Regional News - Connecting Wellington

05/12/2025

Congrats to Orchestra Wellington on the extraordinary season! °🥂⋆.ೃ🍾࿔*:･🥳

02/12/2025

The silly season has officially begun, and we couldn't be more excited!🎅🎄❄️☃️🎁🦌 The Pantoloons are about to cast A Spell Before Christmas... our interview with Amanda below ✨⚡✨

https://www.regionalnews.kiwi/articles/help-save-christmas
A big thanks to Regional News - Connecting Wellington for this lovely article about 'A Spelll Before Christmas".

27/11/2025

🔥🚨⚠️ Tomorrow night 🔥🚨⚠️ James Nokise will come a-ranting, raving, and ROFL-ing into the The Fringe Bar. Read more about One Night Rant, his show that rips into the news cycle while mixing big laughs with bite-sized truths, here: https://www.regionalnews.kiwi/articles/ranting-raving-and-rofl-ing
📸 by Matt Grace

21/11/2025

Art permeates all aspects of life for creative Wellingtonian Emily Hartley-Skudder. “It’s my practice, my career, most of my friends are in the arts community as well... I frame my life around seeing art.” Alessia caught up with the inaugural recipient of the $40,000 Fair Trust Art Prize about her upcoming immersive installation at Te Manawa Museum of Art, Science & Heritage here: www.regionalnews.kiwi/articles/the-artistry-of-public-bathrooms 💚
📸: ‘The green room’ laundry at the home of the late Dr Eileen Fair.
Photo by David Le.

14/11/2025

“There is so much in life that is mysterious and unknowable,” creative force of nature Dinah Priestley says. “If art can do anything, perhaps it’s to help make sense of things you can’t explain in words.” We interviewed the artist about her monumental career and new book, An Eccentric History in Batik, here: www.regionalnews.kiwi/articles/counter-culture-connoisseur ⊹₊⟡⋆🎨🖌️⋆⟡₊⊹

11/11/2025

Sloths, but make it coastal 🦥 Seaside Sloths will drop lunar licks and interstellar basslines heavy enough to shake the craters of the MOON 1 (Bar) on the 14th of November - drag your long claws on over to our interview with the band here: www.regionalnews.kiwi/articles/seaside-sound-scientists ⋆⭒˚.⋆🪐 ⋆⭒˚.⋆

03/11/2025

The Royal New Zealand Air Force Band have teamed up with Aotearoa icon HOLLIE SMITH for their annual extravaganza, Air Force in Concert, featuring an exquisite programme of stage and screen classics 🎭🎬🍿 Pick up your copy or read it here to experience the RNZAF Band in full swing! 🎺🎷🥁 www.regionalnews.kiwi 🥳