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Thu 6 Oct - Thu 19 DecWorkshops, 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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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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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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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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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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Festivals & Lifestyle
Havelock Handmade Market
The Havelock Handmade Market will return on the 3rd of February 2024 (you'll find us in the courtyard behind Peak Pizza & E's Cafe in Havelock North between 9am and 1 pm first Saturday of every month except January)
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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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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
Napier Urban Farmers' Market
Walk down Emerson Street and end up in a perfect little market offering a true Hawke's Bay experience
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hawke's Bay Farmers' Market
Delight in a shopping event of taste sensations at one of New Zealand’s oldest and largest traditional Farmers’ Markets
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Sports & Outdoors
Beginner Roller Skate Lessons
Want to learn to roller skate but not sure where to start? Here at Bay Skate, we are now offering roller skate lessons every Monday! These lessons are smaller group lessons with Tiff and will be more focused on progress and exploring different aspects of roller skating
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Sports & Outdoors
Intermediate Roller Skate Lessons
Learn to Skate Sundays not enough for you? Wanting to take your roller skating to the next level? Here at Bay Skate, we are now offering roller skate lessons every Monday! These lessons are smaller group lessons with Tiff and will be more focused on progress and exploring different aspects of roller skating
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Sports & Outdoors
Private Roller Skate Lessons
As well as our group roller skate lessons, we also offer private 1 on 1 lessons
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Exhibitions
Eye Spy: Curious Stories
Eye Spy: Curious Stories brings together some weird and wonderful objects from the Hawke’s Bay’s Museums Trust’s collection
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Sports & Outdoors
Guthrie Smith Arboretum Visit
On Sundays from October to May the Guthrie Smith Arboretum is open to the public from 9
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
The Seasons Art Class Hawke's Bay Art Classes for Adults
Hello Art Enthusiast,
Are you ready to dive into the world of art and explore various mediums? At Seasons Art Class, we're excited to offer a diverse range of adult art classes designed to spark your creativity and enhance your skills in acrylic, watercolour, pencil art, and oil pastels
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
The Seasons Art Class Hawke's Bay Art Classes for Adults
Hello Art Enthusiast,
Are you ready to dive into the world of art and explore various mediums? At Seasons Art Class, we're excited to offer a diverse range of adult art classes designed to spark your creativity and enhance your skills in acrylic, watercolor, pencil art, and oil pastels
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Church Road Gwen Live Summer Session
Returning again for another sunny Hawke’s Bay summer are the Church Road Live Summer Sessions
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Te Awanga Estate Sunday Sessions
World-famous-in-Te Awanga! Join us for a cruisy Sesh on the lawn - our wine, their music and your vibe
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Exhibitions
Pictures and Other Works
Celebrating 10 years of the MTG Foundation; a group of Hawke’s Bay people who have supported the expectations of this museum’s community and worked collectively to turn ambition into reality
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Exhibitions
Vital Machinery
25 Noema - 25 Pēpuere 2024
25 November – 25 February 2024
Ka tūhuratia e Vital Machinery ngā hononga i ngā mahi a te tokorima ringatoi wāhine o Aotearoa i roto i te hopu whakaahua me ngā ata nekeneke
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Exhibitions
Student Art Portfolios Exhibition
Thanks to the assistance of CHB College Arts Department, the CHB Museum presents an art exhibition showcasing past and present student art portfolios supporting the importance of teaching creativity within our community
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Summer Sparks Challenge 2023-24
Hastings District Libraries Summer Sparks Challenge is for children aged 5-12
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Exhibitions
Empty Vessels & Desert Narratives
Empty Vessels: Matthew Galloway & Desert Narratives: Mohamed Sleiman Labat
Exploring the shifting political grounds of global food production, Empty Vessels and Desert Narratives is a dialogue between Aotearoa New Zealand artist Matthew Galloway and Sahrawi Western Saharan artist Mohamed Sleiman Labat
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Exhibitions
He Whare Ātaahua: Jade Townsend
He Whare Ātaahua is an installation by Jade Townsend which combines different traditions of painting, adornment, and decoration
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Sports & Outdoors
School Holiday Beginner Rollerskate Lessons
Want to learn to roller skate but not sure where to start? Here at Bay Skate, we are now offering roller skate lessons every Monday and Thursday! These lessons are smaller group lessons with Tiff and will be more focused on progress and exploring different aspects of roller skating
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Sports & Outdoors
School Holiday Intermediate Roller Skate Lessons
Learn to Skate Sundays not enough for you? Wanting to take your roller skating to the next level? Here at Bay Skate, we are now offering roller skate lessons every Monday and Thursday! These lessons are smaller group lessons with Tiff and will be more focused on progress and exploring different aspects of roller skating
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Sports & Outdoors
School Holiday Beginner Skateboarding Lessons
We have a jam-packed summer ahead with skateboarding lessons scheduled for 5 out of 7 days each week
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Sports & Outdoors
School Holiday Intermediate Skateboarding Lessons
We have a jam packed summer ahead with skateboarding lessons scheduled for 5 out of 7 days each week
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Abbey Winter And 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
- The Pukes
- Fraser Mackenzie
- The Acoustic Project
- Little Big Noise
- Hoos The Boss
- Scarlett Eden
- Groove Foundation
- Jackson
- Magnetix
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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Festivals & Lifestyle
SAYL Summer at Your Library Makerspaces
Bored? Come and play, create and explore our wonderful makerspaces across all three libraries
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Festivals & Lifestyle
SAYL Summer at Your Library Makerspaces
Bored? Come and play, create and explore our wonderful makerspaces across all three libraries
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Festivals & Lifestyle
SAYL Summer at Your Library Makerspaces
Bored? Come and play, create and explore our wonderful makerspaces across all three libraries
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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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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Toitoi Summer Tours
Have you ever wondered how it would feel to stand on the Opera House stage and look out towards the audience? Would you like to take a peek in the dressing-rooms frequented by world renowned performers? Or perhaps you’re a history buff who wants to discover the history behind the beautiful buildings within Toitoi - Hawke’s Bay Arts & Events Centre?
This summer the Hastings isite Visitor Information centre invite you to join them on a behind the scenes guided tour of Toitoi
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Black Barn Market
The Black Barn Market is held every Saturday of Summer on Black Barn Road
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Ceasefire Now! Peace Rally
An hour-long gathering of caring citizens to demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza
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Festivals & Lifestyle
SAYL Tiny Art Show: The Kids Edition
Create your own tiny masterpiece
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Festivals & Lifestyle
SAYL Tiny Art Show: The Kids Edition
Create your own tiny masterpiece
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Festivals & Lifestyle
SAYL Tiny Art Show: The Kids Edition
Create your own tiny masterpiece
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Summer at Waiaroha
Come along with the kids and enjoy these water themed activities at Waiaroha Heretaunga Water Discovery Centre this January
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Sunflower Farm Havelock North
Come on down to The Sunflower Farm to experience our stunning 10-acre sunflower field
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Performing Arts
Enchanted Forest Storytime and Craft
Suitable for all ages
Come along and join us for some enchanted stories and songs, and make an enchanted craft!
Where: Taradale Library
When: Tuesday 16 January From 11am
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Tai Chi For Health Classes
Janett's Tai Chi for Health is a gentle exercise class with great health benefits - stress relief, flexibility
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Sonia & Nigel 'Home Is Where The HeART Is' Tour
Home is Where the HeART Is
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Exhibitions
Lines And Hues
Downstairs on our south wall, we have ‘Lines and Hues’ by Elizabeth Humphreys-Cole
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Exhibitions
'Dreamscapes' - Emma Stannard
On our north wall downstairs, we have ‘Dreamscapes’ by photographer Emma Stannard
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Festivals & Lifestyle
SAYL Planting & Pot Painting
Lets bring some life and colour into the world - we've got the pots, the paint, the seeds and the soil, all you need to bring is your creativity!
