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Wed 18 Jan - Wed 17 DecWorkshops, Conferences & Classes
Hastings Library Book Chat
10:30am on the third Wednesday of each month
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Rhythm and Rhymes
A weekly half-hour programme of songs, rhymes and fingerplays especially for children aged 0-2 years and their parent/caregiver
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Exhibitions
The Light Shone Clear: History. Perspectives. Art.
From the Museum’s collection, each artwork in this exhibition conveys a perspective on times and events that shaped Te-Matau-a-Māui, Hawke’s Bay and Aotearoa, New Zealand into what they are today
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Exhibitions
Waka Kōrero Māori Exhibition
Waka kōrero Māori: waka carrying the taonga, te reo The Waka Kōrero Māori exhibition encourages learning the Māori alphabet by pronouncing the names of the kaharehe animal treasures on display
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Abbey Summer Sessions
Over 50 Saturday Winter, Spring & Summer Sessions at Abbey for the 2024/2025 season!
Local Artists like
- Coastal Rhythm Section
- Ariana Henare
- Lady Larisa
- Hand Picked
- The Pukes
- Fraser Mackenzie
- The Acoustic Project
- Michael Stodart
- Hoos The Boss
- Scarlett Eden
- Groove Foundation
- Jackson
- Magnetix
- Mia
- Liberty
- Kent Edmonds
- Ben Throp
- Andrew Donnely
- Frank & Haley
- Sophia & Lindsay
Kickback and relax and listen to the chilled sounds of local talents while sipping away on some of our boutique wines and beers in the vines
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Exhibitions
1931 Hawke’s Bay Earthquake Exhibition
“The outline of the hill turned into a giant serpent as it heaved up and down
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Church Road Gwen Summer Sessions
Church Road Gwen Summer Sessions 2024/2025
Get Ready for a Sunny Hawke’s Bay Summer As the Church Road Live Gwen Summer Sessions Make Their Return! Join Us at Church Road for Six Sunday Afternoons Filled with Live Acoustic Performances from some of Hawke’s Bay’s Top Talent
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Exhibitions
In Good Relation: Maioha Kara
E ngākaunui ana a Maioha Kara (Ngāti Korokī Kahukura, Ngāti Tipa, Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi, Tūhourangi, Te Whānau a Hinetapora, Kuki Airani) ki ngā hononga ki waenga i ngā mea katoa
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Exhibitions
He Pānui: Te Ara Hihiko
He Mihi
Haere mai ki te hui
Whakairo te kupu ō whakaaro
Ngā hua o Papatūānuku
Mai rā anō te tangata i waihanga
Anamata e
Come let us gather
Carve your thoughts in words set free
Of the enduring progeny of Mother Earth
From times past the creative ones
And into the future
Operating at the intersections of art, design, architecture and craft, Te Ara Hihiko “the creative pathway” is the work of Jacob Scott (Ngāti Raukawa, Te Arawa, Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Āti Awa) and Jason Kendrick
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Kids Drop-In Art Days 2025
Come along to the Gallery and get creative with fun art activities related to our current exhibitions! F
Our Kids Drop-In Art Days are for whānau of all ages and run on Tuesdays and Thursdays of the school holidays, between 10am – 3pm
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Art Classes for Adults - Tutor Led
Discover Your Inner Artist with The Seasons Art Class! Tutor Led classes that are proven to grow your art capabilities
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Quiz Night With Riggsy
Back for 2025 !!
Hosted by the legendary award winning Quiz Master Riggsy along with his brand of cheeky infamous humor
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Art Classes for Adults in Havelock North: SOLD OUT
The Seasons Art Class came from humble beginnings over a decade ago in a small village in southern England
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Havelock Handmade Market
the Havelock Handmade Market has been running for 15 years, each month we have an incredible lineup of talented local artisans and crafters who join us
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
The Cellar Door Collective
We're excited to announce a new initiative at Radburnd Cellars with the launch of our Cellar Door Collective!
We've invited three outstanding producers without cellar doors to join @Bostock and ourselves (@RadburndCellars) in our beautiful space - the Stables at 305 Ngatarawa Road
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Tea With Tales
Brought to you by Hastings District Libraries and the NZ Blind Foundation, come and listen to short book readings and share what you have been reading while enjoying a cuppa and a biscuit
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Performing Arts
Baby Bounce
Baby Bounce
When: Tuesdays, 10am Where: Taradale Library
When: Fridays, 10am Where: Napier Library
Baby Bounce is a half-hour programme of songs, rhymes and noisy, wiggly, bouncy, fun
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Performing Arts
Storytime
Storytime
When: Tuesdays, 11am Where: Taradale Library
Storytime is a half-hour - forty-five-minute programme of songs and various picture books from our collection being read
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Art for Tots 2025
Art for Tots is a fun, art-making experience for under-fives, which takes inspiration from current exhibitions at the Gallery, as well as from the environment and wider community
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Weleda Garden Tour
Nestled in the picturesque landscape of Havelock North, Weleda New Zealand offers an enchanting garden tour for natural health enthusiasts
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Landmarks Local History Talk
The Landmarks Local History Talk take place on the second Tuesday of each month from February to November 2025
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Performing Arts
Intermediate Improv Classes - Adults: CANCELLED
Need more fun and laughter in your life?
Then improv is for you
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Performing Arts
Baby Bounce
Baby Bounce When: Tuesdays, 10am Where: Taradale Library When: Fridays, 10am Where: Napier Library Baby Bounce is a half-hour programme of songs, rhymes and noisy, wiggly, bouncy, fun
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Sports & Outdoors
Skateboard Lessons @ Bay Skate
Whether you're just starting out on a board and want to learn the basics or are trying to upskill, we've got the thing for you! Here at Bay Skate, we provide skateboarding lessons for all ages and skill levels
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Lindy-Hop 7week beginners course (Feb/March) 2025
Learn to Lindy-Hop with Hi-De-Ho Swing
No partner or previous experience nessaserry, all you'll need is comfy shoes and your water bottle
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Performing Arts
Flaxmere Book Chat Group
Flaxmere Book Chat Group meets at Flaxmere Library every second Tuesday, 10
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Exhibitions
Wā We Can't Afford: Heidi Brickell
'Wā We Can’t Afford' has grown from Heidi Brickell’s time as Te Whare Toi o Heretaunga Hastings Art Gallery’s inaugural visiting artist, spending six weeks in residence during late 2024
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Exhibitions
Photographing the Pacific Sisters: Vivienne Haldane
In photographs spanning decades, Vivienne Haldane has captured the intimate and dynamic journey of the Pacific Sisters, a groundbreaking art and fashion collective of Pasifika and Māori creatives
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Performing Arts
Drama Playground For Kids 8-12 years: CANCELLED
Drama Playground is a fun and engaging programme for 8-12's that inspires kids to be creative, spontaneous, and silly
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Performing Arts
Creative Improv For TEENS 13-17 years: CANCELLED
Creative Improv for TEENS is for all teens wishing to learn more about performance
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Performing Arts
Intro to Improv Classes - Adults - 6 Week Course: CANCELLED
Fancy Trying Something New?
Need more fun and laughter in your life?
Then improv is for you
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Napier Urban Farmers' Market
Walk down Emerson Street and end up in a perfect little market offering a true Hawke's Bay experience
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hawke's Bay Farmers' Market
Delight in a shopping event of taste sensations at one of New Zealand’s oldest and largest traditional Farmers’ Markets
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Kōrero with Kurī
Kōrero with Kurī is a partnership between Canine Friends Pet Therapy and Hastings District Libraries
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
The Arty Farty Garden Party
Join us for an Arty Farty Garden Party!
Nestled down a leafy lane in sunny Havelock North, Hawke’s Bay, a real experience awaits you
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Sunday Market
Taradale Sunday Market, held every Sunday from 9am-1pm
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Hastings Music Society Concert
Performers at the Hastings Music Society Sunday 13th April 9 2pm in the historic St Matthews Anglican church are
MEN in BLACK BAND a 3 piece band playing tenor saxophone, Kaiser baritone, and a Flugabone with vocals performing varied music from yesterday and today
Come and enjoy an afternoon of varied music performed by talented local musicians
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Exhibitions
Bridge Pa Sculpture Trail
Set amidst the serene landscape of Paritua winery and timed to co-incide with F
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Sunrise Yoga at Hygge
Sunrise Yoga is Back at Hygge!
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Exhibitions
Rūaumoko: Restless Land
This touring exhibition uses mātauranga Māori and a scientific lens, this hands-on, interactive exhibition delves into the realm of Rūaumoko, the atua of volcanoes and earthquakes, and the youngest child of Ranginui and Papatūānuku
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Exhibitions
Art Exhibition By Mike Quill
Mike Quill is a Napier artist who has returned to painting in earnest after a professional life in the fields graphic design, photography and illustration
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Sustainable Fashion Market
NZ's biggest preloved clothing markets - Welcome to My Walk in Wardrobe!
