Music Managers Awards

    Recognising the individuals behind some of the nation's most successful musicians.

  • News

    Splendour in the Grass Announces Killer 2016 Lineup

    And tickets go on sale at 9am on Thursday, April 21.

  • News

    Radiohead Announce 2016 World Tour

    But no Australian dates are on the list — yet.

  • News

    Win Tickets to Gang of Youths

    Witness one of Australia's best bands before they embark on their biggest tour to date.

  • News

    Finalists Announced for the 2016 Taite Music Prize

    Otherworldly folk, space-pop, alt-country, offbeat indie-pop and psychedelic electronica.

  • News

    Why Vinyl Will Be Your Next Addiction

    Sex, drugs and online-streaming

  • News

    Win a Booking at The Lost Society Cocktail Bar at Splore 2016

    A secret cocktail destination for you and three friends.

  • News

    Laneway Tracks To Send You Into the Weekend

    Relive Auckland Anniversary Day throughout the rest of the glorious summer.

  • News

    Auckland City Limits Complete Their 2016 Lineup

    Featuring a genre-mashing sampling genius and a stage curated by the city's most forward-thinking entertainment hub.

  • News

    Shoot the Shit with Edgar Mahon from Midnight Gallery

    Edgar Mahon tests the waters with his solo exhibition EP First World Problem.

  • News

    Concrete Playground Meets Nightmares On Wax

    Talking Serato, Ibiza, sampling and the current state of hip hop.

  • News

    Ten More Acts Unveiled for Auckland City Limits

    Featuring homegrown favourites, a lauded jazz saxophonist, an emerging alternative-pop artist, and some multi-instrumentalists.

  • News

    Have a Listen to Radiohead's Unused James Bond Theme Song

    We'll take this over Sam Smith any day of the week.

  • News

    Fly Air Rhythm to Rhythm and Vines, Pay It Off With Gem Visa

    Interest-free good times. Flights, accommodation and party included.

  • News

    The Winners of 2015 NZ Music Awards

    Celebrating the best in local music.

  • News

    New Zealand Festival is Bringing Us Sufjan Stevens And Many More Magical Acts

    Including a reinterpretation of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, Miranda July, Calexico and a Salvador Dali-inspired theatre piece.

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