The LYNX Black Gentleman's Guide to Wellington

So You Want to Grow a Beard?

You don't have to do this alone.

Roger Waters The Wall

A peak behind the brickwork and the highest-grossing solo tour of all time.

World Press Photo Exhibition 2015

Distilling 2014 into a collection of photographs showing headlining events and intimate moments.

Glass Vaults

Hypnotic electronica that encapsulates celebration, love and stoner gospel.

Ratatat

The bastions of rocktronica are coming to town.

The Ten Best Online Menswear Stores

Find some fresh new threads and enjoy a seamless delivery.

Straight Outta Compton

A slick, provocative and timely biopic about one of hip hop's most iconic groups.

Tame Impala

See one of the biggest albums of 2015 live — but move fast.

Southpaw

Gyllenhaal delivers a knockout performance despite the movie's countless clichés.

Oddisee

The hip hop extremist is coming to NZ.

The Five Best Barbers in Wellington

Whatever vibe appeals to you most, you can rest assured you’re in expert hands with any one of Wellington’s finest.

Major Lazer, Duke Dumont, DJ Snake, Oliver Heldens and Galantis to Headline OUR:HOUSE

Featuring genre-spanning banger-makers and the person responsible for a viral crunk sensation.

The Six Best Whisky Bars in Wellington

Bars that make an impression, without going over the top.

Fight Club as a Rock Opera? It's Actually Happening

Chuck Palahniuk, David Fincher and Trent Reznor are apparently all on board.

Our Ten Must-See Movies of the New Zealand International Film Festival

Popcorn at the ready.

See Localised Listening Trends of Cities Around the World

Roots/rock/reggae is more popular than you think.

A Look Inside the LYNX Black and Vanishing Elephant Collaboration

There's a style for every situation.

Brilliant Things to Do in Wellington This July

Play with Lego under the guise of participating in interactive art, see the best local tour of the year, experience the unprofessional professional EDM artists and get your popcorn ready for the annual NZIFF.

New Cycleways Worth $333 Million Are Coming Your Way, New Zealand

You get a cycleway! You get a cycleway! Everybody gets a cycleway!

Odesza

The underground sound named after a family member's sunken ship.

London's Getting Its First 'Real Time' Stock Market Bar

Where cocktail prices fluctuate in real time, according to supply and demand.

Apple Launches Music Streaming Service to Rival Spotify and Pandora

Yes, you can ask Siri to play her favourite Kendrick Lamar song.

Demented Architecture

Many have dreamed of the day when one may play with Lego under the facade of participating in an interactive art exhibition. Well, that day has arrived.

Charge Your Phone Through Your Desk with Intel's New Wireless Tech

The American technology giant is getting rid of your clunky charger.

American Football is Coming to New Zealand Next Year

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IKEA Is Developing Official Furniture Hacking Kits

Monetising a concept their customers have already been embracing for years.

TEDxWellington

Do you want to be the next TED Youtube sensation?

The Seven Best Cinemas in Wellington

A museum cinema hybrid, Wellington's oldest cinema and a theatre stacked with comfy armchairs.

Spotify Can Now Sync Your Music to Your Running Pace

Blending your listening history with new specially-created tracks, it's like your own personal exercise DJ.

This Sydney Pub Has Made the World's Most Expensive Meat Pie

Let's hope tomato sauce isn't extra.

I Love Ugly Defies Ugliness Yet Again With New Lookbook

A label still not living up to its name.

Thief Bar - CLOSED

19 Edward Street, Wellington

Offering a new dinning experience to Edward Street's thriving social scene.

Concrete Playground Meets Muse on Allen's Samuel North

What were you doing when you were 21?

The Ten Best First Date Destinations in Wellington

Places to let your Tinder matches kindle into romance.

Muse on Allen - CLOSED

24 Allen St, Wellington

Eating at Muse is less of a meal out and more of a culinary awakening.

Zibibbo - CLOSED

25-29 Taranaki Street, Wellington

Michelin starred chef Adam Newell's ex-police station restaurant brings tapas to the people.

