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Sun 11 Oct - Sun 20 FebFood, Gourmet, Wine
Hawke's Bay Farmers' Market
Delight in a shopping event of taste sensations at one of New Zealand’s oldest and largest traditional Farmers’ Markets
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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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Performing Arts
Hawkes Bay Comedy Open Mic
Hawkes Bay Comedy Open Mic Nights provide budding comedians with a safe place to strut their stuff and experienced comics a place to try new material
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Performing Arts
Hawkes Bay Comedy Open Mic
Hawkes Bay Comedy Open Mic Nights provide budding comedians with a safe place to strut their stuff, and experienced comics a place to try new material
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Hastings Creative Writing Group
Are you or would you like to be a writer? Be inspired to get started or continue your writing journey by joining our creative writing group
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Napier Urban Farmers' Market
Walk down Emerson Street and end up in a perfect little market offering a true Hawke's Bay experience
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Social Rock N Roll Club
Come along to a great night of rock n roll every Tuesday night for beginners and experienced dancers this is a social rock n roll club, we welcome those who want to learn rock n roll and we will assist you
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Havelock Handmade Market
A great variety of stalls with locally made products by talented stallholders who set up behind Peak Pizza on Te Mata Road, Havelock North on the first Saturday of every month Feb-Dec each year
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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
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
Clive Community Market
A vibrant collection of local artisans offering you a huge variety of their amazing handcrafted goods
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Art for Tots
A fun art experience for under-fives, consisting of playful art conversations or whimsical storytelling and hands-on art-making
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Exhibitions
Lewis Evans: Of Time and Place Exhibition
Lewis Evans was born in Birmingham, 1878, the second eldest in a family of eleven children
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Performing Arts
Live at The Cabana: CANCELLED
Hawke's Bay is churning out some awesome comedic talent, so it's time we start seeing them regularly!
We're bringing monthly shows to the home of live comedy in Napier, The Cabana! October's show is hosted by Rhian Wood-Hill and features:
James Fulton
Sean Koch
Jayda McIndoe
Karen Leslie
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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
Fraser Mack at Hygge Cafe
Come chill with Mack and check out a venue he has never played before! Should be a great day with lovely food and lovely people!
See you there!
About Hygge at Clifton Bay
"hygge" - a Danish concept/atmosphere perhaps translated as embracing the mind or something that is good for the soul
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Summer Sessions
30 Saturday Spring & Summer Sessions at Abbey for the Summer season!
Local Artists like
- Coastal Rhythm Section
- Ariana Henare
- Lady Larisa
- Hand Picked
- Shirt & Skirt
- Fraser Mackenzie
- The Acoustic Project
- Little Big Noise
- Ben Throp
- Scarlett Eden
Kickback and relax and listen to the chilled sounds of local talents while sipping away on some of our boutique wines and beers in the vines
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Mack and The Three Wise Birds
Come and join Fraser Mack at Hawkes Bay's newest Garden Bar! Relax, socialise, soak up the sun while Mack entertains you with his dynamic and distinctive sound influenced by blues, rock, folk and flamenco
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Seasons Art Class for Adult Beginner to Improver: SOLD OUT
Have you ever wanted to learn to draw and paint? Do you want to improve your skills? We incorporate a happy, relaxed feel to our friendly, fun, easy step-by-step lessons, providing not just a high level of tuition to help develop potential artists, but a bubbly social gathering that all our students look forward to attending
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Seasons Art Class for Beginners to Improvers
Have you ever wanted to learn to draw and paint? Do you want to improve your skills? We incorporate a happy, relaxed feel to our friendly, fun, easy step-by-step lessons, providing not just a high level of tuition to help develop potential artists, but a bubbly social gathering that all our students look forward to attending
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Guthrie Smith Arboretum Visit
Come and enjoy the Guthrie Smith Arboretum at Tutira which will be open every Sunday from October until the end of May
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Teens After-School Art Classes - 12 to 16 years
A weekly class for 12-16-year-olds wanting to improve their drawing and illustration skills and develop their own style
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
"Not Yoga" Movement Classes
Ever wished that your body came with a user manual?
"Not Yoga" Awareness Through Movement® classes will help you to understand your body better and how it's designed to move
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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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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
CAN After School Art Play
Creative Arts Napier's weekly after-school classes are designed to entice every young artist to have fun, while exploring various media with experienced children’s art tutor and artist Holi Shannon
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Studio Sparks - Afterschool ART Group
Term 4 Studio Sparks - AfterSchool Art Class
Classes will start the first week of August
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Exhibitions
Made You Look: Kaye McGarva
Kaye McGarva plays with shadows creating trompe-l’oeil paintings of creases and folds with the intention of challenging the spectator’s perception
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
"Not Yoga" Movement Classes
Ever wished that your body came with a user manual?
"Not Yoga" Awareness Through Movement® classes will help you to understand your body better and how it's designed to move
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Simple and Intentional Living Meetup
Do you wish you had more time for the people and things that truly matter in your life? Would you like to invite more peace and joy into your life every day? Are you at a turning point in your life, wondering what’s next?
If your answer to any (or all) of these questions is YES, our free meetup group could be for you
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Life Drawing Sessions
Improve your figure drawing skills through consistent practice!
Join Emily for a two-hour life drawing practice session which includes a variety of short and long poses and suggested techniques and tips
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Performing Arts
Sindafella
Get ready to get festive with an Adult Pantomime at The Little Theatre!
Sindafella is the classic rags-to-riches story with more twists than… a twisty turny thing!
All of your favourite characters burst into life (and a little lip-synch, some dancing, and a bit of audience participation!) in this hilarious adventure
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Exhibitions
Moana Currents
Moana Currents: Dressing Aotearoa Now
Looking through the lens of fashion, the exhibition ‘Moana Currents’ considers the history of migration and cultural exchange, adaption, and adoption in the Pacific, Te Moana nui a Kiwa
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Christmas 2021 Workshop
Pauline will help you with some new idea’s for your Christmas Menu 2021!
