Whangarei Film Society - Screenings for Thursday October 26th
Good People
For Thursday, the 26th October for ONE NIGHT ONLY, we have our annual screening of the best films from the Show Me Shorts NZ Short Film Festival.
Show Me Shorts - The Sampler
NZ and International short films Run time: 102 mins
Rated M (Strong language, sexual references and suicide references.)
Sit back and enjoy some of the top short films from NZ and around the world from this year’s Show Me Shorts NZ Film Festival. The collection is designed to entertain, delight and show off the talent in the filmmaking scene from Aotearoa.
This includes three homegrown shorts from rising stars of the NZ filmmaking scene. They are: Just Kidding, I Actually Love You directed by Anna Rose Duckworth, Stella directed by Alison Titulaer, and Ministry of Jingle by Maddie Dai. Come join us to discover a treasure trove of short films from 2023.
There will be two screenings of the Show Me Shorts Sampler - one at 6pm and again at 8pm.
View the trailer at: www.youtube.com...
All tickets are just $10.
Door sales only. Cash only please - no Eftpos/credit card services available.
Visit whangareifilmsociety.org and sign up for our free weekly email for information on the rest of our films and screening dates for 2023.
Poll: Should we ditch daylight saving? 🕰️
First introduced in New Zealand in 1927 with the passing of the Summer Time Act, it's what we know as 'Daylight Saving' and this year it ends on the first Sunday in April.
While we do get to sleep in this time around, some people would like to scrap the clock tinkering for good.
And why? Some evidence suggests the time changes are bad for our health as they mess with sleep patterns leading to short-term fatigue and affecting mood. Meanwhile the hour change is frustrating for farmers and a nightmare for getting the littlies to sleep. But what's your take?
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40.3% Yes - get rid of the clock changes
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57.8% No, I enjoy it
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1.9% Other - I'll share below
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Dr Alan and Hazel Kerr describe themselves as ‘just ordinary old Kiwis’, despite being named as the 2026 Ryman Healthcare Senior New Zealanders of the Year Te Mātāpuputu o te Tau.
The amazing couple prompted a standing ovation at a star-studded Auckland event which recognised their tireless efforts, with Alan travelling to and from Gaza and the West Bank 40 times to help children over 20 years, and Hazel travelling 20 times.
Click read more to find out more.
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