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Re-New Sustainable HB Markets
At the seasonal Re-New Sustainable Markets you can display and sell your sustainable products or services
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Summer Sessions
30 Saturday Spring & Summer Sessions at Abbey for the Summer season!
Local Artists like
- Coastal Rhythm Section
- Ariana Henare
- Lady Larisa
- Hand Picked
- Shirt & Skirt
- Fraser Mackenzie
- The Acoustic Project
- Little Big Noise
- Ben Throp
- Scarlett Eden
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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Concerts & Gig Guide
Mack and The Three Wise Birds
Come and join Fraser Mack from 7pm by the ocean! Relax, socialise, soak up the atmosphere while Mack entertains you with his dynamic and distinctive sound influenced by blues, rock, folk and flamenco
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Mack at the Filter Room
Join Mack at one of the premium ale and cider houses in the Bay and order from a menu packed with plenty of options as you treat yourself to a taste sensation from the wide range of locally crafted beers and ciders
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Mack and The 3 Wise Birds
Come and join Fraser Mack in among Hawkes Bay orchards
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Exhibitions
Ki Uta, Ki Tai - Atareta Rerekohu Black
Ki Uta, Ki Tai
Atareta Rerekohu Black
Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa, Ngāti Ruapani, Ngai Tūhoe,
Tā Imi Moriori
Atareta Rerekohu Black came to Te Matau a Maui to complete research for Ki Uta, Ki Tai
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Late Night Which Craft
Take time out for you on a Thursday night to join with a community of crafters
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Sports & Outdoors
Flaxmere parkrun
Flaxmere parkrun hold free, weekly, 5km timed events every Saturday at 8am at Flaxmere Park for you to run, walk, or jog at your preferred pace
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Mack at Gods Own
Mack is always rapt to spend the afternoon at one of his favourite venues, GodsOwn Brewery
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Summer Sessions with MacK at the Abbey
Kick back 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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Sports & Outdoors
Guthrie Smith Arboretum visit
Pack up a picnic or bring a sausage to sizzle on the barbecue, bring the family and visit this magnificent Arboretum at the Guthrie Smith Outdoor Education Centre, Tutira
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Bee Encounter
Meet us at the Arataki Honey Visitor Centre where you will be kitted out with overalls, beekeeping veils and gloves then taken to visit an onsite hive
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Exhibitions
Breaking the Frame: New lines of enquiry by Leanne Morrison
Hard-edged paintings with startling precision and dramatic shapes, is how Hawke’s Bay artist Leanne Morrison’s artworks have been described
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Exhibitions
Beyond the Palette
Nine artists from Otane Arts & Crafts Group collaborated together to show their recent artworks in the museum upcoming exhibition called "Beyond the Palette"
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Sports & Outdoors
Operation Mindfall
Enigma Escape Rooms offers an exciting outdoor game in Napier city centre
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Exhibitions
Waiora: Hemi Macgregor
Hemi Macgregor’s exhibition Waiora presents a body of work which acknowledges stories of environment and the ways our lives are set within it
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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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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Hastings Library Book Chat
10:30am on the third Wednesday of each month
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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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Festivals & Lifestyle
Napier Sunday Market
Every Sunday, weather permitting, Napier's waterfront comes to life with food trucks, coffee trailers and the best seasonal produce the region has on offer
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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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Festivals & Lifestyle
MWIW - Sustainable Fashion Market
Welcome to the MWIW community!
Here you can buy and sell preloved, vintage, upcycled and handmade - clothing, shoes, jewellery and accessories
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Beginners Ballroom & Latin 8-Week Course (Feb/March)
Ballroom & Latin Dance Lessons - Beginners course starts Tuesday 7th February 2023
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
"Not Yoga" Movement & Mobility Class
New Monday morning class available!
Say goodbye to pain and discomfort and say hello to a whole new way of moving
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Exhibitions
To be at home: Salome Tanuvasa
18 Pēpuere – 7 Mei 2023
He puninga toi aro-paenga hōu a ‘Here Taunga’, nā te ringatoi, nā Salome Tanuvasa, he kohinga kara i hāngaia ki te papanga hou, ki te papanga hangarua anō hoki
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Exhibitions
Ghosts of the Past: Jeremy Bright
18 o Pēpuere – 7 o Mei 2023
I te 2009, i te hāereere te kaiwhakaahua o Taupō, a Jeremy Bright, i Te Wairarapa, kātahi ia ka hipa i te Hōhipera o mua o Waipukurau - he whare kua whakarērea i te huarahi o Pōrangahau
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Sarapu Cup Junior Chess Tournament
A fun, social Chess Tournament open to all players aged up to 18 years old
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Sports & Outdoors
Term 1 Skate School - March
As the school term begins, so does all the extra curricular activities
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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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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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Exhibitions
Blue Elvis: A Tribute Exhibition To Fane Flaws
Blue Elvis: A Tribute Exhibition To Fane Flaws
March 10 - March 24, 2023
at Arcade Gallery
Boyd-Dunlop Arts Precinct
Fane Flaws was well known and loved in the Hawkes Bay art community
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Exhibitions
Making a Mark; the work of Fane Flaws
Making a Mark: The Work of Fane Flaws celebrates Fane’s unerring commitment to creativity that lifts us out of the humdrum and recognises that whatever he was making, be it television commercials, books for kids, music videos or songs, Fane’s work radiated a spirit that was much bigger than any of it
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Hastings Music Society Concert
UPCOMING CONCERTS Door charge $5
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Exhibitions
'Our Story' Art Exhibition
Our Story is an exhibition developed by the Brain Injury Association of Hawke’s Bay
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Concerts & Gig Guide
HB Compilation Record Launch - Under the Sun Vol.2
Come along and celebrate the launch of Hawke's Bay's second exclusive compilation album - Under the Sun Vol
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Turning Point
Do you need a Miracle? Do you need healing? Have you tried everything else? Do you have a desperate situation in your life? need a turning point?
