Regional News - Connecting Wellington

17/02/2025

Vincent Ward was one of the first Kiwi filmmakers to put Aotearoa on the movie map. The legendary filmmaker crafts deeply affecting work, steeped in meaning and drenched with feelings universal to humanity. Join us in conversation with the living legend himself! www.regionalnews.kiwi/articles/wellington-silver-screeners-vincent-ward
📸: Vincent Ward, tank graveyard Ukraine, June 2019

13/02/2025

Not got V-Day plans? Now you do! Get ready for powerful ballads, 2000s love anthems, and shout-along screw-you songs in Faux Femm's Heart Throb – The Breakup Drag Show at Ivy Bar & Cabaret 😍 BRB: screaming, crying, throwing up! 💖✨🔥 www.regionalnews.kiwi/articles/va-va-voom

29/01/2025

Taylor Swift fans! This one's for you 💖 Caburlesque New Zealand is throwing the ultimate End of an Era(s) party on Saturday at The Fringe Bar 💅 𝑅𝐴𝑇𝐴𝑇𝐴𝑇𝐴𝑇𝐴𝑇𝐴💅 Check out our article for a sneaky peek at the show: www.regionalnews.kiwi/articles/enchanted-to-meet-you
📸: Miss $$Billz

27/01/2025

Our striking new issue is out today and heroes the Lunar New Year Festival, which kicks off in Welly in a matter of days 🎊🐍🎇 Get amongst the celebrations and find out more at www.regionalnews.kiwi 🤩

16/01/2025

Fashion is "life-enhancing and, like everything that gives you pleasure, it is worth doing well" - Dame Vivienne Westwood. Our current cover, featuring the retrospective Te Papa exhibition celebrating the iconic British fashion designer, is flying out the stands as we speak 🛍️✨📿 Read up about 'Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery' here: www.regionalnews.kiwi 🌟
📸: Papier Mache Tiara, Gold Label Autumn Winter 2000-2001. Photo by Jo Metson Scott, 2008.

18/12/2024

And that's a wrap on 2024 for the Regional News team 🎉🤩🥳 We hope all our readers have a fantastic Christmas, NY, and summer break 🌞😎🌻 We'll see you when we're back in the office on the 13th of January - in the meantime, if you want to read more about our year, head on over here: www.regionalnews.kiwi/articles/sunshine-on-a-cloudy-day ✨

03/12/2024

The Pantoloons are about to make a fab Christmas mess! Check out our story below for the scoop on their new (and first-ever) pantomime dedicated entirely to the silly season! 🎅🎄❄️☃️🎁🦌

Thanks to Regional News - Connecting Wellington for this fab article!

02/12/2024

We can't think of anything more festive, fun, and joyful to feature on the cover of our last issue of the year than the Circa Theatre pantomime! Sleeping Beauty marks an extra special milestone too: 20 years of this beloved annual summer tradition. Pick up a copy or read it here, and remember, YAGAHCWYHLFOYS 🌌🧚🏻‍♀️⏳ Bonus points for whoever can translate in the comments! ✨ www.regionalnews.kiwi ✨
📸 by Roc+ Photography

28/11/2024

"Whey to go" 🤣🤣🤣 Boy does Maddi like to milk a good pun for all it's worth 🤭 You've only got two more nights to see Ruff as Gutz's MILKYVERSE at BATS Theatre! ୧ ‧₊˚ 🥛 ⋅ ☆ Check out our review below ↓

28/11/2024

🌌🪐🌕 Check out our review of New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's The Planets: Elgar & Holst below ⬇️✨🎵

"Musical excellence gave each of the planets their individual nature, the section principals were brilliant as usual, and the tone and volume of the Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir were flawless. There was also something extra going on in this performance. New somehow linked the heartbeats of the planetary cousins to create connection and an awe-inspiring sense of the whole universe." – Regional News' review of The Planets.

https://www.regionalnews.kiwi/reviews/the-planets-elgar-and-holst

22/11/2024

Ru-roh! Something is afoot down at Ivy Bar & Cabaret... Tonight! 🧟👻🐾 The Mystery Inc gang are in the house, but they need your help to crack the case at Scooby Doo Drag Show! Zoomies to our website for the scoop of Scooby Snacks, articles, and more 🕵 www.regionalnews.kiwi
📸: Slay West

11/11/2024

The votes are in! Thousands of audience members of the 🔥incredible🔥 Come Together - Live Albums Tour concerts, where NZ rockers perform the GOAT albums, were polled on the best rock songs EVER. They have spoken. Drumroll please... 🥁🥁🥁
5. Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd
4. Kashmir, Led Zeppelin
3. The Chain, Fleetwood Mac
2. Comfortably Numb, Pink Floyd
And Number 1...
Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin!
Agree, disagree? Sound off in the comments 📢
📸 Jennie Skulander of Devilskin

08/11/2024

Ever wanted to run around a post-apocalyptic Japan as a genetically reengineered dinosaur? Heck yeah you have! 🦕🦖 Before you jump into your Friyay plans, we've got an awesome read for you - whether you're on the bus or train back from work or you're waiting for that friend who takes waaayy too long to get ready 🤣 Alessia interviewed Lukas Niklaus and Benjamin Mulot of Floating Rock Studio about their new animated series and game Kyōryū 🥳 Check it out here: www.regionalnews.kiwi/articles/wellington-silver-screeners-lukas-niklaus-and-benjamin-mulot-of-floating-rock
📸 Top: Stephanie Parker, Garrick Rawlingson, Lukas Niklaus, and Laurent Herveic
📸 Bottom left: Benjamin Mulot

04/11/2024

We love our funky cover this issue and are ready to sing from our seats with the Royal New Zealand Air Force Band, who'll perform themes, hits, and showtunes from stage and screen spectaculars spanning Kill Bill to Hamilton at their annual Air Force in Concert this weekend! 🎺🥁📯🎶 www.regionalnews.kiwi

01/11/2024

We were thrilled to hop on a Zoom with Johnny Stevens of Highly Suspect last week 🤩 Interview dropping Monday... 👀

25/10/2024

We had a great time writing a delightfully dire poem in anticipation of Motif Poetry's upcoming Anti Slam

Boom

Brace yourself, dear reader / For the worst poem you’re ever gonna read-a / In celebration of the / Anti-Slam Boom

22/10/2024

Orchestra Wellington resounding on our cover with their upcoming concert The Jazz Age! ♫⋆｡♪ ₊˚♬ﾟ.

Have you picked up your copy of Regional News yet?? 👀😍

How good!? 💥

07/10/2024

Regional News is hitting the stands as we speak 😍 On our cover this issue we have soprano Eliza Boom, about to perform Arias: Puccini's Operatic Greats with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra 🎭🎵🎙️ Find out more and read us online here: www.regionalnews.kiwi 👀
📸 by Gabriel Rollinson