Issue 231, October 22, 2024

The heart and soul of Kiwi communication

We caught up with 7 Days host Jeremy Corbett about the live show, which hits Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre on the 8^th of November amidst a nationwide “golf tour interrupted by performances”.

Just awful

Brace yourself, dear reader / For the worst poem you’re ever gonna read-a / In celebration of the / Anti-Slam
Boom

Spooky and spicy

Eat your heart out at Fired Up Halloween, a sultry Samhain soirée at The Fringe Bar on the 27^th of October.

Spheres of sun and soul

Grab your sunnies: New Zealand music icon Ladi6 is brilliant, blinding, and back with a brand-new single and the gig to show for it at San Fran on the 14^th of November.

Collection of creativity

Vincents Art Workshop is an art initiative by the community, for the community. Check out what Wellingtonians have been making in the public art space over the last year at the annual exhibition that runs until the 6^th of November.

Working towards a question

Filmmaker and actor Paolo Rotondo straddles two worlds: Aotearoa and Italia. He combines his cultures by leading the Italian Film Festival across New Zealand each year, which comes to Wellington in November. We chatted with him about culture, film, and Italianità.

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