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Shit worth doing music MUST SEE MUSIC EVENTS IN NEW ZEALAND

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SAT 13 DEC

WED 17 DEC - SUN 21 DEC

RAGGAMUFFIN 2014

THE BEST OF JETHRO TULL

TRUSTS ARENA OVAL

MULTIPLE VENUES

AUCKLAND

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS

11AM-10.30PM, $119-189, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ

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This year marks Raggamuffin’s move from Rotorua to Auckland. NZ’s favourite reggae dads UB40 are back for the first time since 2008, including singer Ali Campbell and Astro. Ice Cube and Cypress Hill will headline the hip hop stage, with a smattering of great local acts featured throughout the day.

Skank on, jah live, rude.

Aqualung! The Jethro Tull show is back in the fold, with vocalist/flautist Ian Anderson and company playing a generous set of greatest hits. With albums like Thick as a Brick and Heavy Horses, the 70s rock stalwarts are also set to debut some recent material from Anderson’s latest album Homo Erraticus. Tickets are selling fast.

WED 17 DEC - THU 18 DEC

THE LEMONHEADS

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Ripped jeans, yo-yos, chain-wallets, cassettes, Lemonheads. The altrockers return to Auckland and Wellington for some intimate shows that will remind you how fortunate we were to be alive for the 90s alternative revolution. Remember ‘Into Your Arms’ and their ‘Mrs Robinson’ cover? They were the goods. The always loveable Goodshirt are opening. Feel it.

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Stepping in for Airbourne on Shihad’s upcoming tour, the mighty Datsuns are set to be busy lads this summer, also playing separate gigs in support of their latest (amazing) record, Deep Sleep.

Expect tight pants, beers and meaty screams. Playing in five cities across the country, so go get your dose of revivalist garage rawk, Mfer.

Hearing The War on Drugs for the first time recently, I’ve clearly been missing out – luckily, there are still tickets to their second show at Auckland’s Powerstation, the first selling out in days. With meticulous songcraft that walks a fine line between torture and grandeur, their debut Kiwi performances will be an overdose of awesome.

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DEVILSKIN

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KATY PERRY

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VECTOR ARENA

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AUCKLAND

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7PM, SOLD OUT

With bassist Paul Martin already being a local rock legend, Devilskin have deservedly hit the Kiwi big time, scaling the top of our charts with pummeling debut record We Rise. A ferocious live act infused with metal and operatic beauty, they also have a rabid fanbase that would bite your face off in a moshpit.

FVEY was one of 2014’s best rock records, which means seeing Shihad on this tour is a must. Airbourne have recently pulled out due to personal circumstance, but friends of Toogood The Datsuns have gracefully stepped in. I can already smell the bourbon sweats. This hard rocking troupe plays nationwide over the New Year’s period.

FRI 19 DEC

‘Roar’ was everywhere when it came out in 2013 – it was #1 here for 11 weeks. Fair call: it’s a mighty fine pop tune. Yep, Perry knows how to sing ‘em, and occasionally, she even writes her own. Playing Vector for two nights, Perry lays the pop schlock on thick and flaunts her best assets.

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SAT 10 JAN

JOEY BADA$$ AND RUN THE JEWELS

MILKY CHANCE

SUMMER MUSIC FEST

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THE POWERSTATION

MARSDEN COVE MARINA

AUCKLAND/ WELLINGTON

AUCKLAND

WHANGAREI

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8PM, $57.50, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ

11AM-10PM, $28-68, ITICKET.CO.NZ

Run the Jewels 2 is 2014’s fashionably late cool kid-album, with Killer Mike and El-P outdoing themselves on every track. Killer has recently said his piece on Ferguson and the death of Michael Brown, so expect to see an equally intense show at Studio. Also, with Joey Bada$$ about to release one of 2015’s big records, shit’s looking hectic.

That rhyming name/hit combo, that hair, that blasé video – Milky Chance are one of this year’s reluctant crossover pop successes. Curiously billed as folkrock, they’re more at the forefront of the “whatever wave”, which favours sparse riffs over electronic beats. “I’ve never danced like this before,” you say. Just wait until that song kicks in.

