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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 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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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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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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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
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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Performing Arts
Peak Comedy
PEAK COMEDY HAS SOLD OUT FOR APRIL MAY AND JUNE!
Tickets are available for our July 21st Show, book now
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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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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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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Beginners Salsa 8 Week Course (April/May)
Salsa Dance Lessons - Beginners course start Wednesday 5th April 2023
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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
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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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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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 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 Havelock North
Get your sleuth on and look for the special art displayed around the libraries
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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 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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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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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: CANCELLED
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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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Amici del BAR #4
AMICI DEL BAR #4
The one and only @coneandflower are coming to Teresa for 2 nights to host an 8 course dinner! They may have lost their venue but they haven't lost their
drive
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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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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
How Ospri Manage the Outbreak of Tuberculosis In Cattle?
The Hawke’s Bay area northwest of Napier has seen a significant increase in TB infected herds since April 2019
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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!
Foo Fighters, Nirvana, HLAH, G'n'R, Motorhead, Talking Heads, Bloodhound Gang, Shihad,, 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 - Hawke's Bay local "Electrified Singer Songwriter" Sam French (SAY OR DO) will be kicking the night off
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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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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Knitting for Victory
Join us for a knit-a-long and make wool socks from original WWI patterns
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Sports & Outdoors
High Jump Competition
Our annual High Jump is back for another round
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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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Exhibitions
The Last 18 - Different Strokes for Different Folks
We welcome the return of Alice Symes with her latest collection of 18 finger-painted ceramic bowls
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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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Exhibitions
Twitch | Short Film Premiere and Art Exhibition
'Twitch' is an independent short film produced in Hawke's Bay by local filmmakers and artists
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring Holidays Stop Motion Movie Making
Stop
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Anzac Light Projection
In the early hours of the morning and every evening, a very special ANZAC tribute honouring those lost to war is playing on the outside walls of the Hastings District War Memorial Library in Civic Square
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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
Chromacade; Janna van Hasselt
In Chromacade, rainbow coloured strokes seem to vibrate on a field of luminous green
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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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Sports & Outdoors
High Jump Competition
Our annual High Jump is back for another round
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Parawhenuamea: The Untamed Rivers of Hawke's Bay
I’m repeating my talk due to demand and a new charity will receive the funds - Surf Life Saving New Zealand - Hawke’s Bay Search and Rescue Squad
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Festivals & Lifestyle
National Theatre Live | The Seagull
Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) makes her West End debut in this 21st century retelling of Anton Chekhov’s tale of love and loneliness
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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
Church Road Live Gwen Summer Session 2023
Church Road Winery are excited to be back this Summer with the Live Gwen Summer Sessions
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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
An ANZAC Day Musical Tribute
Come along and join the Bay Cities' Symphonic Band to remember and pay tribute to our ANZAC's through music
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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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Sports & Outdoors
Term 2 Skate School - April/May
Term one is done and dusted, now let's bring on term two! Here at Bay Skate, we offer a wide range of activities - skateboard lessons included
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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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Concerts & Gig Guide
My Heart My Home
Acclaimed Singer/Songwriter ‘Stretch’ presents a night of song and soul, with some of NZ’s finest musicians forming his band: Paula Sugden, Andrew Gladstone and Campbell Burns
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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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Performing Arts
The (Not So Royal) Variety Show
Fundraising Concert with all profits going to CHB Mayoral Relief Fund
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Songs, dances and theatre entertainment for the community, to support those who have been impacted by the weather event
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Concerts & Gig Guide
My Heart My Home
Acclaimed Singer/Songwriter ‘Stretch’ presents a night of song and soul, with some of NZ’s finest musicians forming his band: Paula Sugden, Andrew Gladstone and Campbell Burns
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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
Finding Refuge in Fashion: Minh Ta
Born, raised and educated in Saigon, Việt Nam, Minh Ta, her husband Au, and daughter Lily fled their homeland in early 1977, shortly after the Communist takeover
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Learn to Meditate
Learn to Meditate - day course in Waipukurau
with Resident Teacher Birgit Saunders
When the turbulence of distracting thoughts subsides and our mind becomes still, a deep happiness and contentment naturally arises from within
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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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Performing Arts
A Coronation Sing-in!
Come one, come all singers! Celebrate the upcoming coronation of King Charles III with a Right Royal Sing-in in the beautiful Waiapu Cathedral! Let’s raise our voices together in grand anthems and hymns sung at previous coronations of British kings and queens
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Vegetable Fermentation Workshop
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
Napier CBD Fashion On Parade
Napier City fashion retailers will be showcasing their latest Autumn/Winter fashions in Lower Emerson Street on Saturday 29 April from 1 pm
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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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Concerts & Gig Guide
80's Super Band 'Love Shack' Hawkesbay Matinee Benefit Show
After selling out our Saturday evening show Love Shack will travel to Hawkes Bay earlier and perform a family friendly benefit Matinee show with all proceeds going to Paisley Stage Cyclone Relief Fund and directly to those who've suffered loss during cyclone Gabrielle
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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
Rise and Fall Tribute
A Gospel themed tribute to some of this generations most influential artists who have gone too soon, Rise and Fall is a part theatrical and musical tribute with a Gospel flavor to 5 different music artists who impacted there genre and time
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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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Concerts & Gig Guide
80's Super Band 'Love Shack'
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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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
Vinyl Day
The greatest & latest on vinyl the finest wines the best in beer beautiful venue music magic… no other format can match the sound and fun of playing records! Rockstuff at The Urban Winery! Sunday 30th April is the fourth Vinyl Day of 2023 so mark it on your calendar
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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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Sports & Outdoors
Beautiful Bay In May
Head out and connect with nature
Following the inaugural event last year, we’re excited to join Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay again for Beautiful Bay in May 2023! And there are even more incredible prizes up for grabs thanks to generous local businesses
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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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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
"Not Yoga" Movement & Mobility Class
Ready to feel amazing?