Join us for a night of prayer for pain, healing, sickness and disease
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Performing Arts
Naked At My Age
A grandma’s surprising Sexual Renaissance, fraught with difficult choices, leads to risk, lust and healing in the Oldest Profession
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Together we Rise: CANCELLED
Come along to an evening of elegance supporting courageous women at the Hastings & Napier Women's Refuges
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Performing Arts
Variety Baby!
Come and enjoy some Variety Baby! We have some aerials, belly dance, and burlesque, just to name a few
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Performing Arts
Peak Comedy
Finish your working week with a naughty laugh and relax into the weekend
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Veils ...And Out Of The Void Came Love Tour
The Veils
…and Out of The Void Came Love
Aotearoa 2023
The Veils will be touring …And Out Of The Void Came Love in New Zealand in March & April 2023
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Sports & Outdoors
HBCFCT OPEN DAY
The Hawke's Bay Community Fitness Centre trust is opening it's doors for everybody to come in and watch or participate in all the facilities run by the HBCFCT trust
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hearts of Love - free activity
This weekend, come and take part in ‘Hearts of Love’ at MTG!
This is a free activity to make a heart for children affected by Cyclone Gabrielle, specifically Eskdale Primary School
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Artist Kōrero: Hemi Macgregor and Shannon Te Ao
Join us to hear artist Hemi Macgregor (Ngāti Rakaipaaka, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tūhoe) in kōrero with Shannon Te Ao (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Wairangi, Te Pāpaka-a-Māui), as they discuss Macgregor’s solo exhibition, Waiora
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Sports & Outdoors
Taylor Hawks - NBL Preseason fundraiser
Bring the kids down to meet the Hawks, celebrate our local heroes & support the Hawks in their first pre-season game
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Mozzarella, Feta and Haloumi Cheese Making Workshop
In this three-hour long workshop you will learn how to make Haloumi, Mozzarella and Feta
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Performing Arts
Alice in Wonderland
The Rochelle Spence Dance Studio will present their own dance / drama version of the children’s story Alice in Wonderland
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Miracle Healing Crusade
Do you need a Miracle? Do you need healing? Have you tried everything else? Do you have a desperate situation in your life? need a turning point?
Join us for a night of prayer for pain, healing, sickness and disease
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Drops to the Whops
Raising funds for ongoing supplies of food, fuel, essentials and support for the village (60 people) of Waikoau
Join us for a fun night fundraising at Level 1 in Hastings to raise funds for Waikoau, which due to flooding from cyclone the only bridge has been badly damaged so they need some ongoing support, Forsaken styles grew up in Waikoau and his family still live there so its very close to his heart so he will be your host welcoming a awesome line up of artists who have amazingly given there time and talent to help support this great cause!
Line up so far:
- Forsaken Styles will be your host for the evening, welcoming all the amazing artists onto stage, one of Hawkes' Bays best young up and coming Rap/Hip-hop artists speaking from his soul!
