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From the team behind Alma comes Eletta, a new neighbourhood, Italian-ish restaurant on Ponsonby Road in the former Daphnes space. 

Roll up, roll up. It’s time for this week’s New Zealand food news. Hot off the press, here are all the tasty tidbits you need to know. 

One date, four instalments and a little forward planning. Here’s how to head into the new year with your festive purchases already paid off.

Here’s what summer beauty trends have caught our eye, and exactly how we plan on making them ours.

After 14 years Bedford Soda & Liquor has had a refresh and reopened its doors as Richmond. 

Cafe Saints is bringing next-level sandwiches and fresh juices to Grey Lynn's Great North Road. 

Summer plans command their fair share of summer friends. And while they come in all shapes and sizes, we can trust a handful of characters to emerge when a summer sesh is in order. 

You’ve made it—the weekend’s here and she’s a vibe.

Welcome to the most fabulous corner of the internet—Urban List's destination for the picks of the beauty crop. This month, it's about scrumptious new scents galore, and a fair few revamps of our favourites. 

Finding a restaurant to eat at in Auckland on Christmas Day isn't always easy (the phrase 'needle in a haystack' springs to mind). Well never fear, 'cos we've done the hard yards for you and found out who's open to play host this year so you can sit back, relax and make merry while someone else does all the work.

As per usual, mighty Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland is pulling out all the stops. Here’s what’s on in Auckland this week, this month, and this year. 

We love a good market, especially one with the word 'Christmas' attached! So hop in the car, crank up the Mariah (your secret's safe with us) and head along to one of these incredible Christmas markets coming to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland this holiday season.

Beginning as bench buddies in matching chef’s whites, Laura Metcalf and Kelsie Culpan are the best mates behind one of Auckland’s most beloved bakeries.

Sometimes you want to get away from it all, but you also don’t want to waste valuable hours in the car as you journey your way into the New Zealand bush. That’s where the best stay less than an hour from Auckland is worth its weight in gold.

Dubbed the BRITPOP World Tour, it’s part nostalgia trip, part greatest-hits fever dream, and entirely designed to have you screaming “I’m loving angels instead” with thousands of strangers.

Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement are bringing Flight of the Conchords home for their first national tour in 14 years.

Nothing has us feeling more festive than a completely over-the-top display of Christmas lights—this is definitely a case of the more the merrier. Lucky for us Aucklanders, a decent dose of holiday twinkle is never far away.

Ho, ho, holy snowball. December is nearly here and it's time to get our Christmas party on. Is it just us, or did this year really sneak up on us?

The new Italian restaurant from the couple behind Baduzzi and The Grove looks to northern Italy for inspiration. 

Tapped cocktails are set to be the new pint this summer, with your next ice cold pick-me-up just a mere pour away.

The new 'supper house' aims to serve the community however it needs it, with an English and French-leaning menu, great drinks and a friendly vibe. 

Zara Larsson is bringing her Midnight Sun Tour to Auckland for two nights of big pop hooks, choreography and singalongs that are guaranteed to leave you a little hoarse on Monday morning.

NZ boasts some seriously gorgeous beaches and some of the best Airbnbs right by the water.

The iconic band will take to the stage in the Auckland Domain with special guests Ocean Alley. 

With high-end golf simulators, food from Candela's Matt Ross, and DJ nights curated by Ned Gow of No Cigar, The Wyndham Club wants to become a destination for all walks of life. 

Expect bangin’ beats, a little mystery, a few tricks and a whole lot of treats with nights fuelled by Kraken Black Spiced Rum. 

Olivia brings The Art of Loving Live to Tāmaki Makaurau on Saturday 17 October 2026, becoming the first artist to play the newly refurbished Bowl. Here’s everything you need to know before heading out.

There are hotel restaurants, and then there are restaurants that just happen to be inside hotels.

Jesse Woolston's interactive artwork The Infinite Constant Front draws inspiration from landscapes, oceans, weather and natural systems in Aotearoa. 

The team have turned the former Bonita space into a new sandwich shop serving everything from chicken caesar salad to fish and chips inside sliced bread. 

 If your idea of a good night involves screaming Stick Season alongside thousands of strangers, Auckland is about to deliver. Noah Kahan is bringing The Great Divide Tour to Spark Arena this Friday 9 and Saturday 10 October, with special guest Michael Marcagi coming along for the ride. Clear your calendar, warm up those vocal cords and prepare to feel a few things.