Preloved, vintage, upcycled and handmade clothes, shoes, jewellery and more
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Sports & Outdoors
Aqua Tots
Aqua Tots is an opportunity for young ones to dip their toes into the world of swimming! Our relaxed drop-in sessions are designed to nurture water confidence and fundamental swimming skills
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Kai Ika Wairoa
Key Event Information
Free fish heads and frames
Please bring your own bucket, pot, bags
We only ask that people line up between the cones and wait to be served,
We are planning this to be a fortnightly trip on Tuesdays, same time same place
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Genealogy Helpdesk
Join David De Maine from the Hawke’s Bay branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists for help researching your family history
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Creation Station: Decal Your World Workshop
Unleash your creativity in this fun Cricut workshop
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hawke's Bay Better Home & Living Show 2025
Discover fresh, practical ideas that enhance both your living spaces, your lifestyle and your well being at the Hawke’s Bay Better Home and Living Show! Whether you’re starting from scratch or looking to make eco inspired changes the Hawke’s Bay Better Home and Living Show has everything you need to create healthy, efficient homes without sacrificing style
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Exhibitions
Wine Country Quilts Exhibition
Wine Country Quilts has been organising biennial exhibitions of quilts made by quilters who live on the East Coast of the North Island since 2008
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Performing Arts
Two Glorias
This program highlights the strikingly different yet equally captivating interpretations of the Gloria text, offering a journey through two distinct musical worlds
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Wonder Pēpi Market 2025
The Pēpi Market is a children's market - an extension of Wonder
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Sports & Outdoors
Blackcaps V Pakistan Odi
Saturday International cricket in Napier - how good! Mates, vibes, sun and exciting cricket action to bring it all together
McLean Park, Napier
Gates Open: 10am
Match Start Time: 11am
50 overs per side
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Burgers & Beats - Peak House Turns 5!
A free event to celebrate 5 years of Peak House! Join us on Saturday, March 29, from 3pm to 8pm for an afternoon of burgers, beats, and good times up the Peak
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Performing Arts
Dvořák Serenade
This concert features Stravinsky’s elegant neoclassical Concerto in D, Britten’s evocative Serenade, and culminates with Dvořák’s charming Serenade for Strings
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Stevie Ray Vaughan with Friends Tribute.
Stevie Ray Vaughan with Friends
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Hidden in History: Floor Talk
Join Associate Research Curator Kay Morris Matthews as she shares some of the amazing stories of the women in MTG Hawke’s Bay’s newest exhibition Hidden in History: Trailblazing Women of Hawke’s Bay
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Vinyl Day
Yes, it’s true… Vinyl Day at The Urban Winery with Rockstuff Records on Sunday 30 March! Dig the crates, quench your thirst, soak up the sounds! Entry is Free!
We’re all thrilled that Vinyl Day is back again at The Urban Winery! Big thanks to Tony Bish Wines, for making this possible
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Tucker Lane at Hygge
TUCKER LANE – SUNDAY SUMMER COUNTRY FUN!
Get ready for an afternoon of high-energy Bluegrass with Tucker Lane, a five-piece band from Clive, Hawke’s Bay! Expect heel-stomping, toe-tappin’, soul-soothing, beer-drinking ballads that will have you dancing in the sunshine!
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Irma Stern – Flowers and Faces of Southern Africa
This talk discusses why Irma Stern was one of the most influential artists in Southern Africa
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hide & Seek
Hawke’s Bay is teeming with incredible biodiversity - from rocky shores and estuaries to streams and coastlines, every habitat is home to remarkable creatures
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Pecha Kucha Hawke's Bay
The first Pecha Kucha for 2025
Dementia and memory loss are touching more lives than ever, raising questions, challenges, and hopes for the future
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Beginners Ballroom & Latin 8 Week Course April/May2025
Beginners Ballroom & Latin 8-week course (April/May)
Learn the basics of partner dancing, Waltz, social-foxtrot, Cha-cha-cha & Jive
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Beginners Salsa & Bachata 8 Week Course April/May2025
Beginners SALSA & BACHATA starts
Wednesday 2nd April 2025
8 week course (April/May)
Join the fun of salsa & Bachata dancing, we recommend having a partner however it is not essential as we have helpers to assist, just come along and have a fantastic time meeting new people and learn to dance
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Ancestry at Taradale Library
Ancestry at Taradale Library (heading)
This is a group of enthusiastic family researchers who meet every month in a collaborative session led by Gillian Allison from the Hawke’s Bay branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Our Kids Online - Keeping Our Kids Safe Online
Our School has organised Filmmaker and Author Rob Cope to come and give a talk on the topic of keeping our kids safe online
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Performing Arts
Hope I Made You Proud: Comedian Joe Daymond
Welcome to "Hope I Made You Proud
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Creation Station - Leather Creations
Did you know that the Cricut machine can cut leather? Choose from stylish earrings, a personalised bookmark or a custom luggage tag as your project - this session will guide you through cutting and designing with leather to create your own unique accessory
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Autumn Style Party with Maria Ward
The Autumn Style Party is your seasonal refresh for style & skincare
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Our Kids Online - Iona College Parents Cybersafety Evening
We want Iona College and our community to be a safe place for our students
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Play, Learn, Connect: a Pop-Up Play series
"Play is the work of childhood"
– Jean Piaget
Join us for Play, Learn, Connect!
A fun pop-up play series for whānau with young pēpi and tamariki
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Exhibitions
'ADRIFT' - Annabel Morgan
Annabel Morgan is a contemporary artist based in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
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Exhibitions
Between Heaven and Earth
Between Heaven and earth; Fleeting impressions, landscapes reimagined
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Exhibitions
Sam Mitchell Exhibition 'Tomorrow We Will Run Faster'
SAM MITCHELL | Tomorrow We Will Run Faster
New and selected works
4 April - 28 April, 2025
Opening Friday April 4, 5-7pm at Boyd-Dunlop Contemporary Upstairs
(Courtesy of Melanie Roger Gallery)
Boyd-Dunlop Gallery
4 Hastings Street, Napier South, Napier
Monday – Saturday 10am – 4pm
Sunday 10 am- 3
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Mug Fun
For ages 12-17
Did you know you can design your own mug? Yup, you can totally draw it by hand or go digital!
Please note that children under the age of 14 must have a parent/guardian in the building
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Waipukurau Record Fair
Multiple Vendors with All sorts of good and bad Records, CDs and tapes
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Exhibitions
Keirunga Artists Autumn Exhibition 2025
Opening night 5
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Performing Arts
I'm Proud of You | Hastings
Kia ora kiddos! Come spend a night with your ole Dad
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Performing Arts
All The Earth and Air
The Bay Cities’ Symphonic Band is absolutely delighted to be performing in Waipawa at the CHB Municipal Theatre on Friday 4th April at 7pm
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Performing Arts
In Other Words
Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Michael Hurst star in the award-winning two-hander, “In Other Words
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Absolue BOWIE Tribute.
If you're a true Bowie connoisseur, this is the tribute band for you
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Performing Arts
Hilarious Hypnosis Show
As seen on Seven Sharp & going viral on TikTok, you're in for a treat with Comedy Hypnotist, Haiming Jiang, bringing his Hypnosis show to the New Zealand Comedy Festival
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Rude Boyz Reggae Party
Hawkes Bay favorite reggae band are bring the reggae party to The Common Room Hastings
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Exhibitions
Hawke's Bay Woodturners Exhibition
Members of the Hawke's Bay Woodturners Guild are holding their annual exhibition and sale of beautifully decorative, and delightfully practical, items made from wood
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Napier Record Fair
Records, Tapes and Cds, all sorts, all sizes, all styles
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Easter Sourdough Baking Workshop
Fresh baked slow fermented sourdough bread
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Performing Arts
Tales of Pooh Bear
Presented by: Rochelle Spence Dance Studio
The Rochelle Spence Dance Studio will perform Tales of Pooh Bear, a dance/drama based on the Winnie the Pooh stories
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Easter Sourdough Bread Workshop
Fresh baked slow fermented sourdough bread
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Sound Scape
Hawke's Bay, get ready! On Saturday , April 5th, head down to Hygge for a day/night to remember! Experience an epic lineup of DJs and artists delivering beats that’ll keep you moving all day long, set against the stunning coastal backdrop of Clifton, Hawke's Bay
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Performing Arts
Hilarious Hypnosis Show - Fun for All Ages
As seen on Seven Sharp & going viral on TikTok, you're in for a treat with Comedy Hypnotist, Haiming Jiang, bringing his Comedy Hypnosis show to Toitoi Hawkes Bay Arts and Events Centre
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Taradale Village Fete 2025
Taradale Village Fete hosted by Taradale Primary School is happening on Sunday 6th April 2025 between 10AM - 2PM
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca
Extraordinary Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen stars as the passionate title diva in David McVicar’s thrilling production
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Osmanthus Gardens Lantern Festival
Step into a realm of enchantment as Cornwall Park comes alive with the mesmerising glow of lanterns at the Osmanthus Gardens Lantern Festival!
Join us from Sunday 6 to Sunday 13 April for a week-long celebration that transcends cultural boundaries and ignites the spirit of togetherness
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Online Safety - Rob Cope
We want our school and our community to be a safe place for all children
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Nathan Wallis - The Teen Brain
Covid has put all of us in an unpredictable environment and this has added layers of complexity to an already complex time of life - especially for children and teens already dealing with issues around anxiety and depression
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Gluten Free Baking Evening
Join Us for Unforgettable Gluten Free Baking Classes in Hamilton!