- Killabill - If you havent heard the name you should definitely come hear him, one of hawkesbays best hip-hop artists
- Fanatik Emnz
- Mordz- diverse style of hip-hop, boom bap and trap, East Coast and West Coast rap with Maori influence
- DJ Jackdoor
- A-ON - Muilti genre DJ from hastings, Known for his fun House selections
- Solar Wizardry - Psytrance fresh from the Aussie bush doof scene
- P$y TraKt - Gary Doof Doof
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Free Falling the Tom Petty Tribute Show
Free Falling is a Wellington based tribute act to the classic rock genius of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, featuring lead singer and guitarist Greg White taking the helm of the band brings you through the whole catalog of one of the greatest songwriters of his generation Tom Petty
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The D4 6twenty One Tour - Napier
The rock & banished music presents:
The D4
6twenty One Tour
3 March - Harvest Festival, Blenheim
4 March - San Fran, Wellington
10 March - Loons, Lyttelton
11 March - Dive, Dunedin
17 March - Kaipara Tavern, Helensville*
18 March - Powerstation, Auckland*
25 March - Totara St
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Jazz on the Horizon
Incredible Hawkes Bay musicians coming together to deliver an evening of scintilating jazz
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Social Alley Long Brunch
The Craft and Social team are passionate about getting people together and having fun
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Vinyl Day
Supporting local businesses… Rockstuff at The Urban Winery! Sunday 26th March is the third Vinyl Day of 2023, so mark it on your calendar
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Sunday Cinema | Herbs: Songs of Freedom
Five men from different islands throughout the South Pacific join forces in 1978 and find the words and the music within each other to give New Zealand its voice and Pacific place in the world
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Sunday Cinema | A Star is Born: POSTPONED
A musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Szechuan Cooking Workshop
Join tutor Jie Pang on for a masterclass of China’s Szechuan flavours
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Sunday Cinema | Muscle Shoals
A documentary that celebrates Rick Hall, the founder of Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and the signature sound he developed in songs such as "I'll Take You There", "Brown Sugar", and "When a Man Loves a Woman"
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Meet the Winemaker
Join us and local Winemaker Ant McKenize to experience a selection of both Theory & Practice and Haha wines in our 4th Door Lounge Bar area
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Sports & Outdoors
2023 Ford Trophy Grand Final • Central Stags v Canterbury
Free admission Ford Trophy Grand Final cricket for the Hawke's Bay public! Top qualifiers the Central Stags and Canterbury were originally scheduled to contest the national Final in February, but the Stags were unable to travel after Cyclone Gabrielle hit
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
New Methods In Developing New Antibacterial Drugs
In this lecture, Emily will introduce her current projects including developing new antibacterial drugs and developing efficient biomanufacturing processes for synthesising complex natural products
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Intro Beginners Salsa & Bachata
Free introduction class
Beginners Salsa & Bachata
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Artbeats | Frida: Viva la Vida
This documentary film highlights the two sides of Frida Kahlo’s spirit: on one side the revolutionary, pioneering artist of contemporary feminism and on the other, the human being, victim of her tortured body and a tormented relationship
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Exhibitions
Wine Country Quilts Exhibition: CANCELLED
Wine Country Quilts are excited to stage our 2023 exhibition at Toitoi, Hawkes Bay Arts and Event Centre
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Exhibitions
Richard Moorhead Exhibition Sale for Cyclone Gabrielle Fund
Small Exhibition Sale of new Richard Moorhead paintings will be on display for Cyclone Gabrielle victims
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Sneaky Ambush ART DECO Prohibition Party
We have decided the only way to have an Art Deco party is to sneak up on it! Get dressed up in your Deco finery, enjoy a cocktail or two and enjoy the entertainment!
Featuring a stellar live band dubbed "the Premature Swingers" will get you dancing all night with guest performances from our own naughty deco dame Cherry Boomb performing burlesque
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Action April
Action April
Taking small steps towards big change - together!
Visit the National Aquarium this April to learn how we can all work together to help the environment
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Havelock Handmade Market
After our cyclone-induced hiatus, we're pleased to announce that the Havelock Handmade Market is returning on the 1st of April (you'll find us in the courtyard behind Peak Pizza & E's Cafe in Havelock North between 9am and 1 pm this Saturday)
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Puketapu Easter Egg Hunt
Come along to St Michael's for a morning of adventure, fun, challenges and chocolate as we host our massive Easter Egg Hunt for the people of Puketapu
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Monsters vs Unicorns Storytime
Monsters vs Unicorns Storytime is open to all ages
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Festivals & Lifestyle
National Theatre Live | Jack Absolute Flies Again
A rollicking new comedy by Richard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night)
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Performing Arts
Illuminate Showcase
ARTEMIS pole arts presents Illuminate, a student showcase
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Elton John vs Billy Joel *NZ Tribute* Napier
NZ’s Award-winning hit tribute show “Elton John vs
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Stronger Than the Storm Community Day Out
Ultrasound Hawke's Bay brings you Stronger than the Storm, a day out to bring the community together for some great tunes, food and times
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Met Opera: La Traviata
Soprano Nadine Sierra stars as the self-sacrificing courtesan Violetta—one of opera’s ultimate heroines—in Michael Mayer’s vibrant production of Verdi’s beloved tragedy
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Rationalist and Humanists
Our Speaker is Walter Breustedt
In New Zealand, Walter has worked as consultant and project manager for energy conservation projects
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Beginners Ballroom & Latin 8-Week Course (April/May)
Ballroom & Latin Dance Lessons - Beginners course starts Tuesday 4th April 2023
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Performing Arts
The Ultimate 70s Show
Calling all dancing queens! It’s time to slip into your bell bottoms and platform shoes - Operatunity is going disco! In The Ultimate 70s Show Operatunity’s foxy ladies and gents will transport you to the psychedelic scene of Studio 54, the glamour, the dancing, in a show filled with good vibes and great music
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Lunch Hour Concert
Our free community concerts are held on the first Wednesday of each month 12
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Napier Port Primary Sector Awards
The Napier Port Primary Sector Awards articulate the story of excellence within rural Hawke’s Bay and celebrate success, business innovation and growth
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Beginners Salsa 8 Week Course (April/May)
Salsa Dance Lessons - Beginners course start Wednesday 5th April 2023
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Community Dinner
On the night the church remembers Jesus' final meal with his friends, we are inviting you to dinner with us
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Performing Arts
Napier Performing Arts Easter Competitions Festival
We hold performing arts competitions in Instrumental (Piano, strings), Vocal/Aria, Dance (Tap, Modern, Ballet)
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Performing Arts
Ashton Family Circus & Dylan Daisy's Magic Show
The Ashton Family Circus are a family of five bringing a fast-paced, humorous family show with a message to Aotearoa
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Good Friday Service
Join us as we travel once again to the despair of the cross to explore the hope of humankind and the promise of life that can be found even in the darkest of moment
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hop Hop Hop - Easter Egg Hunt
Hey Kids! Hop, Hop, Hop to the Hastings City Easter Egg Hunt!
