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A Taranaki cinema complex - which made international headlines when it banned people wearing pyjamas and onesies from screenings - faces imminent closure if it cannot find new trustees.
But in a dramatic plot twist, more than 200 people turned up to a public meeting vowing to save HΔwera Cinema 2, which they said was a valuable community asset.
The twin-screened cinema - which had been a fixture on Princess Street since 1998 - employed a full-time manager and screened a selection of the latest blockbuster releases over as many as 10 sessions a day.
The HΔwera Cinema 2 Trust has run the theatre since
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