Crumpet

109 Manners Street

Impressive doesn't even begin to describe the Boon brothers.

Ancestral- CLOSED

31-33 Courtenay Place, Te Aro

The epitome of fine dining in Wellington.

The Ten Best Courtyard Cafes in Wellington

Great cafes are all about the somewhat iffy and plainly frustrating word 'vibes'. But while vibes may be tricky for us to understand, wise restaurateurs all agree that amazing courtyards definitely have something to do with it.

MOON 1

167 Riddiford Street, Newtown

A gig seeker's sanctuary.

Matterhorn - CLOSED

106 Cuba Street, Te Aro

Matterhorn cannot be pigeonholed. It is both a refuge from Wellington’s late night mayhem and the maker of its own.

Burger Liquor

129 Willis Street, Wellington

Burger Liquor knows that you can never have too much of a good thing.

The Bresolin - CLOSED

278 Willis Street, Wellington

The Bresolin brothers are the resounding affirmative answer to the question of whether a knack for good food is genetic.

The Eight Best Secret Bars in Wellington

Wellington bars don't always have the most conventional of locations. Some are found at the end of a traverse up an unmarked rickety wooden stairwell, others a little walk down a dodgy-looking back alleyway, or even hidden inside another bar's closet.

Little Beer Quarter

6 Edward Street, Te Aro

With fourteen rotating taps, two handpulls and over a hundred beers in the fridge, describing the place as 'well-stocked' might be a bit of an understatement.

Meow

9 Edward Street, Te Aro

Bar by night, cafe by day, the onomatopoeic drinking hole known as 'Meow' has a democratic way of catering to all needs and tastes.

Duke Carvell’s Emporium - CLOSED

3 Swan Lane, Te Aro

This place is everything you wish your home could be.

Boulcott St Bistro

99 Boulcott Street, Te Aro

The fancy bistro typifies quaintness.

Coco at the Roxy

5 Park Road, Miramar

20s style and Euro-fusion flavours.

Foxglove Bar and Kitchen

33 Queens Wharf, Wellington

180-degree harbour views and glamour.

Chow

Level 1, 45 Tory Street, Te Aro

With bare concrete walls, plush leather seats and hanging Victorian lamps, Chow does not fall neatly into any specific genre of restaurant/bar.

Hippopotamus Restaurant & Cocktail Bar

90 Cable Street

One of Wellington's swishiest French restaurants.

Hawthorn Lounge

82 Tory Street, Te Aro

A place where logophiles, gentlemen and Friends of Alcoholic Beverages can convene.

Olive

170 Cuba Street, Te Aro

The best garden courtyard in the country.

CGR Merchant and Co

46 Courtenay Place, Te Aro

Something of a cross between a smuggler's den and an alchemist's shop, the Merch is a rum or gin lover's holy grail.

Logan Brown

192 Cuba St, Te Aro

Eating at Logan Brown feels like eating a five star meal at your best friend's place.

Bebemos

88 Riddiford Street, Wellington

The laid-back Latin craft beer bar houses over 60 different types of beers.

Monterey

4 Rintoul Street

A bar for the aspiring Van Gogh, or those who just like a good burger.

Charley Noble

1 Post Office Square, Wellington

Charley Noble's menu boasts of simple, casual but high-quality food.

The Rogue and Vagabond

18 Garrett Street, Wellington

The bar has live music, a resident bulldog and some of the best craft beers in town.

Fidel’s Cafe

234 Cuba Street, Wellington

Cuba Street's Cuban icon.

Arthur’s

272 Cuba Street, Te Aro

Arthur's occupies a two-storey Edwardian building filled with a collection of knick-knacks that ten grandmas combined would struggle to beat.

El Matador

196 Cuba Street, Te Aro

A lively place to begin your night out or simply to watch the interesting folk bumbling down Cuba Street.

Floraditas Cafe and Restaurant

161 Cuba Street, Wellington

If porridge is your thing, you’ll love Floraditas.