Join fun mindful movement “Not Yoga” Awareness Through Movement® classes to:
* Experience healthy-pain-free movement
* Reduce niggles, aches & tension
* Increase vitality & energy
* Sleep better
* Improve posture & balance
* Feel rejuvenated and more youthful
Classes are held at the airy, bright and spacious Movement Works Studio in Jervoistown, Napier in a beautiful orchard setting
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Argentine Tango Dance Class
Hola! The Napier Tango Club is hosting an Introduction to Argentine Tango (Tango Argentino)
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Lunch Hour Concert
Our free community concerts are held on the first Wednesday of the month from 12
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana Lego® Masters
We'll supply the Lego®,you bring the skills! Show us what you can create
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana Collaborative Puzzling
Get in the collaborative spirit and take some time to sit and puzzle
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana Vr Gaming
Experience the awesome fun that is virtual reality gaming! Two VR stations with play times bookable for 20 minute slots
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Small Hall Sessions bring HB Music Month to Maraekakaho
Celebrating Hawke’s Bay’s locally grown music in our local halls, on this, our first night, we bring you three extraordinary artists
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Festivals & Lifestyle
South African Film Festival | Music is My Life
South African Film Festival Opening Night! Ticket includes drink and nibbles and screening of Music is My Life
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana Interactive Star Wars Movie Night
In a galaxy far, far away… Revisit an old favourite with a twist - an interactive movie night where hi-jinks will abound! There will be scoundrels and nerf-herders and smooth-talking cloud city dwellers everywhere!
Registrations are required
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Argentine Tango Dance Class
Hola! The Napier Tango Club is hosting an Introduction to Argentine Tango (Tango Argentino)
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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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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana Jurassic Park Escape Room
Everything has gone to pieces in the control room, thanks to Nedry and the Biosyn Corp
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Happy Hour with Rachel & Anton
Come join us for happy hour specials from 5pm and stick around for a free live acoustic set with Rachel & Anton from 6pm
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana Vr: Acron Attack of The Squirrels Showdown
Battle it out in this hilariously fun "tree vs squirrels" game
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Small Hall Sessions bring HB Music Month to Clive
Celebrating Hawke’s Bay’s locally grown music in our local halls, on this, our first night, we bring you three extraordinary artists
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Performing Arts
Hawke's Bay Street Dance Competition
Hawke's Bay Street Dance Competition is Hawke's Bay's ONLY Regional Street Dance Competition
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Festivals & Lifestyle
South African Film Festival | The Honeymoon
108 mins | comedy, feature | 15+ unless accompanied by an adult
When Katia (Kitty), a talented fashion designer’s fiancé casually dumps her on the eve of their wedding, a new world of adventure and emotional insight opens for her
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Breathe & Shake by Twerkwerk - Hawkes Bay
Twerk with us!
Self-Reclamation | Confidence | Embodiment
Join us for a night of fun and healing as we connect with our bodies, become more confident, create community, and move stagnant energy and trauma in a dynamic way - through breath work and twerking movements
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana Miniature Painting Workshop
Learn the basics of model painting with Lovecraft Game Store
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana Cosplay Workshop
Ever wanted to try making your own cosplay? Come and experiment with making a foam costume or prop piece from patterns supplied - we have armor templates for you to trial! No prior experience required, and basic materials will be provided to use
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Breathe & Shake by Twerkwerk - Hawkes Bay
Twerk with us!
Self-Reclamation | Confidence | Embodiment
Join us for a night of fun and healing as we connect with our bodies, become more confident, create community, and move stagnant energy and trauma in a dynamic way - through breath work and twerking movements
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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
Nerdvana Epic D&d One-shot Adventure
Ever wanted to try D&D? Embark on a thrilling Dungeons & Dragons adventure with Spells & Dragons and a selection of the Bay's finest dungeon masters
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Up Chuck!
If royalty makes you spew, have we got an event for you! To express how you feel about King Charles' coronation, join us for Up Chuck!, a bonfire, music and effigy burning frolic on the Napier beachfront - look for the fire a bit over halfway between the city and Awatoto, near Beach Domain where a car parking is available
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
The Sacred Breath - Hawkes Bay
Sacred Breath - Experience
Breathwork is a powerful and transformative practice that can have a profound impact on our mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana Vr, Board Games, and Pizza
Want to hunt zombies or blast your way through awesome songs on Beat Saber while the kids aren't under foot? We are locking them all out of the library for this strictly 16+ event
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Small Hall Sessions bring HB Music Month to Elsthorpe
Celebrating Hawke’s Bay’s locally grown music in our local halls, on this, our first night, we bring you three extraordinary artists
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Festivals & Lifestyle
South African Film Festival | Music is My Life
90 mins | arts, doco | all ages
Music is my Life is a compelling documentary about the incomparable Joseph Shabalala, founder of the wildly popular a-cappella singing and dance troupe, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Naked Gun
It's party time!!
Naked Gun is a dynamic 4-piece rock/dance band who know how to party and live to entertain
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Festivals & Lifestyle
South African Film Festival | Mission: Joy
88 Mins | Doco, Family | All Ages
Academy Award-winning director Louie Psihoyos teams up with co-director Peggy Callahan on Mission: Joy – Finding Happiness in Troubled Times, a documentary with unprecedented access to the unlikely friendship of two international icons who transcend religion: His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Cacao & Sound Journey - Hawkes Bay
Join us for a special cacao ceremony where we will be using the sacred and high-quality Seleno Health Amaru ceremonial Cacao
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana Sfx Make-up Workshop
Try your hand at creating special effects with make-up under the expert tutelage of Cherie of Meerlo Creations
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana Pokémon Go Meetup
Endless lures, raid walks, PVP, trades, and challenges
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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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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Ecstatic Dance & Blue Lotus Hamilton
Join us for an unforgettable evening of movement and transcendence at our Ecstatic Dance and Blue Lotus Experience event!