5 menu ideas, TBC
Sweet and Savoury
Recipe booklet and lunch provided
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Exhibitions
Off My Easel - An Exhibition by Kiri Goodspeed
Off My Easel is an exhibition by Kiri Goodspeed, coming to Creative Arts Napier for the month of December
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Exhibitions
Through the Seasons - An exhibition by Katie Whitcombe
Coming to Creative Arts Napier for the month of December, is an exhibition by Katie Whitcombe, 'Through the Seasons'
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Exhibitions
For Home and Country - Women's Institutes in CHB
Celebrating 100 years of Women's Institute in New Zealand
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Performing Arts
Gee Wizz It's Christmas
Gee Whiz It's Christmas is a lively Christmas musical review
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Exhibitions
Keirunga Artists Spring Exhibition 2021
Keirunga Artists 2021 Exhibition
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Exhibitions
Caroline McQuarrie and Shaun Matthews: Prospects Fearful
Caroline McQuarrie and Shaun Matthews: Prospects Fearful
4 December 2021 – 20 March 2022 | Holt Gallery
In late 1846 surveyor Thomas Brunner employed Māori guides Kehu and Pikiwati to travel with him from Nelson to Te Tai Poutini (the West Coast) and back again, searching for land suitable to expand settlements within the fledgling Nelson province
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Christmas Shopping Evening
We want to welcome you to a very special Christmas Shopping Evening on Thursday, December 9th!
Bring a friend and join us at Mission Estate Cellar Door in Taradale, between 4pm and 7pm
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Threestyle Thirstdayz Ep.40 (Ft. Ella Polczyk - Sax Player)
Yol legends! We're STOKED to be bringing Threestyle Thirstdayz to the Paisley Stage in Napier for our 40th episode
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Exhibitions
Visual Harmony
Come along to see a new exhibition by Pam Wildbore - 'Visual Harmony'
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Exhibitions
Samantha's Stories - Book Launch & Signing
On Friday, December 10 at the CAN Christmas Market Preview Night, you will have the opportunity to meet a local published writer Niki Keehan at the Napier launch of her new book ‘Samantha’s Stories’
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Festivals & Lifestyle
CAN Christmas Makers Market
The CAN Christmas Makers Market will open on Friday 10th December 2021
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Mozzarella, Feta and Haloumi Cheese Making Workshop
In this three-hour long workshop, you will learn how to make Haloumi, Mozzarella and Feta
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Bowie Show
The Bowie Show is back! Each year we celebrate the music and many faces of David Bowie, one of the true greats of our time
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Motel California: POSTPONED
Motel California is the Eagles Tribute you've been hearing about, selling out gigs across the country
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
PET First Aid Course
Our Pet First Aid Courses educate both pet owners and those working in the industry on animal first aid and emergency situations
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Festivals & Lifestyle
MTG Movie Club - The Polar Express
Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis ("Forrest Gump"; "Cast Away") reunite for "Polar Express," an inspiring adventure based on the beloved children's book by Chris Van Allsburg
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hawke's Bay Ceramic Market
An outdoor ceramic artist market organised by Holly of Morganmade
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Christmas 2021 Workshop
Pauline will help you with some new ideas for your Christmas Menu 2021!
5 menu ideas, TBC
Sweet and Savoury
Recipe booklet and lunch provided
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Festivals & Lifestyle
MTG Movie Club - It's A Wonderful Life
George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all - and it's Christmas! As the angels discuss George, we see his life in flashback
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Napier Tech Band Christmas Concert
Come and join the seasonal festivities at the Napier Tech Band’s Christmas Concert, on Sunday 12 December at All Saints Church, Puketapu Road, Taradale
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Festivals & Lifestyle
MTG Movie Club - Love Actually
Nine intertwined stories examine the complexities of the one emotion that connects us all: love
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Glow in the Dark Paint Night - Female Glow
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! No previous painting experience necessary! Get your creative juices flowing and your brush strokes going!
Get your tickets now
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Performing Arts
Carols by Candlelight
Gather the family and get festive with this FREE holiday candlelit concert presented by the Hawke's Bay Orchestra and Project Prima Volta choir
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Hawke's Bay Soul Choir at St Andrew's Hall
Join the Hawke's Bay Soul Choir with their Rhythm and Horns for the last concert of the year!
It will include a few songs for the festive season plus other well-known favourites from Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles or Earth Wind & Fire
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Noiseism #2
just some of my friends and their sexy cool rap music and then dj set, start ur summer right kids it will be lit
Featuring MC Mouse and Zonny with debut performances from Forsaken Styles and Whatisjusy, followed by a set by HeardThis
$15
Line up and concept liable to chance as i freak out about it more, tune in for updates on my impending mental breakdown!!
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Black Barn Growers' Market
New Zealand's original farmers market, the Black Barn Growers’ Market has been running for more than 14 years and has become a ‘must-do’ for locals and visitors alike on Saturday Mornings through summer
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Exhibitions
The Path
This exhibition features visual artists, a writer and a documentary producer for whom surfing has been part of their life journey
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Exhibitions
The Path
The Path
18 December 2021 – 13 March 2022 | Main Gallery
This exhibition features visual artists, a writer and a documentary producer for whom surfing has been part of their life journey
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Sports & Outdoors
Dream11 Super Smash T20 Doubleheader
SUPER **FREE** SATURDAY
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Gunsmiths Live
The Gunsmiths is a 3 piece power band playing originals and covers in a blues rock funk style
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Fiesta of Lights
There's so much more to see at our celebrations
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Church Road Live Summer Sessions - Summer 2021-22
Returning again for another sunny Hawke’s Bay summer are the Church Road Live Summer Sessions, this year celebrating our Summer of Gwen, featuring the launch of the new Gwen Chardonnay alongside the Gwen Rose & Pinot Gris
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Paint and Wine Afternoon - A Starry Night
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 Napier! No previous painting experience necessary! Get your creative juices flowing and your brush strokes going!
