NEW ZEALAND CINEMAS - Province of Taranaki
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Taranaki, population 101,200, is located on the east coast
of the North Island. Two cinemas survive in this province. The main industry
is dairy producting.
AWAKINO (Pop: 161) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 300; Date Closed
Pre 1969
DOUGLAS TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1969
ELTHAM (Pop: 2,264) CIVIC:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
700; Date Closed 1970-1980
HAWERA (Pop: 11,437)
OPERA HOUSE: Date Opened
Pre 1956; Seating ??; Date
Closed Pre 1969
GRAND: Date Opened
Pre 1924; Renamed REGENT
1933-1958; Seating 851; Date
Closed c.1988
INGLEWOOD (3,192) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1925;
Seating 475; Renamed
CIVIC 1973; Seating
475; Date Closed
c1984
MAHOENUI MEMORIAL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
100; Date Closed Pre 1969
MANIA (Pop: 992) CIVIC:
Date Opened 1920s; Seating
530; Date Closed Pre 1969
MIDHURST TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1969
NEW PLYMOUTH (66,478)
CINEMA TOPTOWN 4-PLEX: Date
Opened 22 October 1993; Seating
??; Currently Operating
EMPIRE: Date Opened
Pre 1933; Seating ??; Date
Closed Pre 1956
EVERYBODYS: Date Opened
1916; Renamed MAYFAIR
Pre 1956; Seating 765; Date
Closed
19 October 1993
OPERA HOUSE: Date Opened
Pre 1928; Seating 810; Date
Closed Pre 1969
PEOPLES: Date Opened
1933; Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1956
REGENT: Date Opened
Pre 1936; Seating 815; Date
Closed Pre 1969
STATE: Date Opened Pre 1936;
Seating 836; Date Closed
1990-1992
NORMANBY (Pop: 520) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 400; Date Closed
Pre 1969
NORSEWOOD (Pop: 300)
TOWN HALL: Date Opened
Pre 1925; Seating 247; Date
Closed Pre 1969
OHURA PLAZA:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
280; Date Closed 1970-1980
OKATO TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
275; Date Closed Pre 1969
OPUNAKE (Pop: 1,597)
EVERYBODYS: Date Opened
Pre 1956; Seating 600; Date
Closed 1994-1995
PATEA (1,400) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1925;
Renamed CIVIC Pre
1969; Seating 400; Date Closed
Pre 1984
(Demolished)
PUNGAREHU TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 150; Date Closed
Pre 1969
RAHOTU TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 250; Date Closed
1970-1980
STRATFORD (Pop: 5,664)
KINGS: Date Opened
Pre 1936; Renamed REGENT
Pre 1969; Seating 490; Renamed
KINGS
1993; Seating 490; Currently
Operating
PLAZA: Date Opened
Pre 1936; Seating 708; Date
Closed 1970-1978
STRATHMORE TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1969
TARATA TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1969
TONGAPORUTU TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1969
URENUI (Pop: 413) TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating 200; Date Closed
Pre 1969
URUTI TOWN HALL:
Date Opened Pre 1956; Seating
??; Date Closed Pre 1969
WAITARA (Pop: 6,509)
ROYAL: Date Opened
1917; Seating 550; Renamed
CAMEO 1973; Seating
550; Date Closed
1974-1978 (Demolished)
ST JOHNS HALL: Date Opened
1920s; Seating ??; Renamed
KOSY ??; Date Closed
May/June 1928
WAITOTARA TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating ??; Date Closed
1970-1980
WHANGAMOMONA TOWN
HALL: Date Opened Pre 1956;
Seating ??; Date Closed
Pre 1969
© Library
of Cinema Research Data 1998
©
Bradley Knewstubb 1998 E-mail: Cinemania@xtra.co.nz
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