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Steadfast storytelling - 223 | Regional News

Steadfast storytelling

A celebration of documentary storytelling, Doc Edge Film Festival takes audiences to the far reaches of the globe and into the heart of humanity. Explore every facet of life from Te Auaha and The Roxy Cinema from the 3rd to the 14th of July.

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Buzzy - 223 | Regional News

Buzzy

Ponder life’s great questions and venture into the depths of your soul with Pure Grime, a show that celebrates the grotesque and explores what it means to be human from the perspective of a fly. Catch it at Vogelmorn Bowling Club on the 5th of July.

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Menzies! - 223 | Regional News

Menzies!

“In previous shows we’ve seen the whole crowd shooting at a basketball hoop, dancing, surprise whole-crowd singing, a lot of smiles… who knows what you’re gonna get.” Find out when new Pōneke band Menzies plays Vogelmorn Upstairs on the 20th of July.

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Scrumptious, rambunctious - 223 | Regional News

Scrumptious, rambunctious

Sense and Sensibility is a story full of surprises – especially when the staged retelling comes from the brilliant mind of Penny Ashton. Catch this rambunctious ride until the 3rd of August at Circa Theatre.

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Crushed garlic and scrambled eggs - 223 | Regional News

Crushed garlic and scrambled eggs

With song and dance, zany costumes, topical humour for the grownups, and side-splitting silliness for the littlies, The Pantoloons’ Puss in Boots is the purrfect school holiday treat.

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Smooth velvet and comfort food - 223 | Regional News

Smooth velvet and comfort food

We caught up with Psycho Gab, a five-piece neo-soul band based in Tāmaki Makaurau, about their new EP Crazy Talk and upcoming Welly gigs.

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