Blue Lotus, also known as Nymphaea caerulea, is a plant that has been used for thousands of years in various cultures around the world for its medicinal and spiritual properties
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Small Hall Sessions bring HB Music Month to Takapau
Week 1 | Sun 7 May | Takapau Hall
Celebrating Hawke’s Bay’s locally grown music in our local halls, on this, our first night, we bring you three extraordinary artists
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Festivals & Lifestyle
South African Film Festival | Mission Joy
88 Mins | Doco, Family | All Ages
Academy Award-winning director Louie Psihoyos teams up with co-director Peggy Callahan on Mission: Joy – Finding Happiness in Troubled Times, a documentary with unprecedented access to the unlikely friendship of two international icons who transcend religion: His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu
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Festivals & Lifestyle
South African Film Festival | The Fragile King
98 mins | 15+ unless accompanied by an adult
Michael, a 15-year-old schoolboy, is sent to live with his grandfather after his mother dies
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Festivals & Lifestyle
South African Film Festival | The Honeymoon
108 mins | comedy | 15+ unless accompanied by an adult
When Katia (Kitty), a talented fashion designer’s fiancé casually dumps her on the eve of their wedding, a new world of adventure and emotional insight opens for her
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Festivals & Lifestyle
South African Film Festival | Mutant
60 mins | Arts, Doco | 15+ unless accompanied by an adult
Mutant is a documentary film that paints an intimate portrait of one of South Africa’s most outspoken and controversial artists and the turbulent world he lives in
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Emma from Aleph Beauty
Join us on Wednesday 10th May for an exclusive evening with Emma Peters, makeup artist, founder, and owner of NZ makeup brand Aleph Beauty
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Hastings Paint and Wine Night - Pink Petals & Blue Skies
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
South African Film Festival | The Fragile King
98 mins | 15+ unless accompanied by an adult
Michael, a 15-year-old schoolboy, is sent to live with his grandfather after his mother dies
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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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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Small Hall Sessions bring HB Music Month to Ashley Clint
Celebrating Hawke’s Bay’s locally grown music in our local halls, we bring you three extraordinary artists
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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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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Small Hall Sessions bring HB Music Month to Matapiro
Celebrating Hawke’s Bay’s locally grown music in our local halls, on this, our first night, we bring you three extraordinary artists
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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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Exhibitions
Taku Huia Kaimanawa; Fiona Pardington
Taku Huia Kaimanawa
Fiona Pardington
(Ngāi Tahu, Kati Mamoe and Ngāti Kahungunu, Clan Cameron of Erracht)
Ko te tangi a te manu
Hui, hui, hui hui mai
Huia i runga
Huia i raro
Huia i roto
Huia i waho
Huia te muka tangata mai Hawaiki
The sacred huia bird is a powerful reminder of the concept of mana or rangitira
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Festivals & Lifestyle
National Theatre Live | Much Ado About Nothing
Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd) and John Heffernan (Dracula) lead the cast in Shakespeare’s romcom of sun, sea and mistaken identity
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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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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Small Hall Sessions bring HB Music Month to King George
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Celebrating Hawke’s Bay’s locally grown music in our local halls, we bring you three extraordinary artists
Festivals & Lifestyle
The Small Hall Sessions bring HB Music Month to King George
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Week 2 | Saturday 13th May | King George Hall, Bayview Celebrating Hawke’s Bay’s locally grown music in our local halls, we bring you three extraordinary artists
Concerts & Gig Guide
An Evening with Chris Skinner
Cyclone Relief Fundraiser
All proceeds to go to the HB Mayors Disaster Relief Fund
Chris Skinner, is a New Zealand Catholic priest and singer-songwriter
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Mother's Day Long Brunch
The Craft and Social team are putting on this special event to help you celebrate the mother in your life
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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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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Mother's Day with Orton's
Orton's and The Old Church welcome you to celebrate your Mum with us!
We are hosting two sessions over one very special Mother's Day, Sunday 14th May 2023
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Sunday Cinema | Citizenfour
A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Mother's Day Concert
Come and celebrate Mother’s Day with the Napier Technical Memorial Band at our next concert on Sunday 14th May at the Salvation Army Citadel, Greenmeadows, starting at 2pm
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Exhibitions
Catherine Cattanach - A State Of Flux
Catherine Cattanach is an award winning Wellington-based portrait and fine art photographer, wife, mother, and coffee aficionada
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Sunday Cinema | All the President's Men
"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Small Hall Sessions Bring Hb Music Month to Te Pohue
Celebrating Hawke’s Bay’s locally grown music in our local halls, we bring you three extraordinary artists
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Sunday Cinema | Nightcrawler
When Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
An evening with Sir John Kirwan
Join Westpac for an inspirational free event with All Black legend and Westpac NZ ambassador Sir John Kirwan
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
A Morning with Sir John Kirwan
Join Westpac for an inspirational free event with All Black legend and Westpac NZ ambassador Sir John Kirwan
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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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Exhibitions
Creative Fibre Hawke's Bay - Sale of Work
The Creative Fibre Hawke's Bay exhibition and sale is a fantastic opportunity to appreciate the work of these skilled artisans, and with perfect timing to find that something snuggly for winter
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Exhibitions
These Wilds Beyond Our Fences - Nick Wilkey
A series of work by artist Nick Wilkey contemplating our collective search for identity and home, navigating the forces, entanglements and polarities of a world defined by presence and absence
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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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Exhibitions
The Naked Eye - Mickey Espino
Mickey Espino is an emerging contemporary artist based in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Small Hall Sessions Bring Hb Music Month Meeanee Hall
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Celebrating Hawke’s Bay’s locally grown music in our local halls, we bring you three extraordinary artists
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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Festivals & Lifestyle
WAIPAWA French Friday Film & Food CHB
French Friday Film & Food - May
Join us for a great mix of French cinema
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Small Hall Sessions bring HB Music Month to Haumoana
Celebrating Hawke’s Bay’s locally grown music in our local halls, our first night, we bring you three extraordinary artists
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Tabla and Sitar Concert with Basant and Sargam
Come join us for an amazing musical evening at Havelock North High School
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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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Exhibitions
Ghosts of the Past: Jeremy Bright
In 2009, Taupo-based professional photographer Jeremy Bright was travelling on assignment through to the Wairarapa when, by chance, he drove past the old Waipukurau Hospital - a group of disused buildings on Porangahau Road
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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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Exhibitions
International Museum Day Celebration
Celebrate International Museum Day with the official launch of the photographic exhibition 'Ghosts of the Past' by Jeremy Bright along with the launch of free entry into the museum for a year thanks to The Gwen Malden Charitable Trust
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Esk Valley Pop Up at Crab Farm Winery
Esk Valley Pop Up at Crab Farm Winery
We have teamed up with other local businesses to create a collaborative event to bring us all together! Join us on Saturday the 20th of May from 6pm with food available from local restaurants - Valley D Vine, Cone and Flower and Crab Farm Winery
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Small Hall Sessions bring HB Music Month Ongaonga Hall
Celebrating Hawke’s Bay’s locally grown music in our local halls, we bring you three extraordinary artists
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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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Concerts & Gig Guide
Hats Off to Led Zeppelin
Let's Celebrate 50 years of Houses of the Holy & All the Music of Led Zeppelin at The Cabana on 20 May, 2023! Opening the evening with heartfelt acoustic Led Zeppelin numbers, Bron-Y-Aur (Geoff Dunn, vocals & Simon Nixon, guitar) will then be joined on the big stage by Ben Jackman (bass) & Chris Smith (drums) for the full Hats Off To Led Zeppelin rock band celebration, playing selections from every Led Zeppelin album!