Date: Tuesday 8th April 2025
Time: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Venue: Napier Intermediate School, Cooking Technology Room
Address: 3 Jull Street, Napier South, Napier 4110
Ready to take your gluten-free baking to the next level? Join us for an exciting evening of hands-on learning, laughter, and delicious food! Gain the confidence to create meals that everyone will love—gluten-free or not
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Performing Arts
French Film in April - Ciné-Club
On the second Tuesday of most months Association Française de Hawke's Bay shows a French language film at Focal Point Cinema in Havelock North
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Our Kids Online Parent Evening
The CHB Kāhui Ako has organised filmmaker and author Rob Cope to come and give a talk on the topic of keeping our kids safe online on 8th April 2025
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Dion Pride - Sings the Songs of his Father
As the son of legendary Country Music Hall of Famer, Charley Pride
Dion carries on his family’s musical legacy while forging his own path
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Future of Medicine 2025: Hawke’s Bay
Don’t miss this exclusive live seminar featuring leading experts in preventative healthcare
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Concerts & Gig Guide
HB Compilation Record Launch Party - Under the Sun Vol.4
Come along for the launch and presentation of Under the Sun Vol
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Music Mentoring Session: Lena Taylor
Digital Marketing & Artist Promotion Mentoring Session with Lena Taylor
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Takapau Lions 2025 Bookarama
The countdown is on for the Annual Takapau Lions Bookarama in Central Hawke's Bay!!
Thousands of books to satisfy all ages and interests, plus magazines, and a wide selection of jigsaws, board games, LPs, CDs and videos to be sold
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Cat Purr-son Party
This activity is exclusively for adults 65+, as part of a programme supporting positive ageing and community participation
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Sports & Outdoors
Re-Source Charity Golf Tournament
We're thrilled to announce the inaugural Re-Source Charity Golf Tournament, taking place on Friday, April 11th at the Hawke's Bay Golf Club! This exciting event is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy a day on the green while supporting our mission to connect surplus resources with those who need them most in our community
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Sports & Outdoors
Re-Source Charity Auction
We're thrilled to announce the inaugural Re-Source Charity Golf Tournament and Auction, taking place on Friday, April 11th at the Hawke's Bay Golf Club!
NOT A GOLFER? Not a problem!
Join us for an amazing day – no golf clubs required!
Why you should come:
- Live music — Enjoy a fantastic performance by Mahina Lawrence
- Exciting auction — You won't believe what's up for grabs
- Creative upcycling — Check out what the Re-Sew team get up to
- Food & drinks — Soak in the atmosphere and have a great day out
- Great cause — Support local families in need and help reduce waste in our community
More than just golf
This event is a chance to connect with your community, support a worthy cause, and have a great time
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Sports & Outdoors
Superhero Roller Disco
Have no fear, the Bay Skate roller disco's are here! We are back for 2025 with an absolute banger of a theme - Superhero's! Gather your super squad, don your best masks and capes and get ready for a night of high-energy fun at the most action packed roller disco in town!
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Sports & Outdoors
Impact Pro Wrestling - Trouble in Taradise
Live Pro Wrestling finally makes its way back to Taradale to end our 2024/25 Hawke's Bay season! You don't want to miss the best of the Bay taking on the best of the rest!
After wowing a sold-out Taradale crowd in October, Impact Pro Wrestling are finishing off the season in style! The New Zealand Heavyweight Champion will be in action, and this will be your last chance to catch NIWA before he returns to the full time professional circuit in the UK!
Impact Pro Wrestling has been entertaining fans up and down the country for more than 20 years and has seen many of its talented wrestlers go on to perform in WWE, AEW, New Japan Pro Wrestling and more
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Performing Arts
Dai Henwood - Dai Hard
Notorious* proudly presents
DAI HENWOOD in
DAI HARD
Yippee kai-yay, it’s time for Dai to bring his highly acclaimed show Dai Hard to Hawke’s Bay! Joined by his best pal Justine Smith, this is a 90min comedy spectacular
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Performing Arts
Rock Bottom
Meet The Cobblestones, just an ordinary Stone Age family of cave folk living on Stoney Street, Rock Bottom! But when cave boy inventor Bobby Cobblestone hatches his very first good idea, he's whisked off to work for none other than the beautiful celebrity Lady Lava! Unfortunately, BC is soon up to his neanderthal neck in trouble when he discovers his new boss hides a dark secret that will rock Rock Bottom to its foundations
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Performing Arts
Hilarious Hypnosis Show
As seen on Seven Sharp & going viral on TikTok, you're in for a treat with Comedy Hypnotist, Haiming Jiang, bringing his Comedy Hypnosis show to the New Zealand Fringe Festival
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Performing Arts
Nostalgia! 25
Featuring songs from every show that the Napier Operatic Theatre School has performed over the past 25 years, this show is a celebration of the talent that Hawkes Bay holds
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Exhibitions
Faraday Museum Treasure Hunt
"Looking for a fun and exciting holiday adventure?
Head to the Faraday Museum, where you can search high and low for the mischievous Lego Carrot Men hidden throughout the exhibits
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Festivals & Lifestyle
UNBORING 2025 Nature scavenger hunt
Can you find the tuatara and the tūī? We've partnered with Hawke's Bay Regional Council to bring you an exciting search for Aoetearoa's native treasures
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Festivals & Lifestyle
UNBORING 2025 Makerspaces
Visit our makerspaces at all three libraries across the holidays and get creative
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Exhibitions
What thrives on these soils
Abigail Aroha Jensen, Yuki Kihara, Darcy Lange, Jimmy Ma’ia’i, George Watson, Daegan Wells
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Festivals & Lifestyle
UNBORING 2025 Nature scavenger hunt
Can you find the tuatara and the tūī? We've partnered with Hawke's Bay Regional Council to bring you an exciting search for Aoetearoa's native treasures
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Festivals & Lifestyle
UNBORING 2025 Nature scavenger hunt
Can you find the tuatara and the tūī? We've partnered with Hawke's Bay Regional Council to bring you an exciting search for Aoetearoa's native treasures
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Festivals & Lifestyle
UNBORING 2025 Makerspaces
Visit our makerspaces at all three libraries across the holidays and get creative
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Festivals & Lifestyle
UNBORING 2025 Makerspaces
Visit our makerspaces at all three libraries across the holidays and get creative
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Record Store Day
Record Store Day with Rockstuff at Sound & Vision on Carlyle in Napier on Saturday 12 April
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Exhibitions
Exhibition Tour: What Thrives On These Soils
Join Gallery Director Sophie Davis in conversation with featured artists from 'What thrives on these soils', as they discuss the artworks in the exhibition
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Purposeful Perimenopause - A Beginning Not An Ending
Perimenopause can be a bloody bumpy and miserable rollercoaster ride, but what if I was to tell you that it can also be one of the most positively transformational times of your life
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Sports & Outdoors
Impact Pro Wrestling - Smash 'Em All at Asher Hall
Live Pro Wrestling finally makes its return to Napier to end our 2024/25 Hawke's Bay season in style! You don't want to miss the best of the Bay taking on the best of the rest!
The New Zealand Heavyweight Champion will be in action, and this will be your last chance to catch NIWA before he returns to the full time professional circuit in the UK!
Impact Pro Wrestling has been entertaining fans up and down the country for more than 20 years and has seen many of its talented wrestlers go on to perform in WWE, AEW, New Japan Pro Wrestling and more
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Jazz In The Park Church Road
We’re bringing back the magic! After more than a decade, the park at Church Road Winery will once again hum with the sweet sounds of jazz
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Ladies Only 80's Disco
Are you fed up of having nowhere to go dancing? Want a good boogie, but still be home early to snuggle up
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Elton John vs Billy Joel *NZ Tribute*
NZ’s Award-winning hit tribute show “Elton John vs
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Stretch and The Sinners
Stretch and the Sinners are a combination of some of the finest original musical talents our region has produced
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Reb Fountain - ‘How Love Bends’ Tour Napier
Produced by Dave Khan and Simon Gooding, How Love Bends showcases Reb’s poetic depth and her signature sound
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
UNBORING 2025 Jo Morris Creative Writing Workshop
Unleash your creativity in our teen writing workshop! Discover a buffet of prompts, genres, and styles with Jo
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Assembly Room Tunes: April - Anton Wuts & David Selfe
Anton on Sax and David on Piano, the musical Jazz team, are back to present more timeless classics
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Exhibitions
'WHANAUNGATANGA' - A Toi Sisters' Collaboration
The Toi sisters are six impressively skilled wāhine who graduated with their art degrees from Toimarangi in 2023
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Trailblazing Totes School Holiday Activity
Join us this April Holiday for Trailblazing Totes! We’ll be decorating totes bags using inspiration from our new exhibition Hidden in History: Trailblazing Women of Hawke’s Bay
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Concerts & Gig Guide
An Evening Without Kate Bush
A global cabaret cult sensation!
Enter Strange Phenomena, howl with The Hounds Of Love and dance on the moors with Wuthering Heights
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Festivals & Lifestyle
UNBORING 2025 Green games with HBRC
Join us for green games, where fun meets kaitiakitanga! Hosted by the lovely team at Hawke's Bay Regional Council
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Festivals & Lifestyle
UNBORING 2025 Green games with HBRC
Join us for green games, where fun meets kaitiakitanga! Hosted by the lovely team at Hawke's Bay Regional Council
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Paint and Wine Night in Napier - Lavender Fields
The concept is simple - take a brush in one hand, a drink in the other and let’s paint a masterpiece!
