Favourite live music venues in New Zealand

"Located just off Karangahape Road is the Dogs Bollix, one of the city's premier music venues. A friendly pub, it is renowned for its great atmosphere and outstanding pub food as well as its eclectic weekly line up. The venue features live music at least six nights a week, and you never know what you might find on any given night. "

"The Kings Arms in Newton is an Auckland live music icon, and still sees hundreds of punters packing out its bars on any given night of the week. The “KA” - as it is fondly known - is one of the oldest hotels in Auckland, and there are photographs of the building dating from 1880. After all of these years the sound’s still great and the beer’s still cheap, and a visit makes you feel like you're taking part in a little piece of history."