Join the hunt and be in to WIN a private cinema experience for you and your friends at Focal Point Cinema to watch, ‘The Super Mario Brothers' movie
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Performing Arts
Goldilocks and The Three Bears
Synopsis: A tale of a girl, three bears and some porridge
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Central Hawke's Bay Motorfest
Community Fundraiser - Motorfest
Brett Forlong, owner of “Rebel Round Up” is holding a charity car show "Motorfest" on the 8th April at the Central Hawke's Bay A&P Showgrounds
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Easter Egg-Stravaganza
What is Easter without a good Easter egg hunt
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Rolled Candle Making
Join us these school holidays for rolled candle making fun!
This activity takes about 10 minutes to complete and is $8
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Rod Stewart
One of the best-selling artists in the history of recorded music, Rod Stewart is hitting the road in 2023, heading to New Zealand with very special guests, Cyndi Lauper and Jon Stevens
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Fire and Light: An Introduction to Easter
Whether you know the story of Easter, or aren't sure whether you should be waiting for the Bunny or Santa, this is an evening for you
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Performing Arts
Brayden Coldicutt Aria Competition
The Brayden Coldicutt Aria Competition is a highlight of the Easter Performing Arts Festival in Napier
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Sports & Outdoors
School Holiday Skateboarding Lessons
The first school holidays of 2023 are upon us so that means more activities starting up to keep the kiddies from being bored at home
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring Holidays Art Sleuthing Havelock North
Get your sleuth on and look for the special art displayed around the libraries
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring Holidays Makerspaces Havelock North
Makerspace are happening across all three libraries during the Unboring School Holidays!
This year they will include:
- Still Life Drawing
- Masquerade Masks
- Poppy Making
- Make a Monster
Keep an eye out at your local library for the makerspaces! Suitable for all ages,
Children must be accompanied by a caregiver
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring Holidays Art Sleuthing Flaxmere
Get your sleuth on and look for the special art displayed around the libraries
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring Holidays Art Sleuthing Hastings
Get your sleuth on and look for the special art displayed around the libraries
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring Holidays Makerspaces Hastings
Makerspace are happening across all three libraries during the Unboring School Holidays!
This year they will include:
- Still Life Drawing
- Masquerade Masks
- Poppy Making
- Make a Monster
Keep an eye out at your local library for the makerspaces! Suitable for all ages,
Children must be accompanied by a caregiver
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Beekeeper Show
Join us these school holidays and watch a beekeeper open our display hives and learn about what really happens in the hive
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Performing Arts
The Boy With Wings
Using puppetry, songs, storytelling, and exquisite hand-crafted sets that magically unfold out of boxes, award-winning theatre company ‘Birdlife Productions’ promise laughter, tears and thrilling adventure when a young man’s epic journey unites with the miracle of Kuaka/Bar-tailed Godwit migration
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Paint and Wine Night - O'Keeffe Landscape
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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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring Holidays Marvellous Magic & Stupendous Storytelling
Join us for an enchanting evening of magic and stories performed by The Great Wardini
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring Holidays Chat & Paint
We never claimed to be Bob Ross, but we think we can do pretty well with a little guidance! Come paint with us, create a masterpiece to take home and display
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Performing Arts
50 Golden Years of Musicals
Pioneers of the New Zealand entertainment industry, Stewart and Tricia Macpherson, will celebrate 50 golden years in 2023 and to mark this amazing milestone, they will present a showstopping journey through their greatest musical triumphs
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring Holidays Polymer Clay Workshop
Will you make a creature? Jewellery? A Keyring charm? The choices are endless so come join us to create with Polymer Clay
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Very Best Of Mexico Quiz Night
You think you know your countries? And Mexico holds a special place in your heart? Then you need head on down to our
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Exhibitions
Keirunga Artists Autumn Exhibition 2023
A selected Art Exhibiton of work from Keirunga Artists group in Havelock North
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Jungle Bridge Double Header!
JB are rolling out of the Trailer Park for a Double-Header in Hawke's Bay!
Motorhead, Talking Heads, Nirvana, HLAH, Bloodhound Gang, Shihad, G'n'R, The Killers, old school Chilli's, Sublime, Sabbath, Queen and more!
Friday the 14th - 8:30pm 'til late
Saturday the 15th - 8:30pm 'til late
And we'll mix up the set each night!
