Hela Rahman, an Auckland University of Technology law student and Kiwi-Iraqi Muslim migrant, reflects on the Christchurch mosque shootings three weeks on, warning that we need to acknowledge the ...

In the Autumn 2024 issue of Metro we celebrate the best of Tāmaki Makaurau — 100 great things about life in Auckland, including our favourite florist, furniture store, cocktail, basketball court, tree ...

It’s Saturday night in central Auckland and trouble is brewing. In a deserted food court, four teens take over an abandoned ice-cream shop. Egging each other on, they jump over countertops, kick ...

I have a confession to make: I was once in love with Lenin. I grew up in a house with my grandfather, who was an avowed communist. He’d been in the 1932 Queen St riots, seen blood on the streets, ...

In May 1940, just as the German army was crossing into Luxembourg and Belgium (and just, for that matter, as the Japanese army was launching its gas attacks on Zaoyang), Faber & Faber published A ...

We find ourselves in a deeply unimaginative time in cinema. Then there’s Fast X. What a strange place the Fast & Furious series holds in the modern blockbuster sphere. It’s hard to imagine anyone, ...

Hearts were broken and mournful Instagram posts were published when Acho’s closed its doors in St Kevins Arcade last year. After months in the wilderness, however, it’s back, taking over the old ...

Metro is thrilled to announce the Top 50 Restaurants in Tāmaki Makaurau as part of the Metro Restaurant of the Year 2024, in partnership with Stella Artois. These 50 restaurants represent the best of ...

A deceptively simple dessert, Hugo’s semifreddo is smooth and silky; dreamy and indulgent, with lashings of quality olive oil that make you want to bathe in the stuff. The sprinkling of sea salt lifts ...

OPINION: Trade unionist and disillusioned millennial leftist Justine Sachs says we need to give the Labour Government credit where it’s due after yesterday’s $12.1 billion coronavirus relief package ...

Some days I feel like the pandemic was worth it just for the video of Stanley Tucci making a Negroni in his gorgeous home. It was an Insta sensation. I’ll be honest, for me it was less about the ...

Celebrate the start of the festival with our extraordinary opening event at The Civic Wintergarden. Te Tīmatanga features a new work built within te ao Māori that intertwines dance, performance art, ...