Join us for a creative night of drinking and painting in the heart of Napier! No previous painting experience necessary
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Performing Arts
Drag Queen Bingo with Miss Trinity Ice
This one needs no introduction
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Late Night Which Craft: Printmaking Workshop
Take a break from the daily grind
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Trinity Hill Cellar Door Canvas Night - Easter Special
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Festivals & Lifestyle
National Theatre Live: Fleabag
Fleabag is a rip-roaring look at some sort of woman living her sort of life
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
A New View of God and Its Effect On Well-being.
We're all looking for well-being, both mental and physical, for ourselves, our families, and our communities
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Easter Experience
Yes, Easter is a lovely holiday - especially if the Autumn weather is fine
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hop! Hop! Hop! Easter Scavenger Hunt
Hop into Hastings City over Easter weekend and see if you can find all 8 Easter eggs!
The Easter eggs are represented by 8 images, all hidden across 4 different locations in Hastings CBD
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Easter Fun Day
Looking for a fun way to spend the Saturday this Easter? Ocean Spa is hosting a relaxed, family-friendly Easter Fun Day on Saturday 19 April, with plenty to keep the kids entertained - and a few treats for grown-ups too
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Abba Heaven - Abba Tribute Show
Abba Heaven! NZ’s own Abba Tribute band are coming down from Auckland to perform at Pukeora Estate for the first time ever!
This 3 hour tribute show Easter Saturday will have you dancing the night away to all of your favourite Abba songs
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Easter Lunch
This Easter, treat your family to a special family-style lunch at Rosewood Cape Kidnappers, where exceptional cuisine meets the beauty of our natural surroundings
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Concerts & Gig Guide
HB Soul Choir
HB Soul Choir – An Uplifting Easter Celebration!
Get ready for an afternoon of powerful voices and irresistible rhythms! The Hawke’s Bay Soul Choir will fill the air with harmony, bringing the big voice of thirty souls to elevate your Easter Sunday
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Festivals & Lifestyle
UNBORING 2025 Movies with Maui
Haere mai! Set sail on an epic journey together and watch a whānau favourite - sing along if you know the words
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
UNBORING 2025 - Donovan Bixley Storytime with drawing tips
Donovan Bixley: Storytime with drawing tips
Bring the whole whānau for an entertaining author session perfect for young readers, aspiring artists, and book lovers of all ages—don’t miss this chance to meet a creative storyteller in action!
Suitable for all ages
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
UNBORING 2025 Donovan Bixley Draw a dragon workshop
Donovan Bixley: Draw a dragon workshop
Let your imagination take flight! Join talented author and illustrator Donovan Bixley to uncover the secrets of bringing dragons to life on the page
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Performing Arts
Circus of Illusion Magic Show
Presented by: Magic Theatricks
A magical illusion and circus spectacular is coming to Napier! New Zealand’s own ‘Circus of Illusion Magic Show’ is 90 minutes of fast-paced family entertainment
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Festivals & Lifestyle
UNBORING 2025 Tim Saunders: Storytime with a farmer
Dress in your best farm gear and join author Tim Saunders for a fun-filled reading of The Tractor Has a Wobbly Wheel! Meet farmyard friends with big ideas—will they fix the wobbly wheel? Come find out!
Suitable for all ages
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
How Plant Breeding Shapes the Apples We Eat
Join us for a fascinating and delicious evening as we explore the science behind apple breeding
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Concerts & Gig Guide
80's Old School Party
Get ready to rewind to the raddest decade of all! Join us for a totally awesome 80’s Old School Party on the 25th of April, 2025
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Splinters Live
The Splinters seize the Common Room stage on April 25th at 8PM
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Sports & Outdoors
Waipawa School Fundraising Motorbike Trail/Track Ride 2025
Multiple Tracks that will be incorporated into a trail ride loop with stunning scenery and a track for the more experienced riders
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Performing Arts
Aya and the Butterfly
Birdlife Productions are back with a new puppet and music show using exquisite puppetry, live music, lots of giant caterpillar fun!
'Aya and the Butterfly' is a heart-warming, joyful story about a little girl who finds happiness through her experience of the metamorphosis of the Monarch Butterfly
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Sourdough Pizza and Pasta Workshop
Sourdough Pizza, Pasta and Sourdough workshop
We will use Sourdough for Pizza, Pasta and some sweet doughnut
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Performing Arts
MADE for A Cause 2025, featuring 'Wairua Paani'
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Hawke’s Bay Indian Cultural Centre with the spectacular event, "MADE for A Cause 2025," featuring the dance drama "Wairua Paani"
Following the highly popular, bi-cultural shows like “Shakuntala,” “Sita Unsung,” and “Takshaka - King of Snakes,” Krishni Production, and Hawke's Bay Flying Trapeze collaborating this time with the Wahanui Production to bring you another dramatic masterpiece
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Flaxxies 'Sure Thing Dude' Tour
Flaxxies are hitting the road to keep the summer vibes rolling, with their debut Hawke's Bay show at Peak House on Saturday, 26th April! Fresh off massive festival slots at Le Currents, Coro Classic, and opening for the legendary Sublime, this five-piece from Tāmaki Makaurau is bringing their sun-soaked tunes and killer live energy to Hawke’s Bay
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Bitter Brothers - Daddy Was An Outlaw Tour
The Bitter Brothers are a five-piece, Wellington based, southern gothic, old-time, alt-folk, alt-country musical experience that you won’t want to miss
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Vinyl Day
The party vibe continues! After the fantastic and popular return of Vinyl Day at The Urban Winery with Rockstuff Records last month, we’re all set for more fun on Sunday 27 April
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Festivals & Lifestyle
MTG Sunday Cinema: They Shall Not Grow Old
Using state-of-the-art technology and materials from the Imperial War Museum, filmmaker Peter Jackson allows the story of World War I to be told by the men who were there
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Exhibitions
Art Hawke's Bay 'Artfully Yours' Exhibition
Art Hawke's Bay 17th Annual Exhibition
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Operatunity Presents - Around the World in 90 Minutes
A stellar cast led by Karl, Marian and Ben take you on a whirlwind, worldwide, musical journey including hits from Spain, France, USA, Australia and our own kiwiana songs!
Featuring:
Karl Perigo
Marian Burns
Ben Makisi
Derek Hill
Hank Trenton
Mike Booth
Pete France
Grant Winterburn
NZ Tour 4 April - 9 May 2025
Concerts start 11am
General admission seating
Doors open 10am
Complimentary morning tea included
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Tricky Chats Parenting
Join us for a valuable workshop on creating a safe and open environment for communication with your child
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Performing Arts
Ben Elton - Authentic Stupidity
The world has changed a lot since Ben last toured - a whole new existential threat has emerged to challenge our very existence: Artificial Intelligence
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Operatunity Presents - Around the World in 90 Minutes
A stellar cast led by Karl, Marian and Ben take you on a whirlwind, worldwide, musical journey including hits from Spain, France, USA, Australia and our own kiwiana songs!
Featuring:
Karl Perigo
Marian Burns
Ben Makisi
Derek Hill
Hank Trenton
Mike Booth
Pete France
Grant Winterburn
NZ Tour 4 April - 9 May 2025
Concerts start 11am
General admission seating
Doors open 10am
Complimentary morning tea included
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Going Local Hawke's Bay 2025
Ever wanted to know more about the music industry – how it works, who to talk to, what you need, why things happen and where you should look for help?
IMNZ presents a networking session called Going Local
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hawke's Bay Music Industry Gala
On the Opera House Stage, at Toitoi Hawke's Bay Arts and Events Centre
Join us for a celebration of our region's music talents and champions! Experience inspiring talks from advocates beyond our borders and captivating performances by our very own local artists
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Performing Arts
Comedian Magician Jarred Fell Live at The Common Room
Comedian Magician Jarred Fell Live at The Common Room, Hastings – May 1st!
Get ready for a night of jaw-dropping magic and side-splitting comedy as award-winning comedian magician Jarred Fell brings his high-energy show to The Common Room, Hastings, on May 1st! Known for his edgy humor, razor-sharp sleight of hand, and unforgettable stage presence, Jarred has wowed audiences worldwide—from Las Vegas to TV screens across the globe
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
HNHS 50th Jubilee Foundation and Board Welcome Drinks
Join us as we kick off an unforgettable weekend of Jubilee celebrations with an evening of drinks, nibbles, and reconnections
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Sports & Outdoors
Super Villain Roller Disco
Unleash your inner baddie at our Super Villains Roller Disco! Whether you’re channeling Joker vibes, rocking a Maleficent look, or creating your own evil alter ego, this night is all about the dark side
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Feta, Haloumi and Mozzarella Cheese Making Workshop
In this three-hour long workshop you will learn how to make Haloumi, Mozzarella and Feta
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Concerts & Gig Guide
HNHS 50th Jubilee Concert
Join us for a spectacular evening of music, history, and community as we celebrate Havelock North High School’s 50th Jubilee with an unforgettable concert in what will be the official opening of the school’s refurbished auditorium!
