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NewsGABS Is Bringing Its 2022 Craft Beer, Cider and Food Festival Back to Auckland This June
This year's fest will serve up over 60 brews — including beers inspired by breakfast foods, savoury snacks, desserts and cocktails.
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NewsSeven Cosy Wellington Bars to Hide Away in When It's Raining
Whether you're after a midweek tipple or late-night rendezvous, these watering holes will see you right during the colder months.
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NewsPeanut Butter-Flavoured Whiskey Is the Next Creative Tipple You Can Add to Your Liquor Cabinet
It tastes like peanut butter — obviously — with notes of vanilla and caramel popcorn, too.
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NewsSuperette and No Ugly Have Teamed Up to Create a Bottled Passionfruit Margarita
Superette founder Ricki Dee is a huge fan of a passionfruit marg — so much so, she's developed her own.
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NewsScapegrace Has Launched Their First-Ever Canned Gin RTD Just in Time for the Weekend
Flavoured with ruby red grapefruit and hibiscus, this is the first canned-gin product from the popular local spirits distiller.
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NewsScapegrace Has Launched a New Extremely Limited Edition Vodka Range Using Yuzu Lemon and Umeshu Plum
Flavoured by fruit grown by a husband and wife duo in Horowhenua, only 2500 bottles of this vodka have been released nationwide.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Wellington This Week
Spot native creatures on a twilight stroll through an eco-sanctuary, or treat yourself to one of this Cuba Street eatery’s famed midweek gnocchi feasts.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Wellington This Weekend
Stroll through Zealandia at sunset, then check out the adorable origami sculptures outside Te Papa.
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GuideThe Cosiest Wellington Bars to Warm Up in During Winter
Get out of the winter windchill and warm up with a bold red or spiced cocktail at one of these local haunts.
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GuideFive Spots to Enjoy Bottomless Boozy Brunch in Wellington
Start your weekend with unlimited bubbly, beer, vino and cocktails, and ruin all regular brunches forever.
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GuideThe Seven Best Beer Gardens in Wellington
The finest spots to enjoy an outdoor brew in the capital.
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Guide21 Wellington Bars and Restaurants that are the Perfect First Date Spot
Just try to have a bad night in one of these dimly-lit corners.
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GuideThe Six Best Coffee Bars in Wellington
The quirkiest, most educational and all-round best coffee bars in Wellington.
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NewsAnnual Vino Celebration Winetopia Is Returning to Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch This Year
Whether you're partial to a premium drop or you want to improve your knowledge beyond sub-$10 cleanskins, this two-day festival has it all.
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NewsDuck Island and Wellington Chocolate Factory Have Joined Forces to Create an Ambrosia-Themed Block
Love dessert? You're going to want to get your hands on this.
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NewsPinot Palooza Is Hitting Auckland for a Huge Tenth Anniversary Comeback Tour This Year
Two-and-a-half years since the famed wine tasting festival's last edition, it's returning for a slew of pinot parties in Australia and New Zealand.
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NewsBatched Has Released Two New Bottled Cocktails Ready To Get You Through Your Iso Stint
Weekends and weekdays have no meaning in self-isolation, so crack this come 5pm on any day of the week.
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NewsFix and Fogg Say Their New 'Smoke and Chaos' Peanut Butter Is the "World's Hottest"
This is not a breakfast addition for the faint hearted.
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NewsLittle Aosta Is Arrowtown's New Rustic Italian Eatery From Celeb Chef Ben Bayly
The southern township's cozy new spot is the "zero faff", family-friendly younger sibling of fine-dining fave Aosta.
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RestaurantDonnie Taco
Hannah's Laneway, Wellington
A spicy new venture from the team who brought you Golding's and Leeds Street Bakery.
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RestaurantPoppies
91 Puruatanga Road, Martinborough
Fresh, seasonal platters and $10 wine tastings are on offer at this intimate and relaxed winery, just a short drive from Wellington.
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RestaurantDaisy's
328 Tinakori Road, Wellington
The white tablecloth French classics of Tinakori Bistro have been replaced with Kiwi comfort food.
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RestaurantRosie's Red-Hot Cantina & Taco Joint
4 Queens Wharf, Wellington
This colourful new venue serves up everything from birria street tacos to corn dusted with Flaming Hot Cheetos.
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RestaurantMaster Kong
33 Customhouse Quay, Wellington
The Wellington waterfront welcomes a massive Asian fusion restaurant.
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CafeThe Grocer's Shed
30 Reef Street, Island Bay
This tiny grab-and-go cafe can be found two minutes down the road from Island Bay beach.
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RestaurantWinner Winner
46 Courtenay Place, Wellington
This new chicken joint on Courtenay Place has plenty to peck at.
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RestaurantBottega
462 Adelaide Road, Wellington
This new bite-sized Italian deli comes from the brains behind Cicio Cacio Osteria.
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RestaurantMockingbird
8 Courtenay Place, Wellington
A buzzy new spot serving vegan burgers, bowls and light bites.
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NewsYour Favourite Cafe or Restaurant Could Win $10k Thanks to the New Nationwide 'Hospo Red Relief' Initiative
Among a slew of closures from our favourite eateries, some of the hospitality industry's largest vendors have come together in an effort to offer some relief.