Registration is required
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Bumper Boats
Come and make a splash in Hastings on our inflatable bumper boats!
This bumper boat water-based activity is suitable for users up to 70kg
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Performing Arts
VR Challenge
For ages 8+
Can you beat those pesky squirrels and save the acorns? Do you have what it takes to duck and dive and get past the tree? Join us and pit your wits against the rest in a battle for supremacy with our VR challenge Acron: Attack of the squirrels
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Sayl Box City Returns
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a city just waiting to be built- by you! Come along to add your architectural skills to our collaborative build
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Performing Arts
Zines Workshop
For ages 10+
Zines are cheaply made magazines of anything you like! Poetry, fandoms, information and more! Come along with what you want to put in your zine or make it up as you learn
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Sports & Outdoors
FRS New Zealand Scooter Nationals 2024
Join us for the exhilarating 2024 New Zealand Scooter Nationals, taking place in the picturesque city of Napier at the renowned Bay Skate facility on the 19th and 20th of January
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Sports & Outdoors
MG100 Rally Celebrating 100 Years of MG Cars
MG Cars are celebrating 100 years of motoring excellence with over 80 MGs of all ages rolling into Napier on Thursday 18th January as part of an 8 day Rally from Auckland
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Performing Arts
Enchanted Yarns Crochet Workshop
For ages 10+
If you have ever wanted to learn the basics of crochet, this workshop is for you! Learn as you make a pair of enchanted fingerless gloves
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Festivals & Lifestyle
SAYL Ultimate NERF Battle - Capture the Flag
You asked for it
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Performing Arts
Miss Boombfunk Has A Secret
Miss Boombfunk has a SECRET
19 January 2024
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Performing Arts
Napier's Amazing Race
For ages 7+
We've teamed up with NCC facilities and local businesses to bring you our version of the popular show
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Performing Arts
Vinci's Comedy Night
Join us at Vinci's Pizza for a laugh with some of the best local Comedians from here in the Bay!
Come early for a slice + drinks!
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Festivals & Lifestyle
SAYL Pages to Pictures Treasure Hunt
Search the stacks for some of your favourite book characters and find the hidden codes
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Festivals & Lifestyle
SAYL Pages to Pictures Treasure Hunt
Search the stacks for some of your favourite book characters and find the hidden codes
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Festivals & Lifestyle
SAYL Pages to Pictures Treasure Hunt
Search the stacks for some of your favourite book characters and find the hidden codes
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Relax & Renew Summer Series
Back by popular demand, “Not Yoga” Summer Series is here for 2024!
Experience 3 fun, easy, movement classes over 3 consecutive days
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Exhibitions
'Small Wonders' - Leonard Lambert
Opening on january 22 we have a full-gallery exhibition by local poet and artist leonard lambert
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Performing Arts
Teddy Bear's Picnic and Teddy Bear Sleepover
Join us at Taradale Park for a Teddy Bear’s Picnic! Bring along a picnic lunch and your favourite stuffed toy and enjoy some stories and songs
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Festivals & Lifestyle
SAYL Designer Book Bags
We provide the fabric paints, you provide the creativity
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Festivals & Lifestyle
SAYL Teddy Bears Sleepover
Drop your favourite teddy bear off for an overnight sleepover at the Library! What mischief will they get up too? Note: Collection of Teddy Bears is any time from 12:00pm, Thursday 25th January 2024
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Performing Arts
Mysterious Benedict Society Adventure
For ages 10+
Seeking applicants to the Mysterious Benedict Society! Do you have what it takes to triumph over evil? Can you decipher secret codes, unravel puzzles and solve riddles? Pit your wits against others in this cross between a scavenger hunt and an escape room
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Festivals & Lifestyle
MEH 23 Library Lock-in
Pizza, snacks, games, friends - what more could you want? Let's celebrate one more time before school goes back with our epic Library Lock In
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Performing Arts
Fun with Perler Beads
Suitable for ages 6+
Create pixel art with Perler beads
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Exhibitions
Down the Rabbit Hole By Arkay (Rob Kemp)
Introducing “Down the Rabbit Hole”: A captivating solo exhibition by a multi-talented artist, Arkay Rob Kemp
With a lifelong passion for art, stemming from early encounters with a pencil, Rob has journeyed from offset printing to the vibrant world of tattoo artistry
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
What's Next For Your Health, Wealth And Happiness
What Next 2024 is here to give you more
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Festivals & Lifestyle
SAYL Ultimate NERF Battle - Adults vs Kids Capture the Flag
You asked for it
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Exhibitions
'Trick Or Treaty' Waitangi Exhibition
As Aotearoa ventures into a new coalition that vows to undermine the rights of tangata whenua under our partnership the Treaty of Waitangi
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hawke's Bay Helicopter Open Day - CHB
Join the Crew as we hold our first Open Day in Central Hawke's Bay! On Saturday the 27th of January, 2024 from 10 am to 2 pm
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Ceasefire Now! Peace Rally And March
Hawke's Bay residents aghast at the 25,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza since October are protesting against visits to the Port of Napier by Israeli-linked ships
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Mac Summer - Back 2 Bass Party
Mac Summer is back with a special line-up of tasty Drum and Bass
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Taradale Sunday Market
Napiers only weekly indoor Market
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Halo Making Workshop
Join Delle - the owner of Whānau Collective and creator of Halo Macrame
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Ditey Sunflowers Open Day
It’s happening
Sadly the weather ruined our chance of sharing our beautiful boutique, family run, sunflower field with you all last year
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Sports & Outdoors
Forest And Bird Blowhard Bush Public Open Day
Kia ora!
Our Forest and Bird branch is continuing our centenary celebrations with an open day at our special reserve, Blowhard Bush
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Concerts & Gig Guide
South America By The Sea
Cyan
South American Sounds
Relax by the sea this Sunny Sunday
Enjoy a captivating global musical journey, blending fresh and classic tunes, by talented South American duo, Cyan
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Performing Arts
Silly Storytime
Join children's librarians Kate and Ellen for a forty-five minute programme featuring some silly stories from our collection and some fun songs!
Suitable for all ages
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Gingas In the Stings
A celebration of redhead pride and connection
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Sports & Outdoors
Beginner Skateboard Lessons
Want to learn to skateboard but not sure where to start? Well we're here to help! Bay Skate offers small group lessons for skaters of all ages and beginner to intermediate skill levels
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Sports & Outdoors
Intermediate Skateboard Lessons
Been skating around your backyard but wanting to add some new tricks to the bag? Bay Skate offers small group lessons for skaters of all ages and beginner to intermediate skill levels
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Bob Marley 79th Birthday Tribute
Hawke’s Bay favourite reggae band The Rude Boyz pay respect to the right honour-rebel Robert Nesta Marley for his 79th Birthday Tribute Livication
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Festivals & Lifestyle
1931 Hawke's Bay Earthquake Commemoration 2024
Hastings District Council is holding an Earthquake Commemoration Ceremony on Saturday 3 February 2024
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Te Awanga Wine Strip
Welcome to the Te Awanga Wine Strip!
Join us for an epic day out here along the Te Awanga Wine Strip! In true Te Awanga styles, this isn’t just your ordinary wine festival
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Bob Marley 79th Birthday Tribute
Hawke’s Bay favourite reggae band The Rude Boyz pay respect to the right honour-rebel Robert Nesta Marley for his 79th Birthday Tribute Livication
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Bad Schematics Album Release Tour
Join Palmerston North alt
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Pop-Up Fun
Enjoy Free summer fun in Hastings CBD!