Featuring performances from past and present students, this special event will showcase the school's rich legacy in the performing arts
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Performing Arts
Pegasus Showcase - Fairytales & Musicals
Step into a world where magic meets movement and dreams take flight!
This Pegasus Studio event is a captivating dance and aerial showcase that brings beloved fairytales and musicals to life in a spectacular fusion of art, acrobatics, dance and storytelling
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Performing Arts
Hawke's Bay Orchestra and Friends Present Classics for Koha
Join us for a very special ‘Classics for Koha’ concert
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Performing Arts
The Boss - Bruce Springsteen Experience
A Show Not to Be Missed!
The Boss’ Bruce Springsteen Experience Is an International Level Show Honouring the Timeless Music of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Insecure Delusion Presents: A Tribute To Tool
Join Insecure Delusion for a tribute to one of the best (if not the greatest) prog rock bands to exist – Tool! Rocking out from 9:00pm on Saturday the 3rd of May, enjoy the tunes that gave Tool a cult-like status amongst devoted fans, in Napiers best rock venue, The Cabana
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
The Countess, the Captain and Their 23k Children
This live broadcast from the UK discusses the remarkable work of Thomas Coram and his supporters including the young Charlotte Finch, Duchess of Somerset and later William Hogarth
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Paint and Wine Night - Flowers Say It All
The concept is simple - take a brush in one hand, a drink in the other and let’s paint a masterpiece!
Join us for a creative night of drinking and painting in the heart of Hastings! No previous painting experience necessary
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Performing Arts
Top Hits on Tour
Get ready Central Hawke's Bay, we are bringing some of the biggest pop hits to a hall near you!
Get a group together for a fun night out at your 'local'
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Hastings Vaisakhi Mela 2025
For the first time ever in Hastings—get ready for an electrifying night of music, energy, and excitement as Nirvair Pannu sets the stage on fire! Mark your calendars, gather your friends and family, and be part of this unforgettable experience
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Performing Arts
Top Hits on Tour
Get ready Central Hawke's Bay, we are bringing some of the biggest pop hits to a hall near you!
Get a group together for a fun night out at your 'local'
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Performing Arts
Burlesque at Common
Let us take you on an adventure as you dip your toes into the world of burlesque
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Search for Yeti Dark So Soon Aotearoa Album Tour
Te Whanganui-a-Tara based indie rockers Search For Yeti are hitting the road to take their new album 'Dark So Soon' around the country
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Mother's Day Lunch
Elevate her day with our sumptuous family style dining lunch, designed to bring the family together in celebration
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Exhibitions
Artist Workshop with Nephi Tupaea and Te Kīra Whakamoe
Free, Booking Essential
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Creative Writing Workshops with Jo Morris
If you’ve always wanted to put pen to paper but didn’t know how to start, this is your time!
In this workshop series held over 2 weeks, Jo will invite participants to unleash their imagination through engaging prompts, storytelling strategies, and creative writing techniques
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Wonder Winter Market
Join us for our first Winter Night Market, being held in the Exhibition Hall at the Tōmoana Showgrounds in Hastings
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Fashion for a Cure Hawke's Bay
Hawke’s Bay, we are so excited to be back!
Fashion for a Cure returns for a night of runway magic, elegance and impact
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Performing Arts
Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
A fun night out!
Come along for a 3-course Dinner and a show
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Performing Arts
Top Hits on Tour
Get ready Central Hawke's Bay, we are bringing some of the biggest pop hits to a hall near you!
Get a group together for a fun night out at your 'local'
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
NZSL Interpreted Museum Tour
Join us at 10am on Sunday 11 May at MTG Hawke’s Bay for a free NZSL Interpreted Museum Tour
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Metropolitan Opera: Les Contes d'Hoffmann
An ensemble of leading lights takes the stage for Offenbach’s fantastical final work, headlined by French tenor Benjamin Bernheim in the title role of the tormented poet
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Performing Arts
Top Hits on Tour
Get ready Central Hawke's Bay, we are bringing some of the biggest pop hits to a hall near you!
Get a group together for a fun night out at your 'local'
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Mother's Day Movie Night - Fundraising event
Mother's Day is a time to celebrate the special bond between mothers and daughter - making memories, and cherishing the moments that matter most
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Unison 10-year plan Community Meeting: Hawke's Bay
Have your say on powering your region!
We're planning ahead to ensure our customers and communities in Hawke’s Bay have the power they need to thrive - now and into the future
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Performing Arts
Marlon Williams - Te Whare Tīwekaweka Tour
Presented by: Eccles Entertainment
Marlon Williams (Kāi Tahu, Ngāi Tai) is about to release his first Māori language album, Te Whare Tīwekaweka, (out April 4th) and today, also announces a 11-date album tour of Aotearoa
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Performing Arts
French Film in May - Ciné-Club
On the second Tuesday of most months Association Française de Hawke's Bay shows a French language film at Focal Point Cinema in Havelock North
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Performing Arts
Honour the Crown
Presented by: The Royal Family Dance Crew
Off the back of a successful 2024 Europe Tour, The Royal Family Dance Crew are touring New Zealand to perform their HONOUR THE CROWN Show
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Play, Learn, Connect: with Little Cubby Spaces
"Play is the work of childhood"
– Jean Piaget
Join us for Play, Learn, Connect!
A fun pop-up play series for whānau with young pēpi and tamariki
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Performing Arts
Heath Franklin's Chopper - The Last Hard Bastard on Earth
As seen on 7 Days
The year is 2030
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Banff Mountain Film Festival
The New Zealand Alpine Club with Presenting Partners, Cycle Journeys, La Sportiva, NZ Mountain Safety Council and Osprey, bring the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour back to Napier this May!
Since 1976, the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival has been an industry leader in the celebration of Mountain Culture
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Performing Arts
Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
A fun night out!
Come along for a 3-course Dinner and a show
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Son De Cuba Trio - Fiesta Latina
Son De Cuba Trio - Fiesta Latina (Latin Dance Party)
RSVP with us as we Welcome back Son De Cuba trio (Cuban Latin Music and Fiesta Latina !
Plenty of Salsa and Latin dancing with a Special Milonga 7-9pm before the live Music
Cash bar on the night and special Flight Rum Tasting (extra cost )
Tickets and inquires 0275829925
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Michael Jackson HIStory Show
RETURNING WITH A FULL NATIONALTOUR IN 2025!
Showtime presents this spectacular music tribute and full-scale stage production honouring the one and only King of Pop, Michael Jackson
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Italian Long Lunch Cooking Workshop
Enjoying a delicious Italian long lunch just before Winter
Hands-on workshop , preparing 5 dishes
Making a fresh pasta
Recipe booklet and lunch provided
They say the kitchen is the heart of the home; Farmhouse Kitchen is the heart of our home but also the heart of our business and everything we believe good food can be, to nourish our bodies, to experience real ingredients and to share a delicious meal around our kitchen table
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Performing Arts
Showquest Hawke's Bay 2025
RQP presents Showquest - a night to celebrate creative rangatahi
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Paint and Wine Night - Sunset at the Beach
The concept is simple - take a brush in one hand, a drink in the other and let’s paint a masterpiece!
Join us for a creative night of drinking and painting in the heart of Napier! No previous painting experience necessary
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Dave Frampton - What's it like to be a game developer?
Majic Jungle is the game development studio of Hawke’s Bay-based solo indie developer Dave Frampton
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Ruby and Rata Fundraiser
Join acclaimed New Zealand film maker Dame Gaylene Preston for a very special screening of Ruby and Rata to support a vital cause—raising funds for an overnight shelter for Napier's homeless
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Concerts & Gig Guide
New Zealand Highwaymen
New Zealand music's Elder Statesmen, the NZ Highwaymen, are embarking on their 'Tour 25
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Songbirds of Florence
Treat yourself to an afternoon of literature and lively conservation over a glass of wine in the stunning surrounds of a beautifully restored Ormondville homestead
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Soul Vibes Experience Show
**Soul Vibes: Auckland’s Premier Soul Funk Band – Unleashing the Groove**
Join us for an unforgettable night at Paraoa Brewing Co
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Inspire, Nourish, Devour
Food lovers, this one’s for you! Join That Green Olive author Olivia Moore for a delectable afternoon at the charming Ongaonga Hall
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Stories Of Our Past
Join renowned New Zealand historian and bestselling author Dr
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Sports & Outdoors
2025 Ngāti Kahungunu IronMāori Marae Wero
Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora!
Register now and represent your marae at the Ngāti Kahungunu IronMāori Marae Wero!
