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Rainbow films take Space Place - 144 | Regional News

Rainbow films take Space Place

The observatory’s popular Sci-Fi Sundays series will run with an LGBTQIA+ theme throughout March.

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Recklessly eclectic grooves from Krispy & The Pooch - 144 | Regional News

Recklessly eclectic grooves from Krispy & The Pooch

Krispy & The Pooch have escaped the brutal Berlin winter to come back to New Zealand, where they’ll play their new EP Drop the Needle at Meow on the 18th of March.

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Wāhine Māori voices on the big screen - 144 | Regional News

Wāhine Māori voices on the big screen

Cousins, a film adaption of the acclaimed novel by Patricia Grace, will open in cinemas across Aotearoa on the 4th of March.

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Dave Batten headlines very special birthday gig  - 144 | Regional News

Dave Batten headlines very special birthday gig

The Humorous Arts Trust has invested thousands in a new portable ramp that has made the comedy scene more accessible for Dave Batten, who describes himself as more of a sit-down than a stand-up comedian.

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All-woman collective of 11 artists create Wisdom of Waters - 144 | Regional News

All-woman collective of 11 artists create Wisdom of Waters

Dance between worlds with Wisdom of Waters this New Zealand Fringe Festival, a movement meditation on what weaves women together.

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The destruction of our wetlands - 144 | Regional News

The destruction of our wetlands

Lisa Clunie and Thorsten Hoppe illustrate what our communities have lost following decades of exploitation of our wetlands in their new Photospace Gallery exhibition.

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