Try your skills on our Bumper Cars and challenge your family to a round of mini-golf
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Assembly Room Tunes - February 2024
'There Are Only 88 Notes, What Could Go Wrong?'
With David Selfe at the keyboard and morning tea, you help write a tune, learn to swing, and find out how it all works, all in an hour
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
8 week Pandora Project Workshop
The Pandora project stemmed from the Art Recovery classes which were held at can following Cyclone Gabrielle
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Waitangi Day Family Celebrations 2024
Together with Hastings District Council, Napier City Council, Central Hawke's Bay District Council, Hawke's Bay Regional Council and Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Inc, we invite you to join us at this free and family friendly event to celebrate family, community and nationhood
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Waipureku Waitangi Commemoration 2024
Te Hokinga Mahara o Waipureku Waitangi
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Otane Waitangi Day Fair
Otane will be buzzing on Waitangi Day with the annual Waitangi Day Fair hosted by Progressive Otane
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Kōwhaiwhai And Paint
Celebrate Waitangi Day with the whole whānau by learning to paint your own kōwhaiwhai! Our experienced kaiako (tutors) from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa will guide you as you paint a kōwhaiwhai that you can take home
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Beginners Ballroom & Latin 8-Week Course - Feb/March 2024
Ballroom & Latin Dance Lessons - Beginners course starts Tuesday 6th February 2024
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Beginners Salsa 8 Week Course - February/March 2024
Salsa Dance Lessons - Beginners course start Wednesday 7th February 2024
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hastings Pop Up Summer Carnival
Back by Popular Demand-the Pop UP Fun Summer edition 2024- and its free entry
Open:
Thursday 8th February 6
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Beginners New Vogue (Partner Required) Feb/March 2024
New Vogue Dance Lessons - Beginners course starts Thursday 8th February 2024
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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
Chinese New Year at MTG
This year, MTG is offering a range of themed activities to celebrate the Chinese New Year – the year of the Dragon
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Sports & Outdoors
Central Stags Ford Trophy one-dayer v Auckland Aces
National champions the Central Stags head home to Napier for a big Ford Trophy game at the very place they won the national title last year
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Bottomless Rosé Brunch
Enjoy a delicious brunch featuring Quiche, Croissants and sweet treats, paired with pours of our award-winning Rosé
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Haloumi, Feta and Mozzarella Cheese Making Workshop
In this three-hour long workshop you will learn how to make Haloumi, Mozzarella and Feta
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Outfield Music, Food & Arts Festival 2024
Nestled in the rolling Te Awanga hills of Te Matau-a-Māui / Hawke’s Bay, Outfield is a one day, family friendly event — a world class independent festival with a distinctive local vibe
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Sue Brown & Wil Sargisson Trio
THE LOVE SONG COLLECTION
Listen to Jazz version of classic love songs of the greats
such as Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Dusty Springfield to classics from Carol King, Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys etc
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Puketapu Band and Buffet Night: Pulse
The Puketapu are Hosting Pulse Band for our first of many buffet and band nights !! Come join us on the 10th of February from 8pm onwards for a night of good music and food
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Magical Garden World of Colin Harvey-James
*NEW DATE**
The Spirit of Napier Lions Club presents the magical garden world of Colin Harvey-James
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Repair Cafe Hastings - Camberley
Haere Mai
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Larisa Ans Arahi
Larisa & Arahi reunite on the Clifton coastline at Hygge Cafe for an afternoon of dreamy acoustic music on Sunday February the 11th
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Performing Arts
Russell Howard Live
Russell Howard, “one of the world’s top comedians”(Sunday Times) is on his way to New Zealand in 2024
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Exhibitions
Gary Waldrom - John Lancashire - Angus Walker - Exhibition
Hastings Community Art Centre is hosting a landmark exhibition by a trio of Hawke’s Bay painters which promises to be a feast of bold artistic expression and a tribute to the perseverance of three individual artistic visions, crafted over decades
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Festivals & Lifestyle
SAYL Tiny Art Show: The Kids Exhibition
Come and check out the BIG art show, filled with TINY masterpieces, all created by our talented tamariki
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Super Bowl Party
Come join the fun at Hawkes Bays' premier Superbowl Party!
Ticket price includes:
All you can eat Chicken Wings & Fries for the game
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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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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Learn To Draw For Beginners
// Have you always wanted to learn how to draw? //
In this specialist drawing class we delve into the seemingly magical skills of drawing to learn how to really look at a subject and draw it accurately
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Performing Arts
Cine-Club Second Tuesday Most Months
On the second Tuesday of most months Association Française de Hawke's Bay shows a French language film at Event Cinema in Havelock North
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Performing Arts
Romeo & Juliet
Presented by: Festival Opera
Experience the most famous love story of all time like never before, with Festival Opera
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Performing Arts
Festival Opera - Romeo And Juliet
Experience the most famous love story of all time like never before, with Festival Opera
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Sports & Outdoors
Hastings Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon™ 2024
Join us at your local Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon™ ! Open to Kiwi kids aged 6 to 15 years
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Art Deco Winter Fashion Walking Tour
Get Deco ready! Each year Napier City Business Inc supports the Art Deco Festival weekend with these popular free tours
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hastings Commemoration Service - Cyclone One Year Anniversar
Te Matau a Māui Hawke’s Bay faced unimaginable devastation and loss from Cyclone Gabrielle – one of the worst storms to hit Aotearoa New Zealand in living history
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Art Deco Festival Napier 2024
Art Deco Festival Napier has grown into one of the great festivals of the world
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Devil In a Little Green Bottle
The Devil in a Little Green Bottle is an immersive art deco experience held in Hawke’s best kept secret – the intimate Cedric’s Bar - set in the historic Municipal buildings in Hastings
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Earthquake Resistant Building Structures
The 1931 Hawke’s Bay Earthquake Commemoration Lecture, presented by the Hawke’s Bay Branch of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, is a pivotal event that delves into the Art Deco heritage of Hawke’s Bay
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Performing Arts
From Berlin With Love
Come “Misbehave” with Opéra Risqué in their brand-new fun, funny, and far from frivolous cabaret From Berlin with Love
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Art Deco Festival 2024 Prohibition Party
The party to end all parties, Paisley Stage will greet you with their unique energy from the get go, amazing live band, dancing, burlesque, cocktails, fancy dress and more – be ready to party in style
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Toitoi Tea Dance
Step back in time to an era of timeless charm at the Toitoi Tea Dance
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Performing Arts
NZ Male Choir In Concert with Havelock North High School
The joy of singing in a choral setting is what brings the New Zealand Male Choir and the choirs of Havelock North High School together for an evening of music
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Like a Lotus
We have had too many friends, whanau and loved ones take their lives over the years and it seems way too often at the moment
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Crafty Critters by Creative Fibre HB
Join Crafty Critters! Wool and 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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Concerts & Gig Guide
Pipe Band Art Deco Concert
Have you heard that great pipe band tune Highland Cathedral played in a cathedral? Well, St Paul's isn't a cathedral but its a venue with wonderful acoustics and the Napier Pipe Band enjoys playing in this venue
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Margot And Wil - Art Deco Twilight By The Sea
After returning from Australia, Wil Sargisson is back and gets together with Margot Pierard to create a magical moment for this special twilight evening to match the Art Deco events here in Hawkes Bay
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Twilight Jazz with Margot Pierard and Wil Sargisson
Returning from Australia, Wil Sargisson is back and gets together with Margot Pierard to create a magical moment for this special twilight evening to match the Art Deco events here in Hawkes Bay
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Swingin' Deco Delights: A Jazz Variety Night
Join The Madeleines Trio and special guests as you step back in time to the enchanting era of the Art Deco movement
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Art Deco Classic Silent Movie - The General by Buster Keaton
Join us at the beautiful CHB Municipal theatre for Buster Keaton's :The General" a classic silent movie, which will be accompanied by International Musician Chris Hainsworth
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Beginner's Therapeutic Art
Therapeutic Art classes starting again for 2024!