Good times, legendary songs and the fine staff at The Cabana will serve the refreshments of your choice
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Napier Latin Party
It’s party time!!
Join me and all the local Latin American and Latin Kiwi community in the first Napier’s Fiesta Latina in 2023
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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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Festivals & Lifestyle
When the Grit Hits the Fan
What do you do when the ‘Grit’ literally ‘Hits the Fan’ – You rally the Troops quick, and you get stuck in!
That's exactly what Pea-Knuckle Productions and Radio Hawkes Bay have done
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Small Hall Sessions bring HB Music Month Porangahau Hall
Celebrating Hawke’s Bay’s locally grown music in our local halls, we bring you three extraordinary artists
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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
Go with Tourism Careers Expo Napier
New Zealand’s only dedicated career expo for Tourism and Hospitality is back again in 2023
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Exhibitions
Silver Shadows: The Story of Marineland
A visit to Marineland was always something special, a treat, an adventure - the first on the agenda when visiting family or holidaying in Hawke's Bay
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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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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | Two Tickets to Greece
Comedy | 110 minutes | Rated M - violence, offensive language, sexual references & nudity
Three fabulous femmes - Laure Calamy, Olivia Côte and Kristin Scott Thomas – star in the wildly entertaining new comedy from writer/director Marc Fitoussi (Folies Bergère, Call My Agent!) about estranged childhood friends who tentatively reunite for a trip to the Greek Islands
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Small Hall Sessions bring HB Music Month to Sherenden
Celebrating Hawke’s Bay’s locally grown music in our local halls, we bring you three extraordinary artists
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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
French Film Festival Aotearoa | The Tasting
Comedy/Romance | 92 minutes | Rated M - Sex scenes & offensive language
Hortense has a big heart and no one to share it with except her cat, her embittered mom, and a group of homeless people for whom she prepares a gourmet dinner at the local church every week
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Friends of Hastings District Libraries Book Sale
This is a Friends of Hastings District Libraries fundraising event
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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
French Film Festival Aotearoa | Annie's Fire
Drama | 119 minutes | Rated M - Offensive language
Inspired by true events, Annie’s Fire is the warm, tender and humane new film from Blandine Lenoir (writer/director of 2018 hit Aurore), featuring another terrific performance from the unstoppable Laure Calamy (Antoinette in the Cévennes, Full Time, Call My Agent!) as an ordinary woman who becomes emboldened by a cause far bigger than herself
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | A Good Doctor
Comedy | 88 minutes | M – Offensive language
A feel-good Christmas film unlike you’ve ever seen before
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Small Hall Sessions bring HB Music Month Twyford
Celebrating Hawke’s Bay’s locally grown music in our local halls, we bring you three extraordinary artists
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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
French Film Festival Aotearoa | November
Thriller | 100 minutes | Rated M - violence & offensive language
Cédric Jimenez’s status as one of France’s most successful contemporary directors has been cemented with his captivating new thriller, an edge-of-your seat deep-dive into one of the most incredible manhunts in European history
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Bum Punch Tour
The Bravo Uniform Mikes and Cherry Punch head out on a 5 date tour around the Lower North Island
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Smith & Sheth Pink Ribbon Breakfast
Let's brunch for a good cause!
We are tickled pink to once again be partnering with Malo Restaurant to bring you a morning of fun and deliciousness - all in the name of a good cause - raising much-needed funds for Breast Cancer Foundation New Zealand
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Sports & Outdoors
Surf Skate Workshop
Bay Skate is teaming up with Sea Sisters, Hawkes Bay Boardriders and Smoothstar NZ to bring you an action packed day of surfing concrete waves
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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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Festivals & Lifestyle
Environment Centre Hawke's Bay Beach Clean Up
Join us to clean up this stretch of beach from Richmond Road Reserve in Clive to the Tukituki River Mouth
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | Ténor
Drama/Comedy | 100 minutes | Rating TBC
While working part-time as a food deliveryman, Antoine, an aspiring young rapper from the suburbs of Paris, meets Mrs
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | Country Cabaret
Comedy/Drama | 109 minutes | M – Offensive language and suicide references
Sometimes hard work and big ideas aren’t enough
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Chengdu BaoBun Workshop
Join tutor Jie Pang on for a masterclass of China’s Szechuan flavours
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Exhibitions
Design Kahungunu: Iwi Toi Kahungunu
27 May – 20 Aug 2023
An exploration into creating designs based on traditional kōwhaiwhai and heke patterns which are intentionally linked to whakapapa
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | A Great Friend
Comedy | 95 minutes | Rating TBC
From Éric Besnard, director of the French Film Festival Aotearoa 2021 smash-hit Delicious, comes A Great Friend
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Small Hall Sessions bring HB Music Month Waipukurau Hall
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Celebrating Hawke’s Bay’s locally grown music in our local halls, on this, our first night, we bring you three extraordinary artists
Concerts & Gig Guide
An Evening of Symphonic and Jazz
The Lindisfarne College Symphonic Band and Jazz Band, together with the Bay Cities' Symphonic Band present an, 'Evening of Symphonic and Jazz Band Music
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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
French Film Festival Aotearoa | Masquerade
Romance/Drama | 142 minutes | Rating TBC
Adrien, an attractive dancer whose career was shattered by a motorbike accident, wastes his youth in the laziness of the French Riviera, where he is looked after by Martha, a former movie star
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Rude Boyz
Hawkes Bay favourite reggae band make a return to Hastings bringing the reggae vibes
They always draw an eclectic crowd of music fans
Don’t miss out on what is a guaranteed night of dancing, singing and grooving to classic reggae
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Concerts & Gig Guide
HB Festival of Bands
Listen up music lovers!