A paradise tucked away up north surrounded by majestic peaks, Marsden Cove Marina is boasting its own unique summer festival. Headlining the gig is ‘80s rock band The Narcs, as well as Sharon O’Neill, Swamp Thing, Mother Motor and truckloads more.

There’s public transport to and from the show as well. Summer vibes are comin’.

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THU 15 JAN

THE KOOKS

TUE 20 JAN FRI 16 JAN - SUN 18 JAN

VECTOR ARENA

THE 1975

AUCKLAND

NAS

LOGAN CAMPBELL CENTRE

8PM, $70, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ

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AUCKLAND

Say what you will about frontman Luke Pritchard and his ridiculous ego, but here are the facts: he’s helmed the Kooks through a critical crap-storm and came out smelling like roses. New album Listen is damned listenable too – and their live show? Even better. A set packed with tunes, including his pre-jizz ode ‘Eddie’s Gun’.

AUCKLAND/WELLINGTON

7.30PM, SOLD OUT

I never sleep, ‘cause sleep is the cousin of death. I also never sleep on Nas tickets when a second Auckland show has been announced, because that first one sold out pretty quick. Illmatic is one of the seminal debuts in rap history, and he performs the whole thing along with other Nasty hits. Unmissable.

I have a soft spot for Prince-aping riffs smothered in pop sheen, which comes in abundance at a 1975 show. The girls love ‘em – maybe because they have a song called ‘Girls’. They also have a song called ‘Chocolate’, and who could hate that? That’s right, no one. Get ready for Britain’s next big band.

MON 26 JAN

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SILO PARK

PASSENGER

AUCKLAND

THE CIVIC

PAUL SIMON & STING

11AM-11PM, $144.80, AUCKLAND.

AUCKLAND/WELLINGTON

MULTIPLE VENUES

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Passenger is the moniker of Mike Rosenberg, the humble busking man with the elfin voice and the wee acoustic. Quick history lesson: Whispers is the guy’s sixth album, not his debut. He’s fought hard for his time in the limelight, and is set to a play a wide ranging set of humble but glorious tunes.

AUCKLAND/NEW PLYMOUTH

Laneways aims to better itself every year. No surprise that 2014 is its most diverse and consistent line-up yet.

And my god, what a line-up: Lykke Li, Angus & Julia Stone, Banks, Jungle and the mad genius that is Flying Lotus, amongst other insane talent. Silo Park will be a riot this long weekend.

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A match made in dad-land, shout your old man and witness a genius and a great singer do their stuff at Vector.

Will Sting stand in as Garfunkel? Will Gordon teach Paul the many benefits of tantric love on stage? I have no idea, but I do-do-do know this: it will be an amazing show.

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THE BEST IN TV AND FILM IN NEW ZEALAND

THU 11 DEC

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Love Actually director Richard Curtis’s latest rom-com will wamr your heart this festive season – without a Christmas carol in sight. Tim Lake (Harry Potter’s Domhnall Gleeson) discovers he can travel in time. He can’t change history, but he can change what happens and has happened in his own life.

Tim finally meets the love of his life in the beautiful but insecure Mary (Rachel McAdams). But drama ensues when a timetravelling incident unwinds their first meeting.

WEEKNIGHTS FROM FRI 19 DEC

BEAUTIFUL GIRLS

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER - S3

SKY MOVIES CLASSICS, 8.30PM

THE ZONE, 11.30PM

At a crossroads in his life, pianist Willie Conway (Timothy Hutton) returns home to his friends and their own problems with life and love. From the former stud-turned-snowplow operator to the aspiring nightclub musician who escaped to New York, these clueless cads can only hope for some female guidance. Also starring: Matt Dillon, Uma Thurman and Natalie Portman.

A few months after Buffy was forced to kill her lover, Angel, she decides to leave Sunnydale and abandon the Scooby gang.

Buffy learns the hard way, however, that you can’t outrun your destiny and a chance encounter with a young couple leads to a dangerous run-in with a demon that forces Buffy to reevaluate her life.

