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Features icon. The Second Test
1953's Tangiwai rail disaster left 151 people dead, as a bridge - damaged by volcanic activity - collapsed under the weight of a Wellington-Auckland train. During this time, the New Zealand cricket team are on their first tour to South Africa. One of this killed in the disaster was Nerissa Love, fiancee of Bob Blair, one of the cricketers. The news arrives after their first test, with the team separated from home by a long sea voyage. It's against this backdrop that new one-man-show The Second Test Read more
Posted Friday, March 12, 2010 4:54 PM | 0 Comments
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Features icon. The Great NZ Cocktail Book
It’s one of those things where you wonder why somebody hasn’t done it before. But now it’s finally here - A comprehensive guide to the New Zealand bar scene, suitably titled, the Great New Zealand Cocktail Book. This Holy Grail for drink-lovers contains over 200 pages on the subject of Aotearoa’s finest concoctions and establishments, from the top of the North Island to humble Invercargill. There are bios and profiles on many of NZ’s leading bars, as the book takes us on a guided tour of all the Read more
Posted Tuesday, March 02, 2010 11:31 AM | 0 Comments
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Features icon. The Mint Chicks
Changes are afoot for the Mint Chicks - and if they're successful, the record industry itself could be in for a shakeup. The Chicks have ditched their old label, Warner, in favour of upstart music website MusicHy.pe - their debut EP through MusicHy.pe, Bad Buzz, is now available on a limited edition USB stick. The idea, in a nutshell, is that most of the money paid to MusicHy.pe for music goes to the bands; in the meantime, as a member, you get to interact with the artists. In the Mint Chicks' case, Read more
Posted Thursday, February 25, 2010 12:55 AM | 0 Comments
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Features icon. Breaking the Rules
Traditional shopping territories have always been easily defined in downtown Welly. Cuba, Lambton and Willis have lorded it over the rest, sitting reasonably unchallenged for longer than I can remember. But the late 2000’s brought a change, and out of nowhere came Victoria Street, clambering up the pecking order with some great new talent. World started off as the big name on the block, but they were quickly joined by some fresh scenesters, including Kilt and the strawberry-sweetness of local wonders, Read more
Posted Monday, February 22, 2010 10:09 AM | 0 Comments
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Features icon. Cocktail World Cup
The 42Below Cocktail World Cup has now been running for 7 years, believe it or not, and for 2010 the Grand Final will be in little old Wellington. On March 27, representatives from several countries will converge on the Capital in order to wow the judges with their 42Below-based concoctions in a star-studded event at the old museum building (now Massey University). First, however, the best Kiwi mixologist must be chosen... This Sunday, the San Fran Bathhouse will host the New Zealand regional finals Read more
Posted Thursday, February 18, 2010 12:06 AM | 0 Comments
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Features icon. Fringe Festival Comedy
Against all odds (it was looking a little shaky there for a while) the Wellington Fringe Festival is back with us for another year, bringing with it another large helping of eclectic and eccentric entertainment. It's no secret that my live diversion of choice is comedy, and the Fringe has no shortage of that - whether in the form of theatre, improv, musical comedy, sketch or straight standup. To start with if you're quick you might still be able to catch Pirates vs Ninjas at BATS. A new play from Read more
Posted Friday, February 12, 2010 12:22 AM | 0 Comments
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Features icon. Decadent Sunday nibbles at Pollux
ACDC have just steamrolled through town, leaving a trail of unshaven and slightly dazed looking bogans, loose in the city. It’s almost a bonus that the rain is falling, keeping the streets relatively clear of the black-shirted brigade that had been flooding into the capital over the last few days. But Sunday’s mission remains the same for us. Eat, drink, and make the most of what little weekend is left while we can. Today, Pollux is our chosen destination, with a cosy atmosphere that provides welcome Read more
Posted Thursday, February 11, 2010 8:11 AM | 0 Comments
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Features icon. It’s picnic season
Picnic season has well and truly hit the capital. In fact I’ve had more picnics than barbeques this summer with the likes of the Garden Magic series, One Love, beach jaunts and the odd cricket match at the Basin all requiring a chequered-blanket fest. So needless to say, I have grown tired of loose bread rolls, cold chicken, chips and dip, homemade salads and the subsequent acts of using dirty utensils, wrestling with melted camembert and dodging spilt drinks. But there is a better, more convenient Read more
Posted Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:27 PM | 1 Comment
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Features icon. Lomo your summer!
