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Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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- Delve into the sublime, surreal and a little bit sexy this Halloween with the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s rebirth of their iconic ballet A Midsummer Night’s Dream. A co-production with the Queensland Ballet and first performed in 2015, this stunning performance combines the late Liam Scarlett’s choreography with Felix Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream score […]
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Bands popping off in Pōneke: Baldleaf
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- I am a massive fan of early shoegaze like Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, Ride, and really anything with that ethereal, dreamlike quality that transports you from your bedroom or local venue into the clouds. For this reason I was extremely excited to discover the music of Baldleaf, self described “5 chip 1 fish”, and their […]
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Dream a Little Bigger with This Year’s World of Wearable Arts
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- United States designer Grace DuVal (and seven time WOW finalist) has taken the Supreme WOW Award this year with her piece Curves Ahead. Built of bright orange road netting, road signs and bedecked with a mohawk of traffic cones, this piece is a blazing bright beacon amongst the rolling sea that is Dream Awake – […]
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Bands popping off in Pōneke: Daisy Grae
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- Funky Wellington four piece Daisy Grae have exploded in popularity since charting in the top 20 hot NZ singles with their song Control in 2020, packing out venues such as Valhalla and San Fran with a strong and irresistibly fun live energy. With funky guitar licks akin to the Red Hot Chili Peppers or Jimi […]
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Bands popping off in Pōneke: Debt Club
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- Debt Club is a band whose sound has gone through a major evolution since their origins as high school friends in “The Classic”. Undergoing some changes in their original lineup, their sound has also moved from more traditional classic rock to an eclectic mix of indie, folk rock and alternative country. In an impressive live […]
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Bands popping off in Pōneke: Mall Goth
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- “I’m having a nervous breakdown on stage, if it was anywhere else you would think I was crazy. But I’ve somehow managed to trick you into thinking it’s cool.Unless you think we suck, I guess, that’s ok too.” says lead singer of Mall Goth on stage at San Fran, where the band is becoming a […]
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A closing pop-up sale for fat babes as yet another business closes
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- Remember how I promised to post more often and I haven’t really delivered on that? Well I’m trying to get less busy so I can. Truly I am. And one of the ways I’m doing that is by closing the House of Boom. Please tolerate me while I cut’n paste this in third person rather […]
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Come to Coven: Uranus. You bet your ass it’ll be good.
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- Movies love to show nightclubs as glamorous places with dancefloors heaving with ridiculously good-looking people, all wearing the most amazing outfits – but that had never been my experience. Not until I went to Coven: Slumber earlier this year, that is. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Coven Events Wellington […]
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Review: Hamlet – One Hour. Three Actors. Denmark Will Never Be the Same
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- As someone who’s never read or seen a performance of Hamlet, I might seem like an unlikely reviewer for TheJoMarsh’s adaptation at Bats Theatre. However, if I, with my inexperience, can easily follow and enjoy ‘Hamlet – One Hour. Three Actors. Denmark Will Never Be the Same,’ then anyone can. In this high-tech, dystopian take […]
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Review: Lizzie
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- By Talia Carlisle Have you ever heard someone scream bloody murder? It’s worth cutting down the door to watch LIZZIE, the rocking hit musical by WITCH Music Theatre, where murder sounds hellishly good…. This punk rock’n’rollercoaster will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. So tighten your corset and quieten […]
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Circa Theatre, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Best of the week 15 July – 4 August
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- Words apparently don’t mean anything anymore, so here’s our best of the week covering… a little bit more than a week. Because life. So here’s what’s good and Wellington-related this week! Best adult learning option that you didn’t know about Some people know Make Room for their wonderful children’s STEM education classes, but you may […]
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Review: Hine Te Rēhia
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- It’s a chilly winter day in Pōneke, but the joy from the audience surrounding me and my theatre-going companion could warm the most cynical of souls. We’re here to see Hine Te Rēhia, a gorgeous piece of theatre by Auckland-based Tutatara Collective, and the mood in the room is unbelievably high. Forgive my lack of […]
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The Grid – New Digital Art Space
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- Written by Nadia Freeman Wellington’s newest and potentially first digital art space opened this month, and I am deeply appreciative of the entrepreneurial spirit of Shannon Brosnahan Inglis and Delainy Jamahl. In an era when investment in the arts is dwindling, launching a venture of this scale and quality is inspiring. Initiatives like this infuse […]
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Meet Pepper Racoon – what a ratbag!