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WED 17 DEC

NEIL YOUNG: SILVER AND GOLD

XTREME XMAS

SKY ARTS, 8.30PM

TRAVEL CHANNEL, 8.30PM

Filmed live at Austin Bass Concert Hall Texas in 1999, acclaimed Canadian singer Neil Young performs a very special concert featuring songs from the critically and commercially successful album on acoustic guitar and piano. Tracks include ‘Harvest Moon’, ‘Philadelphia’, ‘Long May You Run’, ‘Buffalo Springfield Again’, ‘Looking Forward’ and ‘Silver and Gold’.

Take a journey across the US of A to meet the men and women who take celebrating Christmas to new heights – from one man’s turbocharged Santa sleigh, to a yuletide golf cart parade in Florida, to all-night raving at the Elf Party in San Francisco, via an underwater holiday mermaid show and a holiday doggie dress-up contest.

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SAT 20 DEC

GREETINGS FROM TIM BUCKLEY

SAT 13 DEC

RIALTO CHANNEL, 8.30PM

INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS SKY MOVIES EXTRA, 8.30PM

Inspired by real-life folk singer Dave Van Ronk, this 1960s-set drama tells of aspiring singer Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac).

Living at the mercy of both friends and strangers as he tries to make it big, Llewyn’s misadventures take him from the basket houses of Greenwich Village to an empty Chicago club on an odyssey to audition for a music mogul and back again.

Gossip Girl’s Penn Badgley stars as Jeff Buckley, a singer preparing for a 1991 tribute concert for his late father in Brooklyn. Through a romance with Allie (Imogen Poots), a young woman working at the concert, he learns to embrace all of his feelings toward the father who abandoned him – longing, anger, forgiveness, and love.

SUN 14 DEC

DAVID ATTENBOROUGH’S NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM ALIVE

THU 25 DEC

TV ONE, 7.30PM

GROUNDHOG DAY SKY MOVIES GREATS, 8.30PM

Bill Murray’s iconic comedy might be the perfect way to sum up your Chirstmas Day! Snowed in during a trip to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to cover the annual Groundhog Day festivities, TV weatherman Phil Connors finds himself stuck in time, endlessly repeating the same day. But gives him an advantage: he can find out what a woman is looking for in a man.

David Attenborough takes us on a nocturnal adventure through London’s Natural History Museum. Using 3D and GGI technology, Sir David reveals how these ancient animals once roamed the planet.

See him dodge a sabretoothed cat and a fearsome bird of prey; watch awestruck, as a flying dolphin and ichthyosaur circle the Central Hall; and laughs as a baby dinosaur pecks its way out of an egg.

THU 08 DEC

DUMB AND DUMBER TO CINEMA RELEASE

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the theatre…

Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels return 10 years after their box office hit comedy with a whole new set of fart jokes, gross-out humour and clueless antics. Yep, even the dog van is back for the wild and weird ride to track down one of their old high school exes.

THU 18 DEC NEW KID

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Britain’s most well-known and well-loved children’s characters comes to life. Polite and ever-so-kind, Paddington (originally from Peru) befriends a young English boy and the pair get up to all kinds of mischief – all the while trying to avoid the evil taxidermist (Nicole Kidman) who wants to capture and stuff him for her display of rare exotic animals.

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Shit worth doing culture

MUST SEE CULTURAL EVENTS IN NEW ZEALAND

FRI 12 DEC - SAT 13 DEC

APO: CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL AUCKLAND MULTIPLE TIMES, $26-48, APO.CO.NZ

WED 10 DEC - SUN 21 DEC

TWELVE + DAYS, TWELVE + ARTISTS RE.SPACE WELLINGTON 10AM-5PM

WED 10 DEC - SUN 18 JAN

WORKS ON PAPER CORBAN ESTATE ARTS CENTRE AUCKLAND 10AM-4.30PM

This is a celebration of creativeness with those that drink its juice. re.SPACE is a creative environment based in Wellington that has recently marked its six month anniversary. With exhibitions from the 12+ creatives that helped them along the way, re.SPACE is an immersive experience. A selection of works on show and for sale. Awesome.

Held within the spacious acoustic setting of Holy Trinity Cathedral, it’s time to embrace this wondrous, definitely-not-stressful time of year, Experience some outstanindg vocal and orchestral works, including the sublime Teddy Tahu Rhodes performing ‘Fantasia on Christmas Carols’, as well as a performance by the Graduate Choir and carols by the rutterman himself, John Rutter.

