Mate’s TableIzakaya Margot: 4th Birthday Party 🇯🇵🍶 August 19 & 20, 2026 Celebrate Izakaya Margot’s fourth birthday with a Japanese pub-style party featuring karaage, yakitori, sashimi, izakaya potato salad, sake, umeshu, lager and cocktails. The menu is à la carte, with a $5pp Otoshi of cabbage and sesame dressing. Bookings required at Margot, with walk-ins available at Next Door.
SpecialBread and Butter Screening at Parrotdog Bar: Sunday 23 August at 3:00 PM Winner of Best Kiwi Film at the Aotearoa Surf Film Festival, selected from over 50 submissions, and after two sold-out Wellington screenings, Bread and Butter will be screening at Parrotdog Bar. Filmed over three years by Wellington filmmaker Ben Maurice (Sink or Surface), this independent 24-minute documentary follows the rhythm of South Coast surfing - balancing work, family, and chasing local swells 🌊 Featuring local legends Sam Curtin, Bryce Wilson, Daniel McGoverin (@dmgsurfboards), Jack McDonald, and Karson Burns.