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NewsNew Zealand's Top Cheese Stores for 2021 Have Just Been Crowned
Fifteen un-brie-lievable dairy-filled shops have been crowned as part of the awards.
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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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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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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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NewsNutella's New Recipe Book Gives You 185 Ways to Enjoy the Chocolate-Hazelnut Spread
The hardback will teach you how to slather the chocolatey spread on white bread and create a three-layer cheesecake.
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NewsNolita Is a New Plant-Based Pizza and Pasta Restaurant on Cuba Street
The new opening makes its own cashew mozzarella for the signature sourdough pizzas.
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GuideEight 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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NewsChocstock Is a New Festival Entirely Dedicated to Craft Chocolate
Learn about the bean-to-bar chocolate-making process — and then sit down for chocolate-infused beer and pizza.
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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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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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NewsWe're Giving Away a $200 Voucher to Try Mexico's New Menu
The restaurant has refreshed its lineup of Mexican street snacks, sides and tacos for the colder months.
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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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NewsThis Courtenay Place Hole-in-the-Wall Specialises in Steaming Noodle Soup
Perfect for a cheeky bowl of phở after dark.
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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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NewsDirty Little Secret Has Launched a New Menu Dedicated to Fried Chicken
The lineup of fried chicken, salad bowls, burgers and sangas serves as the venue's first in-house menu.
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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.
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NewsFive Ways to Celebrate the Start of Bluff Oyster Season in Wellington
From buy one, get one deals to deep-fried delicacies — here's where to load up on new season Bluffies.
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NewsMuch-Loved Ice Cream Company Ben and Jerry's Has Opened a Scoop Shop in Wellington
You can now pick up chunk-filled ice cream and gooey fudge brownies on Cuba Street.
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NewsAuckland's Much-Loved Daily Bread Bakery Is Now Offering Nationwide Delivery
Load up on fermented oat sourdough, spicy hot cross buns and one of the trickiest pastries in the world to master.
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NewsBy the Bottle Is a New Online Retailer Spotlighting Organic and Biodynamic Wines
Browse a vast selection of organic, natural, biodynamic and sustainably-produced wines from the comfort of your couch.
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NewsScotland's BrewDog Is Looking to Open a New Craft Beer Bar in New Zealand
The brewery has plans to confirm a new flagship bar in New Zealand by the end of 2021.
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NewsEighteen Willis Street Is Wellington's New Dining and Shopping Precinct
The new inner city destination includes some of the capital's favourite lunchtime eateries.
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NewsTen Standout Wines to Try Before the End of Summer
Light, electric and refreshing — here's what to drink when it's scorching this summer.
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NewsGarage Project Has Released a New Beer-Based Seltzer to Support River Restoration
The boundary-pushing Wellington brewery has jumped on the seltzer bandwagon.
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NewsHell Pizza Is Giving Away 4500 Adult Toys for Valentine's Day
The X-rated toys will be discreetly packaged and sealed with an R18 sticker.
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NewsA New Boutique Gin Distillery and Garden Bar Is Opening on Waiheke Island
It arrives on the eastern side of the island just in time for the end of summer.
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NewsMark Wahlberg Is Opening 20 Wahlburgers Restaurants Across Australia and New Zealand
The burger chain is teaming up with United Cinemas, and opening eateries in theatres and at stand-alone locations in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and New Zealand.
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NewsThis Stunning Queenstown Restaurant Has Been Refreshed Just in Time for Summer
Two top chefs from Amisfield are behind a new menu serving up quail ravioli, blue cod tacos and woodfired cheesecake.
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NewsRenowned Israeli Chef Yotam Ottolenghi Is Heading Down Under for a Speaking Tour
Learn a few tips and tricks from the trail-blazing chef, author and restauranteur.
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NewsTen Summer Food Festivals Worth Travelling Around the Country For
Start planning a road trip to sample wild delicacies on the South Island's west coast, smashable wine in the sunny Hawke's Bay and all kinds of fried chicken in the capital.
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NewsAmok Is a New Modern Bistro and Wine Bar in Mount Victoria
The new opening specialises in hand-rolled pasta and dishes cooked on charcoal.
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NewsThis New Dining and Music Experience Is Being Held in a Twinkling Glowworm Cave
Listen to operatic classics in a stunning glowworm cathedral.
