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Green Suits You: QT Wellington’s Commitment to Sustainability
Wellington
Jun 11, 2026 · 4 min read
Green Suits You: QT Wellington’s Commitment to Sustainability

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Food & Beverage | Wellington
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Live in Gallery Lounge: Burnt Sugar Jazz Quintet
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World of WearableArt in the Gallery Lounge: Glistening Gothic Tracery
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Food & Beverage | Wellington
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Art & Design | Wellington
Jun 30, 2023 · 3 min read
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Welly ‘tude meets international aura: Hot Sauce returns
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Under the Hood: No Ugly's Libido Tonic
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Wellington
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Strong Desire
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Food & Beverage | Wellington
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Edible Art: A Visual Feast of Wonder
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Art & Design | Wellington
Oct 10, 2022 · 6 min read
Tales Behind the Art: An Artistic Adventure with Ellie Compton
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Jul 7, 2022 · 3 min read
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Wellington
Jun 13, 2022 · 2 min read
Serenade Your Soul
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May 2, 2022 · 3 min read
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Wellington
Mar 22, 2022 · 4 min read
Down to the last drop
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Wellington
Mar 4, 2022 · 2 min read
Hats off to Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus Returns
Wellington
Feb 5, 2021 · 3 min read
The wait is over. Hippopotamus is back!
Hippopotamus is back on 11th February with a reimagined dinner menu and rotating series of decadent High Teas for weekend indulgence.
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Vivid Strings performance
Wellington
Dec 1, 2020 · 4 min read
Getting vivid with live music at QT
Our Lobby Lounge is the newest venue for VIVID STRINGS, the capital’s collective of classical string musicians. We caught up with founder, director and musician Alexandra Partridge on a special shoot in our very own Billiards Room.
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Wellington
Aug 17, 2020 · 5 min read
Catching up with The Girls Uninterrupted
After Hot Sauce played host to The Girls Uninterrupted's live podcast, we caught up this fabulous trio in their QT Gallery Room.
NZIFF Must-Stream Films
Wellington
Jul 24, 2020 · 2 min read
3 Must-Stream Films from NZIFF 2020
New Zealand International Film Festival is back in a big way – but unlike anything you’ve seen before. How lucky are we to be able to experience films from 41 countries without poking a toe out of our houses?
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Sommelier-approved supermarket wines for every day of the week
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Wellington
Apr 8, 2020 · 3 min read
Bringing Wellington to you
Mural, 'The Mover'
Wellington
Mar 16, 2020 · 2 min read
The moving story behind our most-loved mural
Perched on the sparkling harbour and engulfed by ivy vines, QT Wellington’s exterior is a hint at the explosion of colour and texture within. It’s impossible to miss the bright orange mural spanning the corner of the top two floors. You know the one…
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Feb 14, 2020 · 2 min read
Designing a Degustation: Grape vs. Hop
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Wellington
Feb 4, 2020 · 2 min read
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Wellington
Dec 18, 2019 · 2 min read
Two Hats off to Hippopotamus
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Wellington
Nov 22, 2019 · 2 min read
Wellington on a Plate
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Wellington
Nov 22, 2019 · 2 min read
World of WearableArt®
QT Wellington pulled out all the stops to wow you this World of WearableArt® Awards Show season.
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Wellington
Nov 22, 2019 · 2 min read
Awards Season at QT Wellington
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Wellington
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Matariki: The Coming of the Maori New Year
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Wellington
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Your Art. Our Rooms.
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Wellington
May 25, 2018 · 2 min read
A Day Spent Eating & Drinking On Cuba Street
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Wellington
May 24, 2018 · 4 min read
Wellington Jazz Festival
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Wellington
May 16, 2018 · 2 min read
Wellington Street Art
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May 11, 2018 · 3 min read
A Creative Challenge at QT
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Wellington
Apr 30, 2018 · 2 min read
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Wellington
Apr 6, 2018 · 4 min read
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Wellington
Mar 21, 2018 · 4 min read
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Mar 13, 2018 · 2 min read
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Wellington
Mar 6, 2018 · 3 min read
NZ Fringe Festival Wellington
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Wellington
Feb 26, 2018 · 3 min read
New Zealand Festival Has Arrived!
