The Best Things to Do in Wellington This Week

Stay out of the rain at a museum exhibition or new movie, then fill up on $1 wings.

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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Arts & Entertainment
Skinamarink

Made for just $15,000 by a first-time filmmaker, this unsettling experimental horror flick will get inside your head.

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Arts & Entertainment
Tár

Cate Blanchett turns in another awards-worthy performance in this powerful, complicated and compelling drama about a cancelled conductor.

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Arts & Entertainment
Babylon

'La La Land' filmmaker Damien Chazelle steps back into Hollywood's past, with Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt leading a jam-packed Golden Age-set spectacle.

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Arts & Entertainment
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

Guy Ritchie's latest caper turns Jason Statham and Aubrey Plaza into globe-trotting spies, and is happy to stick to the filmmaker's usual formula.

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Arts & Entertainment
M3GAN

Move over Chucky: there's a new killer doll terrorising the screen, and entertaining cinemagoers, in this supremely self-aware sci-fi/horror flick.

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Travel & Leisure
Zealandia Day Tours

Get out of the house and into a much-needed dose of nature, accompanied by birdsong from native creatures like takahē, kākā and little spotted kiwi.

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Travel & Leisure
Zealandia Twilight Tours

Escape rush hour by strolling through this eco-sanctuary — and spy native creatures like takahē, kākā and little spotted kiwi.

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Food & Drink
Rüdi's Bakehouse Pop-Up in Whangamata

Now you can top off your morning beach walk with a twice-baked almond croissant and some damn good Eighthirty coffee.

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Food & Drink
Gnocchi Gnights

Because what better way to celebrate Thursday than with a big, cheesy bowl of pillowy potato goodness?

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Arts & Entertainment
Te Whanganui-a-Tara

This exciting and interactive new exhibition explores Wellington's cultural history.

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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: 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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