​WELCOME TO THE REGENT UPSTAIRS CINEMA WEB-SITE

​We screen a selection of the latest popular movies plus a selection of Arthouse, Classics, Festival & International films & documentaries, as well as New Zealand films and documentaries. 
Located in the Heart of the Bush in the Tararua District, 200km north of Wellington, our community owned and operated cinema proudly brings you a first class Digital movie experience at an affordable price.
Beyond our monthly scheduled line-up, our cinema is available for private screenings, school screenings
​and fundraiser screenings.
Both the Upstairs Cinema and the Downstairs Theatre are available​ for private bookings, hiring and fundraiser events.
The Regent Upstairs Cinema is a Member of NZ Motion Picture Exhibitors Association.
We are proud to be the sole provider of big screen entertainment to the people of the Tararua District and proud to be
a community owned and operated independent cinema.
ADVANCE BOOKINGS
BOOKINGS FOR ANY SESSION MAY BE MADE
IN PERSON AT THE THEATRE BOX OFFICE
OR
BY PHONE:  06 376 8607
These are our preferred methods of booking. 
(Note: the Regent Box Office and phone is usually only attended during normal screening times.
Screening times may be found on this web-site or in the weekly Bush Telegraph)
BOOK BY EMAIL: 
 regentpahiatua@xtra.co.nz 
Note: Email bookings should be made no less less than 24 hours before the session.
Email Bookings made after this time cannot be guaranteed 
PLEASE INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN YOUR EMAIL : 
Your name
 A contact phone number 
The name of the film being booked. ​
Day, Date and Time of session required
The number of seats required and whether the booking is for an
Adult, Child, Senior Citizen, Student or Community Services card holder.
BOOKING FEE: From 1 September 2019, email bookings will incur a $2 fee (per booking)
Bookings in person at the box-office & by phone incur no booking fee
Seating is unallocated. Doors open 30 minutes prior to screenings.
Your ticket/s will be held up to 15 minutes prior to the start of the session booked.
Tickets not collected & paid for by 15 minutes prior to the start of the session may be on-sold.
Our sessions do not have an intermission unless one is already included in the film
Sorry we DON'T have EFTPOS.      Payment by cash or cheque only
​There are 2 eftpos machines about 2 minutes walk south on Main Street.

TICKET PRICES

ADULT:  $13           *CONCESSION: $10
CHILD: (primary school) $8  
Child Pre-school: (available at G or PG rated family matinees only) $4
*Concession includes:
Super Gold Card holders, Community Services Card holders & Secondary school students.
​(Please show your Concession card or student ID card to get your discount)
​Sorry, we don’t have EFTPOS but there is an ATM at ANZ and BNZ about 2 minutes walk away.
Different charges may apply for SPECIAL EVENT screenings.
We  screen every Wednesday,Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
​with extra sessions during school holidays and when needed.
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR REGENT CANDY BAR
Our candy bar has a variety of ice-creams, snacks, confectionery and drinks,
and for selected movies, (e.g school holiday matinees) freshly popped popcorn.
The Regent Candy Bar subsidises the screening of movies at the Regent.
Film hire charges, advertising costs and other on-gong running and maintenance costs are very high for a large building like the Regent which means to operate a viable business we need to supplement and subsidise it.
Without our candy bar sales we would not be able to continue screening movies at the Regent.
We therefore respectfully request our patrons NOT to bring in to the cinema 
any food or drink items that have NOT been purchased from our Regent candy bar.
​We appreciate your understanding on this matter and thank you for your support.