Lindisfarne College is proud to once again host the HB Festival of Bands at the Lowe Family Performing Arts Centre
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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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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | Ride Above
Drama | 109 minutes | Rating PG - course language & some scenes may scare very young children
Literally born and raised with horses, Zoe leads a happy life at her parents’ racehorse stables, driven by the dream of someday becoming a jockey like her father
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Vinyl Day
The Joy of Vinyl! The greatest & latest records, the finest wines, the best in beer, beautiful venue, music magic… no other format can match the sound and fun of playing Vinyl! Rockstuff at The Urban Winery! Sunday 28th May is the fifth Vinyl Day of 2023 so mark it on your calendar
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Concerts & Gig Guide
An Affordable Afternoon with the Harmonic Resonators
The Harmonic Resonators: Aotearoa's finest family band, are fresh off their stellar North Island Tour 'Rongo ki te Oro'
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Performing Arts
Linden Singers "Wintermezzo" Concert
The Linden Singers of Hawkes Bay presents "Wintermezzo"
If you love Choral singing, this will be a concert not to be missed
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | Two Tickets to Greece (2)
Comedy | 110 minutes | Rated M - violence, offensive language, sexual references & nudity
Three fabulous femmes - Laure Calamy, Olivia Côte and Kristin Scott Thomas – star in the wildly entertaining new comedy from writer/director Marc Fitoussi (Folies Bergère, Call My Agent!) about estranged childhood friends who tentatively reunite for a trip to the Greek Islands
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | The Innocent
The Innocent
Comedy | 99 minutes | Rated M - violence, sexual references & offensive language
Familial tensions, criminal hijinks and unexpected romance collide in the uproariously entertaining new comedy hit from the multi-talented Louis Garrel (A Faithful Man)
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | Sugar and Stars
Comedy/Drama | 110 minutes |Rated M - offensive language
Ever since he was a little boy, Yazid has dreamed of becoming a pastry chef
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | Maria Into Life
Comedy | 92 minutes | Rated M - nudity & sexual references
The always-sensational Karin Viard (The Bélier Family) and Gregory Gadebois (Delicious) star in award-winning short filmmakers Lauriane Escaffre and Yvonnick Muller’s debut feature, an enchanting and beautifully crafted romantic comedy about a shy, unappreciated woman who finally allows herself to open up to life and love
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa| Other People's Children
Drama | 104 minutes | Rated M - sex scenes, offensive language, nudity, and drug use
Featuring a career-best Virginie Efira, award-winning writer/director Rebecca Zlotowski’s enchanting and profoundly moving new romantic drama follows a woman whose outlook on life is upended when she starts a passionate relationship with a single father-of-one
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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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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa| The Origin of Evil
The Origin of Evil
Drama/Thriller | 125 minutes | Rating TBC
In a luxurious seaside villa, a modest young woman finds herself in the company of a strange family: an unknown and wealthy father, his extravagant wife, his daughter, an ambitious woman, a rebellious teenager, and their creepy maid
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival |jack Mimoun & The Secrets of Val Verde
Jack Mimoun & the Secrets of Val Verde
Adventure/Comedy | 88 minutes | M – Offensive language
Indiana Jones meets Monty Python in this hilarious comedy adventure
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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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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Free Music Mentoring Session: Josh Wells (Snr Students only)
Join us for an unforgettable music mentoring session with the talented Music Producer, Josh Wells*!
Our music mentoring sessions are back and we couldn't be more excited to kick them off with such an incredible artist
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | Lie With Me
Lie with Me
Drama | 98 minutes | Rating TBC
Upon agreeing to be the brand ambassador for a famous cognac celebrating their bicentennial, novelist Stéphane Belcourt returns to his hometown for the first time in many years
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Free Music Mentoring Session: Josh Wells on Production, 6pm
Join us for an unforgettable music mentoring session with the talented Music Producer, Josh Wells*!
Our music mentoring sessions are back and we couldn't be more excited to kick them off with such an incredible artist
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Bleach T-shirt Design Workshop
Napier Libraries After Dark
Let your imagination go wild with a fun night of bleach t-shirt craft
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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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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | On The Wandering Paths
Drama | 95 minutes | Rated M - sex scenes & offensive language
Academy Award©-winner Jean Dujardin (The Artist) stars in an inspirational story based on real events
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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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Exhibitions
Sea Moods by Sue Robertson
Creative Arts Napier are pleased to introduce Sue Robertson with her exhibition ‘Sea Moods’ coming to our foyer gallery this June
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Pride Craft Buffet
Craft your own pride merch! No-sew bow ties, mugs, shrinky dinks and more
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | A Great Friend (2)
Comedy | 95 minutes | Rating TBC
From Éric Besnard, director of the French Film Festival Aotearoa 2021 smash-hit Delicious, comes A Great Friend
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Performing Arts
Last Tango & Last Panto at the Little Theatre
The Little Theatre is in trouble
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | Simone: Woman of the Century
Biography/Drama/History | 140 minutes | Rated M - violence, nudity & content that may disturb
The biopic about Simone Veil, one of the prominent women in France in the 20th Century
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Festivals & Lifestyle
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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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | A Good Doctor (2)
Comedy | 88 minutes | M – Offensive language
A feel-good Christmas film unlike you’ve ever seen before
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Sports & Outdoors
Intermediate Skate Lessons - June/July
Term one is done and dusted, now let's bring on term two! Here at Bay Skate we offer a wide range of activities - skateboard lessons included
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Fire & Fork
The sounds of chatter and clinking glasses will fill the air as friends and family gather around the table for a night of hearty food, lively conversation, and plenty of cheer
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Exhibitions
Hawke's Bay Art Guide Showcase Exhibition
See the Hawke’s Bay Art Guide come to life!
