Regent Theatre (1909). A beautiful art deco building. Category II status.
ART DECO STYLE
The theatre was built in 1935 and opened in early 1936. It was built in a streamline art deco style, one of many New Zealand cinemas built in the heyday of movie going. It ran as a commercial concern until dwindling attendances in the 1970s with competition from TV made it unprofitable. Fortunately the owners sold it in 1979 to what is now Westland Community Centre Incorporated, a society dedicated to owning and running the Regent for the benefit of the Hokitika and district community.
Location: 23 Weld St, Hokitika