SUPPORT ACT TBC
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Garage Sale
Do you ever wish Napier had a bigger mall where you could buy clothes, shoes, furniture, books, technology and homeware all in one convenient location - well our Garage Sale is for you
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Sports & Outdoors
Power Farming Hawke's Bay Cup
The Power Farming Hawke's Bay Cup is a community event, where people of all ages can come and enjoy a day of racing and entertainment
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Sunday Cinema | Advanced Style
Advanced Style examines the lives of seven unique New Yorkers whose eclectic personal style and vital spirit have guided their approach to aging
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Sunday Cinema | The Gospel According to André
This intimate portrait for André Leon Tally, a fixture in the world of fashion, takes viewers on a journey from André’s roots growing up to becoming one of the most influential tastemakers and fashion curators of our times
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Sunday Cinema | McQueen
The life and career of fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen: from his start as a tailor, to launching and overseeing his eponymous line and his untimely death
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring Holidays Book Art
Books come and books go, but what happens once they are gone? Join us to make some amazing art using old books and some creativity
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
My Valentines
We are re-releasing our Valentines day event after Cyclone Gabrielle rudely turned up uninvited
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring Holidays Musical Instrument Creation
Want to be a muso but just can't find that perfect instrument? Come along and make your own!
Suitable for all ages
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring Holidays Musical Instrument Creation
Want to be a muso but just can't find that perfect instrument? Come along and make your own!
Suitable for all ages
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring Holidays Mini-Movie Set Making
*Spielberg* *Cameron* *your name here* - design and make your own miniature movie set
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring Holidays Stop Motion Movie Making
Stop
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Red Cross Knitting and Book Sale + Shop Open
Beautiful hand knitted garments for babies and children
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Exhibitions
NCEA Top Art Exhibition 2023
22 April - 5 May 2023
NCEA Top Art is an annual touring exhibition featuring a selection of the NCEA Level 3 portfolios which achieved Excellence in Visual Art in the previous year
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Performing Arts
A Big Night In with the New Zealand Poet Laureate
Join us for a wonderful evening of words with New Zealand’s youngest ever Poet Laureate Chris Tse and his guests, noted poets Louise Wallace, Emma Barnes and Nathan Joe
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Performing Arts
Kita Mean - Delightfully Camp
Join the winner of season 1, Miss Kita Mean, from RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under on a spectacular 90 minute whirlwind of pop parodies, stand-up hilarities and finally… mental clarities as she gives you a giddy glimpse into the mind of a strange lady!
Get to know our quirky queen on a whole new level as she delves into what truly makes her tick
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Perfect Nostalgia
The Hastings Choral Society choir will enthral you with a concert of Perfect Nostalgia! A trip back to the by gone days of the Light Opera greats! Selections from The Merry Widow, The Bartered Bride, Die Fledermaus, Desert song and others will be presented by the choir and soloists Dianne Abraham and Declan Cudd
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Met Opera: The Hours
Soprano Renée Fleming makes her highly anticipated return to the Met in the world-premiere production of Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Kevin Puts’s The Hours, adapted from Michael Cunningham’s acclaimed novel
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Ten Tenors
Australasia’s longest running stage show (tag artist) The TEN Tenors will return to New Zealand for an 11-date tour in 2023, celebrating the act’s 20th anniversary touring New Zealand
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Performing Arts
The Ten Tenors
Formed in 1995, The TEN Tenors are the world’s longest running classical crossover act
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Showcase Hawke's Bay 2023
Showcase celebrates the latest release of Te Mata Estate’s premium wines
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Wafaey Swelim 3D Concrete Printing
3D Concrete Printing | Climate Resilient Construction
Wafaey Swelim was born and raised in Cairo, Egypt, and has a B
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Performing Arts
Forest Song & Don Quixote - Kyiv Ballet
From the trauma and heartbreak of war in their country, to the major cities of USA and Europe, and now to the stages of New Zealand
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hermitage: The Power of Art
Join us on a visually stunning journey through the daily life of the magnificent Hermitage museum, and retrace two and a half centuries of legendary art and history
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Exhibitions
No Straight Lines: Evan Woodruffe
Evan Woodruffe creates lively painterly environments
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Indonesian Cooking Workshop
Indonesian themed menu, a Dutch Rijsttafel;
Nasi Kuning, yellow rice!
Gado Gado, vegetables with eggs and Sataysauce
Beef or Tofu Rendang
Sambal Beans
Pangsit, fried wonton
Seroendeng
Pisang Goreng
Dinner and Recipe booklet included
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Sports & Outdoors
Impact Pro Wrestling present Flaxmere's Friday Fight Night 2
Live Pro Wrestling finally makes its return to Flaxmere! Courtesy of Powerplay, 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 nearly 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
Oasis By Gallagher: CANCELLED
The UK's Best & Most Authentic - Oasis tribute
The best of Oasis - 25+ chart hits
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Dead Favours Album Tour 2023 - Napier
Tickets on sale from 12pm Thursday 23rd February
Dead Favours are proud to announce their biggest tour to date to celebrate the release of ‘Riffing & Yelling Part 2’
Featuring the hit single Sink Or Swim, Part 2 will finally be released 31st March, this is the second half of the album that earn't them the Best Rock Artist nod at the 2021 Aotearoa Music Awards
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Exhibitions
The Farmer and the Dog - Crossing the Field of Painting
Join Evan Woodruffe as he discusses the ambiguous environments in his exhibition No Straight Lines
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Vegetable Fermentation Workshop: POSTPONED
Be ready to turn all your garden produce into your own probiotics!
