Issue 240, March 25, 2025
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:
Nothing like that energy
We speak to Joseph Williams, lead singer of Toto, ahead of their Wellington concert at TSB Arena on the 24th of April with special guest Christopher Cross.
Banquet of love
Feast your eyes on Fortune, a knitted yum cha banquet at Te Waka Huia Wellington Museum until the 27th of April.
Rock on and rock out
Over 12 years and 67 shows, Caburlesque has been dazzling Wellington audiences with its signature blend of burlesque and variety cabaret. The theme for the next edition? Women of Rock.
What comes before
Ruby Kemp’s brand-new sci-fi musical, presented by Wellington Footlights Society from the 3rd to the 12th of April at Gryphon Theatre, “isn’t a show about the apocalypse”, the writer and composer says. “It’s about what comes before.”
Euphoric energy
Six women DJs from Pōneke and Tāmaki Makaurau are cooking up something sizzling on the decks for Girls on Cue at Heartbreaker Bar & Restaurant on the 5th of April.
The baddest blues rock
American blues-rock legend George Thorogood and his longtime band The Destroyers are coming to Wellington to play with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees ZZ Top this May. We got to spend 15 minutes laughing with the Bad To The Bone singer!
