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Wellington Silver Screeners: Ana Scotney - 226 | Regional News

Wellington Silver Screeners: Ana Scotney

Actress and filmmaker Ana Scotney has her branches stretched out across Aotearoa’s creative scene. With plenty of past projects laying the groundwork for her future endeavours, watch this Wellingtonian continue to bloom.

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Raising the bar - 226 | Regional News

Raising the bar

We caught up with 20-year-old Petone local Tiaki Freeman, who heads to Malta this month to represent New Zealand at the World Classic & Equipped Sub-Junior & Junior Powerlifting Championships.

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Get on board - 225 | Regional News

Get on board

New Zealand’s current Scrabble champion Howard Warner gives us tactics, tricks, and the inside Scrabble scoop.

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Trips down memory lane - 224 | Regional News

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.

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Revel in the ultimate night out - 221 | Regional News

Revel in the ultimate night out

We caught up with aerialist, pianist, and accordionist Jackson Cordery about his new variety cabaret and sky-high career soaring through venues of all shapes and sizes across Pōneke, Aotearoa, and beyond.

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Wellington Silver Screeners: Adi Parige - 221 | Regional News

Wellington Silver Screeners: Adi Parige

During the pandemic, filmmaker Adi Parige dove deep into a rabbit hole about Indians in the Antipodes. This led him to reconnecting with his birth country of Aotearoa and embarking on a journey across the Pacific to shoot his short film The Lascar along Wellington’s South Coast.

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On words, comedy, and community - 219 | Regional News

On words, comedy, and community

We caught up with stand-up comedian and MC Jerome Chandrahasen about all things comedy, including his upcoming NZ International Comedy Festival solo show On Words.

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Wellington Silver Screeners: Kristy Grant - 218 | Regional News

Wellington Silver Screeners: Kristy Grant

Providing educational opportunities and production spaces for filmmakers across the Wellington Region, it comes as no surprise that Lane Street Studios director Kristy Grant received a nomination for Wellingtonian of the Year.

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Working with Mother Nature - 218 | Regional News

Working with Mother Nature

We caught up with Yotam and Niva Kay about their organic market garden and farm Pākaraka Permaculture, their books The Abundant Garden and The Abundant Kitchen, and Yotam’s upcoming appearance at the Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival.

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Because you asked for it - 217 | Regional News

Because you asked for it

We had the pleasure of catching up with Annie Crummer MNZM about the upcoming reunion of When the Cat’s Away and her prolific career as one of Aotearoa’s best-loved and most-travelled voices.

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The language of ballet  - 217 | Regional News

The language of ballet

Royal New Zealand Ballet’s new artistic director Ty King-Wall returns to Aotearoa following an illustrious career in Australia. We asked him all about then, now, and the stacked 2024 programme.

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Storytelling magic - 216 | Regional News

Storytelling magic

Adding the title of director to her already impressive resume, Kiwi icon Rachel House presents her new film The Mountain, a story of friendship, loss, and the magic of nature.

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