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The Speights Ale House

The Speights Ale House

Heritage Gastro-Pub and brewery in Dunedin, it's a throwback to when meals were hearty and ale was pure. Lovingly restored building with oodles of character, it can get raucous but it's all good fun. ...more »

  • Location: Dunedin
  • Type: Casual Dining
  • Tel: +64 3 471 9050
The Customhouse

The Customhouse

Relaxed & informal cafe restaurant on the waterfront, providing easy breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Separate bar area, children welcome. Catch a fish off the quayside and they'll cook it for you! ...more »

  • Location: Dunedin
  • Type: Bars
  • Tel: +64 3 477 1950
The Helm Bar & Kitchen

The Helm Bar & Kitchen

Large sports bar in downtown Hamilton, with fantastic beer garden, large interior and great drinks and meal promotions, especially on big sporting days. ...more »

  • Location: Hamilton
  • Type: Casual Dining
  • Tel: +64 7 839 2545
Centrepoint Theatre

Centrepoint Theatre

Professional theatre, a fixture of Palmerston North's arts scene for over three decades. Passionate staff, true local talent, and a good mix of different shows to suit all genres, tastes and budgets. ...more »

  • Location: Manawatu
  • Type: Theatre and Cinema
  • Tel: +64 6 354 5740
Agenda Restaurant & Niteclub

Agenda Restaurant & Niteclub

Stylish restaurant and nightclub geared towards the trendy set. Brunch menu at weekends, dinner menu Tues-Sat. Food is European-inspired with a Kiwi twist. Good promotions on weekends. ...more »

  • Location: Hamilton
  • Type: Casual Dining
  • Tel: +64 7 929 2332
Dunedin Casino

Dunedin Casino

Dunedin Casino is New Zealand's leading boutique casino. Situated in the Southern Cross Hotel, visitors are treated to a first class hotel combined with world class gaming facilities. ...more »

  • Location: Dunedin
  • Type: Casinos
  • Tel: +64 3 477 4545
Fortune Theatre Dunedin

Fortune Theatre Dunedin

The world's southernmost theatre, housed in a former Methodist church, and famed for its natural acoustics and intimate presence. A Dunedin institution, staging a wide range of productions. ...more »

  • Location: Dunedin
  • Type: Theatre and Cinema
  • Tel: +64 3 477 8323
The Terrace Bar

The Terrace Bar

Popular sports bar in central Dunedin, this is the place to come to watch the match and get a decent meal down you. The city's only 'Stone-Grill' restaurant, it's a quirky way to enjoy your steak. ...more »

  • Location: Dunedin
  • Type: Casual Dining
  • Tel: +64 3 479 0010

Our Local Experts say:

New Zealand Nightlife is vibrant and colourful, and mainly bar-based, but it's really only in the larger cities of Auckland and Wellington, plus the youth-Mecca of Queenstown, where you'll find much open after midnight.

Nightlife in New Zealand is relaxed and tempered, with a growing late night scene, although non-city centre establishments do tend to close around 11pm. Clubs are confined to the bigger cities, or search out a casino if you're really keen to stay up, but you can usually find somewhere open wherever you are, if you know where to look.

 

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