Set to evoke the spirit of the elegant eateries in department stores in cities like London, Paris and New York, Lottie's has a distinct international feel 

We’ve brought together three of Aotearoa’s most recognisable creative voices to get a little closer to the people behind the art.

It's finally here. The line-up for one of the best festivals of the summer has finally dropped. We've got the inside line on who is playing Laneway Auckland 2027. 

Construction is underway on the Auckland Surf Park, a major new surfing and wellness destination taking shape across 54 hectares in Dairy Flat. 

New Zealand’s biggest city is made for a long weekend, here's how to do it right.   

Londo's Bob Fairs will be partnering with Pici's Jono Thevenard to cook a six course meal as part of Auckland Feast festivel in November. 

It has been a big year for New Zealand's food scene and things show no sign of slowing down. Auckland Feast powered by Mastercard will launch in November, turning the city into one big food festival. 

Jack Cashmore will bring his two-hatted restaurant from the central North Island to Auckland's Kauri Bay for two nights as part of the Auckland Feast festival. 

Just three months after closing its doors, Rosalia's is set to reopen with its former head chef at the helm. 

It’s a well-known fact that we here at Urban List love our pooches and so we’ve rounded up some of Auckland’s best dog-friendly parks because—let’s face it—your dog’s already peed on all the trees at your local. So, treat your pup and take them to the best dog parks in Auckland.

Fun fact: did you know Dachshunds were bred to burrow after badgers? Or that Labradors were built for retrieving in cold water? Yeah, neither did we.

Opening up Sydney's West for Kiwis looking to get away, Air New Zealand will be kicking off non-stop flights on 26 October 2026 to Western Sydney International Airport.

From Queenstown stunners to tempting Taupō stays and a cosy Lake Hawea cottage, Urban List has been sniffing out some seriously good lakefront contenders for your next NZ vacay.

Sport is basically a religion here in Aotearoa, and meeting your mates to share a drink and yell sports-themed profanities is a rite of passage. And when you can’t make it to a game, there’s no better way to experience nail-biting sport than with a drink in your hand and plenty of people to create the vibe. 

The Fray is bringing their Summer of Light tour to Australia in 2027, and if you missed your chance to see their totally sold-out 2025 tour, you’d better register for pre-sale ASAP.

The much-loved Kiwi band will return for a full tour of their home country for the first time in 14 years. 

Auckland bartender PJ Renaud has won the 2026 Jameson Black Barrel Bartender Series.

Check into lakefront luxury with mountain views, all-day dining and alfresco hot tubs.

Businesses around Auckland's new CRL Stations have spent years enduring construction, dust and road closures. Now, as the city prepares for the new underground train system to open, we chat to business owners near the stations about what they're expecting to change. 

If your winter has been spent scrolling wistfully through everybody else’s Euro Summer because you snoozed on snagging flights last year, this is your opportunity to right that wrong.

Bex Jujnovich gives us the honest version of what weeknights look like in her house. 

With winter’s indoor-socialising era officially upon us, hosting at home no longer needs to look like a Pinterest board brought violently to life. And we’re here to show you that the best hosts aren’t necessarily the ones making everything from scratch.

Whether payday is a distant memory or you simply don’t want to spend your life savings on a meal, don’t go running for those two-minute noodles just yet. There are plenty of cheap eats in Auckland that are minimal on coin but maximum on deliciousness.

Father’s Day is just around the corner (6 September if you’re wondering) and while not all of us have a father we almost certainly all have someone who’s unabashedly cracked dad jokes with reckless abandon.

Air New Zealand has just announced bookable lie-flat sleep pods for Economy travellers, and we’re losing our minds.  

More than a century after the Titanic embarked on its ill-fated maiden voyage, one of the world's most famous ships is resurfacing in Auckland through a major international exhibition.

We live for new openings (especially the kind that involves food) and know you do, too. Fortunately, Auckland is the city that just keeps on giving when it comes to new restaurants, bars, cafes and bakeries—we really are a lucky bunch.

Auckland, prepare accordingly: GRAMMY-nominated DJ and producer Dom Dolla is heading to Auckland Domain for his biggest-ever headline show in New Zealand.

After a decade of construction, years of disruption and plenty of anticipation, Auckland’s City Rail Link finally has an opening date.