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NZ Excellence Awards: New Zealand’s best restaurants for 2019 announced

December 5, 2018

173 restaurants have received the longest running culinary award in New Zealand, the Beef and Lamb Excellence Award for 2019 after a tough and rigorous assessment process. Now in their 23rd year, the Exce...

The Speakeasy’s Guide To Decorating Your Lounge Without Breaking The Bank

Shawn Moodie

August 22, 2018

Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Spotlight, TV

With the average age of Kiwi first-time house buyers having risen to 35, there has never been so many of us renting. But even if you have got on the ladder, the immediate dilemma you face is the same: how to cr...

Simon Says… It’s Time For Free Burgers!

The Speakeasy

July 10, 2018

Food, Lifestyle

Calling all Simons! In honour of Simon Holbrook's ridiculously over-the-top 5x5 meat and cheese monstrosity ‘The Simon’, the good sorts at Kiwi burger joint 'Better Burger' want to treat as many Simons as possi...

Here’s how you can save the planet by eating a burger

Brian Glenday

April 18, 2018

Food, Lifestyle

New Zealand has often heralded itself as a slice of clean, green, utopia out in the pacific ocean but like it or not, the ungodly amount of disposable plastic that we Kiwis dump into landfills is threatening ou...

Guest Violinists Added To NZTrio Performances

Nancy Yang

August 1, 2017

Culture, Lifestyle, Main, Music

NZTrio is soaring into a new era, inviting some of the globe’s top violinists to join them on stages across New Zealand from August to November. Four guest violinists will bring a wealth of experience and a div...

New Zealand’s Top 100 Restaurants for 2017 Have Been Named

Shawn Moodie

July 6, 2017

Food, Lifestyle

Food mag Cuisine has just revealed its much-anticipated list of New Zealand’s top 100 restaurants for 2017 and the are more than a few surprises! The only nationwide restaurant awards of its kind, every year...

Game Of Rhones Returns To Auckland

Shawn Moodie

May 5, 2017

Culture, Entertainment, Food, Lifestyle, Night Life, TV

Send forth your ravens because wine is coming! With over 100 wines on hand for tasting and a wide range of styles on offer, GAME OF RHONES, the light-hearted day of dress-ups and drinking is returning, is ba...

Karlie Kloss Accused of Cultural Appropriation After Dressing Like Geisha In Vogue Shoot

Shawn Moodie

February 18, 2017

Culture, Fashion, Lifestyle

I'm not sure if supermodel Karlie Kloss needs a new team or simply needs to take an extra second before signing on to things, but she needs to reevaluate her moves. She's collecting a number of Ls in the public...

Ben Anderson talks ‘The Last Man on Earth is Trapped in a Supermarket’

Shawn Moodie

February 17, 2017

Culture, Lifestyle, Watch, Watch and Listen

An eerie experience of hours spent working alone in a Countdown supermarket drove Ben Anderson to write a play - and not just any play. Anderson's "supermarket apocalypse puppet-thriller" follows Tom, a man ...

Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. – This Play Should Not Be Well Behaved

Shawn Moodie

January 26, 2017

Culture, Lifestyle, Night Life

REVOLUTIONISE THE WORK. REVOLUTIONISE THE LANGUAGE. REVOLUTIONISE THE WORLD. Subversive and darkly comic, the New Zealand premiere of Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. sees Silo Theatre return to the venue where...

The Auckland International Buskers Festival is Almost Here

Bill Hames

January 24, 2017

Comedy, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Night Life

The Auckland International Buskers Festival is almost upon us and will see acts from around the globe decend onto Auckland this Auckland Anniversary Weekend. From Friday 27 – Monday 30 January, the Viaduct H...

Cuba Is Actually A Terrible Place To Go – A Response

Shawn Moodie

January 9, 2017

Food, Lifestyle, Night Life, Spotlight, Travel

I am planning a trip to Cuba with some friends in 2018 and I stumbled across a post that’s been making the rounds on social media. It’s entitled "Cuba is actually a terrible place to go", and details the experi...

GastroFest – A Charity Dinner With A Difference

Shawn Moodie

October 13, 2016

Food, Lifestyle, Night Life

Prepare your taste buds for a dining experience like no-other as the Gastro-Intestinal Cancer Institute (GICI) invites you to dine with some of New Zealand’s top chefs while raising money to combat gastro-intes...

Five Things To Do Before Work

Marika Jackson

September 15, 2016

Comedy, Entertainment, Lifestyle

I’m a morning person. If you’re a morning person too, this is for you. Maybe you’re a night person and stay up past 10:00pm on a weeknight and I just wonder what that’s like because my body clock can’t do that....

Get down with contemporary dance: As Night Falls

Sophie David

August 27, 2016

Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle

For the uninitiated, it can be hard to get excited about dance performances. I, for one, have fallen asleep during every single ballet I’ve found myself at. That said, I’m going to As Night Falls. Artistic D...

10 Tips To Enjoy Your Night Out

The Speakeasy

August 11, 2016

Comedy, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Night Life, Watch, Watch and Listen

Yasmin and Marika welcome you to get ready with them by sharing their definitive guide on how to prepare for an evening out on the town. The dynamic duo discuss their most important tips with all-too-relevant a...

Your Ultimate Guide to 2016’s Best NZ Restaurants

Nancy Yang

August 11, 2016

Culture, Food, Lifestyle, Night Life

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New Zealand's best restaurants were announced at the 2016 Cuisine Good Food Awards which took place a few days ago at the Auckland Museum, with many of New Zealand's most prominent chefs, restaurateurs and crit...

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Tokyo Bay – A Taste of Japan in the Heart of Takapuna

Nancy Yang

June 10, 2016

Culture, Food, Lifestyle, Night Life

Japanese food has always been my go to cuisine whenever I've had one too many artery clogging experiences. My day had consisted of an unexpected 10km hike along one of Long Bay's confusing trails (10km because ...

Start with a drink: NZ Boutique Wine Festival

Timothy Giles

June 9, 2016

Culture, Food, Lifestyle

What does grown up feel like? Are we there yet? Is this it? How will we know when we’ve matured? Thanks to the colleagues and acquaintances who along the way have told me to “grow up” and “act my age”. Fair ...

The Great Escape: Bangkok Pt. I

Nathan Luscombe

June 8, 2016

Food, Lifestyle, Night Life, Travel

I'm writing a series of travel pieces, titled 'The Great Escape', on my recent holiday to South East Asia. The first stop was Bangkok. In this article I reflect on, among other things, Thailand's lèse majesté l...

Start with a drink: Indochine

Timothy Giles

June 5, 2016

Culture, Food, Lifestyle

Eating lunch at your desk is like imagining you are at the beach. And if you live in a city like Auckland, it is like imagining, while sitting inside your room at a beach-side resort. Ridiculous. Now get out a...

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