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NewsPremium Vodka Brand EFFEN Has Just Dropped a Range of Summer-Ready Vodka Seltzers
EFFEN's new naturally flavoured seltzers are all about minimal ingredients and maximum flavour.
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NewsFISH Restaurant Has Reopened With a New Menu, New Ethos and Award-Winning Chefs at the Helm
Ex-Clooney chef Des Harris and Aussie Josh Seeds have reinvented the look and feel of this city stalwart, with a new focus on sustainability and an ethically-responsible supply chain.
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NewsPup-Friendly Grey Lynn Cafe Crumb Has Announced It's Closing Next Month
Get in for one last flat white on the beanbags before they're gone for good.
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NewsThis Gin From a Tiny Thames Distillery Has Just Been Crowned the Country's Best
Micro-distillery Coromandel Distilling Company has received the industry's top honour for 2022.
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NewsKuikui Lane Is Wellington's New Cocktail Bar Giving Off Strong 'Gran's House' Energy
If you can't go back to gran's house for a bev and a bite, instead opt to be enveloped into the warm awhi of the capital's newest cocktail bar, where manaakitanga abounds.
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NewsEl Camino Cantina Is Queenstown's Brand New Mexican Restaurant with a Sizzling Margarita Menu
Start your night out the right way at this vibrant new Mexican offering in the adventure capital.
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NewsSix Simple Whisky Serves for Every Type of Event You'll Be Hosting This Summer
These easy-to-make tipples will impress no matter the occasion.
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NewsAuckland Restaurants Are Reopening From December 3 So Get Your Booking in Quick
Long lunches and delicious dinners with friends are back on the menu for Aucklanders this festive season.
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NewsFour Pillars and Go-To Skincare Have Joined Forces to Create New Limited-Edition 'Go-To Gin'
For those nights where you need to slap on a face mask, pour a G&T and put your phone on 'Do Not Disturb'.
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NewsSix Spots to Kick Off a Sunday Session in Wellington
Shake off the Sunday scaries and make Monday a distant worry at one of these iconic Wellington spots.
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NewsInternet Kings The Inspired Unemployed Have Launched Their Own Beer
Better Beer is a zero-carb, zero-sugar lager that Ford jokes is "healthier than broccoli".
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NewsYou Can Now Make Your Own Bubble Tea at Home with DIY Boba Kits from Boba Barista
Enjoy bubble tea without leaving your home — and get $10 off your first order.
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NewsFive Alternative Ways to Get Your Avo Fix in Wellington When You're Bored of Smashed on Sourdough
Any time of day can be guac o'clock.
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NewsWellington On a Plate Has Announced Its Stunning 2021 Program
This year's edition will see more than 150 flavour-packed events, special dining menus, burgers and craft cocktails take over the capital.
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NewsThe First Lineup Has Been Announced for Dunedin's Two-Week Food and Drink Festival
Taste the best of the South Island's second-largest city at one-off events and set menu lunches.
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NewsSeven First-Class Bars and Restaurants to Visit in Hawke's Bay
You really are spoiled for choice when it comes to eating and drinking in this east coast winemaking region.
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NewsThese New Zealand Bars Are Now Serving Edible Cocktail Capsules
The new whisky cocktail capsules dissolve in the mouth.
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Guide
Eight Mouthwatering Events to Hit During Wellington's Eat, Drink, Play Festival
Make your way between a 1920s Prohibition speakeasy, taco masterclasses and a pop-up serving plant-based fried chicken.
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NewsLewis Road Creamery Has Launched a Lactose-Free Version of Its Much-Loved Chocolate Milk
The boutique dairy company has taken the moo out of its legendary chocolate milk.
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NewsSix Offbeat Wellington Bars Perfect for a Last-Minute Catch-Up
Spice up your evening at a rooftop hideaway, a kung-fu-themed restaurant or a weekend hotspot.
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NewsWellington's Two-Week Beer and Hotdog Event Is Back to Celebrate the Humble Sausage
The event has expanded to include 21 breweries and 42 venues.
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NewsGarage Project Is Releasing a New Beer to Support Local Independent Theatres
Support local independent theatres with this brilliant white hazy IPA.
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NewsEvil Twins Is a New Hole-in-the-Wall Coffee Spot on Vivian Street
Stop by this little caffeine haven to pick up a hot brew or one of the signature iced matcha lattes.
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NewsHawke's Bay's Food and Wine Classic Has Announced More Than 40 Mouthwatering Events for 2021
Head to the Bay this June for medieval banquets, Oktoberfest-inspired parties and intimate chef's table experiences.
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NewsEat, Drink, Play Is Wellington's New Ten-Day Hospitality Festival
Over 100 venues will be participating by creating themed meal and drink pairings or hosting their own unique event.
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NewsThorndon Favourite Hillside Kitchen & Cellar Is Moving to Downtown Wellington
While its Tinakori Road home undergoes earthquake strengthening.
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NewsKisa Is a New Wellington Pop-Up Serving Middle Eastern Cuisine
It arrives from the team behind Mr Go's and Ombra.
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NewsBlack Pineapple Has Launched a Boozy Hot Cross Bun Cocktail Kit for Easter
All you have to do is shake, pour and garnish.
