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GuideBrilliant Free Things to Do in Wellington This April
Luckily, life doesn't have to be stingy just because you are.
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NewsJay Z Announces First Ever Artist-Owned Streaming Service
"People really feel like music is free, but will pay $6 for water."
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NewsThe Ten Best First Date Destinations in Wellington
Places to let your Tinder matches kindle into romance.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2025 Academy Awards
From 'Anora' and 'A Real Pain' to 'I'm Still Here' and 'No Other Land', here's what's likely to emerge victorious at the 2025 Oscars.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching the delicious return of 'The Bear', Glen Powell playing a fake hitman and Lily Gladstone's latest excellent performance.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in May
Spend your couch time watching a documentary about Jim Henson and an Elisabeth Moss-led spy thriller.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in April
Spend your couch time watching Andrew Scott step into Tom Ripley's shoes, a shattering docuseries about Nickelodeon's kids TV hits and Colin Farrell as a PI.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in March
Spend your couch time watching Adam Sandler in space, a stunning Oscar-winning documentary, girl group-fuelled sitcom hilarity and Noel Fielding's latest show.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsNine 2024 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
'Oppenheimer', an astonishing Ukraine-set documentary, a Wes Anderson short, Emma Stone's most-spectacular performance yet: they each won 2024 Oscars, and you can check them them all now.
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NewsSay Cheers to Hollywood's Night of Nights: Concrete Playground's Oscars 2024 Drinking Game
Whether you're hoping that 'Oppenheimer', 'Barbie', 'Poor Things', 'Past Lives' or something else picks up Academy Awards, here's how to sip along.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2024 Academy Awards
Will 'Oppenheimer' sweep the Oscars? What else will win? What should but won't? Here are our predictions.
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NewsJimmy Kimmel Pranks SXSW Punters with the Ol' Fake Band Stunt
"What do you think of DJ Gluten... hard to tolerate?"
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NewsNine Incredible Things You're Missing at SXSW This Year
From Tinder robots to Kwik-E-Mart food trucks and virtual reality SNL, SXSW 2015 has truly opened with a bang.
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NewsSee the Eye-Opening Pictures from the 2015 World Press Photo Contest
The world's best photojournalism.
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NewsBrazilian Vinyl Record Collector Looking to Make His Five Million Strong Collection Public
Nothing on repeat, ever.
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NewsFood Artists Bompas & Parr Make Bespoke Cocktails Based on Your DNA
These cocktails could not be more biologically bespoke.
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NewsFive Films to See at the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival
We’ve selected five films at this year's festival that you absolutely owe it to yourself to see.
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RestaurantHouse of Dumplings
117 Taranaki Street, Wellington
You will have your dumpling and eat it too.
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BarSouthern 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.
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RestaurantEkim Burgers
257 Cuba St, Te Aro
The best homemade burgers that you can’t actually make at home.
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CafeSweet Mother's Kitchen
5 Courtenay Place, Wellington
New Orleans staples fused with Mexican snack food.
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NewsAll the Life Advice You Need from Terry Pratchett
“Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.”
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NewsThe Instrument to Rule All Instruments Is Almost a Reality
It's a guitar, it's a saxophone, it's a violin, it's a piano; it's all of those things.
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GuideThe Autumn Arts & Entertainment Guide
All work and no play are a recipe for a regretful autumn.
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NewsTim Burton to Direct Live Action Dumbo Remake
Dancing pink elephants and creepy circuses — classic Burton.
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NewsWin One of Five Double Passes to See Kidnapping Mr Heineken
The story behind the kidnapping of one of the world's richest men.
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NewsSome Jerks Are Trying to Control the Outbreak of a Fairy Epidemic in an Enchanted Forest in England
"We’re not anti-fairy. But we’ve got little doors everywhere. It’s in danger of getting out of control."
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NewsThe Very Best's New Music Video Uses Beads as 8-Bit Pixels
Mario should've tried more dance-offs to beat the bosses.
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NewsThe Best Gigs in Wellington This March
Guitar-led earworms, mind bending white noise, indie-pop based around long-form journalism, playful/intelligent rock and shredding.
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NewsOscar-Winning Documentary Citizenfour Was Streaming Online Free — But Not Legally
Sit in on the Snowden chats that changed everything.
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NewsBanksy Just Visited Gaza and Came Back with This Dark Tourism Ad
"On the internet people only look at pictures of kittens."
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NewsFlight Facilities Make Their 'Weapon of Choice' Sam Rockwell for New Video
Sam Rockwell tries his hand at a Christopher Walken.
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NewsHere's Wally: Your Search for the Elusive Waldo Has Been Optimised Using Math
Waldo doesn't stand a chance.
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NewsCould Richard Linklater Be Considering a Boyhood Sequel?
Poor Ellar Coltrane thought he was out of the water.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to the Opening Night of RNZB Don Quixote
A fast-paced comedy ballet set in Barcelona.
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NewsFinalists Announced for the Taite Music Prize
Recognising outstanding creativity, regardless of sales figures or genre.
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NewsVictor Solomon's Stained Glass Basketball Hoops are Too Pretty to Slam Dunk
"Literally balling."
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NewsAlex Chinneck's Newest Installation Shouldn't Be Tried at Home
The London artist installed this overnight. Overnight.
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NewsEpic New Zealand Surf Photography Up For Auction on TradeMe
Buy some coastline for that empty wall space and help a worthy cause while you're at it.
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NewsGet Sloshed with the Stars: The Oscars 2015 Drinking Game
Nothing spices up the Oscars like a relentless, unforgiving drinking game.
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NewsAcademy Awards 2015: Who Will Win and Who Should Win
From Birdman to Budapest, this year's one of the most neck-and-neck Oscar races yet.
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NewsGeorge RR Martin Wants to Kickstart an Insane-Sounding Art Complex
What can the 'Game of Thrones' mastermind do with an old bowling alley?
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NewsNew Zealand Horror Comedy Housebound Set For Hollywood Remake
The concept behind the low budget film will be getting a bit of a Hollywood polish.
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NewsAnish Kapoor Creates Hypnotic Black Water Vortex in Gallery Floor
The Indian sculptor blows your mind again for the first Kochi-Muziris Biennale.
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GuideThe Summer Arts & Entertainment Guide
Because the year’s too long and summer’s too short to waste time on the mediocre.
