Must-see entertainment in New Zealand

  • Starlight Cinema Centre

    Taupo

    Screens the latest Hollywood blockbusters. No credit cards. Programs available from Simply Kiwi Gifts & Souvenirs (across) the road if cinema is closed.

  • Basement Cinema

    Rotorua

    Oddly combined with a rock-climbing facility and a hostel, Basement offers offbeat, foreign-language and art-house flicks. Tickets are just $10 on…

  • BATS

    Wellington

    Wildly alternative but accessible BATS presents cutting-edge and experimental NZ theatre – varied, cheap and intimate – in its revamped theatre.

  • Rialto

    Parnell & Newmarket

    Mainly art-house and international films, plus better mainstream fare and regular specialist film festivals.

  • Hollywood Cinema

    Christchurch

    Screens art-house and blockbuster flicks in the seaside suburb of Sumner. Cheaper prices on Tuesdays.

  • ASB Tennis Centre

    Parnell & Newmarket

    In January the women’s and men's ASB Classic is held here.

  • Rialto Cinemas

    Dunedin

    Screens blockbusters and art-house flicks. Tickets are cheaper ($9) on Tuesdays.

  • Mercury Twin Cinemas

    Coromandel Peninsula

    Latest-release films. A few movies are just $10 each week – check the website.

  • Limelight Cinema

    Dunedin & Otago

    Four big screens show all the latest blockbusters; cheaper on Tuesdays.

  • Metro Cinema

    Dunedin

    Within the town hall, Metro shows mostly art-house and foreign flicks.

  • Multiplex Cinemas

    Coromandel Peninsula

    Recent blockbusters with cheaper $11 tickets on Wednesday.

  • Reading Cinemas

    Queenstown

    Mainstream cinema with discounted screenings on Tuesdays.

  • Cinema Paradiso

    Christchurch & Canterbury

    Quirky 35-seat cinema with an art-house slant.

  • Regent Theatre

    Waikato & the Coromandel Peninsula

    Art-deco cinema with movie memorabilia.

  • Ticketmaster

    Auckland

    Ticketing agency, with outlets at Spark Arena and the Aotea Centre.

  • Ticketek

    Auckland

    Ticketing agency, with an outlet at SkyCity Theatre.

  • iTicket

    Auckland

    Ticketing agency that handles much of the smaller gig and dance party ticketing.

  • Hoyts Riccarton

    Christchurch

    See the latest Hollywood blockbuster at Christchurch's most central multiplex.

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