Come and learn the practical skills for some basic vegetable ferments
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Worm
When a giant bird beak breaks through the ceiling and snatches his mother away, a little worm must go on an epic adventure to save her
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Sports & Outdoors
Impact Pro Wrestling presents Smash 'Em All at Asher Hall 2
Live Pro Wrestling finally makes its return to Napier City! Courtesy of Powerplay, 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 nearly 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
Julie Lamb Outfit - Dogs of Tour
Coming your way, looking for appaws!
In light of the recent cyclone damage in Hawke's Bay, this initially ticketed show is now free
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Concerts & Gig Guide
80's Super Band 'Love Shack' Paisley Stage
Back by popular demand , New Zealand's 80's Super group 'Love Shack' are bringing their show back to The Paisley Stage, Napier
Paisley Stage - 29th April 2023
Doors from 8pm
Show starts 8
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Crystal Visions - Stevie Nicks Tribute Show
Crystal Visions - Stevie Nicks Tribute Show
A brand new show from Landslide - Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks Tribute Show but this one is all about Stevie and her exquisite songs!
All the big hits and the heart wrenching ballads will be showcased in one big set
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Pop-Up Kids Market
Join us at Havelock North's only regular second-hand market with stalls selling quality preloved baby and kid's clothing, toys, books, nursery items and more
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Sunday Cinema | Spitfire
The story of the fighter plane and pilots that helped win the Battle of Britain in World War II
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Sunday Cinema | Labyrinth of Lies
A story that exposes the conspiracy of prominent German institutions and government branches to cover up the crimes of Nazis during World War II
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Sunday Cinema | Persian Lessons
A young Jewish man pretends to be Iranian to avoid being executed in a concentration camp
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Exhibitions
Art Hawkes Bay 'Artfully Yours' Exhibition
Art Hawkes Bay 15th Annual Exhibition- The event presents the work from artists and groups across Hawke's Bay in a single exhibition and competition during which all entries are for sale
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Bjorn Again
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 2022 Tour - A Celebration of the Music of Abba
Abba fans get excited as Bjorn Again bring ABBA's timeless hits back to the stage in a sing-along, dance-along extravaganza
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Artist Floor Talk: Salome Tanuvasa
Join us to hear artist Salome Tanuvasa talk about her solo exhibition To be at home
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Met Opera: Fedora
Giordano’s exhilarating drama Fedora returns to the Met for the first time in 25 years, starring soprano Sonya Yoncheva in the title role of the 19th-century princess who falls in love with her fiancé’s murderer, Count Loris, sung by tenor Piotr Beczała
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Performing Arts
Byu Living Legends
Celebrating the native cultural heritage of North and South America and the South Pacific, Living Legends presents a vibrant spectacle of energy, music, costume, and dance
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Kaylee Bell - Boots 'N All National Tour
After a dream start to 2023, opening for all six of Ed Sheeran’s Multiply (+-=÷ x) tour dates in New Zealand, including a record breaking show at Sky Stadium, Wellington and two packed nights at Auckland’s Eden Park, Kaylee Bell is now taking her incredible full live band show on the road throughout Aotearoa this May and June
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Performing Arts
CMNZ Series - NZTrio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart | Adagio
Gareth Farr | Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms | One of either Piano Trio No 1, Piano Trio No 2, or Piano Trio No 3
Claire Cowan | Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)
Amalia Hall, violin
Ashley Brown, cello
Somi Kim, piano
At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Midwave Breaks NZ Tour 2023
The Rock presents Midwave Breaks on their first Headline tour, featuring 9 shows across the motu for NZ Music Month!
Featuring former Supergroove drummer Paul Russell, and singer-songwriter Bruce Conlon, the Tauranga Alt-Rock Duo have made serious waves at Rock Radio since their launch in 2021, with 3 independent singles in the top 10 NZ Rock Chart and a further 3 breaching the top 20
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Gumboot Charity Ball - Puketapu Cyclone Relief Fund
The Gumboot Charity Ball is a fundraising event for the Puketapu Cyclone Relief Fund
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
High Tea - Mother's Day
Come try a selection of our specialist teas before taking a tour of the history and grounds of the historic Oruawharo Homestead
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Sports & Outdoors
Ice Skate Tour
Be prepared for a cool but not cold Disco Ice Skating experience or join us for a great night of curling (adults only)
The Ice Skate Tour travels around New Zealand with state of the art, artificial ice rinks
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Performing Arts
Strike Up The Band!
Strike up the Band is a scintillating celebration of the best of the big band era
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Performing Arts
A Natural Woman - Celebrating the Music of Carole King
Carole King - extraordinary, timeless, iconic!
