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      <title>Benjamin Makisi</title>
      <link>https://www.newtownfestival.org.nz/benjamin-makisi/</link>
      <description>One of the best ever tenors produced in New Zealand, has graced theatres around the world and was in a position where he had to move to London as that was where the demand for work was. A multi award winning performer, Makisi had returned to New Zealand with his wife, Maina, due to the Pandemic. […]</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2024-02-13T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Vera Ellen</title>
      <link>https://www.newtownfestival.org.nz/vera-ellen-2/</link>
      <description>Aotearoa Music Award winning and Taite Award nominated artist Vera Ellen was born and raised in Naenae in Te Whanganui-A-Tara/Wellington. Vera relocated to Los Angeles, where she started the band Girl Friday, whose music debuted on indie giant Sub Pop’s sub-label, Hardly Art. In early 2020, Vera moved back to Aotearoa during the pandemic, leading […]</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2024-01-25T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Naenae, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>The Newtown Festival we know and love cannot take place in 2022</title>
      <link>http://www.newtownfestival.org.nz/the-newtown-festival-we-know-and-love-cannot-take-place-in-2022/</link>
      <description>After a lot of planning and consulting, we’re sad to let you know that the Newtown Festival we know and love cannot take place in 2022. This has not been an easy decision for us, but the safety and wellbeing of everyone is our first priority in these COVID times. The COVID Safety Framework (aka […]</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2021-12-21T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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      <title>Changes in Covid alert levels…</title>
      <link>http://www.newtownfestival.org.nz/changes-in-covid-alert-levels/</link>
      <description>Like the rest of NZ, the Newtown Festival crew are well aware of the changes to COVID-19 alert levels.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2021 20:23:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2021-02-27T20:23:26Z</dc:date>
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      <title>At Covid-19 Level 1 the Festival goes ahead!</title>
      <link>http://www.newtownfestival.org.nz/at-covid-19-level-1-the-festival-goes-ahead/</link>
      <description>Newtown Festival will go ahead under Alert Level 1 (or Level 0 when that returns).</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 21:35:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2021-02-17T21:35:21Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Marrowspawn</title>
      <link>http://www.newtownfestival.org.nz/marrowspawn/</link>
      <description>Spawned out of the Hataitai homewrecker house shows and crafted in Covid lockdown, Marrowsparn is a pummelling grindcore three-piece. 

No frills just chainsaw riffs and prehistoric sludge.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2021 01:25:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2021-01-20T01:25:01Z</dc:date>
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      <georss:featurename>Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand</georss:featurename>
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