Regional News is a fortnightly events and entertainment, lifestyle and leisure publication. It is the last remaining free arts newspaper in Greater Wellington, enjoyed by approximately 90,000 readers.
Our eyes are on Wellington events. We cover all aspects of the arts and entertainment industry, from exhibitions and festivals to concerts, theatre, live comedy, and drag shows. We write articles, reviews, and feature stories, interviewing artists from the capital and beyond. As print media increasingly moves away from the arts, we are dedicated to giving creatives a platform to discuss and promote their work.
Articles this issue:
Catch him if you can
Catch the White Rabbit if you can when KAT Theatre brings Alice – A Musical, a tuneful take on an old classic for all ages, to Khandallah these school holidays.
Trips down memory lane
Henry Brittain of Wellington Tramway Museum has been awarded a King’s Service Medal. Read on for fascinating stories about how life in Wellington used to be: when nary a car was in sight and everyone rode the tram to work.
Heady and heated
WITCH Music Theatre will have you on the knife’s edge of your set for Lizzie the Musical, a punk-rock musical reimagining of the gripping true-crime case of Lizzie Borden.
Sanap Wantaim – Stand Together
Wellington-based photographer Dr Paul Wolffram has spent the last six years documenting the work of the underground network of human rights defenders fighting sorcery violence in Papua New Guinea. Catch his exhibition at Pātaka Art + Museum until the 3rd of August.
Its own little world
Building on Aotearoa’s rich indie music scene, PARK RD are thrilled to play their debut album The Novel to Meow audiences on the 27th of July.
Shaken and stirred
The world is not enough for MI6’s recently demoted agent Steele. Help her save the world alongside Russian operative Titsa Dynamite in the spy comedy Two Girls One Gun at BATS Theatre from the 23rd to the 27th.
