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In Review: The World Press Photo Exhibition

June 30, 2019

Review by Sam Clark The World Press Photo Exhibition has returned for 2019. It is a selection of the world’s best photojournalism, right at our doorstep. The Smith and Caughey’s Queen Street department s...

In Review: Ophelia

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June 24, 2019

Entertainment, Film

Review by Liz Lauder Many of us are familiar with the story of Ophelia thanks to studying Shakespeare’s Hamlet in 6th Form English class, but this movie adaptation is not like its predecessors. Claire M...

In Review: A Fine Balance

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June 17, 2019

Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Theatre

Reviewed by Jesse Knight A Fine Balance sees two giants of the Auckland theatre scene - Auckland Theatre Company and Prayas Theatre (New Zealand's biggest South Asian theatre company) - joining forces to ad...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Michael Buble, Mission Estate Winery

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June 10, 2019

Music

WHEN & WHERESaturday, 1st February - Mission Estate Winery, Hawke's BayTICKETSon sale from Monday, 10th June @ middayticketek Press Release:TEG DAINTY and The Mission Estate Winery concert announced tha...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Local Natives, Tour

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June 9, 2019

Alternative, Music

Banner photo: Jonathan Chu WHEN & WHEREMonday, 22nd July - The Tuning Fork, AucklandTICKETS on sale now!ticketmaster Press Release:The Tuning Fork share exciting news today. Indie-rock-5-piece, L...

In Review: An Iliad

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May 31, 2019

Culture, Spotlight, Theatre

Words by Gayatri Adi Homer’s ‘An Iliad’, translated by Robert Fagles, was brought to life by Auckland Live and Artsense Production once again in 2019 at the Herald Theatre. A two man grand cl...

NZICF In Review: Kura Shoulda Woulda – Kura Forrester

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May 24, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Review by Chelsea Pickens The first thing I noticed about Kura’s show was that it was completely full, obviously a popular pick among comedy lovers. The second thing I noticed was a scrawled-on mock beauty ...

NZICF In Review: Traffic Jam – Darcy Murray & Wade Jackson

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May 23, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Review by Wal Reid It was reportedly touted that William Shakespeare said the eyes are the “window to the soul.” If this is the case, then actors Darcy Murray and Wade Jackson are living proof that this can...

NZICF In Review: Dialogue Matters – Pax Assadi

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May 23, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Review by Jesse Knight Kiwi comedian Pax Assadi’s ‘Dialogue Matters’ was best summarised in his opening conversation with fellow comedian James Nokise, where Assadi assured Nokise that the show is about be...

NZICF In Review: God Damn Fancy Man – James Nokise

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May 22, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

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Review by Jaimee Beck James Nokise speaks the truth, the hilarious uncomfortable truth, and nothing but the truth. He speaks it in the words of a Samoan Minister, A ginger bro from Hamilton, and a kid ga...

NZICF In Review: Tom Foolery – Tom Sainsbury

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May 22, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Review by Otis Letwin I am a big fan of Tom Sainsbury’s Snapchat videos. Even before I moved to New Zealand, even before I knew who Paula Bennett was, I knew about Sainsbury’s impersonation of her. So...

NZICF In Review: Need(y) – Jimmy McGhie

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May 22, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Review by Grace Chua Jimmy McGhie returns to New Zealand once again from the UK to give Kiwis a comedy show on what he terms the "Quality of Life". He shares his observations from living in London, contras...

NZICF In Review: The Internaton-AL – Alistair Barrie

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May 16, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Review by Laura Roberts After reading some raving reviews of Alistair Barrie’s shows from last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, we arrived at The Classic with high expectations. This was our first time in The Clas...

NZICF In Review: Success Without a Sex Tape – Eleanor Tiernan

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May 15, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Review by Grace Chua Softly-spoken Irish comedian Eleanor Tiernan comes to NZ for the first time with her new show Success Without a Sex Tape which she has been touring to sold-out audiences and great revie...

NZICF In Review: Me ‘n’ Ma – Hamish and Lynette Parkinson

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May 15, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Reviewed by Chelsea Pickens I really liked the concept of this show, actually just a guy and his mum sharing a bottle of bubbly. After the build-up of the Lynette reveal and realising hey, this is actually...

In Review: Poms

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May 12, 2019

Entertainment, Film

Review by Liz Lauder I went into the screening of Poms after work with a gal-pal and popcorn, ready to have some wholesome laughs (and maybe a tear), but ultimately something to recommend to my mother next ...

NZICF In Review: All Female, All Funny – C-Suite

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May 10, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Review by Joelle Reid It is a bleak Friday morning and I am stirring a very large coffee cup with a very small teaspoon. ‘Fuck!’ I frown at the spoon- I have childhood trauma issues for picking that teaspoo...

NZICF In Review: Fuq Boiz Forever

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May 10, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Review by Jaimee Beck As we take our seats at the less-dodgy-than-I-remember Basement’s studio, I become aware of two things; the somewhat too cold air-con, and the fact that 10pm on a Thursday is quite ho...

NZICF In Review: The Big Show

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May 9, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Stephanie Jane Reader (with Johan Chang) A few days ago I received without question the best text of my life. “Wanna come to a Comedy Show with me and write a review of it?” T...

NZICF In Review: Sam Smith: Live In Concert – Sam Smith

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May 9, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Review by Grace Chua Back in the dank cellar basement where I first reviewed two twenty-year-old amateur comedians swooning over wine last year, I tried to prep myself for yet another round of breakthrough ...

NZICF In Review: Eat Slay Love – Rhiannon McCall

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May 9, 2019

Comedy, Entertainment, NZ International Comedy Festival

Review by Sarah Kidd Happiness, we all want it. But how do we truly achieve it? In an age where the number of Instagram followers seems to be the preferred barometer of self-worth, social media peddlers of ...

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