An annual event, Corban Estate Arts Centre will be flaunting a variety of works thrown down on paper. That’s right – there’ll be no iPad stylus sketching here. This is old school.

Check out collages, stencils, origami and paintings from a range of emerging and established artists. Every piece will be affordable - $200 and under.

FRI 23 JAN - SUN 15 FEB FRI 12 DEC - SUN 21 DEC

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Yonder on the Heke, get amongst some truly wonderful outdoor sculptures.

That’s right, you’ve wondered into the Sculpture on the Gulf exhibition. Visitors can walk for 2kms along the coastal walkway and interact with different pieces of innovative art. Running for three weeks, it’s the perfect excuse to take the ferry over to Waikehe Island.

Santa’s riding the getaway sleigh to sunny Auckland for Christmas. But ho-ho-hold up – Mrs Claus is coming too! Children of all ages will be able to visit the Clauses from early December, with entertainment, food and markets as part of the festivities.

A fun interactive event to give you a break from all that shopping.

This December, Stardome is embracing the spirit of giving by giving back to our customers and two important, local charities.

Bring along an item to donate to the Auckland City Mission or Auckland SPCA and you’ll get into a Stardome show* for $5!

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WED 10 DEC - SAT 20 DEC

HAURAKI HORROR

SAT 13 DEC

THE BASEMENT

NZSO: MESSIAH

EMPIRE

AUCKLAND

MICHAEL FOWLER CENTRE

WYNYARD QUARTER

8PM, $30-35, ITICKET.CO.NZ

WELLINGTON

AUCKLAND

The Basement is always an amazing time; what’s even more amazing is the Basement at Christmas. With their annual holiday show, this year flaunts a nautical themed murder mystery that’ll leave you grieving for Shorty’s Sarah Potts and questioning Thingee’s relationship with Jason Gunn. All your favourite stars will be guesting in this Hauraki Horror.

6.30PM, $15-126, TICKETEK.CO.NZ

MULTIPLE TIMES, $59-149, EMPIRENZ.COM

This is a true classic: composed back in 1741, before the iPod, Messiah is a treasured piece of music perfect for the festive season, a Handel masterwork complete with hallelujahs, anguish and celebration. The insanely talented NZSO tie this festive mother down in the capital, including Paul McMahon as tenor and James Clayton as bass.

Smashing out of a hit season in New York, behold the spiegeltent in all its glory. Featuring a crew of daring artists from around the world, the show is a myriad of comedy, circus, vaudeville and burlesque. You stare into the same spiegel every morning (look it up) – why not experience something a bit different?

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THE LAUGHING SAMOANS

THE BIGGEST LITTLEST CIRCUS

A VERY MERRY SCRIPTLESS

LEVIN COSMOPOLITAN CLUB

VILLAGE GREEN

COURT THEATRE

LEVIN

PAIHIA

CHRISTCHURCH

8PM, $20-30, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ

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Prepare for some quality yarns courtesy of The Laughing Samoans and their new show. Featuring Aunty Tala and her niece Fai, there will be countless puns and hearty chuckles whilst aboard a plane that must surely exceed its weight allocation. A sidesplitting journey with your favourite islanders, just remember to brace yourself for excessive flatulence.

Get ready for a thrilling explosion of street theatre on the Paihia Village Green. Filled with plenty of audience participation, these special performances will include juggling, adagio, unicycling and more by a host of three talented professional street performers. Also featuring a kids workshop, this will be an action packed afternoon for the whole family.

This time of year usually means a lot of ad-libbing and clawing at loose ends – which is exactly what The Court Jesters will be doing on this hilarious night of World War One-themed improv. Held in Christchurch, they attempt to recreate a front-line WWI show – think Blackadder without the scripts. Behold the belly laughs.

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101 GHUZNEE ST

117 TARANAKI ST

WELLINGTON

WELLINGTON

Bodega is the quintessential music lover’s bar. Having hosted a stellar list of international acts on its rather intimate stage, the venue gets it right every time. From the staff to the selection of booze to those regretful times in the Burgundy Room, Bodega creates experiences. This New Year’s Eve Bodega are set to host a mammoth event, it’s really the place to be. The line-up will include DJ Serpico (Minuit), Shocking Pinks DJ SET, Ghost Wave DJ SET, Permanence, Splintered In Her Head, Brave New Void, Tomato Willis, Snow White, MC Hillsy, DJ MAC, DJ TOPLIP AND MINE, DJ Behaviour and DJ Carl.