In the early nineties a new style of artistic experimental photography grew from the Vienna underground. This approach was eagerly devoured by creative communities around the world and rapidly morphed into an international socio-cultural movement. This approach / movement / philosophy is known as Lomography. Lomography carries the motto ‘don’t think, just shoot’ and is characterised by over-saturated colours, off-kilter exposure, blurring, vignetting, spontaneity and other happy accidents. Typical Read more
Posted Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:20 PM | 0 Comments
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Features icon. I heart Emerson’s…
Nothing quite beats a cold beer in the warm sunshine. Absolutely nothing. As such it is imperative that you nurture this bond by ensuring that the brew you’ve chosen to consume is of an impeccable standard. This is where the Dunedin-based Emerson’s Brewing Company comes in… The company was formed in 1992, after Richard Emerson returned from overseas to find the calibre of New Zealand beer lacking. In a small, tatty student flat he started tinkering away, producing his first London Porter brew in Read more
Posted Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:19 PM | 0 Comments
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Features icon. Liberta D
First popularised in Puerto Rico, reggaeton mashes reggae, dancehall, hip hop and a variety of Latin American and Caribbean musical parents into one mongrel offspring. In recent years the genre has become something of a worldwide phenomenon, with reggaeton records moving off the Latin charts in the US to achieve mainstream chart success; reggaeton also remains popular throughout Latin America. This includes Cuba, the former home of Yonier Cuevas Vega, now better known as Jinetero MC. Since moving Read more
Posted Tuesday, February 09, 2010 12:06 AM | 0 Comments
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Features icon. Brew Bar Spectacular
A well known barista once told me that he thought Supreme was the best coffee brand out of all those regularly used in Wellington cafes. I suppose he may have been somewhat prejudiced due to what his cafe actually sold, but he had been around the coffee traps for a while so I’m inclined to take him at his word. He’s been out of the game for a while now, living in green paddocks somewhere up north, but next time he’s in Wellington I’m definitely going to take him to the customs brew bar on Guzhnee Read more
Posted Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:17 PM | 0 Comments
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Features icon. What to do during Sevens weekend (if you're not into the Sevens)
Hopefully it'll be no surprise to you that Wellington will soon be dominated by a certain sports event... Yes, the Sevens is on its way, bringing with it a veritable horde of garishly costumed binge-drinkers. Now it goes without saying that the sports part of the Sevens is almost besides the point - you probably don't have to be a sports fan to participate in the festivities. Which is good news, because it's going to be hard to escape - Courtenay Place will be closed off, there's going to be a big Read more
Posted Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:33 AM | 0 Comments
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Features icon. Hola Mexico!
Mexican cinema has been making its mark on the world stage for some time now - and when a country can boast directors such as Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón, and Alejandro González Iñárritu, this should come as no surprise. Of course in the part of the world we mostly know these directors for their work in English - del Toro is in New Zealand working on the Hobbit, Cuarón has directed both a Harry Potter film and the stunning Children of Men - so it's easy to forget that where they cut their Read more
Posted Thursday, January 21, 2010 11:13 PM | 0 Comments
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Features icon. Help! I have Cider fever…
Woah! Cider fever has hit the Capital this summer and I’m not talking low-brow PET bottles of Cider concentrate… sorry Scrummy... but rather premium Cider courtesy of Monteith’s master West Coast brewers and it is refreshingly fantastic. Monteith’s Crushed Apple Cider is crafted from fresh sun-ripened one-hundred percent New Zealand apples… from Nelson orchards to be specific… that have been crushed to retain the apple’s natural flavour and patiently fermented to deliver a revitalising brew. It is Read more
Posted Thursday, January 21, 2010 3:48 PM | 0 Comments
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