Join us to celebrate the work of our Art Guide creatives in this year’s incredible showcase, which doubles as a celebration as we launch our 2023 Hawke’s Bay Art Guide
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | Two Tickets to Greece (3)
Comedy | 110 minutes | Rated M - violence, offensive language, sexual references & nudity
Three fabulous femmes - Laure Calamy, Olivia Côte and Kristin Scott Thomas – star in the wildly entertaining new comedy from writer/director Marc Fitoussi (Folies Bergère, Call My Agent!) about estranged childhood friends who tentatively reunite for a trip to the Greek Islands
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Ginstronomy II
After our first hugely successful F
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Pride Living Library
Hear real-life stories from locals about growing up, coming out and living out and proud in Hastings
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Concerts & Gig Guide
A Small Hall Session with Fanny Lumsden
ARIA Award, 8x Golden Guitar, AIR Award winning Australian artist Fanny Lumsden released her third studio album, Fallow, on Cooking Vinyl Australia/Red Dirt Road Records, in 2020
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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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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | Masquerade (2)
Romance/Drama | 142 minutes | Rating TBC
Adrien, an attractive dancer whose career was shattered by a motorbike accident, wastes his youth in the laziness of the French Riviera, where he is looked after by Martha, a former movie star
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Killer Queens - Paisley Stage 2023
New Zealand's ONLY fully live Queen celebration band, the Killer Queens are back with a bang
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Havelock North Vintage Fair
Wonderful opportunity for 2 days shopping through a variety of stalls, selling Vintage Wares & Collectables - Jewellery, fashion accessories, china, kitchenalla, military, rockabilly, art, art deco wares, toys, NZ Memorabilia, old tools, vintage clothing and lots more
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Flight and Feast: CANCELLED
Welcome to Hawke’s Bay Winter F
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Festive-a-Tea
It's time to celebrate this majestic season!
A wintery Sunday afternoon is the perfect time to embrace our yearning for delicious, comfort food, heartwarming dishes, and the fragrant scents of winter
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Abbey Winter & 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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All Events
Craftie Critters by Creative Fibre HB
Join Craftie Critters!
Wool & Fibre Textile Craft: Do you want to sit and natter, swap ideas and inspirations with like-minded people? Do you work, go to school or have young kids at home during the week? Want time for yourself? This could be the answer for you!
This is a Creative Fibre Hawke’s Bay group that anyone (16 years plus) can join
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival | Belle & Sebastian: Next Generation
Action/Adventure/Drama | 96 minutes | PG – Coarse language & some scenes may scare very young children
10-year-old Sebastien reluctantly spends his vacation in the mountains with his grandmother and aunt
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | The Tasting (2)
Comedy/Romance | 92 minutes | Rated M - Sex scenes & offensive language
Hortense has a big heart and no one to share it with except her cat, her embittered mom, and a group of homeless people for whom she prepares a gourmet dinner at the local church every week
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Local Simplicity
Discover how to make the most of Hawke’s Bay’s incredible bounty with this master class and degustation event at Swiss-Belboutique in Napier
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | A Great Friend (3)
Comedy | 95 minutes | Rating TBC
From Éric Besnard, director of the French Film Festival Aotearoa 2021 smash-hit Delicious, comes A Great Friend
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Concerts & Gig Guide
A Small Hall Session with Fanny Lumsden
ARIA Award, 8x Golden Guitar, AIR Award winning Australian artist Fanny Lumsden released her third studio album, Fallow, on Cooking Vinyl Australia/Red Dirt Road Records, in 2020
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Cocktail Trifecta: CANCELLED
Combining the very best of three iconic Hawke’s Bay business, Cocktail Trifecta will be a sumptuous taste of Food and Wine Country
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Festivals & Lifestyle
An Evening with Shaun Wallace
Join one of television’s most beloved Chasers, Shaun Wallace, for a quiz night to exceed all others this June at Toitoi – Hawke’s Bay Arts & Events Centre
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | November (2)
Thriller | 100 minutes | Rated M - violence & offensive language
Cédric Jimenez’s status as one of France’s most successful contemporary directors has been cemented with his captivating new thriller, an edge-of-your seat deep-dive into one of the most incredible manhunts in European history
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Concerts & Gig Guide
STR8 90's
Let's take it STR8 back to the 90's, the golden era of hip-hop and RnB
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! WORKSHOP: Indian Cuisine with Ashia Ismail-Singer
Discover a richness of cuisine in this three-hour workshop with author and cook, Ashia Ismail-Singer
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Crispy Crackling Christmas
Join us at The Urban Winery for a festive celebration of all things crispy and crackling this mid-winter Christmas season!
