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The Summer 2022 issue is here

Eats, UFOs, Books and more - what's in the Summer 2022 issue, out now!

The Summer 2022 issue is here

Dec 9, 2021 City Life

Our fifth issue, Summer 2022, is packed full of breezy reads, in-depth reviews, helpful guides, and critical commentary. Get it here.

Features

An incomplete history of unexplained sightings in Auckland and beyond (🛸)

A geographical, historical and literary ode to the North Shore

Should Māori trust the public health system?

Our annual property special

Metro Eats, or where to eat in (or out) in Auckland for under $25

Summer Book Special, including reviews of Out Here: An Anthology of Takatāpui and LGBTQIA+ Writers from Aotearoa and Shifting Grounds: Deep Histories of Tamāki Makaurau; a new essay from Tayi Tibble and a short story from Catherine Chidgey

Plus

All the regular columns from Morgan Godfery, Angella Dravid, Matthew Hooton, Samuel Te Kani, and a new addition, Te Karanga, this issue by Miriama Aoake

Profiles on Moana Pasifika and Jonathan Bielski, betting odds for every Auckland mayoral candidate; Tahr Tortellini; a soy sauce taste test; mid-pandemic hospitality surveys; Yuki Kihara, Dane Mitchell, Edith Amituanai, Carly Marr and more!

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Metro N°443 is Out Now.

Welcome to the new issue of Metro! Our annual Auckland Schools report card! Twenty-four great Aucklanders on how to fix greater Auckland! The best sweet treats in Tāmaki! The best (and worst) tasting toothpastes! A history of the Waitangi Tribunal! The troubling state of our public toilets! The return of the NZIFF! Derek Jarman comes to town! Our favourite designers' favourite designers! Out the back in the new Gow Langsford! Satellites! Milli Jannides' studio! Lauren Gunn's clothes! @chamfy's polls! And more, much more!

Cover by Maria Skog

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