Sonya Lethbridge is once again offering Therapeutic Art classes this term at Taruna
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Exhibitions
Retrospective - Marie Clare and Lisa Clare
This exhibition will trace the dual artistic paths and legacies of mother and daughter, Marie and Lisa Clare
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Multicultural Women's Group Course
ONLINE & SOCIAL MEDIA SKILLS
Wednesday afternoons 3
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Performing Arts
Glorious!
Glorious!
by Peter Quilter
Directed by Anne Corney
Glorious! is a delightful comedy based on the life of Florence Foster Jenkins, the legendary New York heiress and socialite, and the enthusiastic soprano whose pitch was far from perfect
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Is There a War On Cars
How we get around is an issue for everyone, and there is no shortage of opinions on what works and what doesn’t
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Sports & Outdoors
The Big Bike Film Night 2024 - Hawkes Bay
Let the good times ROLL 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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Concerts & Gig Guide
Private Function - Aus With Dartz - Wgtn
Napier and Gisborne Only! Dartz Return to the east coast for two very exclusive shows with the worlds other best band, Australia's Private Function
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Sam Manzanza Half of My Face Tour
Sam Manzanza Half of My Face Tour
Sam Manzanza is coming to perform at Paisley Stage on Thursday, 22/2/2024, as part of the Centre North Island Tour to promote his single "JAMENA HALF OF MY FACE," released on January 3rd, 2024
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Sports & Outdoors
Impact Pro Wrestling - Trouble in Taradise 3
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 more than 20 years and has seen many of its talented wrestlers go on to perform in WWE, AEW, New Japan Pro Wrestling and more
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
All Ferments Weekend Workshop
Come to Farmhouse Kitchen and join Pauline for a weekend of fermenting
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
All Ferments Weekend Workshop
Come to Farmhouse Kitchen and join Pauline for a weekend of fermenting
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Exhibitions
Sione Faletau: Ata Moana
'Moana' is a term deeply rooted in Pasifika and Māori communities, where its meaning is the vast expanse of the ocean, sea, and waterways
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hawke's Bay Helicopter Open Day
Join the Crew as we invite you to the Graeme Lowe Rescue Helicopter Centre on Saturday the 24th of February, 2024 from 10 am to 2 pm
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Exhibitions
Artist Talk: Selina Ershadi and her mother, Azita Chegini
Artist Talk Saturday 24 February, 11am
Join us to hear artist Selina Ershadi and her mother, Azita Chegini, in conversation with Elham Salari as they discuss their collaboration in creating Amator, a film which features in the exhibition, Vital Machinery
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Bay Batucada Presents Bay Bloco, a Samba Extravaganza
Join us at the Napier Soundshell on Saturday 24th February 2024 and experience a samba extravaganza with Bay Batucada!
To celebrate it's 10th anniversary, Bay Batucada presents Bay Bloco: an incredible event, full of samba music and dance, all free to the public
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Performing Arts
Farewell Organ Concert - Hans Hielscher
Hans U
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Sports & Outdoors
Impact Pro Wrestling - Mad King's Court 3
Live Pro Wrestling finally makes its way back 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 more than 20 years and has seen many of its talented wrestlers go on to perform in WWE, AEW, New Japan Pro Wrestling and more
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Aotearoa HipHop & RnB - Gospel Tribute
Join us for a Gospel Tribute to some of Aotearoa's HOTTEST Hip Hop & RnB Tracks
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Vinyl Day
Wonderful event to look forward to in February, more vinyl, cool drinks, summer sounds! Dig the crates and quench your thirst
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Blue Grass On a Blue Sky Day
Tucker Lane are a 5 piece Bluegrass band hailing from Clive, Hawkes Bay
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Performing Arts
Tutus on Tour
Tutus on Tour will feature excerpts from former Artistic Director Russell Kerr’s beautiful production of Swan Lake, ahead of the company’s full-length Swan Lake season in May 2024
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Sports & Outdoors
Aotearoa Surf Film Festival - Hastings
Welcome to the 12th annual Aotearoa Surf Film Festival
ASFF 2024 National Tour - Hastings
Wednesday Feb 28th - Common Room, Hastings (227 Heretaunga Street East, Hastings 4122, New Zealand)
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Michael Jackson HIStory Show
Showtime Australia presents this spectacular music tribute and full-scale stage production honouring the one and only King of Pop, Michael Jackson
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Late Night Which Craft Recycled Paper Flowers Workshop
Hastings District Libraries Late Night Which Craft presents a Recycled Paper Flowers Workshop!
This February, spend a relaxed evening making a bouquet of flowers that will last all year round
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Manioro Opening - Turama Exhibition
Manioro Opening - Turama Exhibition: Takatāpui and Pasifika Rainbow+ suicide prevention through life promotion project focusing on our lifelines
Thursday 29 February 2024, 6
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Dress for Success Hawke's Bay Fashion Fundraiser: CANCELLED
Join Dress for Success Hawke's Bay at our inaugural fundraising event of 2024! Get glitzy with friends and family for an evening featuring:
A Dress for Success Hawke's Bay fashion showcase, highlighting new season offerings from local designers
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Performing Arts
Postponed - Living the Dream - a One-woman Show: POSTPONED
Due to Covid, this performance has been postponed and a new date will be advertised at a later date
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Manioro 2024 - Navigating the Vā : Education Session
Toitoi: Hawke’s Bay Arts & Events Centre, 109 Hastings Street South, Eastbourne Corner, Hastings 4122
There is a Samoan proverb that goes “E taua le fuafuaga, ae sili le mafutaga” essentially it means it
is good to meet and plan but is more important to focus on relationships
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Manioro 2024 - “Our Stories” - Reclaiming our Narratives
Can disruption ever be positive? Prepare yourself for an evening of inspiring, motivating and mana enhancing stories
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Car Boot Sale
Come find some treasures!
Household items, furniture, baking, clothes, toys, books, games, art, crafts, knick knacks, jewellery, antiques, sausage sizzle and more!
Fundraiser for youth cultural trip to Vietnam
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Manioro 2024 - Creative Wānanga - Toi Moana
WHĀNAU & COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS: FREE COMMUNITY EVENT - We ask everyone to please register for their free ticket
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Taradale Holistic Wellbeing Expo
Join us at the Taradale for a day filled with mind-expanding workshops, soul-nourishing experiences, vibrant connections and healings
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Festivals & Lifestyle
International Cultures Day 2024
Join us at Cornwall Park, Tomoana Road, Hastings, from 10:30 am to 4:00 pm, for a day filled with cultural exploration, mouthwatering cuisine, captivating performances, and so much more!
