A very aesthetic indulgence

A very aesthetic indulgence

Wes Ander­son may be the most aes­thet­ic film-maker work­ing today. I can’t think of any­one else who so art­fully com­poses every shot, every look, every trans­ition, and who seems to […]

21st century Survival Guide

21st century Survival Guide

By the time Fish­Head’s April issue hits shelves, read­ers may be nurs­ing some­thing of a deep-think­ing hangover. The capital’s bien­ni­al New Zea­l­and Fest­iv­al wound up earli­er this month, offer­ing events […]

April Music Reviews

April Music Reviews

Louis Baker Self-titled (Self-released) Over the last couple of years young Wel­ling­ton soul sing­er and gui­tar­ist Louis Baker has been mak­ing a genu­ine name for him­self, both here and abroad. […]

Proximity and distance

Proximity and distance

When Auck­land cur­at­or and art his­tor­i­an Nina Tonga wrote a pre­view for Pataka’s Sam­oa Con­tem­por­ary in 2008, she looked for­ward to the day when she would write about con­tem­por­ary Tongan […]

A thorough sweep of powder

A thorough sweep of powder

Winefield’s days start early, pol­ish­ing news­makers for TVNZ’s Break­fast, before a return later in the day for Sev­en Sharp. A big part of the job — even before she has […]

Something new…

Something new…

It’s the small details that can make any occa­sion truly spe­cial. While many brides still want to wear some­thing old, some­thing new, some­thing bor­rowed and some­thing blue, this golden mantra […]

Muse on Allen

Muse on Allen

Muse on Allen offers a sur­pris­ing out­post of fine din­ing in a street bet­ter known for BYOs and RTDs. It also has a com­pre­hens­ive cock­tail list, so we began with […]

Eat and drink

Eat and drink

Not every­one drinks wine. When hav­ing a glor­i­ously pre­pared meal, one likes to com­pli­ment it with a sim­il­arly beau­ti­ful drink, but there are still places that con­sider bland lagers to […]

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