the best deal in Wellington

Is at a hotel bar on Wednesday nights. For NZ$7 (US$4.89 as I write this, according to an online currency converter) you get A) a quart of beer. This is a deal in and of itself - most bars around here charge between $5-7 for a normal glass. You also get B) a free barbecue. Including lamb chops, chicken wings, sausages and fixin's. Easily the best deal around.

Not only that, but afterward there's a pub quiz. Bars in the States do something like this as well, but there's at least one pub quiz every night here somewhere. Find a team, write down answers to questions asked, turn them in, match your score against other teams in the bar.
The key for us is to find some Kiwis who need extra people, because I know nothing about the history of New Zealand rugby, cricket, politics or pop culture. Surprisingly, this matters less than you'd think, but definitely enough to make native New Zealanders a necessity.
So far we've lucked out. Out of three trips, three times we've joined in with some Kiwis looking for extras. The first two weeks, it was the same people. They didn't show this week, so we found some other lonely Kiwis.
The first week, we came in fourth out of 16 teams, a chunk of points behind. The second week, the team finished second of 16 teams - 1 f'in point back. Yesterday, we tied for third of 19 teams - 3 points back.
The winning team gets $200 cash. The second-place team, and the other teams, get nothing. Four points from $400. One of these days, I'm winning that damn quiz.