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Exhibitions
He Maikuku ātaahua: Beautiful Nails
Join local nail artist Tilly Merson and artist Jade Townsend for a morning of inspiring conversation and decoration
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Sourdough Pizza and Pasta Workshop
In this Sourdough Pizza and Pasta workshop, you will learn how to create and use Sourdough for Pizza, Pasta and some sweet doughnuts
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Collins Street Festival
Come together for Napier’s newest and boujee-ist street party
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Urban Sketching at International Cultures Day
Urban sketching event where we draw about everyday events on location
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Manioro - Fiafia Manioro Concert
YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS OUT ON OUR FIAFIA MANIORO NIGHT! Come and experience the best of the best Pasifika/Rainbow+ Takatāpui talent in Aotearoa
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Dead Empire, the B.U.Ms and Paddy and The Cryptids
3 bands
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Festivals & Lifestyle
MANIORO 2024 - All Access Pass
This ticket is the VIP/CORPORATE ALL ACCESS PASS - This gives you entry to all sessions, a gift bag, merchandise, and other exclusive extras
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Manioro 2024 - Playing us out! (After function)
White Chapel Jak band will be playing us out! For 1 hour only, after the FIAFIA night, you can dance the night away
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Lindisfarne College Gala
Annual Gala, fun day for all the family
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Sports & Outdoors
Junior Triathlon And Family Fun Day
Te Mata Kindergarten’s annual fundraiser triathlon open to all Children
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Sports & Outdoors
Te Mata Kindergarten Family Triathlon And Fun Day
Come along for a great day at Te Mata Kindergarten's Annual Family Triathlon & Fun Day!
There will be a Junior Triathlon (ages 3 to 6) as well as a Duathlon for older kids (ages 7 to 10)
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Children's Day Picnic In the Park
Pack a picnic, grab the family and head to Russell Park to celebrate Children's Day!
There will be plenty of activities for the kids including pony rides and bubbles, so make the most of the last of the summer days with a massive community picnic
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Dumpling, Baobun And Steambun Workshop
Jie Pang will introduce you to skills of filling, shaping and making Dumplings, Steamed buns and Baobuns from scratch
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Into the Sun From the Cellars
WIth Beautiful Harmony and Original Songa, The Cellars are a local indie acoustic duo of Sinead and Bella perform with tune and lyrics sifting through the confusion and tensions that arise as they reflect on their ongoing journey through womanhood
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Ceilidh Club
What is a ceilidh (and how do you say it)?
A Ceilidh (kay-lee) is a fun filled night of dancing, good music and great company!
This workshop and ceilidh will have an Irish theme
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Cornwall Park Playcentre Open Week
We invite you to our open week during the first week of March
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Taradale Playcentre Open Week
We invite you to our open week during the first week of March
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Havelock North Playcentre Open Week
We invite you to our open week during the first week of March
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Exhibitions
'Out of the Closet' - The Two Brushketeers
'Out of the Closet' - Christine Parnell - Gail Davidson
Gail and Christine (aka 'The Two Brushketeers') welcome you to their eleventh exhibitions of original paintings
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Art for Tots 2024
Art for Tots is a fun, art-making experience for under-fives, which takes inspiration from current exhibitions at the Gallery, as well as from the environment and wider community
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
John Walsh - A Style Guide to New Zealand Cities
John Walsh is a writer specialising in architecture
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Sports & Outdoors
Land Rover Horse of the Year 2024
Welcome to the highly anticipated Equestrian Event Showcase in New Zealand
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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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Performing Arts
International Women's Day Movie Shepherdess
The Heretaunga Women's Centre celebrates International Women's Day annually usually with a movie and nibbles
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Biology and Conservation of Kororā (little Penguins) – 2024
In the face of declining kororā (little penguin) populations along New Zealand’s coastlines, Dr John Cockrem’s upcoming lecture aims to shed light on the pressing challenges these charming birds face
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Takapau Playcentre Open Day
We invite you to our open week during the first week of March
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Tamatea Playcentre Open Week
We invite you to our open week during the first week of March
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Tikokino Playcentre Open Week
We invite you to our open week during the first week of March
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Lunch Hour Concert
This free community concert is held on the first Wednesay of each month and presents a varied programme by talented local performers : Alice Sip, Violin accompanied by Ethan Xu; Ethan Xu (aged 11), Piano; Paul Carnegie-Jones
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Sports & Outdoors
Let's Talk ... Breeding to Podium
Join us for an exciting evening at Horse of the Year 2024! Breeding to Podium is a must-attend event for all horse enthusiasts
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Lone Star x NDC Gin Night
Join the team at Napier Lone Star as they explore fantastic local products in a series of tasting nights with local producers including beers, ciders, wines and spirits
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Otamauri Playcentre Open Day
We invite you to our open week during the first week of March
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Exhibitions
'The Figurative Collective' Group Exhibition
The Figurative Collective
8 March - 16 April, 2024
New and selected works by Gary Waldrom, Andy Leleisi’uao, Delicia Sampero, and Richard Boyd-Dunlop
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Rebel Round Up 2024
Rebel Round up is a Hot rod, Vintage and Rockabilly festival
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Exhibitions
Cosmic Business - Jenny Milne
The colourful abstract paintings in Jenny Milne’s debut exhibition explore techniques with acrylic pouring and the use of resin to enhance and bring out different figurative and landscape elements which reference the cosmic, earthly, and everything in-between
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Phil Edwards Band
Mark your calendars for a fantastical fiesta on Saturday the 9th of March! Join us for a laidback afternoon in our lush vine-covered courtyard area
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Repair Cafe Hastings - Flaxmere
Haere Mai
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Hastings Music Society Concert
Remaining concerts for the 2024 year
14th July Hawkes Bay Community Orchestra, Hawkes Bay Community Choir, Kathy Kane Flute with Linda Gilchrist Piano
11th August Musicians, vocalists
8th September Bay Cities Symphonic Band
13th October Fours Company
10th November Musicians, vocalists and groups
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Assembly Room Tunes - March 2024
Lindisfarne College Symphonic Band
This touring 30 piece band entertains the public again with its Marches, Symphonic Masterpieces and guest young soloists
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Performing Arts
Cine-Club Second Tuesday Most Months French with Subtitles
On the second Tuesday of most months Association Française de Hawke's Bay shows a French language film at Event Cinema in Havelock North
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Argentine Tango Dance Class - Tuesdays
Experience a taste of dancing Argentine Tango in the most fun way!
Learn how to dance Argentine Tango with Napier Team Tango
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
EIT Public Lecture: Dr Pippa McKelvie-Sebileau
Food security, food sovereignty and children’s health and wellbeing: A Hawke’s Bay research perspective on why kai is at the centre of it all
Dr Pippa McKelvie-Sebileau is a founding member of the EIT /University of Auckland Nourishing HB: He wairua tō te kai research team who have been working to improve children’s nutrition and health in Hawke’s Bay since 2020
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Lift Off 100s & 1000s Club
Lift Off is Toitoi’s new, annual children’s Festival for 3 to thirteen year-olds, dedicated to igniting young imaginations and celebrating children’s creativity!
We’ve developed an accessible and inclusive festival, committed to elevating our children with creative experiences that support their wellbeing, and nurture connection to identity and belonging
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Matt Brown - She Is Not Your Rehab
She Is Not Your Rehab
Matt and Sarah Brown MNZM, together founded She Is Not Your Rehab and launched the concept in Matt’s 2019 TEDx talk; The Barbershop where men go to heal
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Te Mata Estate - Showcase 2024
Showcase celebrates the latest release of Te Mata Estate’s premium wines
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Individual and Systemic Climate Action
Have you ever wondered if or how individual climate action makes any difference? What’s the relationship between your household composting and the international Paris Climate Agreement? In this conversation, we will explore how international climate commitments, national climate legislation, regional climate plans, and household action are all essential for enabling rapid and equitable climate mitigation
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Argentine Tango Dance Class - Thursdays
Experience a taste of dancing Argentine Tango in the most fun way!
