The Best Things to Do in Wellington This Weekend

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The Best Things to Do in Wellington This Weekend

Weekends are precious. Two glorious days devoid of responsibility and overflowing with possibility. Luckily, Wellington's got plenty happening to make sure you don't spend the days indoors binge-watching Netflix, and instead set out to discover new bars, absorb art and feast your way through food markets. Here are our picks of the weekend's happenings.

Top image: Te Whanganui a Tara

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Food & Drink
Cinderella Ballet High Tea at QT

Enjoy a selection of delicious delights fit for a princess.

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Arts & Entertainment
The Quiet Girl

Tender, affecting and resonant, and filled with wonderful performances, this Gaelic-language coming-of-age drama tells a small tale with a big impact.

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Arts & Entertainment
Where the Crawdads Sing

This 2018 bestseller jumps from the page to the screen, but proves as pristine and polished as a swampy southern gothic murder-mystery melodrama can be.

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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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Food & Drink
St Johns Igloo Village

Cosy up in one of St Johns' private igloo spaces this winter.

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Arts & Entertainment
The Black Phone

Reteaming with his 'Sinister' director Scott Derrickson, Ethan Hawke is unnervingly excellent in this tense and eerie 70s-set horror film.

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Arts & Entertainment
The Gray Man

Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans bounce off of each other with chalk-and-cheese aplomb in this globe-hopping action-thriller, Netflix's most expensive film to date.

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Arts & Entertainment
The Phantom of the Open

Based on a true story, this entertaining Mark Rylance-starring underdog comedy focuses on the British man dubbed "the world's worst professional golfer".

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Arts & Entertainment
Art and Antipasto at Te Papa

Because great art and good cheese go hand-in-hand.

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Arts & Entertainment
Thor: Love and Thunder

Taika Waititi's second 'Thor' film is a ball of playful, goofy, 80s-worshipping chaos — in both fun and messy ways.

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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
Glen Hayward: Wish You Were Here

Glen Hayward's new exhibition asks the question: just because it's in a gallery, does that make it art?

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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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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
Paper Pals Aotearoa

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

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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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