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Wellington
Feb 19, 2018 · 3 min read
Hippo is Back!
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Wellington
Feb 14, 2018 · 7 min read
An In-depth Chinwag With Local Artist fortyonehundred
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Feb 13, 2018 · 3 min read
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Wellington
Feb 5, 2018 · 5 min read
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Friday Drinks at their Finest
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Wellington
Jan 17, 2018 · 3 min read
New Zealand Festival 2018
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Wellington
Jan 11, 2018 · 4 min read
Wellington’s Wine, Food and Craft Beer Festival
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Wellington
Jan 9, 2018 · 3 min read
French Feasts for the Foodies in Wellington
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Wellington
Jan 1, 2018 · 3 min read
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Wellington
Dec 21, 2017 · 2 min read
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Wellington
Dec 14, 2017 · 2 min read
The Best Wellington Bays To Visit When It’s Sunny
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Wellington
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There’s a LEGO Exhibition in Wellington Right Now
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Wellington
Dec 6, 2017 · 2 min read
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Wellington
Nov 23, 2017 · 2 min read
4 Wellington Exhibitions To See Right Now
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Wellington
Nov 17, 2017 · 4 min read
A Guide To Wellington’s Healthy Sweet Treats
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Wellington
Nov 10, 2017 · 4 min read
A Guide To Monopoly Wellington
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Wellington
Nov 9, 2017 · 3 min read
Beers at the Basin
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Wellington
Nov 1, 2017 · 4 min read
Festival Ready: Toast Martinborough 2017
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Wellington
Oct 31, 2017 · 2 min read
The Bao
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Wellington
Oct 26, 2017 · 3 min read
Hot Sauce and the Cats
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Wellington
Oct 24, 2017 · 3 min read
Adventure Guide to Wellington
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Wellington
Oct 19, 2017 · 3 min read
Ten Years With Laurent at Hippopotamus
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Wellington
Oct 17, 2017 · 2 min read
Drone Film Festival: Wellington
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Wellington
Oct 11, 2017 · 4 min read
In Conversation: Shelley Indyk
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Wellington
Oct 8, 2017 · 3 min read
New Zealand Improv Festival Highlights
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Wellington
Oct 5, 2017 · 2 min read
Welcome to the Family: QT Queenstown
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Wellington
Oct 5, 2017 · 4 min read
A Collection of Hot Sauce Favourites
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Wellington
Sep 25, 2017 · 3 min read
Our pick of the Wellington Night Markets
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Wellington
Sep 25, 2017 · 2 min read
51 Bottles of Gin on our Wall
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Wellington
Sep 21, 2017 · 2 min read
Oktoberfest: The Bavarian Showdown
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Wellington
Sep 18, 2017 · 3 min read
Wellington In Numbers
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Wellington
Sep 14, 2017 · 2 min read
Adam Art Gallery: The Tomorrow People
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Wellington
Sep 13, 2017 · 3 min read
4 Must-eats Now Welly Has Uber Eats
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Wellington
Sep 6, 2017 · 2 min read
World of WearableArt 2017
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Wellington
Aug 29, 2017 · 3 min read
Spoil Dad with us this Father’s Day
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Wellington
Aug 29, 2017 · 2 min read
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Wellington
Aug 24, 2017 · 2 min read
Heineken Urban Polo 2018
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Wellington
Aug 23, 2017 · 2 min read
Cheat: how to score a room upgrade
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Wellington
Aug 18, 2017 · 2 min read
Hippopotamus Awarded One Hat
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Wellington
Aug 15, 2017 · 3 min read
The Winemaker Dinner: The Elder
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Wellington
Aug 8, 2017 · 3 min read
Ain’t No Party Like a QT Party
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