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Upbeat for Wednesday 7 December 2016

  • Previous Episode: Tuesday, 6 December 2016
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  • A Blonde walked into the Bar

    arts
    Ellie Neal as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde

    1:45 PM.Broadway smash-hit musical Legally Blonde has made its professional New Zealand debut with a 60-show run at the Court Theatre over summer. But it’s not all pink, pretty and pop-music. The musical… Read more Audio

  • At the Beach this summer

    At the Beach

    1:40 PM.This summer many of us will put on our speedos or bikinis. But the fashion at the beach hasn’t always been that way. Doris de Pont takes us through fashion from woolly bathers to playsuits, boardies… Read more Audio

  • Neo Classical gallery’s bright future

    arts
    Sarjeant Gallery artist's impression Warren Mahoney extension

    1:20 PM.The Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganui has been promised $10 million dollars for its major earthquake strengthening and redevelopment project from the Regional Culture and Heritage Fund. Director Greg… Read more Audio

  • No organ performance space in Capital?

    music
    Damage of the organ at Wellington Cathedral of St Paul

    1:00 PM.Following last month’s earthquake, there is now no major facility for organ performance. The Wellington Town Hall continues to be inaccessible, and the other alternative, Wellington Cathedral of St… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Tuesday, 6 December 2016
  • Next Episode: Thursday, 8 December 2016
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