The Auckland Arts Festival is in full flight, and amid its vibrant celebration of Aotearoa’s creative spirit, one production rises with undeniable force: Waiora Te Ūkaipō – The Homeland from Auckland Theatre Company. This bold new staging of Hone Kouka’s revered play arrives not as a relic of the past, but as a living, breathing […]
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instax Mini Evo Cinema Turns Scroll Culture Into Something You Can Hold
In a world trained to consume moments in seconds and swipe past them just as fast, Fujifilm’s instax Mini Evo Cinema is pushing back — offering a new way to capture time that doesn’t vanish into the algorithm. Available now in New Zealand, the Mini Evo Cinema marks a first for the instax line: a […]
Home Is Where the Bricks Are: Woolworths’ Cult Collectibles Return With a Home Makeover
Woolworths’ wildly popular Bricks collectibles are back, and this time, they’re bringing it home. Available in store now, the new Woolworths Bricks Home collection transforms everyday domestic life into tiny, must-have treasures, inviting Kiwi shoppers to collect, build, swap and play their way through a miniature celebration of what makes a house feel like home. […]
Game On: How 2026 Will Redefine What It Means to Be a Gamer
Gaming is moving at a speed most brands can barely keep up with. One moment it’s a billion-dollar blockbuster launch, the next it’s a bedroom creator building a full-scale digital universe that attracts millions. To cut through the noise, Logitech G sat down with marketing specialist Brendan Harms to pinpoint the key shifts that will […]
SpicyPulp’s Top Films of 2025
2025 has been a compelling year for cinema—so much so that we’ve eschewed our traditional Top 10 list in favour of a broader celebration of our favourite cinematic moments. This year delivered an extraordinary range of films that transcended genre, narrative, character, and creative expression, all culminating in unforgettable experiences that reminded us why nothing […]
SpicyPulp’s Ultimate Christmas Buying Guide 2025: Big Energy Gifts for Him, Her & the Kids
Christmas 2025 is officially bearing down on us, and if your festive to-do list still includes “find actually good gifts”, we’ve got you covered. This year’s SpicyPulp Christmas Buying Guide is all about smart indulgence: gifts that look great, feel thoughtful, and hit that sweet spot between style, substance and a little bit of swagger. […]
Aotearoa Film & Television Powerhouses light up the 2025 New Zealand Screen Awards
Aotearoa New Zealand’s brightest creatives, storytellers, stars, and behind-the-camera innovators gathered for one glittering night as the 2025 New Zealand Screen Awards | Ngā Taonga Whakaata o Aotearoa lit up Auckland’s Viaduct Events Centre. With the full spectrum of screen excellence now honoured, from prestige drama to hard-hitting documentaries, groundbreaking Māori storytelling to crowd-pleasing series, […]
Cast revealed for 2026’s must-watch musical ‘&Juliet’
The smash-hit Broadway and West End sensation is coming to Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch with a powerhouse all-Kiwi cast. One of the biggest musical theatre phenomena of the 21st century is finally landing in Aotearoa, and it’s bringing a tidal wave of pop anthems, girl-power energy and show-stopping talent with it. G&T Productions have officially […]
‘Tiri: Te Araroa Woman Far Walking’ – A Journey of Memory, Mana and the Heart of Aotearoa
Auckland Theatre Company has delivered a deeply resonant and powerfully memorable season throughout 2025, one filled with works that challenged, delighted, and moved audiences to their core. Their final presentation of the year, Tiri: Te Araroa Woman Far Walking, stands as a profoundly fitting culmination to a year of stories that have celebrated who we […]
‘Bloke of the Apocalypse’ – Review
New Zealand has always taken pride in that classic number 8-wire, roll-up-your-sleeves attitude, and it’s this very sense of Kiwi ingenuity and cultural identity that young animator Charlie Faulks gleefully sends up in his all-new animated zombie-apocalypse comedy series Bloke of the Apocalypse. Currently screening thanks to NZ On Air funding and on Faulks’ own […]