Hailed as the greatest singer-songwriter when her landmark album TAPESTRY was released in 1971
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Sports & Outdoors
Stroke Foundation at Hawke's Bay Marathon 2022
Over 9,500 strokes are experienced in Aotearoa each year – that’s one every 55 minutes – and we know that as many as 300,000 New Zealanders are directly affected by stroke
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Mozzarella, Feta and Haloumi 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
Tiny Ruins - Ceremony Album Release Tour | Napier
Banished Music presents
Tiny Ruins - Ceremony Album Release Tour
To celebrate the incoming release of their fourth album, Ceremony, Tiny Ruins will embark on an eight-date headline tour around Aotearoa this Autumn
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Italian Long Lunch Cooking Workshop
Late Autumn Italian Long Lunch Cooking Workshop
Hands-on workshop, preparing 5 dishes
Menu TBC
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Performing Arts
CHICAGO High School Edition Presented by Iona College
Iona College presents this full length High School Edition of Chicago
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Festivals & Lifestyle
NZ Careers Expo - Hawkes Bay
The NZ Careers Expo comprises the widest range of exhibitors of any career focused Expo in New Zealand
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Between the Lines - A Conversation with My Country
A Conversation with my Country with Alan Duff and Mick Ormond
Never one to shy away from saying it how it is, the author of Once Were Warriors muses about where we came from and where we are going
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hawke's Bay Better Home & Living Show 2023
Get tomorrow's ideas today! A Wonderful range of exhibitors, 'Ask an Expert' sessions, latest trends, innovations and exclusive show specials it’s the place to be for solutions for sustainable homes, gardens and better living
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Between the Lines - Middle Class Mayhem - Megan Nicol Reed
Families, friends, a tight knit community and a shocking revelation, all exposed with wry wit in a debut novel by one of Aotearoa’s top columnists
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Between the Lines - A Long Italian Lunch w Nicky Pellegrino
Join us for a Long Italian Lunch with Nicky Pellegrino, best-selling author of delicious novels about Italy, friendship, passion and lots of food!
What better time to escape to the sun and olive groves of Italy, even if just for a couple of hours
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Eclipse - The Music Of Pink Floyd In Full Quadraphonic
Eclipse - in concert
Celebrate 50 years of Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of The Moon’ with an unbelievable performance from Eclipse
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Between the Lines - Local Showcase
Come along to this free event at the CHB Museum, hear their stories and celebrate the success of our local authors
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Greatest Love of All
Whitney Houston’s musical legacy is brought to life in this critically acclaimed tribute show described as “mind-blowingly spot on”
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Concerts & Gig Guide
NZ Highwaymen
A very special country music event, featuring legendary talent, announces a nationwide tour
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Sports & Outdoors
Hawke's Bay Junior Tough Guy and Gal Challenge
So you’re tough, but are you tough enough to take on the Junior Tough Guy and Gal Challenge?
This is a chance for primary and intermediate aged kids to get involved in New Zealand’s biggest mud run series in a version tailored especially for them! The Junior Tough Guys and Gals will take on a 1
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Performing Arts
Magic Men Australia - R18: POSTPONED
New Date: Tuesday 14th November
R18
Worldwide sensation – the MAGIC MEN AUSTRALIA are finally 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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Concerts & Gig Guide
10cc - The Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour
UK legends 10cc are bringing their Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour to New Zealand in June, with very special guests Hello Sailor
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Performing Arts
Romeo & Juliet
Shakespeare’s greatest love story returns to the Royal New Zealand Ballet in May 2023, in a passionate re-telling choreographed by Andrea Schermoly (Stand to Reason, Within Without)
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Wine Options 2023
Love wine?
Love a fun night out?
Love supporting a good cause?
Join us for our annual Wine Options event - no prior experience necessary!
Ticket price for a Team of 4 includes:
- A bottle of wine per table
- A sharing platter for your Team provided by Dish Catering (Dips, breads, crudites, cured meats, cheeses)
- 7 mystery tasting wines
The Scholarship
The Hawke's Bay Women in Wine EIT scholarship is an annual scholarship awarded to the top performing graduate in the Bachelor of Viticulture & Wine Science
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Sports & Outdoors
Impact Pro Wrestling presents Trouble in Taradise
Live Pro Wrestling finally makes its way to Taradale! Courtesy of Powerplay, 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 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 - Menzies/Endres
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire
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Sports & Outdoors
Impact Pro Wrestling presents The Mad King's Court
Live Pro Wrestling finally makes its way to Bay View! Courtesy of Powerplay, 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 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
Disco Party
A fun night of happy happy music and absolutely no hassles
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Met Opera: Falstaff
Baritone Michael Volle stars as the caddish knight Falstaff, gleefully tormented by a trio of clever women who deliver his comeuppance, in Verdi’s glorious Shakespearean comedy
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Family Health Fair
The Family Health Fair is promising to be an immersive event on health & wellbeing
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour
It's that exciting time of year again when the world-renowned Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour comes to New Zealand
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Performing Arts
Wonderland Glow Show
The much-loved Glow Show is back!
