SummaryBefore Pae Korokī and Papers Past, the New Zealand Room librarians would note topics of interest in an alphabetised card catalogue, this is their selection of stories about the cinema at Mount Maunganui in the 1990s from the Bay of Plenty Times and other sources.Main Body
Multiplex to replace old theatre. Regent Theatre to be replaced by four screen cinema complex. Bay of Plenty Times, 4 July 1998.
Screening soon. Artist's impression of new cinema complex. Mount and Pāpāmoa Times, 9 July 1998.
Big welcome for cinema project. Details given re number of screens, seating capacity, food/drink facilities, etc. Bay News, 15 July 1998.
Death knell for pōhutukawa tree. Tree outside Regent Theatre to be removed pre-construction of new theatre. Bay of Plenty Times, 15 July 1998.
April 1999
Cinema to be demolished next week. To make way for multiplex and cafe. Bay of Plenty Times, 10 April 1999.
Green light for cinema. Mount and Pāpāmoa Times, 15 April 1999.
First programme found in clear out. Start of demolition. Bay of Plenty Times, 16 April 1999.
July 1999: December opening for cinema. Bay of Plenty Times, 27 July 1999.
November 1999: New cinema deluged with job applicants. Bay of Plenty Times, 3 November 1999.
December 1999: Cinema opens on Boxing Day. Bay of Plenty Times, 17 December 1999.
January 2000:
Cinema 4 Grand opening. Bay of Plenty Times supplement, 1 January 2000.
New Mount cinema to sell alcohol. Opening of Cinema 4. Bay of Plenty Times, 4 January 2000.
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