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Crème de la crème  - 220 | Regional News

Crème de la crème

The French Film Festival is the liaison of the saison – check out all kinds of flicks coming to cinemas across the Wellington Region from the 5th to the 26th of June.

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DIY supremacy - 220 | Regional News

DIY supremacy

Hold your breath and head to The Fringe Bar on the 1st of June to see who will be crowned the 10th Great DIY BurlesKiwi.

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Bloody funny - 220 | Regional News

Bloody funny

Get ready to cackle. Femme Natale: The Queen Years, an adults-only sketch-comedy play on parenthood, is coming to BATS Theatre from the 28th of May to the 1st of June.

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Get roasted - 220 | Regional News

Get roasted

Raw Meat Monday cooks up some perfectly roasted jokes and the occasional charred pun at each weekly comedy session. Come chew on a few at The Fringe Bar on the 27th of May and the 1st of June.

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Beyond ground zero - 220 | Regional News

Beyond ground zero

When nuclear weapons tests were detonated in the late 50s near Kiribati, there were people less than 40 kilometres away from ground zero. Hear their stories face to face at Parliament’s Te Papakura gallery space until the 11th of July.

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A bellyful of grooves - 220 | Regional News

A bellyful of grooves

Four of New Zealand’s busiest songwriters under one roof? Yes please! Catch Too Many Chiefs at Vogelmorn Upstairs on the 7th of June.

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