The need to know:
Drinks: Does not include a complimentary drink but available for purchase throughout the event
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nine Lessons and Carol
Come and worship like your great, great grandparents did with our traditional service of Nine Lessons and Carols, set in the beautiful and historic St Thomas' Church in Meeanee
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Napier CBD Christmas Gift Wrapping
Make shopping easier this Christmas by getting your purchases gift-wrapped for you by volunteers of the Salvation Army for a gold coin donation
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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 art works have been described
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Glow in the Dark Paint Night - Glimmering Bansky
Paintvine After Dark is New Zealand’s first glow in the dark paint party!
Grab a drink in one hand, a brush in the other and get your creative juices flowing and your brush strokes going with ultra-violet lights, neon lights, glow in the dark paint, a DJ and nothing but laughs all night long!
This is the perfect unique night out for those looking for something a little different
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Hawke's Bay Farmers' Market - Christmas Twilight Market
The Christmas Twilight Market is back again for 2021
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Carols on the Church Lawn
What is Christmas without carols, and what are carols without the excitement and joy of Christmas Eve
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Midnight Mass
We wait up to midnight for New Year's Day, why not for Christmas Day? And if you're up, why not join us as we see in Christmas Day with the singing of Carols and the sharing of Communion
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Cape Estate - Boxing Day Festival 2021
Iconic to the Hawke’s Bay social calendar, the Boxing Day Festival returns for its sixth occasion to Cape Estate in 2021
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Black Barn OpenAir Cinema: CANCELLED
A Festival of Film under the Stars
The planning is already in full swing for the 18th OpenAir Cinema season starting on 27 December at Black Barn Vineyards in Havelock North
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Neverland New Years
Come Spend New Years with the best Garden Bar in the Bay
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Cabanas New Years DISCO.
The Cabana New Years DISCO
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Concerts & Gig Guide
New Year's Eve
New Years Eve Party this Friday!
Come party in the New Year Eve with us, DJ FRICTION live on the decks!
No door charge
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Concerts & Gig Guide
New Year Party
New Years Party rhis Saturday!
Come party in the New Year Saturday with us
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Waipukurau Vintage Fair 2022
Second Time around and hoping to be bigger and better for 2022
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Festivals & Lifestyle
$5 Pop-Up Jumble Sale
Come down to the Parish Hall at All Saints' Church for the bargain of the year
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Shoebox Slam! - Drop-in Activity
Get ready for the Great CAN Shoebox Slam!
The Shoebox Slam is a drop-in activity for the whole family! Build a miniature scene inside a shoebox and put it on display here at Creative Arts Napier! There will be prizes given out for the ‘most imaginative entry’ as well as ‘people’s choice’
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Exhibitions
Something Old, Something New, Something Different
Enjoy a new exhibition by Kim Cleverton for the New Year at CAN!
Kim is a Hawkes Bay artist, originally from Melbourne, having moved to Napier in 1977
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Afro Music Experience
Sam Manzanza Will be performing with Afrobeat Band, his infectious high energetic music to make you dance on the floor nonstop
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Performing Arts
Great Kiwi Summer Comedy Roadshow
The Great Kiwi Summer Comedy Roadshow is touring around NZ beach towns this January and February! Featuring some of the biggest stars of New Zealand Comedy including Brendhan Lovegrove (Pulp Comedy, 7 Days), Ben Hurley (7 Days, The Project, 7 Sharp), Cori Gonzalez-Macuer (What we do in the Shadows, 7 Days, NZ Comedy Gala), Michele A'Court (7 Days, The Project, Pulp Comedy), Jeremy Elwood (7 Days, The Project, Pulp Comedy), David Correos (Taskmaster), Liv McKenzie (7 Days) and Paul Douglas (NZ Comedy Gala)
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Saturday Party
Bar 2013 Hastings is a busy central inner-city bar, nightclub and gaming lounge
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Zeffer Cider Sessions
Well last Sunday was so bloody good so we thought, let's do it again!!
Join us this Sunday, Jan
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Sir Dave Dobbyn
Sir Dave Dobbyn is set to play a one-off show at iconic Black Barn Vineyards in Hawkes Bay!
Fabrik presents iconic Kiwi singer-songwriter Sir Dave Dobbyn live in concert at Black Barn Vineyards
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Beginners Argentine Tango Six-Week Course
Hola! The Napier Tango Club is hosting an Introduction to Argentine Tango (Tango Argentino)
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Exhibitions
Summer Exhibition - Gow Langsford & Ahuriri Contemporary
Ahuriri Contemporary is pleased to be partnering with Gow Langsford Gallery to present a Summer Exhibition to run from the 11th of January to the 28th of February 2022
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Napier Night Fiesta
Make the most of the balmy summer weather at the Napier Night Fiesta
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Friday Vibes
Bar 2013 Hastings is a busy central inner-city bar, nightclub and gaming lounge
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Sports & Outdoors
NZ Scooter Nationals 2022
The New Zealand Scooter Nationals are coming back to Napier!
