A community cinema in Wellington has paid a warm tribute to Fiona Hunter, one of its founding directors, who has died at the age of 74.
Fiona Hunter with fellow Wellington Orbit director Ray Hughes
"Fiona had such an immense impact on all our lives and played an instrumental role in making Wellington Orbit what it is today, starting over 10 years ago as just an idea. "We can never overlook or underestimate the key role she had in making Wellington a better place to live and visit.The town's old Clifton cinema closed on December 24, 1988, but townsfolk were determined to bring a cinema back to Wellington.
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