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Metro N°438 is here.

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Metro N°438 is here.

Mar 22, 2023 What's On

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We file a special report on our impending cultural crisis, looking at the state of celebrities, music, film, theatre and art: Emil Scheffmann stares into the private arts funding abyss; Henry Oliver asks where all the celebrities have gone; Kate Prior talks to Silo Theatre about its cancelled 2023 season, and more.

Plus: we introduce Metro Best Dishes, presented in association with Stella Artois; celebrate the Top 50 Wines of 2023 in our annual survey; chat to local MPs Chlöe Swarbrick and David Seymour ahead of the 2023 election season; look into Mitchell Tan’s closet; sit down with meme artist Pavlova; taste test 31 olive oils; look to the future of Whakaata Māori ahead of its 20th anniversary; profile the new head of Elam, Fiona Jack; and, as always, art and restaurant reviews

Cover illustration by Midjourney jockey, Oliver Sealy.

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Metro N°440 is out now!

With progressive councillors starting to score some wins under what was anticipated to be a reactionary major, Hayden Donnell asks: Has Wayne Brown gone woke?
Plus: we go out and investigate Auckland’s nightlife (or in some cases, the lack thereof), with best bars (with thanks to Campari); going-out diaries from Chlöe Swarbrick, BBYFACEKILLA.mp3, Poppa.Jax & more; a look into Auckland’s drugs by Don Roew (who’s holding and how much they paid for it); we go on the campaign trail with Willie Jackson, talk to gallerist Michael Lett, drink martinis and alternative wines, start seeing a therapist, visit Imogen Taylor’s studio, look into Takutai Tarsh Kemp’s wardrobe. And more!

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