Come and see the top riders from all around the country battle it out on the purpose built course to find out who will be the 2022 NZ champions
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Paintvine in the Park - A Starry Night
Join NZ's premier creative experience company, Paintvine as we present Paintvine In The Park this summer
Paintvine in the park is a beginners painting class in some of New Zealand's most beautiful parks and gardens
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Concerts & Gig Guide
BRON-Y-AUR: Hats Off to LED ZEPPELIN - Acoustic Renditions
50 years after the release of LED ZEPPELIN’s fourth album
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Bob Marley Tribute - The Rude Boyz
Bob Marley - the reggae music icon, Rastafarian prophet and the third world’s first superstar has been an inspiration to multiple generations
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Saturday Party
Bar 2013 Hastings is a busy central inner-city bar, nightclub and gaming lounge
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Zeffer Cider Sessions
Our Zeffer Sunday Sessions have been going so well we are doing it all again this weekend! Join us this Sunday, Jan 16th, out on the lawn for good music, good food and good cider!
We have our very good friends Fork & Noise back again serving up delicious eats from 12pm and Phoebe Hinton bringing the tunes from 2pm until 5pm
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Festivals & Lifestyle
MTG Movie Club - The Castle
Vaccine passports required
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Festivals & Lifestyle
MTG Movie Club - Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Vaccine passports required
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Festivals & Lifestyle
MTG Movie Club - Mad Max 2
Vaccine passports required
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Anime School Holiday Programme
Join us for our January school holiday programmes!
Come have a go and learn to draw anime using pencils, paper and digital technologies
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Phone Photography Skills School Holiday Programme
Join us for our January school holiday programmes!
Learn some tricks for taking beautiful photographs with your phone! Try your new skills out in the museum galleries and the classroom
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Wacky Pots School Holiday Programme
Join us for our January school holiday programmes!
Come and get your hands dirty and build a wacky clay pot in which to stash your treasures
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Coding School Holiday Programme
Join us for our January school holiday programmes!
Come and learn some basic coding skills using Scratch! We will start you off by simply creating backdrops and animating the letters of your name
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Simple and Intentional Living Meetup
Do you wish you had more time for the people and things that truly matter in your life? Would you like to invite more peace and joy into your life every day? Are you at a turning point in your life, wondering what’s next?
If your answer to any (or all) of these questions is YES, our free meetup group could be for you
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Wild Watercolours School Holiday Programme
Bee nature-inspired by Georgina Hetley’s watercolour exhibition of local flora and have some unpredictable fun in your own watercolour world
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Animation School Holiday Programme
Join us for our January school holiday programmes!
Choose a popular story or nursery rhyme and with the help of our props, create your own amazing animation retelling that story using StopMotion techniques
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Colourful Korowai School Holiday Programme
Join us for our January school holiday programmes!
A visit to the spectacular Moana Currents exhibition will inspire you to create your own korowai (cloak) and fashion statement/wall hanging from found and natural materials
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Movie Making School Holiday Programme
Join us for our January school holiday programmes!
Bring your creativity along to the MTG to help us make a short advertisement! We will use the museum galleries and the green screen to bring your crazy and wonderful ideas to life!
Suitable for all ages
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Concerts & Gig Guide
A Small Hall Session with The Wellington Sea Shanty Society
Famous for their live performances that are raucous crowd-participating evenings there's certainly a Mumford and Sons-style danceability to their music
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Concerts & Gig Guide
In The Shallows Summer Tour 2022
A series of music Community gatherings hosted by NOA Music Hub + In The Shallows
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Peter Day Floor Talk & In Search of Da Cat Documentary Film
Please note, all visitors to the Gallery from 10am-1pm on this day will need their Ministry of Health-issued My Vaccine Pass scanned before entry
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Peter Day Floor Talk & In Search of Da Cat Film Screening
Friday 21 January 2022, 12pm | Free, no booking required
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Exhibitions
3D 2D - an exhibition by Loek Hasselman & Marilyn Lusk
3D 2D is a collaborative exhibition between Loek Hasselman & Marilyn Lusk
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Concerts & Gig Guide
A Small Hall Session with The Wellington Sea Shanty Society
Famous for their live performances that are raucous crowd-participating evenings there's certainly a Mumford and Sons-style danceability to their music
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
West African Songs, Drumming and Dance Workshops - Two Days
Ghanaian Master Drummer and performer, Koffie Fugah makes his long anticipated return to Napier to facilitate a special weekend workshop for all abilities
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
The Path Panel Discussion
Please note, all visitors to the Gallery during this event will need their My Vaccine Pass scanned before entry
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Hawkes Bay Public Art Walking Tour
Join our Hastings City Art Gallery guide for a fascinating tour of the much loved public art of Hastings
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Performing Arts
HBAF 2021 - Mana Wahine: POSTPONED
Mana Wahine - Ōkāreka Dance Company
[Due to Covid 19 level restrictions we have had to reschedule this performance
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Concerts & Gig Guide
A Small Hall Session with The Wellington Sea Shanty Society
Famous for their live performances that are raucous crowd-participating evenings there's certainly a Mumford and Sons-style danceability to their music
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Festivals & Lifestyle
HBAF 2021 - Nuit Blanche, Art After Dark: CANCELLED
Nuit Blanche – Art After Dark
[Due to Covid 19 level restrictions we have had to reschedule this event to Saturday 22nd of January 2022
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Artist Floor Talk: Dr Steve Gibbs
Sunday 23 January 2022, 11am - 12pm | Free, no booking required
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Sunday Session I - The Cellar Door Band
Sunday January 23rd:
The Cellar Door Band
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Concerts & Gig Guide
A Small Hall Session with The Wellington Sea Shanty Society
Famous for their live performances that are raucous crowd-participating evenings there's certainly a Mumford and Sons-style danceability to their music
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Abstract Acrylic Painting School Holiday Programme
Join us for our January school holiday programmes!
Create a moveable artwork with splashes, dabs and splats of acrylic paint, inspired by Leanne Morrison’s major artwork in the entrance of MTG, as well as objects in the museum collection
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
The Art of Sushi Workshops
Morning or Afternoon Classes!
Japanese Sushi is a totally tasty lunchbox option for kids, and is so easy to make!
