'Tis the season... for a new issue of Metro!

Our Christmas summer issue is here and filled with enough engaging words and beautiful pictures to entertain and delight while you find some quiet time away from it all. Highlights include the top 50 restaurants to eat at for under $25 (presented by Tuatara); DJ, promoter, and icon Half Queen; our annual review of the ups and (slight) downs of the local property market with thanks to Barfoot and Thompson; an interview with Lee Tamahori; an investigation into the battle for whakapapa recognition in Auckland; a look at why there are so many empty shopfronts in the central city; a summer books special, including guides, reviews, and a short story; and... a lot (and we mean a lot) more!