As withdrawl symptoms set in for the North Island's festival hardcore, the fun continues for the patient down south. Dunedin's turn ends this weekend; Christchurch's leg trudges on for another week. Each bear rather condensed programmes – not necessarily a bad thing, given how daunting Auckland and Wellington's festivals are every year – and still carry many of the hottest tickets, including Shortbus, Ten Canoes, and the Jafar Panahi-attended Offside.

Latest Additions: JENNY MACINTYRE daydreams to Michel Gondry's The Science of Sleep; TIM WONG extends the festival coverage with new entries on The Host, No More Heroes, KZ, A Lion in the House, OilCrash and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada. Still to come: SIMON SWEETMAN's Week Two festival review + the Editors' annual post-festival wrap.