This is a school holiday cooking class with a difference; learn how sushi is made, have a go at rolling it yourself using the special mats and take home a healthy snack!
Register yourself and your kids now to attend this creative sushi-making workshop with expert Izumi Edmonds, suitable for kids 7 years and up, accompanied by a paying adult
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Green Screen School Holiday Programme
Join us for our January school holiday programmes!
Transport yourself to anywhere around the world using our amazing Green Screen, then use your imagination to create some amazing photographs with this incredible technology
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Stress Less "Not Yoga" Summer Series
Give yourself a stress-less start to 2022! (we all need it after the year that was 2021)
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Pania's People School Holiday Programme
Join us for our January school holiday programmes!
This activity is inspired by the local legend, Pania of the Reef
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Animation School Holiday Programme
Join us for our January school holiday programmes!
Bring your drawings to life using the magic of our digital technologies! Create an awesome animation using our iPads to draw and then create your very own masterpiece, bringing it to life
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Koruru in Clay School Holiday Programme
Join us for our January school holiday programmes!
Create koruru faces based on taonga from one of Aotearoa’s best 19th century Ngati Porou tohungawhakairo (master carvers)
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Children’s Nature Art Workshops
Join Art Tutor Cathay to extend your drawing and painting skills, at this workshop which focuses on native birds, flowers and trees
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Movie Making School Holiday Programme
Join us for our January school holiday programmes!
Bring your creativity along to the MTG and use iMovie to create your very own silent movie
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Glow in the Dark Paint Night - Fluro Frida
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! No previous painting experience necessary! Get your creative juices flowing and your brush strokes going!
Get your tickets now
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
EIT Information and Enrolment Day
Find it, learn it, be it, EIT!
Come along and find your IT at EIT's Information Day and Enrolment on Thursday 27th January, 9am to 6pm at the Hawke’s Bay campus in Taradale
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Anime School Holiday Programme
Join us for our January school holiday programmes!
Come and show off your drawing skills! This session will focus on the body shapes of the anime characters and how to bring them to life using different poses and clothing
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Performing Arts
Pirate Kai
Actors Danny Priestly and Andy Brigden play siblings Kai and Noodles, who live on the mudflats
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Coding School Holiday Programme
Join us for our January school holiday programmes!
Join us for another session at MTG using Scratch! Use your awesome skills and learn some new tips and tricks to create the classic game – Snake
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Performing Arts
Pirate Kai
Actors Danny Priestly and Andy Brigden play siblings Kai and Noodles, who live on the mudflats
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Hawke's Bay Legends with Cuisine Magazine
Before Summer F
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Performing Arts
Pirate Kai
Actors Danny Priestly and Andy Brigden play siblings Kai and Noodles, who live on the mudflats
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
The Grand Long Lunch
What’s better than long lingering lunches in Food and Wine Country? How about a long lingering lunch set in stunning secret location, with five-courses devised by five of Hawke’s Bay and New Zealand’s leading chefs?
Sound like you? Then welcome to the inaugural F
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Hawke's Bay Wine Car Boot Party
Rev your engines because the Car Boot Party is back for a second year, more “souped-up” than ever! More than 35 Hawke’s Bay wineries will roll into the Waikoko Gardens and park-up ready to pour an amazing selection of Hawke’s Bay’s finest wines
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! The Name's Road, Church Road
Get dressed to kill for this James Bond-inspired event at Verde at Church Road
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Bubbly Club
Ever dreamed of living the lifestyle of the rich and famous? Well, here’s your chance! The Urban Winery are throwing a party befit of the most glamorous with an evening of French Grande Marque Champagne and luxurious seafood canapes
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Performing Arts
Glitter Boomb - Burlesque Show
Glitter Boomb - Burlesque Show
(New lineup! Performer changes)
This show will be a supercharged spectacle for the senses
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Sports & Outdoors
Elsthorpe Horse Sports 2022
The Longest running local sports is back for another year!
The Elsthorpe Horse Sports has something for everyone, from FEI Show Jumper rings to HOY qualifier Pleasure Rings and everything in between
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Sausage Making Masterclass
Learn how to make the perfect sausage every time, ensure your meat binds without unnecessary additives and how to link your sausages like a pro!
Find out which sausage casings are best, and pick up tips so you can make and flavour your own delicious sausages all summer long
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Brunch by Bikes with Nici Wickes
Join everyone’s favourite Kiwi foodie Nici Wickes for a culinary cycling adventure through the stunning Cape Kidnappers coastline and along the Tukituki River
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Performing Arts
Pirate Kai
Actors Danny Priestly and Andy Brigden play siblings Kai and Noodles, who live on the mudflats
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Paintvine in the Park - Peony Bouquet
Join NZ's premier creative experience company, Paintvine as we present Paintvine In The Park this summer
Paintvine in the park is a beginners painting class in some of New Zealand's most beautiful parks and gardens
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Music in the Park with The Rvmes
We're opening up our outside park area for a relaxing afternoon of live music, delicious casual snack food and a few wines!!!
Get a group of friends together and have a dance to live music from The Rvmes and a supporting act (music starting from 3
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Taittinger Oyster & Whitebait Street Bar: CANCELLED
The world-famous in Havelock North Advintage car park bar is back for Summer FAWC! 2021
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Enchanted Ball Supporting Te Mata Park
The Enchanted Ball supporting Te Mata Park
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! A Hapi Cabaret
What good is sitting alone in your room? Come hear the music play
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Flavours of the 70s - Wine, Food and Musical Mayhem
Step back 50 years and relive (or experience!) the 70s!
