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Music is how Hollie Smith breathes - 159 | Regional News

Music is how Hollie Smith breathes

Soul singer-songwriter Hollie Smith has three number one solo albums to her name and returns to cement her mark on New Zealand’s music landscape with her fourth, Coming In From The Dark.

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Our secret wants and desires - 159 | Regional News

Our secret wants and desires

Tessa Redman brings a redeveloped I’m Not Going to Lie to You to BATS Theatre, delving into female performativity, lust, and uncontrollable desire.

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50 years in Wellington - 159 | Regional News

50 years in Wellington

Launching on the 4th of November, the 2021 Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Wellington festival.

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When panic attacks  - 159 | Regional News

When panic attacks

Writer-director Michelle Savill explores anxiety in her Wellington-set debut feature Millie Lies Low.

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Artist stares down trauma  - 159 | Regional News

Artist stares down trauma

Sculptor and author Catherine Daniels exorcises her childhood trauma in The Secret Keeper, on now at the Exhibitions Gallery of Fine Art.

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Expression painting the sky - 159 | Regional News

Expression painting the sky

Kiwi singer-songwriter Michael Llewellyn wrote his debut album Oh My Darling following a breakup and a neck injury. He’ll share the stories with us at Meow on the 30th of October.

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