Learn how to dance Argentine Tango with Napier Team Tango
Want to learn to dance… then this is the class for you… If you can walk then you can dance tango
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Performing Arts
The Drowning Girls
Waipukurau Little Theatre and Director Madeleine Howard are thrilled to announce our latest production, based on the early 20th Century real life serial murder case dubbed ‘The Brides in the Bath’
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! The Small Cellar Door Session
Prepare for an unforgettable evening as Te Awanga Estate hosts an intimate event marrying the finest Wildsong wines with a captivating performance by the legendary Reb Fountain! With only fifty tickets available, the performance will take place inside the small yet perfectly formed Te Awanga Estate Cellar Door
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Spirit of the Bay
Let the good times be-gin!
Napier’s National Distillery Company will share their spirit-making secrets in this intimate masterclass!
Hosted at the Swiss Belboutique Hotel’s restaurant ‘Swiss Kitchen’, F
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Hawke's Bay Origins
Silver Fern Farms will deliver a premium dining experience at the iconic Mission Estate Winery
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Black Smoke Trigger
Catch them before they head overseas for one night at The Paisley Stage!
Black Smoke Trigger continues to ride the high of their dynamic rock, anchored by the distinctive guitar work of Wallace and the commanding vocals of Baldrick combined with their pummeling rhythm section courtesy of bassist Dan Fulton and drummer Josh Te Maro
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Church Road Harvest Experience
Join us for Vintage 2024 on the Church Road Harvest Experience
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Exhibitions
Gabby O’Connor: All the Colours - All the Light
In the Antarctic, moisture particles in the air can freeze and act as tiny prisms, reflecting a rainbow of light that creates twinkling clouds known as ‘diamond dust’
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Maraekakaho Country Market Day 2024
It's your 'Rural Day in the Bay! The 11th annual Maraekakaho Country Market Day will be held on the 16th March 2024
Keep an eye out for the fresh lamb sales, silent auction, Freshmax apple sales and more!
All proceeds go to Maraekakaho School and Gumboots Maraekakaho Early Childhood Centre
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Exhibitions
Can You See Us Now? Jasmine Togo-brisby
Jasmine Togo-Brisby is a fourth-generation Australian South Sea Islander of Ni-Vanuatu ancestry
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Exhibitions
Foundations and Additions: Plans for The Heretaunga 100 Bloc
This exhibition presents a sample of the original architectural features and evolution of the Heretaunga streetscape, bringing together hand-drawn plans for a cluster of Art Deco buildings in central Hastings
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Exhibitions
Foundations and Additions: Plans for The Heretaunga 100 Bloc
This exhibition presents a sample of the original architectural features and evolution of the Heretaunga streetscape, bringing together hand-drawn plans for a cluster of Art Deco buildings in central Hastings
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Sports & Outdoors
Plunket Shield championship - Central Stags v Auckland
How good is free admission to witness our defending national champions, the Central Stags, go toe to toe with Auckland's best cricketers, in the cauldron of national first-class cricket!
People pay big bucks to watch this in England, but we're all about showcasing the training ground for our current and future Test BLACKCAPS so head along to the park to see the stars in a national championship that dates back 117 years
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Nostrana with Bri DiMattina
Nostrana means homegrown, ours; growing food with the intent of sharing it
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Opening Weekend Talk: Jasmine Togo-brisby and Imelda Miller
Jasmine Togo-Brisby will discuss her new installation Can you see us now? commissioned for Te Whare Toi o Heretaunga Hastings Art Gallery, in conversation with Imelda Miller, curator of Torres Strait Islander and Pacific Indigenous Studies at Queensland Museum
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! All for 10. And 10 for All.
Just $10 and you’re in the door; anything more is just $10 more
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Relay for Life 2024
Relay for Life is an opportunity to celebrate survivors of Cancer and remember those who have passed
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Sunset Soiree
Indulge in an evening of sophistication and glamour at our sunset cocktail soiree, where the radiant hues of the setting sun provide the perfect backdrop for an unforgettable experience
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! A Wine Bromance
Explore the magical Smith & Sheth Wines through stories and reflections of long-time collaborators and mates Smith & Sheth and Mister D Dining
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Great Wine Capitals: Adelaide Showcase
To celebrate Hawke's Bay's inclusion in the Great Wine Capital network, F
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Salsa & Bachata Night at the Common Room
Sonora Tumbao is Here!
Get ready for a night of Latin Dancing, Brass & rhythm!
This Group of experienced Jazz musicians from Cuba, Colombia, USA, Chile and NZ have got together to give Hawke's Bay a Latin-American experience by bringing Latin Jazz with their Salsa & Bachata show at the Common Room's Backyard
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Concerts & Gig Guide
CMNZ Series - Barton & Brodsky
A sensational combination of the incomparable didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton together with the musicians of the Brodsky Quartet, and a first for New Zealand audiences
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Sound Journey with Sika
A magical evening of visioning and sound
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Black Smoke Trigger
We have to do it again! After selling out on Friday 15th, we have a second show on Saturday 16th - this is going to be an EPIC weekend!
Black Smoke Trigger continues to ride the high of their dynamic rock, anchored by the distinctive guitar work of Wallace and the commanding vocals of Baldrick combined with their pummeling rhythm section courtesy of bassist Dan Fulton and drummer Josh Te Maro
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Foo Fighters, The Killers, Pearl Jam and Coldplay Tribute
Join us for an unforgettable night of live music as "Lounge Apes" takes the stage for a tribute extravaganza! Immerse yourself in the electrifying atmosphere as they pay homage to four iconic bands - Foo Fighters, The Killers, Pearl Jam, and Coldplay - each with their own dedicated set!
Get ready to rock out to the anthems of Foo Fighters, feel the indie vibes of The Killers, relive the grunge era with Pearl Jam, and soar through the melodic sounds of Coldplay
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Grand Long Lunch
It’s back! Sold out in 2022, the F
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Foraged and fed; a lunch break
Join us for an autumnal roam in and around the Wallingford grounds where you’ll help assemble a basket of edibles
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Opa!
We may be tucked away at the opposite end of the world but that doesn’t mean the flavours, colours and rustic, romantic vibes of the Mediterranean are out of reach
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! The Great Vinous Odyssey
Traverse the Great Wine Capitals of the world with an immersive masterclass hosted by Smith & Sheth wine concierge, Jason Lambert
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Exhibitions
'Our Story' Art Exhibition - Brain Injury Hawke's Bay
Brain Injury Hawke's Bay is hosting the annual ‘Our Story' art exhibition
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Taste Fusion: Collaborative Cuisine
After more than 20-years of cooking, Giulio Sturla still loves to push boundaries and his latest F
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! CBD Summer Sundowner - Bubbles, Bites, & Beats
We’ve lined up six top-notch spots, each serving up their own unique twist on sparkling bubbles paired with mouth-watering bites, all to make your taste buds sing
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Napier CBD Summer Sundowner
Napier CBD F
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Supernatural and Fireman Sam
Central Fire Station and The Supernatural Wine Co
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Performing Arts
Sydney Hotshots
A brand-new Sydney Hotshots show is locked and loaded, and you are invited! Two hours of non-stop action-packed entertainment from some of the sexiest guys direct from Sydney! The ultimate lady’s night out, complete with high-powered dance routines, spectacular lighting, and fabulous costumes
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Experience Vintage with Trinity Hill
Discover what vintage at Trinity Hill is all about!