We welcome Tangata Tiriti to take part in this event that encompasses whanaungatanga and kotahitanga
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Between The Lines - Festival Finale
Join us for a celebration of local talent, featuring authors Shelley Burne-Field, Nafanua Purcell Kersel, Simon Burt, and Between The Lines Patron Charity Norman
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Art of Well-Being
'Art of Well-Being' at Taruna College
Staying Upright, Keeping Heart
Perhaps now more than ever, our sense of 'well-being' is being deeply challenged
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Assembly Room Tunes: May - Bullfrog Rata
Blues musician Bullfrog Rata, has been making a splash in many a muddy pond up and down New Zealand for some time now
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Tahatū Careers Expo NZ - Hawkes Bay
The Tahatū Careers Expo NZ presents a wide range of exhibitors, showcasing employers, tertiary providers, training institutions, industry representatives, government departments and corporates
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival 2025
This year MTG Century Theatre is proud to host the Resene Architecture and Design Film Festival, 29 May - 11 June 2025
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25 - Opening Night: The Chodge
A documentary about the design and building of a unique private holiday home in New Zealand
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival 25: Sitting Still
Get inside the mind of distinguished artist, scholar, author, and one of the most renowned and significant landscape architects practicing in the world today, Laurie Olin, whose concerns have defined his life’s work: urbanisation, a lost connection to nature, economic marginalisation, and the grave necessity of humanity in design
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 2025: Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin
Explore the remarkable life and legacy of the late feminist author Ursula K
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Ada: My Mother the Architect
Ada Karmi Melamede is one of the most accomplished female architects in the world who, like many successful working mothers of her time, was forced to make impossible choices
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Mary Heilmann
Mary Heilmann: Waves, Roads & Hallucinations
Influenced by 1960s counterculture, the Beatniks, and the free speech movement, Mary Heilmann ranks amongst the most influential abstract painters of her generation
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Lewerentz Divine Darkness
Sigurd Lewerentz (1885-1975) is internationally renowned as one of Sweden’s greatest architects, but due to his aversion to being interviewed and recorded, he has long been shrouded in mystery
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Arthur Erickson
Known for his visionary designs and groundbreaking architectural philosophy, Erickson’s work profoundly shaped the modernist landscape as one of the 20th century’s most captivating architects
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival 25: The Chodge #2
A documentary about the design and building of a unique private holiday home in New Zealand
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: E. 1027 - Eileen Gray
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Ready To Rock
Come along to a great night of music to dance away the night or just enjoy listening to and tap your feet , enjoy a wide range of music from two DJ's who have a very extensive range of great dance music
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 2025: I am Martin Parr
Since the 1970s, English photographer Martin Parr has held up a sometimes tender, sometimes critical and always mischievous mirror to our times, forcing us to take a hard look at how consumer society has shaped our lives
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac & Stevie Nicks Tribute Show
Landslide is a live 5-piece band, who have been celebrating the music of Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks for the past 11 years, covering well-known classics from Fleetwood Mac and also Stevie's solo hits!
Expect to hear Dreams, Sara, Rhiannon, The Chain, Go Your Own Way, Seven Wonders, Don't Stop, Edge of 17, Tusk, Gypsy, Black Magic Woman, Rooms On Fire, and Little Lies to name just a few!
Full lighting, sound system and liberal 4-part harmonies help to bring these timeless songs to life
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Ada #2
Ada: My Mother the Architect
Ada Karmi Melamede is one of the most accomplished female architects in the world who, like many successful working mothers of her time, was forced to make impossible choices
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Mary Heilmann #2
Mary Heilmann: Waves, Roads & Hallucinations
Influenced by 1960s counterculture, the Beatniks, and the free speech movement, Mary Heilmann ranks amongst the most influential abstract painters of her generation
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival 2025: Viva Niki
Viva Niki - The Spirit of Niki de Saint Phalle
Investigating the monumental Tarot Garden and the Stravinsky Fountain in Paris, Japanese director Michiko Matsumoto guides us on a joyous retrospective of her friend and French American artist Niki de Saint Phalle, by combining photographs from her personal archive, with new footage
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival 2025: The House
DOUBLE FEATURE The House: 6 Points of Departure (48 mins) screens with This Is Not a House (30 mins)
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival 2025: Architecton
Through the material of concrete and its ancestor: stone, comes an epic and poetic meditation on architecture around the globe
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: E. 1027 - Eileen Gray #2
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Dale Frank Nobody's Sweetie
A charming portrait of Dale Frank, Australia’s foremost contemporary and conceptual artist, eight weeks out from his 40th exhibition at Sydney’s Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 2025: We the Others & Fruitvale
We the Others (55 mins) PRECEDED BY Fruitvale: A Community for Regeneration (12 mins)
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Lewerentz Divine Darkness #2
Sigurd Lewerentz (1885-1975) is internationally renowned as one of Sweden’s greatest architects, but due to his aversion to being interviewed and recorded, he has long been shrouded in mystery
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: The Sense of Tuning
Architect Bijoy Jain, of Studio Mumbai, welcomes us into his house and sheds light on the surprising human systems behind the chaos of Mumbai, and highlights the tendency to work with local materials, such as clay bricks
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 2025: I am Martin Parr #2
Since the 1970s, English photographer Martin Parr has held up a sometimes tender, sometimes critical and always mischievous mirror to our times, forcing us to take a hard look at how consumer society has shaped our lives
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Jacquemus #1
Jacquemus: The Prince of Today's Fashion (52 mins) PRECEDED BY Richard Serra: You are the Subject (22 mins)
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Arthur Erickson #2
Known for his visionary designs and groundbreaking architectural philosophy, Erickson’s work profoundly shaped the modernist landscape as one of the 20th century’s most captivating architects
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Schindler Space Architect
A true original, Austrian-born and educated R
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Operatunity Presents - 3 Tenors & A Soprano
An elegant concert of famous ballads, opera, classical and music theatre songs passionately presented by this supremely talented quartet
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival 25: Viva Niki #2
Viva Niki - The Spirit of Niki de Saint Phalle
Investigating the monumental Tarot Garden and the Stravinsky Fountain in Paris, Japanese director Michiko Matsumoto guides us on a joyous retrospective of her friend and French American artist Niki de Saint Phalle, by combining photographs from her personal archive, with new footage
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 2025: The Documerica Project
The Documerica Project (52 mins) PRECEDED BY Tāwharau Lane: A Sustainability Exemplar (14 mins)
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 2025: Ursula K. Le Guin #2
Explore the remarkable life and legacy of the late feminist author Ursula K
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Ada #3
Ada Karmi Melamede is one of the most accomplished female architects in the world who, like many successful working mothers of her time, was forced to make impossible choices
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Operatunity Presents - 3 Tenors & A Soprano
An elegant concert of famous ballads, opera, classical and music theatre songs passionately presented by this supremely talented quartet
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Lewerentz Divine Darkness #3
Sigurd Lewerentz (1885-1975) is internationally renowned as one of Sweden’s greatest architects, but due to his aversion to being interviewed and recorded, he has long been shrouded in mystery
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Sitting Still #2
Get inside the mind of distinguished artist, scholar, author, and one of the most renowned and significant landscape architects practicing in the world today, Laurie Olin, whose concerns have defined his life’s work: urbanisation, a lost connection to nature, economic marginalisation, and the grave necessity of humanity in design
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: The Sense of Tuning #2
Architect Bijoy Jain, of Studio Mumbai, welcomes us into his house and sheds light on the surprising human systems behind the chaos of Mumbai, and highlights the tendency to work with local materials, such as clay bricks
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 2025: We the Others #2
We the Others (55 mins) PRECEDED BY Fruitvale: A Community for Regeneration (12 mins)
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival 25: The House #2
DOUBLE FEATURE The House: 6 Points of Departure (48 mins) screens with This Is Not a House (30 mins)
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Sports & Outdoors
Neon Roller Disco
Get ready to GLOW at our Neon/Fluro Roller Disco! It’s time to break out the brightest gear you own – think glowing green, hot pink, and electric blue
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 2025: The Chodge #3
A documentary about the design and building of a unique private holiday home in New Zealand
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Battle of the Bands 2025 National Championship - NAP Heat
Doors open 7
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Ever the Land
"Ten years after its cinematic release, we revisit the powerful story of Ngāi Tūhoe as they undertake the design and construction of a building that will enhance the connection between their people and their land
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: E. 1027 - Eileen Gray #3
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Cashek - 'Butternut Bass' Release Party
Come join us at Paisley Stage for a night of thick beats and good vibes as we celebrate the release of Cashek's new EP titled 'Butternut Bass'! The EP can be found on all streaming platforms from May 26th
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Architecton #2
Through the material of concrete and its ancestor: stone, comes an epic and poetic meditation on architecture around the globe
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Dutch Wintry Baking Workshop
It is the beginning of winter, so we like the smell of the warming speculaas spices!
