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Where to get your Art Supplies in Wellington
- 12French Art ShopTe AroHas exactly what you need and nothing more. Lean, mean, and keen, with staff who are super helpful.
- 23Gordon Harris WellingtonTe AroAlmost overwhelmingly stuffed with everything you could possibly ever need or want when it comes to art supplies, it’s easy to get lost in aspirational dreams about all those water-colours you’d like to do rather than actually getting what you need.
- 34Golding HandcraftsWaitangiruaOne day I am going to buy a million yards of felt and craft my own little functioning world out of it and it will be amazing and safe and nothing bad will ever happen and I will buy that felt from Goldings.
- 44Spotlight WellingtonKaiwharawharaSo much of so much, an ocean of possibilities. Be overwhelmed by all the things you could do with all things. And pipe-cleaners.
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Video Shops in the Coolest Little Capital in the World
- 16The Aro Street Video ShopAro ValleyThe best video store in the country. I’ve lived in Aro for most of my life just to be near it.
- 21Amalgamated Video - MiramarMiramarA big select and a warm if a bit grot location make this the place to go if you’re out the Miramar way.
- 314Wellington Central LibraryWellington CentralI know I put this place on basically every list but its basically the tits and it’s paid for by your rates so make the most of it. It’s DVD collection is extensive and cheap!
- 44Do they still do $1 Tuesdays? That was the bomb! It’s okay if the film is terrible (and sometimes best if it is) if you’re only paying a buck to see it.
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Photo Labs of Wellington
- 16Wellington Photographic SuppliesWellington CentralThe place to go, IMO, to get your photos printed in this city. The service is good, the photos are better.
- 22Imagelab LtdTe AroWhere the big guys, the real people go to get their photos done. Their work is second to none, thought their prices are high you get what you pay for (as well as some snooty service.)
- 32Photo Warehouse WellingtonWellington CentralA great stopgap if you can’t get to anywhere else. It’s not that their work isn’t stellar, isn’t just that there are better people more focused in this field in town. That this is what middle of the road is in this city shows how lucky we are.
- 41Photo Plus Holdings LtdWellington CentralThey’ll do great, weird, tacky stuff like photo-books and pendants and stuff if that’s what you’re in to.
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Art Galleries of Wellington
- 118Wellington City GalleryWellington CentralRight in the centre of town on Civic Square, the City Gallery is where the big hitters come to dazzle us with their wares.
- 26The Dowse Art MuseumLower Hutt CentralOut in the wilds of the Hutt, the Dowse is always worth the trip up the island with its vast array of interesting works.
- 33The Gallery space sitting right at the front of the Toi Poneke complex is one of the most exciting places to see the work of new and on the rise artists.
- 43The rough and ready gallery space underneath the Thistle Hall is always and buzzing with work that might not be all the way there but is definitely exciting.
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Best Bathrooms
- 14Wellington Town HallWellington CentralThe first place in the city to get the Dyson Airblade - the gold standard of hand dryers - prove that Town Hall’s priorities are in the right place: the bathroom. Clean and accessible, it doesn’t bust you when you’re busting.
- 221Kirkcaldie & Stains LimitedWellington CentralGoes without saying, right? Everything is of the highest of class in Kirks and that goes especially for their WCs. Especially good for the women, I understand.
- 322The Embassy TheatreWellington CentralAs long as its not right after a movie has finished on the main screen, the bathrooms in the embassy are classy and welcoming. And surprisingly well appointed. As long as you’re not waiting in a long queue.
- 420Logan BrownTe AroAs you’d hope they would have, the almost but not quite high class hoity toity-ness of ol’ LB continues right through to their elegant ****.
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Places I Moped Around A Lot In As A Highschool Misfit. Recorded Here for your Potential Future Moping.
- 16New Zealand Film ArchiveTe AroThere are a nice amount of nooks not to be noticed in the Film Archive. I would while away many gloomy hours making my way through the annuals of New Zealand filmmaking in the surprisingly not depressing video library.
- 215Deluxe Espresso BarMount VictoriaLong afternoons of Kurt Vonnegut and a bit too much caffiene for someone as young as I was in Deluxe cafe are amongst the defining experiences of my young life. It seems ick to call Deluxe a bit of a womb, but it is and that’s not ick.
- 334There’s always something to be done in this massive warehouse of knowing on our water front. There’s always some big prevarication to make to numb the teen angst boiling within you. Man, I was a weird kid.
- 49San Francisco Bath HouseTe AroIt’s easy to find a corner not to be noticed in this place, even when it’s heaving. If you want to be alone but not actually feel alone, this is place for you.