In the new Summer 2026 issue of Metro: A People’s Guide to the City, presenting local recommendations and slices of Auckland life, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, from more than 75 contributing voices ...

At the apex of Mumbai’s cultural calendar is Gallery Weekend, a prestigious occasion when the city’s art scene bursts into a heightened state of liveliness. For the 11th edition, in 2024, TARQ, a ...

In another loss to the local arts scene (following the departure of the editorial team behind Art News and The Art Paper* covered a couple of weeks ago), Te Uru’s curator James Gatt is leaving ...

In the Māori world, bread exists on an unbridled spectrum. For me, the highlight of working in the kitchen on my marae — especially when Poukai, the annual series of visits by the Māori queen, reaches ...

Since when did extending a deadline get a job done quicker? Christopher Luxon and David Seymour want to extend the parliamentary term to four years. A referendum is planned for next year’s election, ...

When the left swept to victory in 2020, the online right engaged in two kinds of copium. The most widespread sought to impose limits on the government’s mandate, arguing that huge swathes of rural ...

Outside Jess Hong’s suburban Grey Lynn flat is a lavender bush. I recognise it as the source of the dried purple sprig on my bedside table — a small gift Hong presented to me the previous time we’d ...

Metro has previously done deep dives into Auckland’s best chocolate desserts and the glories of panipopo; always considers cakes and pastries as part of our assessment of cafes; and usually devotes ...

I Saw the TV Glow is that film from distribution company A24 you’ve seen all over Twitter for the last wee while — the slow drip drips of praise have been building a sense of hype for the movie ever ...