Let food and wine be your memory as you travel back to a time of peace and political upheaval, the Vietnam War and nuclear power struggles
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Performing Arts
Growing Opera Stars 2022
Growing Opera Stars 2022
Join Festival Opera’s star-studded Magic Flute cast in a heart warming evening of solos, duets and trios
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Concerts & Gig Guide
LOU'ANA Moonlight Madness Tour
LOU’ANA
Tāmaki Makaurau based artist with her seven-piece band are going on the road this summer to serve up her soul-funk grooves with a dose of Magick
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Rescue Helicopter Open Day: CANCELLED
Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter Service has been looking after the Hawke's Bay region for decades
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Travel the World - Steambuns China
Jie Pang will introduce you to skills of filling, shaping and making Steamed buns from scratch
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Ka Kai Tahi Tātou i te Hākari: CANCELLED
Pioneering restaurateur Fleur Sullivan of Fleurs Place is heading north to Wairoa to prepare a feast of the freshest kai at Kaiuku Marae in Māhia
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! No Menu. No Complications. Chile meets Tuki Tuki
Enjoy an intimate, elevated dining experience as Giulio Sturla, Cuisine Chef of the Year 2018, brings his artistic mastery to the Black Barn River Room overlooking the Tuki Tuki Valley and Te Mata Peak
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Brew-tiful Desserts
It will be a brew-tiful afternoon at Bistronomy when they join with local roasters Third Eye Coffee to serve up one heck of a buzz
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Vinyl Day
If you love vinyl and cold beer/wine, Sunday 30 January is the perfect time for you to be at Vinyl Day with Rockstuff Records at The Urban Winery! BIG selection of LPs on sale, ranging from $5 cheapies to high end audiophile gems! Bar open for food and drinks
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Small Plates, Bold Flavours
In this hands-on culinary event where you can experience a touch, smell and taste of small speciality South American dishes that well and truly pack a flavourful punch
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Napier Cemetery Walk
Cemetery Walks
Discover tales of tragedy and bravery as the tour winds its way through this
historic and picturesque cemetery guided by MTG’s Curator of Social History Gail Pope
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! A Touch of Decadence
Indulge your sweet tooth with some of Askerne’s finest dessert wines superbly matched with truly decadent desserts
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Wine Studio Cinema Series
Hosted by Smith & Sheth’s talent sommelier, enjoy a selection of world class wines from our family of fine wine estates across New Zealand while you enjoy a feel-good wine-focused film in our intimate studio theatre
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Fish and Bish
Finish off the weekend with an evening of fish and Bish – The Urban Winery way!
Fish & Bish is the perfect way to chase away those Sunday night blues
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Nomads' Dinner – Unseen Asia
Step out of your comfort zone and explore Asia's Hidden Cuisines
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Baking Club: Harry Potter Edition
Let the world of Harry Potter inspire your baking and bring some along to share
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! CBD Safari Supper
Napier City Centre is overflowing with delicious options for dinner
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Wild Buck
Two chefs and one passion for game equals a memorable night of delicious Hawke’s Bay fare
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Firsthand Coffee Workshop
Join Firsthand Coffee at their Havelock North roastery as they explain the journey that specialty coffee takes from farm to roastery to cup
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Paintvine in the Park - Hydrengea Vase
Join NZ's premier creative experience company, Paintvine as we present Paintvine In The Park this summer
Paintvine in the park is a beginners painting class in some of New Zealand's most beautiful parks and gardens
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! BBQ at Millar Road! Someone call the Fire Station!
Is there anything better than a BBQ with spectacular coastal views? How about when that BBQ is prepared by one of the Hawke’s Bay’s most in-demand chefs?
Central Fire Station Bistro is teaming up with the team at Millar Road Accommodation and Supernatural and Decibel Wines to kick off summer in the ultimate fashion
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Sea Meats Land
At Saffron Social Kitchen we celebrate 'Sea Meats Land' this summer with everyday life ingredients, elevated and matched with regional wines, grown specifically in the Hawke's Bay region
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Book Launch: Aaron Topp: Nor’east Swell
No booking required
Join us for the launch of Nor’east Swell, a new young adult novel by award-winning author Aaron Topp, in The Path exhibition
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Ten Years of TOM
Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of F
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Concerts & Gig Guide
K Motionz (UK) - Napier
The prodigal son of International Drum & Bass returns to Aotearoa! After a brief stint back home, K MOTIONZ is back, taking his high calibre shows to Napier, Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton as well as soon to be announced Dunedin and Christchurch shows
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Sports & Outdoors
Run the Vines Paritua
Join us at the beautiful Paritua Vineyard & Winery for Run the Vines, in the wine-growing region of Bridge Pa, Hastings
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Travel the World - Long Lunch in Italy Cooking Workshop
Travel The World Long Lunch In Italy Hands-on Cooking Workshop
Hands-on workshop, preparing 5 dishes
Menu TBC
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! A Day with Emma Galloway
An afternoon to nourish your mind, your soul and of course your stomach, you won’t want to miss your chance to sit down with Emma Galloway, of My Darling Lemon Thyme
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Under a South African Rainbow
A Celebration of Hawke's Bay-grown South African food and wine
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Festivals & Lifestyle
HBAF 2021 - Dream Garden: CANCELLED
Be open to circus, cabaret and music under the trees
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Concerts & Gig Guide
East York, Coridian & Pull Down the Sun - "Origins Tour"
In support of their debut E
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! At the Chef’s Table
Join Wallingford’s impassioned Chef Christopher Stockdale at his table for a culinary ‘happening
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Sports & Outdoors
WHITE FERNS v India 1st T20
The WHITE FERNS will put the finishing touches on their preparations for the upcoming World Cup, to be hosted in New Zealand for the first time in 22 years, when they play India in a six-match series comprising a T20, and five ODIs
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Sports & Outdoors
WHITE FERNS v India 1st ODI
The WHITE FERNS will put the finishing touches on their preparations for the upcoming World Cup, to be hosted in New Zealand for the first time in 22 years, when they play India in a six-match series comprising a T20, and five ODIs
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Outfield Music, Food & Arts Festival 2022
Outfield Music, Food & Arts Festival is back for 2022!