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- 1. Hello, who are you and what do you do? I’m Pepper Raccoon and I’m an artist and merch designer inspired by nature, magic, and internet culture. I design my own affordable art products, and produce a lot of them in my home studio as well, and have been in business for 8 years selling […]
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Best of the week 7-14 July 2024
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- Here’s what’s good and Wellington-related this week! Best book that every Wellingtonian should read because I just did and wow Sodden Downstream by Brannavan Gnanalingam. This has sat neglected on my bookshelf for far too long after it came out in 2017, but as our public transport gets worse, terrible weather events get more frequent […]
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Best of the last little while – June 2024
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- Hey, guess who’s been too busy with other brain things to update this for a while? That’d be me. But let’s not waste time on it. Here’s the best things for a while. Best behaved weather of the week Nice weather on a public holiday allowing us to sit outside around a fire and set […]
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Meet the creatives behind HINE-TE-RĒHIA
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- Presented by Tuatara Collective, HINE-TE-RĒHIA is a multilingual theatre experience coming to BATS Theatre in July. Devised, created and performed by an all-female BIPOC cast, this exciting show promises to leave you gasping in awe of their talent. I had the chance to interview Jason Te Mete (previous deviser/director), Tāwera Ormsby (co-Kaiwhakahaere of Tuatara Collective) […]
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BATS Theatre, 1, Kent Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Best of the week: 9-16 June 2016
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- Best contribution to society The monthly Repair Cafe at Ngaio Union Church. How cool to have a big room full of incredibly competent humans dedicated to helping others for free (you can contribute koha and if you don’t have coins, ask them for their bank account number). I took a record player and was not […]
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Meet Zoe, the Very Green Gardener
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- Our interviews with cool people continue! 1. Hey, who are you and what do you do? I’m Zoe and I run The Very Green Gardener, which is a little gardening company in Pōneke. We maintain people’s gardens as well as support them to do their own gardens. (Editor note: Zoe also writes an excellent newsletter […]
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Best of the week: 2 June to 9 June 2024
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- Our weekly roundup of best things in Wellington continues and this week we’ve got contributions from Alan, Joanna, Martha and Tom. Best new place for dogs off leash We discovered that dogs are ok unleashed on the Remutaka Incline so we were able to take our fluffbeast biking with us (she’s got her own bike […]
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Review: The Transgender Agender
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- I’m here on the ground at Wellington’s Fringe Bar to catch a show at the tail end of the 2024 New Zealand International Comedy Festival – The Transgender Agender. This lineup of fabulous trans and/or non-binary comedians made much merriment on the last Saturday of this year’s NZICF, much to the joy of their sold-out […]
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Best of the week 26 May – 2 June
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- This week features contributions from Alan, Nadia, Emma and Joanna Best value lunches for those days you’re working in town and have forgotten that you’re supposed to be making your lunch or eating leftovers… I’m kinda hesitant to mention it (as I don’t want them to run out before I get there) but the $9 […]
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Review: Femme Natale – The Queen Years
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- Reviewed by Talia Carlisle The talented team behind Femme Natale have worked their butts off to bring a magnificent sketch showcase of parents’ inner adult desires to BATS Theatre. After returning from Edinburgh Fringe with a new lease on parenthood, their new iteration of Femme Natale is refreshingly hilarious and important to share in a […]
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A walk for transgender youth
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- This week’s profile takes us to the other side of the Remutaka Ranges for a very good cause. 1. Hello! Who the heck are youse and what are you up to? I’m Kylie, and collectively we’re the Parry/Hannen whānau. My 17-year-old daughter and I are walking across the Wairarapa into Wellington to raise money and […]
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Best of the Week: May 18-25
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- Our weekly wrap-up of what’s good, this time featuring featuring Emma, Joanna and Tom Emma’s bests Best theatre: Farce Onion at BATS – a deeply warming joyous nonsense improvised time Best vibes: Stillwater – I only had a drink there with some mates so I can’t speak to the efficacy of their coffee or food […]
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Best of the week: May 11-18 2024
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- A new weekly feature! Here’s what was good! Hopefully future editions will include bests from other Wellingtonista members too. And don’t forget, if you want to contribute to the site, please email us! Best delivered food of the week The grilled lemongrass chicken salad from Rock Yard (pictured here with slow cooked pork in roti […]
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A ginterview with the mothers of Mothers Ruined
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- Full disclosure: I have worked with the Mothers on Boom Gin – a collaboration with my ethical clothing company, which is funding a scholarship to the weekend for fat babes that I run. Even if I hadn’t done that though, I would still think they are very cool and interesting people who make delicious products […]
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Meet Joel MacManus, the journalist that Wellington actually deserves
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- It’s been a very weird week in Wellington where we’re thinking actually Chris Bishop has done good for once with the District Plan? Very strange position to be in. Obviously, city councilors who want a city for the living and future have pushed for this for a very long time, but I don’t think it […]
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A lengthy mea culpa, 20 years of history and a reboot?
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- If you don’t like lengthy deep navel gazing, take this tl:dr and be on your way until the next post: the Wellingtonista website has been very neglected for a number of years, and I intend to do better – perhaps you might like to contribute something too. I was 24 when James asked me to […]
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Review: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
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- By Talia Carlisle Invite out your friends and put on your best faux fur, because Witch Music Theatre is back in town. Don’t let the cold weather stop you from experiencing the best night out this side of Broadway, with Wellington’s own revolution of musical genius onstage at Hannah Playhouse until Saturday. Following a memorable […]
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