• Guide

    The Autumn Travel & Leisure Guide

    Hibernation is for bears.

  • News

    You Can Now Play Cards Against Humanity On Your Phone

    The 'party game for horrible people' is now online.

  • News

    The Ten Best Pool Toys for Grown-Ups

    Floating poker tables, motorised bumper boats and inflatable watermelons. Dive in.

  • News

    Ten Hotel Oases That Will Cool You Down in Summer

    The lowdown on where the trendsetters sleep.

Latest Guides
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    Concrete Playground's Summer Reading List

    Ten books from this year that no bibliophile should miss.

  • News

    The Five Best Vineyard Getaways in Australia

    Pop open a bottle of estate-grown wine at these stylish stays among the Australian vines.

  • News

    Game of Thrones Monopoly Is Coming

    Destroy your family, just like old Monopoly times.

  • News

    The Bluffer's Guide to Summer Entertaining

    Be the host/hostess with the most/mostess

  • Guide

    The Summer Travel & Leisure Guide

    Because the year’s too long and summer’s too short to waste time on the mediocre.

  • News

    The Eight Best Mexican Restaurants in Wellington

    Great Mexican food, much like Wellington city, is a study of contrasts.

  • News

    You Can Rent This Entire Cave on Airbnb

    It's a cave. Your accommodation is an entire cave.

  • News

    A Look Back at Ten Years of Laneway Festival

    The last ten years have seen festival after festival launch and go under. How have Laneway managed to nail it?

  • News

    Spend a Luxurious, Terrifying Night Dangling at 9000ft

    Two double beds and 360 degree views, but no bathroom.

  • News

    Your Weekend Driving Soundtrack

    A soundtrack that takes you places.

Latest Events
  • Event

    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.

  • Event

    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.

  • Event

    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.

  • Event

    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.

  • Event

    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.

  • Event

    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.

  • Event

    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.

  • Event

    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.

  • News

    Noma Pops Up in Tokyo

    The pop-up with the 60,000-strong waiting list.

  • News

    The Ten Best Things to Come Out of Jamaica

    Jerk, James Bond, the world's finest coffee and rum? Thank Jamaica.

  • News

    Mr and Mrs Smith’s Boutique Hotel Bucket List

    Let the winners of the Smith Hotel Awards inspire your daydreaming.

  • News

    How To Spend 60 Hours in the Barossa Valley

    Spoiler: it includes a lot of wine.

  • News

    Your Guide to Queenstown Part Four: What to Do

    Here's just a tiny morsel of the activities Queenstown has to offer.

  • News

    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.

  • News

    Your Guide to Queenstown Part Two: Where to Eat

    Celebrity chef Josh Emmett’s Queenstown fort and a contemporary ‘Polynasian’ restaurant are just some of the foodie highlights of the town.

  • News

    Your Guide to Queenstown Part One: Where to Ski

    Queenstown really is a movie star in its own right.

  • News

    Burning Man Postponed Due to Heavy Desert Rain

    Nevada's annual desert bacchanal has wet feet.

  • News

    Humans of New York Has Gone Global

    Photographer Brandon Stanton has left the five burroughs behind.

  • News

    Take a Few Drone Selfies during your next South Island Snow Trip

    The drones will be flying all over the South Island during July and August.

  • News

    Tokyo is Opening a Pop-Up Pikachu-Themed Cafe

    Get amongst these absolute Pokemonstronsities.

  • News

    Mr and Mrs Smith’s Ten Best Winter Warmer Retreats in Australia and NZ

    The boutique hotel experts have some special offers to help you make the most of winter.

  • News

    The Grand Budapest Hotel is Killing It on Trip Advisor

    "Charming, luxurious, soothing, breathtaking... these are just some of the words I'd use to describe the concierge."

  • News

    The Capital is Coming to Auckland

    The capital is coming to Auckland.

  • News

    Choose Your Own Whitsundays Adventure

    Four itineraries for the high flyer, adventurer, sea baby or person of leisure.

  • News

    The Six Best Whitsundays Hotels with Ocean Views

    All the spas, infinity pools and panoramic views you can get your hands on.

  • News

    Five Reasons to Head to the Whitsundays

    At the risk of sounding like your mum, going to the Whitsundays would be for your own good.

  • News

    Aesop Opens New Osaka Store with Minimalist Cedarwood Design

    We're inhaling the cedarwood and parsley seed from here.

  • News

    Iceland Confirmed as Home of Wizardry with New Aurora Timelapse

    You'll be booking flights before you can spell Reykjavik.

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