Issue 200, July 18, 2023

Celebrating 200 issues

We can’t quite believe it, but this is our 200^th issue! We’re so thrilled to be marking this milestone and wanted to take this opportunity to share more about how we got here.

Footy fever

The world’s biggest women’s sporting event is coming to the capital – celebrate football with the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™.

A decade of embracism

Wild, wondrous Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist Kirin J Callinan launches his new album in New Zealand on the If I Could Sing: A decade of EMBRACISM and beyond tour.

Bonkers, right?

Indian Ink Theatre Company brings their biggest, most ambitious, bonkeriest idea for a play to Wellington.

Fang-tastic

Night has settled and the moon is high, the vampire drag stars are out and ready to bleed you dry… with their tantalising, scrumptious, absolutely batty performances!

Facing the pandemic

In an allegory of isolation, loss, and friendship during the COVID-19 lockdown, artist Euan Macleod presents the hundreds of portraits he created of fellow artist and friend Geoff Dixon.

Testimonials

Congratulations on your marvellous 200th edition with the inspired spread of 200 covers… I appreciate this newspaper very much. It seems like a miracle to have it delivered, connecting us with events and places all around us in this era of change. Obviously a labour of love.

– Lynsey, reader, Aro Valley

Regional News is a key part of the cultural infrastructure in the Wellington region: it is the ‘go-to’ publication for information about all upcoming arts and cultural events. Each publication highlights and showcases the rich diversity of culture on offer, from the large to the small.

– Kirsten Mason, general manager, Orchestra Wellington

Regional News plays a hugely valuable role in the Wellington and Aotearoa arts industry, as an integral media publication that gives Wellington key access to arts interviews, news, and information. There is very little media throughout the country, especially in Wellington, which covers arts news, and Regional News have always been hugely supportive of the arts community.

– Michelle Lafferty, director, Elephant Publicity

No other local publication devotes as significant amount of space to the arts as Regional News. Wellington is the cultural capital of New Zealand and this newspaper truly reflects that. It is a vital part of Wellington’s arts and journalistic ecology.

– Salesi Le’ota, publications and events coordinator, Playmarket