After a sold-out festival in 2021, Outfield Music, Food & Arts Festival returns on Saturday 12th February, 2022
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
The NZ Cider Festival 2021
A festival to celebrate all things Cider!
The NZ Cider Festival is the only dedicated Cider Festival in New Zealand
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Cider, Sunday & Pies
The team at Zeffer are here to help you through your post-festival Sunday with a special Cider Sunday & Pies
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Performing Arts
The Magic Flute
Mozart’s final opera Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), is a fairy tale whose characters, driven forward by love and hatred, are in search of ultimate truth
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Art Deco Festival Napier
If you have never been to the Art Deco Festival Napier before, you are about to enter a world of unique and wonderful experiences
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Art Deco Fashion Retailers Walking Tour
A free hosted walking tour of all the Napier CBD retail hotspots that sell or specialise in all things fashion Art deco! Don't panic if you are missing all, or a few essential art deco pieces for your outfit - we can help! Be whisked around on a hosted tour of all the retail hotspots to grab your outfits and accessories
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Clash Tribute Show - Combat Rock NZ Tour
Aotearoa's Premier Clash Tribute Show, touring New Zealand in February 2022 celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the album "Combat Rock" and 20 years of Wazzo Clash, an authentic tribute to the legend that is, The Clash
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Exhibitions
Behind The Scenes: Art Deco Collection Tour
From Paris and London to Napier, Art Deco style quickly swept across the world, bringing a new and modern aesthetic to all forms of design
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Exhibitions
CAN Do Deco! Calling Young Artists
Enter this exciting Art Deco competition with your Deco themed artwork, and see it on display in our gallery for the second annual official CAN-Do Deco Exhibition!
There are six ‘Best in Show’ Awards to be won, in three age categories, so spark up your imagination, put together some ideas and get doodling!
We want to see painting, sculpture, 3D design, clay models, photography, printmaking, mixed media… in fact, any medium is OK, so if you feel like making a model of the Tobacco Building out of egg boxes and pipe cleaners – go for it!
You’ve got until Tuesday 9 February to enter – so download the entry form and T&C from our website, or pick it up from the CAN Foyer and get started
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Sub Focus (UK) - Hawkes Bay
UK producer SUB FOCUS is returning to New Zealand for his debut Arena tour this February, introducing his new production show ‘Solar’
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Travel the World - Chengdu Dumplings Workshop
Jie Pang will introduce you to skills of filling, shaping and making dumplings
Jie Pang’s origins’ lay in Chengdu, a city in southwestern province Szechuan in China
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Sports & Outdoors
Napier Port Ocean Swim 2022
11th Napier Port Ocean Swim! Open Water Swimming at its best!
Races and distances for all abilities
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Gindulgence Napier
Gindulgence is a celebration of all things gin
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
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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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hawke's Bay Rescue Helicopter Open Day
Our Open Day is back again! On Sunday the 20th of February from 10 am to 1 pm
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Lawrence Arabia Does Chant Darling
Lawrence Arabia Does Chant Darling with Special Guests Na Noise
Believed by the artist to be 'the latest and best of a recent plague of anniversary vinyl re-release tours' Lawrence Arabia has decided to 'do' Chant Darling live, celebrating the 12 & 1/2 year gap since the release of the first-ever Taite Music Prize-winning album, and a whole eighth of a century in the market
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Sports & Outdoors
Hastings Weet-Bix™ Kids TRYathlon 2022
Join us for our 30th Year of the Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon!
Open to Kiwi kids aged 6-15 years the Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon is a fun and rewarding day out for everyone
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Festivals & Lifestyle
East Coast Farming Expo 2022
The two-day event, which is hosted by Wairoa Community Development Trust, will be held at the Wairoa A&P showgrounds
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Salmonella Dub "Return To Our Kowhai Tour 2022
Aotearoa’s Dub & Bass heavy-weights, the space-weaving SALMONELLA DUB, are heading out on the road with a run of shows nationwide, Summer 2022
The multiple platinum-selling and award-winning D&B pioneers are delivering what promises to be a phenomenal two-hour multimedia dance floor set of the Dub’s classics, alongside a bag of new tunes from their forthcoming album RETURN TO OUR KŌWHAI
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Paintvine in the Park - Aoraki
Join NZ's premier creative experience company, Paintvine as we present Paintvine In The Park this summer
Paintvine in the park is a beginners painting class in some of New Zealand's most beautiful parks and gardens
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Puketapu Auction & Country Fair
A genuine Country Fair and rural Auction set around a beautiful lake
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Jon Stevens - Noiseworks INXS collection - with The Narcs
Jon Stevens is delighted to announce his Hawkes Bay concert has been rescheduled to Friday 4 March, with the venue switching to Black Barn, instead of Exhibition Hall at the Showgrounds
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Performing Arts
HBAF 2021 - Urzila Carlson: It's Personal: POSTPONED
Urzila Carlson: It's Personal
[Due to Covid 19 level restrictions we have had to reschedule this performance (Day Month Year)
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Sourdough Breadmaking Workshop
In this workshop, you will learn how to create, feed and care for your own everlasting rye sourdough starter, and from this to make fresh sourdough bread
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Concerts & Gig Guide
HBAF 2021 - Reb Fountain: POSTPONED
Reb Fountain
[Due to Covid 19 level restrictions we have had to reschedule this performance to Saturday 5th of March 2022
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Lindisfarne College Gala
Annual Gala, fun day for all the family
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Concerts & Gig Guide
HBAF 2021 - Troy Kingi with Delaney Davidson
Troy Kingi with Delaney Davidson: Black Sea Golden Ladder
[Due to Covid 19 level restrictions we have had to reschedule this performance Sunday 6th of March 2022
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Sports & Outdoors
Land Rover Horse of the Year 2022
Welcome to New Zealand’s Premier Equestrian Event Showcase
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Sports & Outdoors
The Big Bike Film Night 2022
Prepare to be inspired Hawkes Bay!
