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Despite what everyone tried to tell me, "Boyle", was never that cool ... oh, you already knew did ya :-) And Liz's surname wasn't that much better either (Eggleston) so we chose this name after a beach town, Riversdale , on the eastern Wairarapa coast of the NZ North Island [ ZoomIn map | Google Map ]. And why there? Liz and I have an affinity with Riversdale after being introduced to the place by a close friend, Emma . We often stay at her brothers' bach ( Kiwi for 'beach holiday home') and it was on our first visit that Liz, under the sparkling stars and within earshot of the ocean, proposed to me. Once we had decided to come up with a brand new family name it seemed appropriate to refer back to where it all began. And it sounds quite cool. And it's unique in the NZ phone book [Update 10-Jun-2014] There's a little more to just changing the name. After deciding that "Boyle" and "Eggleston" weren't going to

[Updated 30-Apr] Aha, I got the dates wrong and Anna has clarified it for me: The doors to the Roxy open on Friday 1 April. Coco, the cafe, lounge bar and restaurant will be open for business on this day with the cinema and building open for the community to come and have a look over those first few days. The first Roxy cinema screening will be on Thursday 7 April. People will be able to buy tickets for the historic first day of screening from Friday 1 April. The Roxy Cinema, here in Miramar ("the heart of Wellywood"), is finally opening this coming Friday, 1st April (first actual screening Thursday 7th), and that should make you go, "squeeeeeeeeeeee!!!" Our suburb is all a buzz since they put the final touches to the facade and, most importantly, turned on the large neon sign (check out Robert Catto's photo ). So here's everything you need to know about the Roxy Cinema: Location: 5 Park Road, Miramar [ map ] Opening times: 7 days, 10am+ Cinema

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