Join the Trinity Hill winemaking and viticulture team as you participate in vintage activities and learn about the process of harvest and creating wine from grape to bottle
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! A Taste of Asia
Imagine a small restaurant in Asia off the beaten track, something that you just happened to stumble upon
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Discover Čuvar Winery by Sir George Fistonich: SOLD OUT
With his inspiring energy and lifelong dedication to pioneering progression in the wine industry, Čuvar is the vision of legendary wine entrepreneur and Villa Maria founder, Sir George Fistonich
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Sports & Outdoors
Scooter - World Skate Oceania Continental Championship
Get ready to witness the adrenaline-pumping action as the World Skate Oceania Continental Championships for Scootering descends upon Bay Skate in Napier, New Zealand, on March 22nd and 23rd! This thrilling event promises to showcase the very best riders from Australia and New Zealand, as they battle it out in both Park and Street disciplines across Junior, Women's, and Men's categories
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Tacoteca Takeover
Auckland’s Tacoteca brings their own style of taqueria to Hawke’s Bay to join forces with Hands Down Tortillas for a collaborative Summer Taco Party
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Sundown Groove: CANCELLED
Join us for an unforgettable evening of entertainment at our 'Sundown Groove' guided picnic
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Cheers to Whisky
Join us for an evening of whisky appreciation and discovery at the historic Hawke's Bay Club, where you will sample a range of whiskies from around the world, paired with delicious dishes made with fresh and local ingredients from Design Cuisine
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Performing Arts
Drag B-I-N-G-O Napier - with Anita Wigl'it!
Join Anita Wigl'it (from 'RuPaul's Drag Race') as she plays with her balls!
Enjoy three competitive rounds, a drag show and lots of laughs over an hour and half!
Doors 7pm
Balls drop 7:30pm - approx 8:30/9pm
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Little Cubby Spaces - Pop Up
Kia ora, to celebrate the launch of Little Cubby Spaces, we are having a pop up playtime at the Havelock North Function Centre
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Vege vibes with Alby Hailes
Alby Hailes has always been passionate about delicious, flavourful food and in this 3
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! The Craggy Range Harvest Party
Close out summer in the best way possible and celebrate Craggy Range’s 25th vintage celebrations in the breathtaking surrounds of the Craggy Range gardens
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Creative Writing Workshops
In this workshop series held over 3 weeks, Jo will be introducing participants to the delights of creative writing - poetry, prose, and whatever lies between
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! The Late Lunch
Take in the panoramic farm to ocean views as you enjoy a sumptuous long lunch at Waihua Station
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! The evolution of Tony Bish Wines
An exclusive and indulgent wine-tasting experience, celebrating exceptional Chardonnay wines
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! The Taittinger Oyster & Whitebait Street Bar
The world-famous in Havelock North Advintage car park bar is back for summer F
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Gin-spiration
Join us for a night of gin appreciation and discovery at the Hawke’s Bay Club, where you will taste a range of gins, paired with mouth-watering dishes made with fresh and local ingredients from Design Cuisine
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Concerts & Gig Guide
P.Diggs
PDigsss!! Singer and front man for the band Shapeshifter, is coming home for a one-off show!
Just as comfy behind the decks and on the mic as he is on stage with the band
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Rain & Brand New Secondhand
HiViZ Jamz are excited to be taking some beautiful Wellington talent outside of the capital and up to the beautiful Hawkes Bay, this March!
Playing an eclectic mix of moods comes Rain; from soft and sweet through to driving and sideways, every song subtle and syncopated, from the heart of front-woman Cathy Elizabeth to yours
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Danny Rascal - Cunning Stunt Album Release
Over the past 30 years, Danny has been the driving force behind 3 of New Zealand’s most underrated, yet still very successful bands… from the bouncy Ska Punk of Monkey Puzzle, through the classic rock of Faster She Said, to the punchy Punk crossover of The Rascal Kings, Danny has crafted a legacy of catchy, hook laden tunes which have finally been compiled on to an album that is part ‘Best Of’ and part ‘Anthology’ and a precursor release to his upcoming debut solo album
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Palm Sunday Services
Haere Mai - All Welcome
We have two services on this day (8am & 10am), see post for details
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Tacoteca MasaClass: CANCELLED
Auckland’s Tacoteca is sharing their exciting Chef Jean Brito with F
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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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Sports & Outdoors
Plunket Shield championship - Central Stags v Otago
How good is free admission to witness our defending national champions, the Central Stags, in the cauldron of national first-class cricket!
People pay big bucks to watch this in England, but we're all about showcasing the training ground for our current and future Test BLACKCAPS so head along to the park to see the stars in a national championship that dates back 117 years
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Festivals & Lifestyle
MTG Sunday Cinema: Musical Romance Classics - Easter Parade
Join us for two classics and snuggle up in the luxurious MTG Century Theatre on a Sunday afternoon
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Performing Arts
Songs From the Shows - Encore!
By special request, Napier's favourite small choir, Octavius, will present their popular "Songs from the Shows" concert once more! Devised by Musical Director Anthony Tattersall, this program was wildly popular when we sang it last year in Napier and Dannevirke; it is a brilliant selection of the best solos, choruses and medleys from musicals such as My Fair Lady, Chicago, Les Miserables, Westside Story, several Gilbert & Sullivan shows and other favourites
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
F.A.W.C! Low'n'Slow Sunday
For one night only Mary’s Restaurant is going low and slow for a special menu jampacked with American BBQ classics
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Festivals & Lifestyle
MTG Sunday Cinema: Musical Romance - An American in Paris
The second film of this Sunday Cinema session!
Don't miss:
4pm - An American in Paris
Three friends struggle to find work in Paris
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Performing Arts
Rainbow Storytime with Erika and CoCo Flash
Rainbow Storytimes with Erika and CoCo Flash
Wednesday, 27th March at Hastings Library
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Performing Arts
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Let’s twist again, shimmy, shake, rattle, roll and rock around the clock with our singers and great band! We look forward to seeing you!
Starring:
Bonaventure Allan-Moetaua
Karl Perigo
Russell Dixon
Kelly Lim Harris
Grant Winterburn (Piano)
Chet O’Connell (Guitar)
Ollie O’Loughlin (Drums)
NZ Tour 28 Feb - 28 March
Concerts start 11am
General admission seating
Doors open 10am
Complimentary morning tea included
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Performing Arts
Rainbow Storytime with Erika and CoCo Flash
Rainbow Storytimes with Erika and CoCo Flash
Wednesday, 27th March at Hastings Library
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Performing Arts
Living Library with Erika and CoCo Flash
Living library with Erika and CoCo Flash
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Performing Arts
Napier Performing Arts Easter Competitions
Performing Arts competitions in Instrumental, including piano, strings, baroque instruments for ages 5 years to adults
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Maundy Thursday Service
Haere Mai - All Welcome
Join us for this late evening service, see post for details
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Performing Arts
Napier Performing Arts Easter Competitions
Performing Arts competitions for Junior and Senior Vocal
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Kieran Callaghan
Playing all throughout the day on our beautiful Extravaganza Fair Stage - with guest appearances also from our resident performers , the one and only Ashton Family Circus & guest musicians
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Performing Arts
Ashton Family Circus
The Ashton Family Circus are bringing back a fast-paced, humorous family show with a message to Aotearoa
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Performing Arts
Burns the Dragon & The Silver Lady
He’s part man, part dragon, and all wonder
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Become an EGGsplorer at the National Aquarium
Get ready to embark on an EGGsploration at the National Aquarium!
From 29 March until 30 April, nine lovable animals will be tucked away in their eggs throughout the aquarium, just waiting to be discovered
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hop! Hop! Hop!
