QT Life

At QT Wellington, sustainability isn’t just a buzzword, it’s a promise. Guided by EVT’s sustainability…

Creativity ignites at QT Wellington – never resting, always teasing the limits. An art collection…

Decadent, indulgent, and outright delicious. The next time you need a little sweet persuasion, QT…

An illustrious legacy, a love story and some darn fine drops – it’s got to…

Burnt Sugar is the latest jazz-funk group to take to the stage at Gallery Lounge,…

Lauren Winzer is a bona fide tinseltown tattooist with some epic stories to share. Inking…

This wonderful, wild WOW season, visitors descend on our city for the 35th year of…

Chilly season got your skin looking a little lacklustre? Ours too. In search of perfect…

On the momentous occasion of the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s 70th anniversary, we took the…

Start with an iconic fine dining darling, the grand dame of Wellington’s harbourside. Add to…

One drizzly day in May, two curiously bedazzled figures arrived at QT Wellington. Set on…

Who says you can’t teach an old Hippo new tricks? For this year’s Visa Wellington…

After a brief summer hibernation –call it a siesta of sorts –Hot Sauce is back…

Why so hush-hush about the ultimate rush? At QT, we believe whispers should be saved…

Valentine’s Day. A day for schmoozing your lover and celebrating love. To make every day…

Welcome to the House of QT, where an effervescent world of adventure awaits. In fabulous…

What do a bevy of expired EpiPens, an unopened box of floppy discs and a…

Hot on the heels of a good time, we’re off to see the show. Our…

Ellie Compton is a self-professed ‘Maker of Chaos’ and the artist behind room 431’s The…

If you’ve been scrolling through Instagram and getting clammy-palmed urges to book a European getaway,…

To live a full life is to create chaos, sweet, sweet, stylish chaos. Think hitting…

It’s time to slink into Friday nights in our artistic Lobby Lounge, with gin cocktails…

Hippopotamus welcomes Antipodes for eight glowing weeks of Nourish Me High Tea. From the outside, in,…

As Rihanna so aptly sings, “Please don’t stop the music”, and baby – there’s no…

Here at Hippopotamus, we pride ourselves on our exclusive cellar door. It’s one of New…

We did it again! Recently, Hippopotamus was awarded 2 Hats as part of the Cuisine…

A record can take you back to your favourite place, a song can define the…

Hippopotamus is back on 11th February with a reimagined dinner menu and rotating series of decadent High Teas for weekend indulgence.

No stranger to boundary-pushing creativity ourselves, at QT we’re big fans of World of WearableArt…

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.

We think the world of our guests. And now, our guests around the world have…

After Hot Sauce played host to The Girls Uninterrupted’s live podcast, we caught up this fabulous trio in their QT Gallery Room.

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?

Let us help you brighten your isolation bubble with our sommelier-approved supermarket wines and craft…

Life looks a little different these days, while the world has hit pause on all…

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…