100% natural, Kiwi-made, MSG-free dumplings: this is the stuff dreams are made of. Having a look on their site, House of Dumplings is really on the money here, tapping into a nationwide love of the Chinese taste explosions. And check this: you can order your dumplings online sorted by popularity.

All the classic flavours are here – chicken and coriander, pork and cabbage, spiced lamb –coming in packs of 16. They also sell chilli oil, sauces and a “dumpling master” apron. All made in their Wellington-based commercial kitchen, the company has inherited recipes from generations of dumpling makers.

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WELLINGTON

GALATOS ST

I’ve heard a bit about Crafters & Co – not just that they do great coffee and food as a café, or tasty beers and wines by night – but particularly that they do off-licence liquor sales, which means you can take home some unique alcoholic delicacies and chug ‘em when you feel. A truly welcoming vibe.

AUCKLAND

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I love walking into a bar that doesn’t actually feel like a bar, more like… home. This is the feeling at Goods & Service, the latest public watering hole that is flaunting some seriously good craft beer, not to mention vintage films via projector and a lucky stuffed possum on a wall.

AUCKLAND

If you think you’ve clocked the expensive beast that is Ponsonby dining, then make sure you’ve stopped in to Orphans Kitchen first. This is a quaint, eclectic restaurant that will soon be on every Nike flaunter’s wish list. Venison, buffalo curd, watermelon and karengo all make appearances on the menu.

This ain’t no broth, son.

CHRISTCHURCH

Quit monging over your gross plastic squares and witness the real deal – the Canterbury Cheesemongers. With a long list of great cheeses, both local and imported, they are carefully wrapped and prepared for your specific cheeds (cheese needs). With wholesale, mail orders and in-house baked breads available, cover your bases and ignite your cheese passion.

CONCH KITCHEN & BAR 155 PONSONBY RD AUCKLAND

Change is the only constant in life and change is what the iconic Conch has gone through of late thanks to the mastermind of owner, builder and architect Brent Hollands.

The well-known Ponsonby landmark has been popular with anyone who knows anything about good music and great coffee. Now when you walk through the front door you will find a colourful section of bar stools and tables; walk a little further down and you enter what is one of the coolest new bars and eateries in Auckland. A great selection of tap beers and wines priced ever so fairly along with some tasty food insure you will want to keep coming back time after time.

RABBITHOLE CAFÉ 203 JERVOIS RD AUCKLAND

Feeling bored with your ho-hum B&E breakfast? Ever fancied a café experience that deviates from the norm, but have no idea where to turn? If you’re passing through Herne Bay, Rabbithole Café offers the fantastic, the divine and a hint of the unexpected.

Let’s bury a bit deeper and go back to the beginning… across from Bayfield Primary School in Herne Bay, Rabbithole has been tempting the taste buds of city fringe dwellers for over three years. Featuring an eclectic menu that will meet all desires without breaking the bank, there is something for everyone here. Get involved in one of their Famous Free Range Chicken Ribbon sandwiches, banana bread or magic mushrooms. Use your imagination with that one.

Rabbithole offer gluten-free options as well as a selection of organic food that is built on alternative nutrient rich ingredients – not to mention some of Auckland’s best coffee. Caffeine and superfood... a perfect mix.

Starting with its name, what’s really cool about Rabbithole Cafe is its Alice in Wonderland theme, our table numbers handed to us as playing cards (we got the Queen of diamonds). The rear courtyard is situated perfectly for all day sun and provides a private, relaxing area for all.

We were amazed at how friendly and attentive everyone at Rabbithole was. Food is delivered promptly and prepared beautifully, and the décor and outdoor areas are intriguing points of difference. Staffed by an awesome crew, Vinny, Kerry and Dominique will ensure your time here is one to remember. Owner Ms. Fleur Reynolds, who was overseas with her partner when we visited, wanted to wish everyone a very happy Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year.

So again, if you’re in Herne Bay, give in to temptation and head down to Rabbithole Café.

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