Hey, I’m Mag. Aspiring filmmaker turned gardener turned theatre projectionist… I’m also from Hokitika. I moved down a few years ago, leaving Auckland behind to pursue a quiet life and raise a family in the land of the long whitebait fritter. I only realised once I got here it might be tough getting to see live gigs living so far from the big city. I help run Hokitika’s Regent Theatre operations as the projectionist and had a realisation: I can bring the live acts to play at the venue. So it’s been an absolute lifetime highlight doing just that and putting this town on the touring map.

I’ve been obsessed with multimedia my whole life. Listening to cassettes in my bedroom as a toddler. 10 for $10 movies at the local video rental on weekends. Getting hooked on record collecting as a broke student, and now I get to plan David Lynch film festival screenings or horror movie takeovers for a living at a theatre dressed like the Red Room itself.

I’m passionate about nature, plants in and out of the house, and the ocean. I live right on a beach the locals call “The Dog Snatcher”, a completely unswimmable rip-fest just taunting me and my family every day.

I ride a penny farthing to work if the West Coast weather is fine. Otherwise I swim there.

Favourite gigs I’ve been to

The Growlers – The Studio – 2015

The Mummies – Whammy Bar – 2016

King Gizzard, La Luz and Mild High Club – Whammy – 2017

Ty Segall – Hollywood Theatre – 2023