Join in a 3 hour, hands-on workshop as you discover a traditional baking delicacy consumed widely in the Netherlands during the festive winter months
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: The Sense of Tuning #3
Architect Bijoy Jain, of Studio Mumbai, welcomes us into his house and sheds light on the surprising human systems behind the chaos of Mumbai, and highlights the tendency to work with local materials, such as clay bricks
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Schindler Space Architect #2
A true original, Austrian-born and educated R
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Mary Heilmann #3
Mary Heilmann: Waves, Roads & Hallucinations
Influenced by 1960s counterculture, the Beatniks, and the free speech movement, Mary Heilmann ranks amongst the most influential abstract painters of her generation
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival 25: Viva Niki #3
Viva Niki - The Spirit of Niki de Saint Phalle
Investigating the monumental Tarot Garden and the Stravinsky Fountain in Paris, Japanese director Michiko Matsumoto guides us on a joyous retrospective of her friend and French American artist Niki de Saint Phalle, by combining photographs from her personal archive, with new footage
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival 25: The Chodge #4
A documentary about the design and building of a unique private holiday home in New Zealand
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: E. 1027 - Eileen Gray #4
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 2025: I am Martin Parr #3
Since the 1970s, English photographer Martin Parr has held up a sometimes tender, sometimes critical and always mischievous mirror to our times, forcing us to take a hard look at how consumer society has shaped our lives
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 2025: We the Others #3
We the Others (55 mins) PRECEDED BY Fruitvale: A Community for Regeneration (12 mins)
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Dale Frank #2
A charming portrait of Dale Frank, Australia’s foremost contemporary and conceptual artist, eight weeks out from his 40th exhibition at Sydney’s Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Architecton #3
Through the material of concrete and its ancestor: stone, comes an epic and poetic meditation on architecture around the globe
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 2025: The Documerica Project #2
The Documerica Project (52 mins) PRECEDED BY Tāwharau Lane: A Sustainability Exemplar (14 mins)
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 2025: Ursula K. Le Guin #3
Explore the remarkable life and legacy of the late feminist author Ursula K
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Schindler Space Architect #3
A true original, Austrian-born and educated R
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Arthur Erickson #3
Known for his visionary designs and groundbreaking architectural philosophy, Erickson’s work profoundly shaped the modernist landscape as one of the 20th century’s most captivating architects
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 2025: The House #3
DOUBLE FEATURE The House: 6 Points of Departure (48 mins) screens with This Is Not a House (30 mins)
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Sitting Still #3
Get inside the mind of distinguished artist, scholar, author, and one of the most renowned and significant landscape architects practicing in the world today, Laurie Olin, whose concerns have defined his life’s work: urbanisation, a lost connection to nature, economic marginalisation, and the grave necessity of humanity in design
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Mary Heilmann #4
Mary Heilmann: Waves, Roads & Hallucinations
Influenced by 1960s counterculture, the Beatniks, and the free speech movement, Mary Heilmann ranks amongst the most influential abstract painters of her generation
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Dale Frank #3
A charming portrait of Dale Frank, Australia’s foremost contemporary and conceptual artist, eight weeks out from his 40th exhibition at Sydney’s Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival 25: Viva Niki #4
Viva Niki - The Spirit of Niki de Saint Phalle
Investigating the monumental Tarot Garden and the Stravinsky Fountain in Paris, Japanese director Michiko Matsumoto guides us on a joyous retrospective of her friend and French American artist Niki de Saint Phalle, by combining photographs from her personal archive, with new footage
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene A & D Film Festival 25: Jacquemus #2
Jacquemus: The Prince of Today's Fashion (52 mins) PRECEDED BY Richard Serra: You are the Subject (22 mins)
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Eagles Greatest Hits
THE EAGLES GREATES HITS BACK IN 2025
A two hour performance of songs that defined an ear, Take it to the limit, Desperado, Lyin Eyes and the world famous Hotel California
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Concerts & Gig Guide
DEVILSKIN - Re-Evolution NZ Tour
DEVILSKIN ANNOUNCE - RE-EVOLUTION TOUR 2025
with very special guests VILLAINY
plus MIDWAVE BREAKS
Phenomenal multi-platinum rockers DEVILSKIN are fired up and ready to bring the heat as they hit the road this May, embarking on a mammoth winter jaunt traversing the length and breadth of New Zealand
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Fabric-a-brac Hawke's Bay 2025
We're excited to bring you the second Hawke’s Bay Fabric-a-brac!
Come along to discover vintage and modern fabric treasures, haberdashery, patterns, buttons and sewing supplies for sale, all in aid of Cranford Hospice
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
A Midwinter Moroccan Dinner Workshop
Discover the joys of Moroccan cuisine with a three-hour, hands-on workshop that uncovers the sweet and spicy, earthy and bright flavours and vast array of spices that this corner of the world is renowned for
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Matariki Mahuika Beach Fires
Matariki Mahuika is a people-powered Matariki project that involves welcoming people to share the warmth of their fire on beaches right around Aoetaroa New Zealand
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Performing Arts
Matariki Glow Show
The magical Matariki Glow Show will tour New Zealand from May 2025, through the school terms and holidays! The Glow Show is an extraordinary experience that educates as it entertains, delivering an utterly original event for all the family
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Performing Arts
The Gruffalo
Toitoi Hawke's Bay Arts and Events Centre presents CDP with Tall Stories' production of THE GRUFFALO based on the award-winning picture book by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
A mouse took a stroll through the deep, dark wood
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Sports & Outdoors
Pyjama Party Roller Disco
Comfy vibes incoming! Roll into July with our ultimate Pyjama Party Roller Disco
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Concerts & Gig Guide
This Little Badge North Island Tour
THIS LITTLE BADGE is an indie pop/alt-rock band based in New Plymouth, Taranaki
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Metropolitan Opera: Fidelio
Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen as Leonore, the faithful wife who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny in Beethoven’s Fidelio
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Operatunity Presents - It’s Raining Men
Complete with band, we celebrate male ensembles like Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Beatles, Everly Brothers, Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, Queen, The Platters
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Performing Arts
Matariki Glow Show
The magical Matariki Glow Show will tour New Zealand from May 2025, through the school terms and holidays! The Glow Show is an extraordinary experience that educates as it entertains, delivering an utterly original event for all the family
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Operatunity Presents - It’s Raining Men
Complete with band, we celebrate male ensembles like Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Beatles, Everly Brothers, Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, Queen, The Platters
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Sports & Outdoors
All Blacks Tour From Napier to Wellington
Three day bus trip from Napier to Wellington traveling Friday 11th July to Wellington, Stopping at Norsewood and Raumati along the way
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Performing Arts
Before We Slip Beneath the Sea
An immersive theatrical experience, brought to you by Red Scare Theatre Company
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Inxessed (INXS Tribute)
This show is a Tribute act representing the hit makers INXS the no
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Exhibition On Screen: Michelangelo
Michelangelo’s genius is evident in everything he touched
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Winter Deco Weekend 2025
Discover the world of Art Deco Napier this Winter Deco Weekend!
Napier’s coolest boutique festival is back, serving up jazz bars, vintage cars, 1930s style, and the glamour of the Grand Winter Ball
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Delaney Davidson - Anniversary Tour
With multiple album Anniversaries this year, Delaney Davidson takes to the road in July to celebrate his extensive and star studded catalogue with special band The Anniversaries
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Performing Arts
Magic Men - Feel The Magic Tour
We’re coming back to the CENTRAL HAWKE'S BAY MUNICIPAL THEATRE in 2025!!
Worldwide sensation - the MAGIC MEN AUSTRALIA are coming your way!
Australia’s most anticipated men are heating up the town Magic Men’s “FEEL THE MAGIC” showcases it’s most talented men in a heart-stopping live performance
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Sports & Outdoors
Black and White Roller Disco
Classy meets groovy at our Black and White Roller Disco! Dress to impress in bold black, crisp white, or a mix of both
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Performing Arts
NZTrio presents Fantastique
Described as a “national treasure” and “New Zealand’s most indispensable ensemble”, NZTrio He Taonga Wairere is renowned for its eclectic repertoire, outstanding talent and warm kiwi stage presence
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Boss - Bruce Springsteen Experience
The Bruce Springsteen Experience is an international-level show dedicated to honouring the timeless music of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
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Performing Arts
CMNZ Series Ghost Trio
Ghost Trio was founded mid-2019 by Monique Lapins (violin), Ken Ichinose (cello), and Gabriela Glapska (piano)
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Best of the Bee Gees Saturday Night Fever Show
“If you’re a Bee Gees fan, this is the concert for you
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Creedence Clearwater Collective
Presented by: Carter Entertainment
We invite you to join us for a night celebrating the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival and John Fogerty, as we present the music of one of the world's most iconic bands - from the songs they wrote, to the songs covered, to the songs they wrote for others
All the hits that defined a generation, and have been passed on for many more - all in one night, live, on stage
Creedence Clearwater Collective brings to the stage a band that captures the unique CCR sound
You do not want to hear through the grapevine that you missed out on this howling good time
Join us, a real-life travelling band
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Operatunity Presents - Last Night of the Proms
Many of our favourite artists present this flag waving, mad, musical mayhem, promising Gilbert and Sullivan, war songs, ballads, singalongs, jokes and much frivolity!
Featuring:
Susan Boland
Alex Foster-Winder
Cameron Barclay (TBC)
Benjamin Makisi
Amanda Atlas
Derek Hill
Tracey Collins
Penny Dodd
NZ Tour 26 August - 26 September 2025
Concerts start 11am
General admission seating
Doors open 10am
Complimentary morning tea included
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Operatunity Presents - Last Night of the Proms
Many of our favourite artists present this flag waving, mad, musical mayhem, promising Gilbert and Sullivan, war songs, ballads, singalongs, jokes and much frivolity!