The Big Bike Film Night is on a mission bringing the best cycling short films from around the world together for you
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Paintvine in the Park - Picasso Kiss
Join NZ's premier creative experience company, Paintvine as we present Paintvine In The Park this summer
Paintvine in the park is a beginners painting class in some of New Zealand's most beautiful parks and gardens
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Benee
‘Supalonely’ singer BENEE announced her first foray out into the world since the pandemic struck with 40 shows in the northern hemisphere
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Concerts & Gig Guide
HBAF 2021 - Che Fu and the Kratez: Return of the Navigator: POSTPONED
Che Fu and the Kratez: Return of the Navigator
[Due to Covid 19 level restrictions we have had to reschedule this performance to Saturday 12th of March 2022
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Performing Arts
HBAF 2021 - Hello Darkness: POSTPONED
Hello Darkness
By Peter Wells, Adapted by Victor Rodger
[Due to Covid 19 level restrictions we have had to reschedule this performance to Sunday 13th of March 2022
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Sports & Outdoors
BLACKCAPS v Australia 3rd T20
It’s time for rivalry revival! Fresh of the back of the Chappell-Hadlee trophy, don’t miss our BLACKCAPS as they take on Australia this summer
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Trauma Based Behaviour
Professionals working in, and in partnership with schools will be familiar with the complex demands created by children and young people with challenging behaviours
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Exhibitions
NGHS Tremains Affordable Art Exhibition 2022
Join us for the Tremains Affordable Art Exhibition 2022, an annual fundraiser for Napier Girls High School
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
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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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Neuro Nurture
We now have remarkable insight into what the growing brain needs to thrive from infancy through adolescence and beyond
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Don McGlashan & The Others - Bright November Morning Tour
Renowned Aotearoa musician Don McGlashan has announced his eagerly-awaited new album today
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Sports & Outdoors
Cole Murray Cape Kidnappers Trail Run
NEW EVENT DATE: SATURDAY 2 APRIL 2022
The Cole Murray Cape Kidnappers Trail Run is located in beautiful Hawke’s Bay
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
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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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Lane Road Petanque Society
Gather for an afternoon of French-styled frivolity at one of Hawke’s Bay’s most intriguing homesteads
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Mission Concert - Rod Stewart
The Mission Concert’s favourite artist, Sir Rod Stewart, returns this November as part of his The Hits! world tour - a 50-year celebration of his stellar career, a career highlighted by extraordinary performances at The Mission in 2005 and 2012
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Garageland - Last Exit to Garageland 25th Anniversary Tour
Banished Music & Under The Radar presents
Garageland
“Last Exit to Garageland” 25th Anniversary Tour
Citizens, it’s been roughly 9125 days since Flying Nun chart invaders Garageland released Last Exit to Garageland to the world and the band are happy to announce their return
Take yourself back 300 months to 1996 as the band dig into an album that NME described as having “enough catchiness and sonic adrenaline to incite a teenage riot… a collision of Sonic Youth, Pavement and a massive lorry-full of hooks… half Pixies, half-mass-slaughter-of-oxen
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Sports & Outdoors
Toyota Optimist and Starling National Championships 2022
The Napier Sailing Club is thrilled to be hosting the Toyota Optimist and Starling National Championships 2022
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Colliers Grape Debate Hawkes Bay
Come along and enjoy a night of great food, great wine and great entertainment at The Colliers Grape Debate Hawkes Bay
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Blindspott - R.I.P. Tour
After 16 years since Blindspott's last recording, the band have returned to the recording studio with a bang ! Releasing their first single R
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Performing Arts
Friends! The Musical Parody
So, no one told you life was gonna be this way! Not even Phoebe with all her psychic connections could have foretold the events of the past 2 years
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Trauma Based Behaviour
Professionals working in, and in partnership with schools will be familiar with the complex demands created by children and young people with challenging behaviours
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Performing Arts
Swan Lake
Considered the greatest of all classical ballets, Swan Lake is a perfect synthesis of music and dance
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Performing Arts
Tom Sainsbury - Snapchat Dude Live
Tom is hitting the road with SNAPCHAT DUDE LIVE! and no stone will be unturned in his quest to poke fun at New Zillunders
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Performing Arts
World of Musicals
The World of Musicals Concert has graced stages across the globe and features a world-class ensemble of multi-talented performing artists who exquisitely recreate classic hits, fused with emotive ballads, big-screen anthems and iconic show tunes
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Performing Arts
The World of Musicals
Postponed until 18 December 2022
The Musical Gala with an International cast brings London’s West End and New York’s Broadway to New Zealand for the first time
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Performing Arts
World of Musicals
The World of Musicals Concert has graced stages across the globe and features a world-class ensemble of multi-talented performing artists who exquisitely recreate classic hits, fused with emotive ballads, big-screen anthems and iconic show tunes
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hawke's Bay Go Green Expo 2022
Free tickets available online on Eventbrite
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Performing Arts
Cinderella
From the ‘dream team’ who brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel, comes a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre followed by a national tour
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
The Creative Toolbox for Working with Young People
Kids can be challenging to engage and motivate therapeutically
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Performing Arts
A Celtic Christmas by A Taste of Ireland
Now coming in 2022
"Jingle Jigs, Reels a Treat
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Lorde
For the first time in five years, Frontier Touring and Eccles Entertainment are thrilled to announce formidable pop queen Lorde will return to stages around New Zealand and Australia in February and March 2022
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