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Shameless comedy  - 169 | Regional News

Shameless comedy

Comedy fans are in for a treat when Samantha Hannah and Daniel John Smith take over Fringe Bar for another Friday Laughs. The two award-winning comedians will be joined by local talent as they look to treat audiences to a Friday night they will never forget.

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A sparkly Easter fever dream - 169 | Regional News

A sparkly Easter fever dream

How do Easter and drag go together? Bunny Holiday reckons they kind of don’t, which is kind of great. Catch a diamante-studded line-up of drag talent in the Bunny and Her Honeys Easter Show.

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The peak of Jo Morgan’s passion - 169 | Regional News

The peak of Jo Morgan’s passion

Jo Morgan has ridden a motorbike through 110 countries and summited 22 of New Zealand’s 3000-metre-plus mountain peaks. On number 23, Mount Hicks in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, she survived an avalanche.

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The truth is out there  - 169 | Regional News

The truth is out there

The Truth Is Out There is an exciting exhibition that should be explored by anyone interested in UFOs, alien abductions, and other unexplained phenomena as some big questions will be asked by the artists who created this intriguing journey through outer space.

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Peaceful and wild all at once - 169 | Regional News

Peaceful and wild all at once

Country music star Jackie Bristow brings her fifth album Outsider to Petone this April.

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Aotearoa’s first ever Scandi film festival - 169 | Regional News

Aotearoa’s first ever Scandi film festival

Three Wellington cinemas are set to showcase a variety of Scandinavian films during the inaugural Volvo Scandi Film Festival. The festival’s carefully curated programme includes award-winning international festival favourites from an exciting filmmaking region.

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