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• • Spark 5G Street Museum

    Invite some of NZ’s most talented creatives into your home with the immersive AR experiences of Spark’s 5G Street Museum app.
    
    
  • The Little Mermaid

    It isn't always better down where it's wetter, but Disney's latest live-action remake gets all afloat with Halle Bailey's perfect lead casting and stunning vocals.
    
    
  • CRYSTAL — Cirque du Soleil

    The Montreal-based circus company is bringing its first-ever show on ice to Auckland.
    
    
  • Wu-Tang Clan and Nas: NY State of Mind Tour 2023

    These hip hip legends are bringing their massive world tour to Auckland.
    
    
  • Dylan Moran: We Got This

    The 'Black Books' star is bringing his latest comedy show to Auckland, complete with comic reflections on the last few chaotic years.
    
    
  • Jo Bros X Gaja International Burger Day Collab

    Two of the city's hottest eateries have teamed up to create the Korean fried chicken burger of our dreams.
    
    
  • Bottomless Brunch at The Lula Inn

    Free-flowing mid-morning beverages every weekend.
    
    
  • Food Truck Round-Up at MOTAT

    Three nights of delicious eats, live entertainment and tram rides at the transport museum.
    
    
  • Britomart Saturday Farmer's Market

    This weekly inner-city farmer's market sells everything from fresh produce and flowers to coffee, vegan foods, pastries, sweet buns, crepes, juices and savoury snacks.
    
    
  • Bottomless Afternoon Tea at the Park Hyatt

    Over two hours you'll scoff five courses of delicious seasonal treats and sip bottomless bevvies.
    
    
• • Yoga in the Sky

    Take your yoga practice to a whole new level — level 51, that is.
    
    
  • Spark 5G Street Museum

    Invite some of NZ’s most talented creatives into your home with the immersive AR experiences of Spark’s 5G Street Museum app.
    
    
  • The Little Mermaid

    It isn't always better down where it's wetter, but Disney's latest live-action remake gets all afloat with Halle Bailey's perfect lead casting and stunning vocals.
    
    
  • Close

    This Cannes prize-winning and Oscar-nominated Belgian drama about two 13-year-old boys is a sensitive and tender stunner.
    
    
  • Fast X

    Jason Momoa has a ball getting villainous in this pedal-to-the-metal saga's new ride, which is otherwise at its best when it's all about ridiculous stunts.
    
    
• • Spark 5G Street Museum

    Invite some of NZ’s most talented creatives into your home with the immersive AR experiences of Spark’s 5G Street Museum app.
    
    
  • The Little Mermaid

    It isn't always better down where it's wetter, but Disney's latest live-action remake gets all afloat with Halle Bailey's perfect lead casting and stunning vocals.
    
    
  • Fast X

    Jason Momoa has a ball getting villainous in this pedal-to-the-metal saga's new ride, which is otherwise at its best when it's all about ridiculous stunts.
    
    
• • Pasta and Peroni Nights at The Grounds

    See out the last sunny evenings of autumn with fresh pasta handmade by an ex-Baduzzi chef and ice-cold beers on tap.
    
    
  • Yoga in the Sky

    Take your yoga practice to a whole new level — level 51, that is.
    
    
  • Britomart Saturday Farmer's Market

    This weekly inner-city farmer's market sells everything from fresh produce and flowers to coffee, vegan foods, pastries, sweet buns, crepes, juices and savoury snacks.
    
    
  • Twilight Tuesdays

    Wander through Auckland Museum's beautifully-lit galleries after dark.
    
    
  • Straight to Churly's

    Start your adventure in Auckland with some craft beer and a nose-to-tail feast.
    
    
• • Pasta and Peroni Nights at The Grounds

    See out the last sunny evenings of autumn with fresh pasta handmade by an ex-Baduzzi chef and ice-cold beers on tap.
    
    
  • Britomart Saturday Farmer's Market

    This weekly inner-city farmer's market sells everything from fresh produce and flowers to coffee, vegan foods, pastries, sweet buns, crepes, juices and savoury snacks.
    
    
  • Spark 5G Street Museum

    Invite some of NZ’s most talented creatives into your home with the immersive AR experiences of Spark’s 5G Street Museum app.
    
    
  • The Little Mermaid

    It isn't always better down where it's wetter, but Disney's latest live-action remake gets all afloat with Halle Bailey's perfect lead casting and stunning vocals.
    
    
  • Fast X

    Jason Momoa has a ball getting villainous in this pedal-to-the-metal saga's new ride, which is otherwise at its best when it's all about ridiculous stunts.
    
    
• • Smales Farmers Market

    Auckland's newest farmers market arrives across the harbour.
    
    
  • Twilight Tuesdays

    Wander through Auckland Museum's beautifully-lit galleries after dark.
    
    
  • Spark 5G Street Museum

    Invite some of NZ’s most talented creatives into your home with the immersive AR experiences of Spark’s 5G Street Museum app.
    
    
  • The Little Mermaid

    It isn't always better down where it's wetter, but Disney's latest live-action remake gets all afloat with Halle Bailey's perfect lead casting and stunning vocals.
    
    
  • Fast X

    Jason Momoa has a ball getting villainous in this pedal-to-the-metal saga's new ride, which is otherwise at its best when it's all about ridiculous stunts.
    
    

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ADA

Walk through a former convent to find this Italian-inspired gem and be transported straight to Tuscany.

454 Great North Road
Auckland
T +64 9 883 4454

PILKINGTONS

A very attractive and lush inner-city garden bar oasis.

4 Shortland Street
Auckland CBD
T 09 336 1857

ORIGINE

The magnifique French jewel in Commercial Bay's crown is the brainchild of two of the country's hospitality powerhouses Ben Bayly and Chris Martin, along with their wives.

172 Quay Street
Auckland
T +64 27 674 4463

BOSSI

Live la dolce vita at this new eatery in Auckland's CBD, dedicated to creating traditional Italian fare with fresh New Zealand ingredients.

10 Commerce Street
Auckland

CANTON CAFE

The food is designed to be shared.

477 New North Road
Kingsland
T (09) 846 7888