Mike Moloney from Silence of the Lambs will prepare a delicious feast centred around crispy and crackling dishes, featuring mouth-watering roasted meats, crispy vegetables, and savoury sides
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | Notre-Dame on Fire
Biography/Drama/Thriller | 110 minutes | M - offensive language
Notre Dame on Fire offers a blow-by-blow recreation of the gripping events that took place on April 15, 2019, when the cathedral suffered the biggest blaze in its history
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Benchmarks and beyond – exploring our Grand Crus
Join Sommelier Jason Lambert from Smith & Sheth in an unparalleled masterclass of grand proportions
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Sports & Outdoors
Beginner Skate Lessons - June/July
Term one is done and dusted, now let's bring on term two! Here at Bay Skate we offer a wide range of activities - skateboard lessons included
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | Sugar and Stars (2)
Comedy/Drama | 110 minutes |Rated M - offensive language
Ever since he was a little boy, Yazid has dreamed of becoming a pastry chef
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | The Innocent (2)
The Innocent
Comedy | 99 minutes | Rated M - violence, sexual references & offensive language
Familial tensions, criminal hijinks and unexpected romance collide in the uproariously entertaining new comedy hit from the multi-talented Louis Garrel (A Faithful Man)
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! From the Fire
Like a phoenix, Black Barn Bistro is back and excited to hold their first F
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Concerts & Gig Guide
A Small Hall Session with Fanny Lumsden
ARIA Award, 8x Golden Guitar, AIR Award winning Australian artist Fanny Lumsden released her third studio album, Fallow, on Cooking Vinyl Australia/Red Dirt Road Records, in 2020
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Rationalist and Humanists of Hawke's Bay and East Coast
Peter Emead will ask us -
“Have a think about Chaplaincy in New Zealand"
He would like you to consider that in a hospital or hospice setting
Non-religious people should have the same access to pastoral and spiritual care as religious people
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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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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | Ténor (2)
Drama/Comedy | 100 minutes | Rating TBC
While working part-time as a food deliveryman, Antoine, an aspiring young rapper from the suburbs of Paris, meets Mrs
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Exhibitions
King’s Birthday High Tea & Grand Tour
King’s Birthday High Tea & Grand Tour
Celebrate the very first King’s Birthday celebration at Greenhill Lodge on Monday 5th June 2023 with a traditional high tea and grand tour
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | Country Cabaret (2)
Comedy/Drama | 109 minutes | M – Offensive language and suicide references
Sometimes hard work and big ideas aren’t enough
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | Two Tickets to Greece (4)
Comedy | 110 minutes | Rated M - violence, offensive language, sexual references & nudity
Three fabulous femmes - Laure Calamy, Olivia Côte and Kristin Scott Thomas – star in the wildly entertaining new comedy from writer/director Marc Fitoussi (Folies Bergère, Call My Agent!) about estranged childhood friends who tentatively reunite for a trip to the Greek Islands
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | On The Wandering Paths (2)
Drama | 95 minutes | Rated M - sex scenes & offensive language
Academy Award©-winner Jean Dujardin (The Artist) stars in an inspirational story based on real events
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa| The Origin of Evil (2)
The Origin of Evil
Drama/Thriller | 125 minutes | Rating TBC
In a luxurious seaside villa, a modest young woman finds herself in the company of a strange family: an unknown and wealthy father, his extravagant wife, his daughter, an ambitious woman, a rebellious teenager, and their creepy maid
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | Lie With Me (2)
Lie with Me
Drama | 98 minutes | Rating TBC
Upon agreeing to be the brand ambassador for a famous cognac celebrating their bicentennial, novelist Stéphane Belcourt returns to his hometown for the first time in many years
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Exposure to Germs In Early Life, Will Lead To..
Dr Kerry worked at the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in the US for three years before returning to New Zealand and started her work at the Malaghan Institute in September 2022
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival |Jack Mimoun & the Secrets of Val Verde
Jack Mimoun & the Secrets of Val Verde
Adventure/Comedy | 88 minutes | M – Offensive language
Indiana Jones meets Monty Python in this hilarious comedy adventure
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Performing Arts
Massive Theatre Company: Teachers & Theatre Practitioners
TEACHING ARTIST: Sam Scott (Founder & Artistic Director of Massive Company)
This Massive Company Professional Development workshop is designed for teachers working with rangatahi, and theatre practitioners with a particular interest in developing their devising practice
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Lunch Hour Concert
A free community concert held on the first Wednesday of the month 12
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | Ténor (3)
Drama/Comedy | 100 minutes | Rating TBC
While working part-time as a food deliveryman, Antoine, an aspiring young rapper from the suburbs of Paris, meets Mrs
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Performing Arts
Stravinsky & Mendelssohn
The NZSO, with conductor James Judd, bring some Italian delights to cities and towns across Te Ika-a-Māui
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Performing Arts
Winter One-Act Double Feature
Two New Zealand one-act plays on the same night!
Elevator
by Jess Sayer
Directed by Brylee Lamb
The story of three women, each with a very dangerous secret
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Festivals & Lifestyle
French Film Festival Aotearoa | Everybody Loves Jeanne
Comedy/Drama/Romance | 95 minutes | Rated M - offensive language
Everybody has always loved Jeanne
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Mentoring Session: Joel Shadbolt & Brad Kora (Snr Students)
We're excited to announce our upcoming music mentoring sessions featuring two members of L
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival | Hawke's Bay
The 12th annual Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival touches down in Hawke's Bay at Event Cinemas Havelock North this June
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Pride Book Club with Snack
Come to an after-hours one-off book club to talk about your favourite queer and proud books and other media
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Free Music Mentoring Session: Joel Shadbolt & Brad Kora, 6pm
We're excited to announce our upcoming music mentoring sessions featuring two members of L
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Performing Arts
Massive Theatre Company: Foundations Workshop
Join Massive Theatre Company, an award-winning theatre company from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, at their free Foundations Workshop for rangatahi aged 14-25 years old at Toitoi: Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre in June
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Performing Arts
Free Acting Workshop
Join Massive Theatre Company, an award-winning theatre company from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, at their free Foundations Workshop for rangatahi aged 14-25 years old at Toitoi: Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre in June
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Brews, Blues & Boil-Up
Po' boys, gumbo, jambalaya, braised collard greens & everything in between!
As the temperature drops, Mary’s will bring the heat with delicious Southern style cuisine
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Viva La Linden!
Linden Estate is joining forces with Napier’s Bistronomy for two special evenings celebrating the Esk Valley winery’s superb wines
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! A Global Kitchen
It takes a team to run the kitchen at the iconic Mission Estate Winery, and tonight we want you to join us on a celebratory tour of the different cultures in our restaurant
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! 70's Supper Soirée
Ever felt like you were born in the wrong era? Do you prefer vintage vinyl to Bluetooth speakers? Or perhaps you long for the days when feathered hair was the height of fashion? If so, you’re due for a totally groovin’ ’70s themed night out
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Gin High Tea
Come and explore six different gins from around the globe, as well as the wonderful mixer range from East Imperial at the beautiful Hawke's Bay Club
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Feast.Film.Fest: Scotch: A Golden Dream
This year’s Winter F
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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
F.A.W.C! WORKSHOP: Kai workshop with Christall Lowe
Christall Lowe is an award-winning, seasoned creative, having established a career as a highly acclaimed food writer, cook, and food photographer, and being awarded the New Zealand Food Photographer of the Year in 2022
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Ferments, Fungi + Famiglia Foreva!
Join winemaker Rod McDonald and sister-in-law, Kate Throp, for a wine tasting and long lunch centred around all things fungi!