82,000 Kiwi kids have already seen these innovative, glow-in-the-dark giant puppet shows, which are an absolute favourite for parents and tamariki
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Summerset Dementia HB Matariki Charity Ball and Auction
Summerset Retirement Villages are proud to be sponsoring Dementia Hawkes Bay first ever charity ball and auction
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Bollywood Live Concert
An evening of poetry and music focused on the topic of everyday solidarities
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Mitch James - The Long Road Home Tour
At long last, Mitch James is hitting the road this winter announcing his first ever global tour including a whopping 13-date tour throughout New Zealand, his first headline shows in his homeland in four years
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac - Napier
Gold Dust Woman brings The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Creedence Clearwater Collective
We invite you to join us for a celebration of Creedence Clearwater Revival, as we walk through the life and 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
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Performing Arts
CMNZ Series - Sonoro Quartet & Tony Chen Lin
Programme
Franz Schubert (arr
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Wonder Pēpi
Wonder Markets is delighted to be bringing you their first pēpi market
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Devilskin - Let Me Breathe NZ Tour 2023
Devilskin - Let Me Breathe NZ Tour 2023
Jennie, Nic, Paul and Nail are positively excited and looking forward to getting back out on tour to connect with their passionate Kiwi audience
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Met Opera: Der Rosenkavalier
A stellar trio assembles to take on the lead roles of Strauss’s comedy, with soprano Lise Davidsen in her Met role debut as the Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard in her Met role debut as Octavian, and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Seattle Tribute
Waxstar Touring Presents – Seattle Tribute
Come and celebrate a very special night of awesome 90s grunge!!
After selling out shows across New Zealand in 2022, The Superunknowns/Sludge Factory and Tom Grant Disciples stunned audiences across Aotearoa with their high energy tributes to Alice In Chains, Soundgarden and Nirvana
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hawkes Bay Yoga Festival
Invoke clarity and peace with an entire weekend of Yoga at the Hawkes Bay Yoga Festival
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Piaf: The Legend - Hastings
International singer Mandy Meadows presents Piaf: The Legend, a celebration of Edith Piaf’s extraordinary life and timeless songs
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hawke's Bay Home and Garden Show 2023
Turning houses into homes for over 30 years!
The Hawke’s Bay Home & Garden Show is packed with over 190 exhibitors you will find all the ideas and information that you need to transform your surroundings into the space you’ve always dreamed of
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Met Opera: Don Giovanni
Tony Award–winning director Ivo van Hove makes his Met debut with a new staging of Mozart’s tragicomedy Don Giovanni
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Motel California Eagles Experience
Motel California is the tribute show everyone's talking about
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Performing Arts
The Ultimate Drag Show - Hawkes Bay
Hawkes Bay, are you ready for the Ultimate Drag Show?
Olivia Dreams is producing a dragtastic national tour and baby we are excited to bring the glitz and glam to the Hawkes Bay
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hawke's Bay Go Green Expo 2023
FREE Adult Tickets available now!
Ticketing Tiers as follows:
FREE Tickets Online until 8th October 2023
Followed by:
~ $4 Adult Tickets online
~ $5 Adult Door Sales
~ Kids U16 don’t need a ticket
Free parking available at the venue
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Performing Arts
CMNZ Series - Reimagining Mozart
This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Taradale Village Fete
Taradale's biggest annual outdoor event!
Over 50 high quality local and out of town stalls, selling a great range of quality goods, including:
- Handmade products
- Preloved Kids clothes, toys and books
- Delicious (hot) food stalls
- Artwork
- Women's fashion
- Jewellery
- Wood works
- Plants
- Baking - cakes, biscuits, loaves, fudge and more
- Handmade lollies
- Rides for the kids
- Competitions
- Raffles
- Bouncy castle
- Coffee
It's a fantastic day for the whole family - in the Hawke's Bay sun
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Queen: It's a Kinda Magic
Direct from Australia, Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic is back by popular demand this October-November for their first nationwide tour in two years! The show is set to again immerse fans in the spectacle, grandeur and extravagance of Queen and Freddie Mercury, but with the incredible Dominic Warren on board things are looking bigger and better than ever!
You’ve seen Bohemian Rhapsody at the cinemas, now see it all come alive on stage and in concert, with big sound, big screens, crazy lighting and outlandish costumes… the REAL ROCK EXPERIENCE!
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Performing Arts
Hansel & Gretel
Follow the breadcrumbs this Christmas, and venture in to the fantastical realm of Hansel & Gretel for an unforgettable evening at the ballet
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Met Opera: Die Zauberflote
Nathalie Stutzmann conducts her second Mozart work this season with a new production of Die Zauberflöte
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
HARVEST Hawkes Bay Food & Wine Festival
HARVEST Hawkes Bay will truly be a celebration of Hawkes Bay, NZ's Food & Wine country
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Reckless - The Bryan Adams Experience
From the heart-rendering passion of ‘Heaven’ and ‘Everything I Do’ to the raw slicing depth of ‘It’s Only Love’ and ‘Cuts Like a Knife’, Reckless will grab your heart and soul with this highly professional rendition of Bryan Adams’ timeless hits
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Sweet Caroline Tour: A Tribute to Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond - the consummate American singer-songwriter whose deep, resounding voice and timeless tunes have made him one of the world’s most loved and lauded artists, earning him numerous Top Ten hits, Grammy awards and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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