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    The Five Best Vineyard Getaways in Australia

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    How to Host the Perfect Barbeque

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    The Ten Best Craft Beer Bars in Wellington

    Breweries housed within old petrol stations, pilsner served with a side of live music and resident English bulldogs patrolling the bar - these are just some of the things which make Wellington's local craft beer bar scene interesting.

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    A Bluffer's Guide to Champagne

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    Summertime Sips: Three Rum Cocktails to Make at Home this Summer

    Your pool party punch and post-festival nightcap, sorted.

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    The Ten Best Summer Bars in Wellington

    With summer definitively here, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to find you the best spots to stop and take stock with a thirst-quenching brew.

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    The Interactive Urban Winery Where You Can Stomp the Grapes

    Noisy Ritual is set to give us a hands- and feet-on role in every step of the winemaking process.

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    The Eight Best Secret Bars in Wellington

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    Dining with DineAid Lets You Help Those in Need

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    This Photographer Has Captured The Strange Faces People Make After a Shot

    Prepare to be very self-conscious next time you're at the bar.

Latest Events
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    Boy Kills World

    Thursday, May 2 - Wednesday, May 22, 2024

    Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

    Bill Skarsgård makes a mesmerising action star in this cartoonishly OTT revenge flick that's produced by iconic 'Evil Dead' filmmaker Sam Raimi.

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    The Fall Guy

    Wednesday, April 24 - Wednesday, May 15, 2024

    Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

    Ryan Gosling is at his most charming — including while batting around screwball banter with Emily Blunt — in this dynamic action/rom-com ode to stunt performers.

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    Abigail

    Thursday, April 18 - Wednesday, May 8, 2024

    Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

    The directors of 'Ready or Not' turn their attention to monster movies in this deliciously entertaining heist-meets-vampire flick.

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    Challengers

    Thursday, April 18 - Wednesday, May 8, 2024

    Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

    For 'Call Me By Your Name' director Luca Guadagnino, Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist star in a smash of a tennis- and love triangle-fuelled drama.

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    Back to Black

    Thursday, May 2 - Wednesday, May 22, 2024

    Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

    Amy Winehouse was anything but formulaic, but the same can't be said about this by-the-numbers biopic about the British singer.

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    Robot Dreams

    Thursday, April 25 - Wednesday, May 15, 2024

    Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

    This Oscar-nominated animated gem explores love, loneliness, finding a connection and facing fate's chaos through the friendship of a dog and a robot.

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    Origin

    Thursday, April 18 - Wednesday, May 8, 2024

    Various cinemas in Wellington, Wellington

    'Selma' and 'A Wrinkle in Time; filmmaker Ava DuVernay returns with a sensitive, sincere and supremely smart biopic that's also an exploration of caste systems.

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    Ahsin Ahsin: Turbo Croc 2.0

    Saturday, February 3 - Sunday, May 19, 2024

    City Gallery Wellington, Wellington

    Prepare to step into an alternative world at this mind-bending exhibition.

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    Should Rude Customers Be Charged More For Their Coffee?

    Being nicer to your barista might save you some dosh.

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    This Device Could Make Your Cheap Whiskey Taste Good in Just 24 Hours

    Three years of ageing in one day. That's one hell of a life hack.

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    Cocktail of the Weekend: Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Like a Dick Hewitt, but with Irish whiskey.

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    Bartender Bar Tour with Calum Bell from Bebemos

    Scottish native Calum Bell shows us the ropes of the Wellington scene.

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    Cocktail of the Weekend: The Raleigh St Clair

    A real breakfast, lunch and dinner cocktail.

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    Bartender Bar Tour with Joe Slater from Monterey

    The man who once made James Bond a martini.

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    Bartender Bar Tour with Riki Carter from CoCo at the Roxy

    Taking a tour of the best bars in Wellington with Riki Carter from Coco.

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    Forget Yo: Beer?! is the Ridiculous Messaging App We Can Actually Use

    An app that's as simple as it gets. It's about drinking beer. Soon. Possibly with you.

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    Your Guide to Queenstown Part Three: Where to Drink and Where to Sleep

    Where to take yourself out to after the sun goes down and where to tuck in afterwards.

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    Pantone Beer Could Solve All Your Rookie Questions at the Bar

    Take the guesswork out of ordering with a delicious 4975C.

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    Bartender Bar Tour with Johnny Wallace from Concrete Bar

    Five of Wellington's best bars according to Johnny Wallace.

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    Cocktail of the Weekend: The Bow St. Breakfast

    Concrete Bar's Johnny Wallace talks us through his Jameson-infused pancake cocktail.

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    Cocktail of the Weekend: The Bow St. Monk

    Some cocktail inspiration for your weekend from Foxglove.

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    Giveaway: Win a Whiskey Course + Free Uber Trips

    Love a tipple of the good stuff but don't know anything about it?

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    Bartender Bar Tour with Peter Lowry from Hawthorn Lounge

    Hawthorn's Peter Lowry has been working in the hospo industry for over half his life.

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    Cocktail of the Weekend: The William Massey

    A cocktail that combines the best of Wellington and Limavady in late August/early September.

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