The Best Things to Do in Wellington This Week

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The Best Things to Do in Wellington This Week

Heading back to the ol' daily grind can be pretty damn awful after a bright and shiny weekend of picnicking, bar hopping and patting dogs that aren't yours, but luckily Wellington's a 'keep the ball rolling' kind of city and has plenty of events, exhibitions, theatre, film festivals and live music for you to inject a little awesomeness into your week. Sure, use Monday for Netflix. Then get out there and sink your teeth into Wellington's best happenings this week.

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Food & Drink
Bubbles and Brunch

With a spread of delicious pastries, fruit platters, cheeses and cocktails, St Johns' new brunch series is set to turn any Saturday into a special occasion.

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Food & Drink
Murder Mystery Night

This crime-solving soiree combines food, cocktails, and.. murder?

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Arts & Entertainment
Operation Mincemeat

Colin Firth and 'Succession' star Matthew Macfadyen lead this World War II-set tale of espionage intrigue, which is based on a story so wild that it can only be true.

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Arts & Entertainment
The Northman

Directed by 'The Witch' and 'The Lighthouse' filmmaker Robert Eggers, this Alexander Skarsgård-starring Viking epic is bold, bloody, brutal and brilliant.

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Food & Drink
Yes Way Frosé

Stay warm by the toasty fireplace while you sink icy alcoholic slushies — topped with bottomless sweet treats.

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Arts & Entertainment
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Directed by 'Evil Dead' legend Sam Raimi, the latest MCU film about surgeon-turned-sorcerer Dr Stephen Strange is darker and trippier but still dispiritingly standard.

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Arts & Entertainment
After Yang

Colin Farrell is haunting in this exceptional sci-fi drama about androids, memory, family, the ties that bind and what it truly means to live.

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Arts & Entertainment
Downton Abbey: A New Era

Despite its title, the second 'Downton Abbey' movie serves up more of the same upstairs-downstairs dramas — but Maggie Smith still steals every scene she's in.

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Arts & Entertainment
Matarau

Don't miss this timely exhibition which explores the role art has in helping us navigate turbulent times.

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Arts & Entertainment
The Duke

Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren star in this lively and likeable based-on-a-true-story heist caper about the 1961 theft of Francisco Goya’s 'Portrait of the Duke of Wellington'.

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Arts & Entertainment
Paper Pals Aotearoa

Wellington's CBD has just gotten got a heck of a lot cuter.

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Arts & Entertainment
Paintvine 2022

A stacked lineup of sessions this year includes life drawing, painting 'after dark' and even cabaret-themed 'Drag-vine'.

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Arts & Entertainment
Paintvine: After Dark

Stay hydrated between brush strokes.

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Travel & Leisure
Koha Yoga

Exercise your mind, body and soul (and support the local community) for pocket change.

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Food & Drink
Eva Beva's $1 Chicken Wings

Dig out your loose change for this weekly chicken happy hour.

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