Featuring:
Susan Boland
Alex Foster-Winder
Cameron Barclay (TBC)
Benjamin Makisi
Amanda Atlas
Derek Hill
Tracey Collins
Penny Dodd
NZ Tour 26 August - 26 September 2025
Concerts start 11am
General admission seating
Doors open 10am
Complimentary morning tea included
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Sports & Outdoors
Hippie Roller Disco
Peace, love, and roller skates! We're throwing it back at our 60s/70s Roller Disco
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Performing Arts
Kevin Bloody Wilson Aussie Icon Tour
The much-loved and outrageously funny comedian KEVIN BLOODY WILSON is coming back to NZ in August & September with his new “Aussie Icon Tour”, performing again his funniest songs, hilarious stories and shooting down political correctness for his Kiwi fans supported by Jenny Talia from Australia
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Metropolitan Opera: Le Nozze Di Figaro
Conductor Joana Mallwitz takes the podium to conduct a stellar ensemble cast including American bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as the clever valet Figaro
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Festivals & Lifestyle
National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of being Earnest by Oscar Wilde and directed by Max Webster
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Seventh Wonder Performs FLEETWOOD MAC
Seventh Wonder Performs FLEETWOOD MAC
50th Anniversary of Fleetwood Mac's Classic Line Up
Experience one of the world's premier celebrations of Fleetwood Mac with "Seventh Wonder
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Exhibitions
Napier Boys' High School Model Expo
This year, on Saturday 20th September and Sunday 21st September, the Model Expo will include the National Board Gamers Convention in the school hall, with over 100 displays of board games
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Performing Arts
Matilda The Musical
Get ready for a spellbinding adventure with Matilda, Roald Dahl's beloved tale brought to life on stage
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Sports & Outdoors
Impact Pro Wrestling - Trouble in Taradise
Live Pro Wrestling finally makes its way back to Taradale to start our 2025/26 Hawke's Bay season! You don't want to miss the best of the Bay taking on the best of the rest!
After wowing a sold-out Taradale crowd last season, Impact Pro Wrestling are kicking off the season in style!
Impact Pro Wrestling has been entertaining fans up and down the country for more than 20 years and has seen many of its talented wrestlers go on to perform in WWE, AEW, New Japan Pro Wrestling and more
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Sports & Outdoors
Impact Pro Wrestling - Smash 'Em All at Asher Hall
Live Pro Wrestling finally makes its way back to Napier to start our 2025/26 season! You don't want to miss the best of the Bay taking on the best of the rest!
After wowing a sold-out crowd last seasons, Impact Pro Wrestling are kicking off the season in style!
Impact Pro Wrestling has been entertaining fans up and down the country for more than 20 years and has seen many of its talented wrestlers go on to perform in WWE, AEW, New Japan Pro Wrestling and more
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Performing Arts
CMNZ Series Four Last Songs
Composed in the year before his passing, the 'Four Last Songs' are held by many to be Richard Strauss’ most beautiful, sensuous, and moving composition
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Salty Palate 2025
Event brought to you by Etiquette, Orton's & Saltwater Seafoods
Saturday, 11 October, 2025, 1pm - 7pm
The Old Church
Salty Palate – A Seafood Celebration Kiamoana
Beverages
Entertainment
General Admission Early Bird - $145 + fees - 2pm Sold Out
General Admission Second Release - $155 + fees - Limited
General Admission Final Release - $165 + fees - Limited
VIP - $300 + fees - Limited
General Admission Ticket includes:
Event entry with hassle-free access
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Metropolitan Opera: Aida
American soprano Angel Blue headlines as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country in a new production of Verdi’s Aida by Michael Mayer that brings audiences inside the towering pyramids and gilded tombs of ancient Egypt
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Operatunity Presents - Fabulous 50s
Our singers and band present hit songs from the 50s, a decade where music defined the optimism, romance, coolness and charm of the era, with simply the best songs!
Featuring:
Bonaventure Allan-Moetaua
Alex Foster-Winder
Cameron Barclay (TBC)
Matt Pike
Grant Winterburn
NZ Tour 6 October - 7 November 2025
Concerts start 11am
General admission seating
Doors open 10am
Complimentary morning tea included
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Operatunity Presents - Fabulous 50s
Our singers and band present hit songs from the 50s, a decade where music defined the optimism, romance, coolness and charm of the era, with simply the best songs!
Featuring:
Bonaventure Allan-Moetaua
Alex Foster-Winder
Cameron Barclay (TBC)
Matt Pike
Grant Winterburn
NZ Tour 6 October - 7 November 2025
Concerts start 11am
General admission seating
Doors open 10am
Complimentary morning tea included
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Queen:It's a Kinda Magic
Touring in 2025 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody!
Immerse yourself in the spectacle, grandeur and energy of the world’s greatest Rock band with Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic, celebrating the legacy of Queen and Freddie Mercury
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Queen - It's A Kinda Magic
Touring in 2025 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody!
Immerse yourself in the spectacle, grandeur and energy of the world’s greatest Rock band with Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic, celebrating the legacy of Queen and Freddie Mercury
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Exhibition On Screen: Dawn of Impressionism
Who were the maverick personalities that wielded their brushes in such a radical and provocative way?
The spectacular Musée d’Orsay exhibition brings fresh eyes to this extraordinary tale of passion and rebellion
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Coal Miner's Daughter - The Story of Loretta Lynn & Friends
Starring Australia's Amber Joy Poulton, Coal Miner's Daughter celebrates the incredible life of the late great Loretta Lynn, from her early days in the hills of Kentucky to her tempestuous marriage, tragic losses & enduring bonds with the incredible Patsy Cline, Conway Twitty, Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton & Willie Nelson, across a stellar career
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hawke's Bay Arts Trail
Join us for two weekends of creative magic as artists throw open the doors of their studios and welcome you in!
- open studios - meet painters, potters, sculptors, carvers and more in their special spaces
- demonstrations, workshops and events
- shared spaces and art groups
- gallery talks and exhibitions
Hawke's Bay is home to exceptional creative talent - this is your unique chance to get behind the scenes and talk with well-known professional artists as well as discover emerging talent
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Metropolitan Opera: Salome
Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting
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Sports & Outdoors
Impact Pro Wrestling - Mad King's Court
Live Pro Wrestling finally makes its way back to Bay View! After wowing a very vocal Bay View crowd in 2024, Impact Pro Wrestling are back in town!
To celebrate, every children's ticket pre-purchased through eventfinda will receive a free luchador mask on arrival
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Festivals & Lifestyle
CHB Holistic Wellbeing Expo 2025
This amazing wellbeing expo is run over two days
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
HARVEST Hawkes Bay Food & Wine Festival
HARVEST Hawke's Bay 2025 will once again celebrate Hawke's Bay, NZ's Food & Wine Country
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Sports & Outdoors
LIVE Impact Pro Wrestling
Live Pro Wrestling finally makes its return to Flaxmere! You don't want to miss the best of the Bay taking on the best of the rest!
Impact Pro Wrestling has been entertaining fans up and down the country for more than 20 years and has seen many of its talented wrestlers go on to perform in WWE, AEW, New Japan Pro Wrestling and more
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Operatunity - It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Christmas, Santa, surprises, carols, songs, singalongs, fun, jokes, laughter, fiddling, madness and love to celebrate the end of another great year of music!
Featuring:
Karl Perigo
Russell Dixon
Marian Burns
Charlotte West
Kate Lineham
Paul Carnegie-Jones
NZ Tour 18 November - 19 December 2025
Concerts start 11am
General admission seating
Doors open 10am
Complimentary morning tea included
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Operatunity - It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Christmas, Santa, surprises, carols, songs, singalongs, fun, jokes, laughter, fiddling, madness and love to celebrate the end of another great year of music!
Featuring:
Karl Perigo
Russell Dixon
Marian Burns
Charlotte West
Kate Lineham
Paul Carnegie-Jones
NZ Tour 18 November - 19 December 2025
Concerts start 11am
General admission seating
Doors open 10am
Complimentary morning tea included
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Wonder Christmas Market 2025
Experience the magic of the Wonder Christmas Market—a festive blend of local craftsmanship with over 90 creative stalls, food trucks, live music, and a bar with sensational cocktails
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Metropolitan Opera: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia
Rossini’s effervescent comedy takes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production at the Metropolitan Opera
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Concerts & Gig Guide
TAYLOR: A Tribute to the Eras of Taylor Swift
Calling all Swifties - make a ‘sweet escape’ to the world of Taylor Swift with TAYLOR: A Tribute to the Eras of Taylor Swift!
Showtime presents Josette with international band and dancers in this joyous, effervescent concert experience, complete with sparkly costumes, cosmic stage production and over 20 exquisite renditions of Taylor’s biggest hits from every era of her career, including Shake It Off, Anti-Hero, Cruel Summer, You Belong With Me, Love Story, I Knew You Were Trouble, Blank Space, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, Bad Blood, Our Song, Lover and more
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Performing Arts
Jimmy Carr - Laughs Funny
BOHM PRESENTS
Jimmy Carr
Laughs Funny
If you like fast-paced, edgy one-liners then get ready to be happy
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Waipureku Waitangi Commemoration 2026
Te Hokinga Mahara o Waipureku Waitangi
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Sports & Outdoors
LIVE Impact Pro Wrestling - Waipukurau War at the Memorial
Live Pro Wrestling FINALLY makes its way back to Central Hawke's Bay after a sell out in 2025!! You don't want to miss the best of the Bay taking on the best of the rest!
Impact Pro Wrestling has been entertaining fans up and down the country for more than 20 years and has seen many of its talented wrestlers go on to perform in WWE, AEW, New Japan Pro Wrestling and more
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