Kate, a self-confessed recent recruit to the fungi fan club, is also the Cellar Door Manager from Margrain Vineyards in Martinborough so expect fungi matching wines from both Margrain + Te Awanga Estate
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Pride Whānau and Chosen Family Picnic
Bring your whānau or chosen family and a packed lunch
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! WORKSHOP: Middle Eastern Cuisine
Join us for a classic Middle Eastern menu with an exciting collection of recipes from this ancient culinary tradition
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Feast.Film.Fest:Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
This year’s Winter F
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! One for the (Medieval) Ages
Step back in time and enjoy a unique culinary experience inspired by the Middle Ages
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Feast.Film.Fest: The Trip to Italy
This year’s Winter F
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Sizzling at the Fire Station
Known for its hearty and comforting flavours, Argentinian cuisine is perfect for warming up on cold days, which is exactly why Central Fire Station is welcoming El Sizzling Chorizo from Auckland this Winter F
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport: CANCELLED
Tie me kangaroo down sport
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
A Divine Journey of Chocolate and Wine
Lucid Decadence: A Divine Journey of Chocolate and Wine
Join us for an unforgettable culinary adventure at Elephant Hill, where we'll explore the perfect pairing of Elephant Hill wines with South American cuisine and artisanal chocolate from New Zealand's chocolatier of the year, Lucid Chocolatier
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Wine Options 2023: CANCELLED
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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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Whisky, Whisky, Whisky
Following on from the sold-out event in 2022, this whisky tasting is one not to be missed!!
Sample two New Zealand exclusive casks, two limited edition bottlings and two best-value-for-money whiskies that your pennies can buy
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Feast.Film.Fest: From the Vine
This year’s Winter F
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Rude Boyz - Reggae Roots Vibes
The Rude Boyz bringing back the roots to where it all started - the legendary and historic music venue The Cabana Napier
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Dusty Rhodes & The Bluesmobile
Dusty Rhodes and the Bluesmobile began in 1987 born from the seeds of 2 legendary Hawkes Bay bands, Bluebeard and The Hoochie Coochie Blues band
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Sunday Magnum Opus
“Magnum Opus - a grand work of art, music or literature” or in this case an accomplished matching of food and wine
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Feast.Film.Fest: The Lunchbox
This year’s Winter F
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Feast.Film.Fest: Percy vs Goliath
This year’s Winter F
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Feast.Film.Fest: City of Gold
This year’s Winter F
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Performing Arts
Te Wao Tapu Nui & the Flight of Scotty
Te Wao Tapu Nui & the Flight of Scotty is an original story written and directed by Sean Boston
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Landmarks Local History Talk
The Landmarks Local History Talk takes place on the second Tuesday of each month from February to November 2023
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Pecha Kucha at MTG
After a two-year hiatus, PK returns to Hawke's Bay!
The PK team have put together a brilliant line-up of fabulous locals to kick off off the 2023 events
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Pride Pizza and Movie Night
Join us for a wild road trip movie as hard of hearing Stella and legally blind Dot flee from Maine (where Dot's granddaughter wants to put her in a nursing home) to Canada so they can get married
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Hastings Paint & Wine Night - Water Lilies - Monet Inspired
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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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Late Night Which Craft - Pride: Rainbow Paint & Stitch
Get creative with watercolours and embroidery thread to create a rainbow scene
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Black Comet - This Is The Way
Five-piece band founded by Ninja, Laughton Kora (Kora, Fly My Pretties)
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Winter Makers Market
The popular CAN Winter Makers Market returns and presents a unique opportunity to browse locally made, beautifully handcrafted products made by our talented Hawke’s Bay artists
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Fiesta de Tacos
Hands Down and Cone & Flower are coming together for the latest iteration of Napier’s famous Carpark Taco Party
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Winter Comforts
Join us for an evening of fine wine and delicious cuisine beside our cosy fireplace
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Happy Hour with Greg Conrad
Come join us for happy hour specials from 5pm - 7pm and stick around for a free live acoustic set with Greg Conrad from 6pm - 8pm
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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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Performing Arts
On 2 the Spot
We’re back with our hit show, it’s On 2 the spot!
Be prepared for new song choices, new costume choices, but the same amount of fun from the Boombfunk performers
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Design Your Own Day Retreat with Megan May
Design your perfect retreat at Cape South’s luxury homestead and healing oasis
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! WORKSHOP: Dutch Filled Speculaas Tart
Join in a two-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
Pride Drag 101 with Hugo Grrrl Workshop
Ever wanted to try drag? Grab a spot on our make-up workshop
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Munich meets Meeanee 3.0
Spend the afternoon at this Oktoberfest-inspired party as The Old Church transforms itself into a classic German bier hall
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Festivals & Lifestyle
National Theatre Live | The Crucible
A witch hunt is beginning in Arthur Miller’s captivating parable of power with Erin Doherty (The Crown) and Brendan Cowell (Yerma)
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! An Evening with Ben Bayly
Join acclaimed Chef Ben Bayly of Ahi, Aosta and My Food Story as he teams up with Carlita Campbell of Cellar 495 for a special night of food and wine
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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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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Rude Boyz - Reggae Nites: CANCELLED
Hawkes Bay's favourite reggae band returns to “Rock the Room” with some great reggae riddims and good vibes
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Socially Crafted with Alpha
Join us for a relaxed afternoon of great food and wine
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Putting on the Ritz
Stroll through the doors of Mister D and step back in time to the 1930’s Ritz Carton Hotel
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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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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
The World’s Most Successful Longitudinal Study: POSTPONED
The Dunedin Study – touted as the world’s most successful longitudinal study of a general community – was awarded the prestigious Royal Society Te Apārangi Rutherford Medal in 2022
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Free Music Mentoring Session: Laughton Kora
Get ready to take your stage presence and performance skills to the next level with Laughton Kora, one of New Zealand's most talented musicians and performers!
Laughton has been a force in the New Zealand music scene for over a decade and has performed with some of the biggest names in the industry
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
More Home Truths -The 2021 New Zealand Rutherford Medal
Under Professor Howden-Chapman’s inspirational leadership, He Kāinga Oranga’s research has shown how straightforward housing improvements to cold, damp and unsafe conditions can significantly reduce rates of infectious, respiratory and cardiovascular disease and deaths, particularly for children and older people
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Performing Arts
The Big Sing 2023
The Big Sing is an annual Choral Showcase featuring 20 student choirs from East Coast Secondary schools
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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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