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Metro Summer 2026: Out Now

A People’s Guide to the City, Holiday Gift Guide, Cricket & Eden Park, Edges of Auckland, Summer Dining and Wine

A world of flavour

Depart on a global adventure without ever leaving Federal St

A Taste of Auckland's Waterfront

FISH Restaurant at Hilton Auckland captures the heart and flavour of Tāmaki Makaurau

Pot Luck — 26 September

Fizzy fun and a fairy godmother

Pot Luck – 19 September

No, but, what is a restaurant?

Threads of Belonging

Areez Katki’s art of diaspora, craft and queer fabulation.

Pot Luck — Friday 15 August

A chat with Peeni Henare + Tasty fundraisers

Pot Luck — 8 August

Top 50 Baked Goods Pt. 2

More of Metro's favourite baked items around Tāmaki Makaurau.

Fit for a king 

The Karangahape Rd bakery that created a spectacular six-foot cake in 1897 and sent it deep into the Pacific for the wedding of Tonga’s monarch.

A Day In The Life of Auckland

What do people do all day? Metro set out to chart the community fabric of Tāmaki Makaurau and the rhythms of isthmus life over one ordinary day — Wednesday, 30 October 2024 — from dawn till dusk.

When Rust is Vapour

The abstract work of Emma McIntyre.

It wasn’t me — it was the puppet

The lesser-known work of artist Greer Twiss.

Everything is Embarrassing

Sometimes when one door closes, another one, much worse, opens.

Metro Top 50 Restaurants of the Year 2024

Here are the best 50 restaurants in Auckland, and the finalists for Metro's Restaurant of the Year. Presented by Stella Artois.

The best SWEET THINGS in Tāmaki Makaurau

Appearing as they often do at the end of a meal, or as an incidental snack, the sweet dishes of this city are easy to overlook.

Muting The Arguments

When you can’t watch the show, but can’t not watch the show, either.

Pot Luck — Friday 11 April

Food and solitude + Chowing down on chaos + Feijoa overflow resolution

Huami

SkyCity, 87 Federal St, Central city

Depot

86 Federal St, Central city

Kazuya

193 Symonds St, Eden Terrace

Lillius

19 Khyber Pass Rd, Grafton

Paris Butter

166 Jervois Rd, Herne Bay

Ponsonby Road Bistro

165 Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby

The French Café

210 Symonds St, Eden Terrace

Sidart

Level 1, Three Lamps Plaza, 283 Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby

The Grove

St Patrick’s Square, Wyndham St, Central city

The Lodge Bar

Commercial Bay,7 Queen St , Central city

Tala

235 Parnell Rd, Parnell

Beau Deli

267 Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby

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Metro Summer 2026: Out Now shadow

Metro Summer 2026: Out Now

A People’s Guide to the City, presenting local recommendations and slices of Auckland life, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, from more than 75 contributing voices. PLUS: What’s happening with cricket at Eden Park, exploring Auckland’s hinterlands to see what makes a successful suburban neighbourhood, where to eat if you’re staying in town this summer, sparkling wine options for all your festive occasions, not to mention art, books, comedy, music, film, and a bumper Metro crossword.

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