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 new, ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ movie
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Good Friday Services
Haere Mai - All Welcome
We have two services on this day (10am & 12pm)
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Easter Weekend 2024 - Train Rides
Looking for a fantastic family outing this, Easter? Look no further than our Easter Open Weekend! Join us for four days of train rides as we welcome visiting drivers and locomotives to our event
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Performing Arts
A Very Special Good Friday Event
Waiapu Cathedral in Napier offers a unique service on Good Friday, from midday until 3pm
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Salty Palate
Salty Palate – A Seafood Celebration
Event brought to you by Etiquette & Orton's
Presented by Saltwater Seafoods
Saturday, 30 March, 2024, 1pm - 7pm
The Old Church
Kia Moana
Beverages
Entertainment
Tickets on sale Tuesday 23 January @ 2pm
General admission early bird - $140
General admission second release - $155
General admission final release - $175
Vip - $350
General admission ticket includes:
- entry into the event
- 4 x seafood dishes
- 4 x beverage matches (wine, beer, and cider)
- cash bar (beer, wine, bubbles, cider, cocktails)
- cash bluff oyster shucking shack (pay as you go for bluff oysters)
- cash crayfish roll shack (pay as you go for crayfish rolls)
- live entertainment playing throughout the day (to be announced)
- lounging zones
- lawn games
- more to be announced
Vip ticket includes:
- entry into the event
- entry into vip lawn
- 4 x seafood dishes
- 4 x beverage matches
- all-inclusive beer, wine and cider at vip bar
- rolling bluff oyster and crayfish rolls on the vip lawn
- live entertainment on the vip lawn
- vip toilets
- lounging zones
- lawn games
- more to be announced
Get ready to embark on a seafood journey at the inaugural salty palate seafood celebration
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Holy Saturday Service
Haere Mai - All Welcome
Join us for this late evening service
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Performing Arts
Brayden Coldicutt Aria Competition
Discover opera stars of the future at the Brayden Coldicutt Aria Competition at the MTG in Napier as part of the Easter compeitions
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Tribute to Queen and the Bee Gees
A tribute to Queen and Bee Gees show performed by Paul Madsen and Band at Pukeora Estate, Waipukurau
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Dateline's 'Choose Me' Tour - Heretaunga / Hastings
Dateline are celebrating the release of their new single Choose Me by going on tour throughout Aotearoa
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Easter Sunday Services at Waiapu Cathedral
Haere Mai - All Welcome
We have two services on this day (8am & 10am), see post for details
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Easter Sunday Service At Ormond Chapel
Haere Mai - All Welcome
Join us for this morning service at our stunning Chapel
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Exhibitions
Hawke's Bay Woodturners Exhibition
From Tuesday April 2, 2024 members of the Hawke's Bay Woodturners Guild are holding their annual exhibition and sale of beautifully decorative, and delightfully practical, items made from wood
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Exhibitions
'Camilla and Friends' Art Exhibition
CAMILLA SAMPER
Nature is my biggest inspiration
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Beginners Ballroom & Latin 8-Week Course - April/May 2024
Ballroom & Latin Dance Lessons - Beginners course starts Tuesday 2nd April 2024
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Lunch Hour Concert
A free community concert featuring a variety of talented local performers: Grace Guo, Piano; Kayleigh Purvis, Soprano; Sameer Al Saharia, Guitar and Hoos the Boss - Jeff Reid, Guitar & Angela Pivac, Vocals
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
The Seasons Art Class Hawke's Bay Art Classes for Adults
Hello Art Enthusiast,
Are you ready to dive into the world of art and explore various mediums? At Seasons Art Class, we're excited to offer a diverse range of adult art classes designed to spark your creativity and enhance your skills in acrylic, watercolor, pencil art, and oil pastels
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Beginners Salsa 8 Week Course - April/May 2024
Salsa Dance Lessons - Beginners course start Wednesday 3rd April 2024
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Napier Port Primary Sector Awards
We extend an invitation for you to attend the 2024 Napier Port Hawke's Bay Primary Sector Awards
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Womans Wellness Retreat
Join us for our first ever event!
Come and escape with us to a private lakeside sanctuary, leave refreshed and restored ready to go
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Exhibitions
'Wong & Cross' Exhibition Opening by Brent Wong & Mark Cross
Wong & Cross
Join Us for the Exhibition Opening of New and Selected Works by Brent Wong and Mark Cross at Boyd-dunlop Gallery, on Friday Th April, Pm
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Performing Arts
CMNZ Series - Delaney Davidson - Out Of My Head
Artists
Delaney Davidson, Vocals & Guitar
String ensemble
Delaney Davidson Band
One of the most distinctive figures in Aotearoa’s musical landscape, Delaney Davidson is well known for his hypnotic and original One Man and his Ghost Orchestra
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Exhibitions
'Wong & Cross' Exhibition by Brent Wong and Mark Cross
Wong & Cross
An Exhibition of New and Selected Works by Brent Wong and Mark Cross at Boyd-dunlop Gallery
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Haloumi, Feta And Mozzarella Cheese Making Workshop: SOLD OUT
In this three-hour long workshop you will learn how to make Haloumi, Mozzarella and Feta
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Harvest Moon ft Tom Jones, Gin Wigmore and The Magnificent 7
TOM JONES - the Welsh music legend whose iconic career has spanned more than six decades is bringing his powerful and soulful voice to headline a NZ exclusive performance at HARVEST MOON, held at MCLEAN PARK, NAPIER on SATURDAY, APRIL 6 2024
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Rationalist and Humanists of Hawke's Bay and East Coast
Guest Speaker will be Eru Hiko-Tahuri, speaking about his book Māori Boy Atheist
In this book, he sketches his life of being knocked from religious pillar to religious post before finally finding the personal freedom that atheism allows
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Assembly Room Tunes - April 2024
A Jazz Affair
With Anton Wuts on Sax, James Lowe on Trumpet and David Selfe on piano, this show jumps from Ellington to Monk, Benson to Garner, in the coolest spot on a Monday Morning, to have morning tea and a show!
This performance is part of the 2024 Assembly Room Tunes
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Osmanthus Gardens Lantern Festival: POSTPONED
Update - Friday 12th April
With heavy rain forecast, the lighting of Osmanthus Gardens in Cornwall Park has been cancelled tonight, Friday 12th April
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
The Ultimate Guide to Understanding our Kids Online World
Join us for an evening with Rob Cope, a multifaceted Filmmaker, Author, and Speaker renowned for his groundbreaking documentary "Our Kids Online
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Natalia Murray Presents Samuel Courtauld and His Collection
The associate lecturer at the Courtauld Institute of Art, independent curator and BBC presenter, Natalia Murray will share with us her intimate knowledge of the collection as she explores Courtauld’s collection and his role in promoting Impressionism in the United Kingdom
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Sports & Outdoors
2024 Apollo Projects NZ Swimming Championships
Don’t miss any of the action as our top NZ swimmers meet at the Hawke’s Bay Regional Aquatic Centre from Tuesday 9 – Saturday 13 April as they try to Unlock Their Greatness and qualify for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris
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Exhibitions
CHB Museum: Wet Plate Portrat Sessions
The CHB Museum: Wet Plate Portrait Sessions
The Central Hawkes Bay Museum
Waipawa
9th April 2024
10am - 3pm
This April, photographer Adrian Cook takes his mobile darkroom (a 1950's Bond-wood caravan) to the CHB Museum in Waipawa to craft timeless portraits using the wet plate collodion process, a 19th century method of development that predates film photography
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Volunteering HB Library Drop - in Session
Do you have a burning question about volunteering? Come in and ask us! Volunteering is an awesome way to give back to your community - and studies show that volunteering increases overall wellbeing
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Pecha Kucha at MTG
We're looking forward to seeing you in Napier, for the first event of 2024!
We hope you can join us on Tuesday, April 9th at MTG Century Theatre
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Performing Arts
Cine-Club 2nd Tuesday Most Months French Film/Eng Subtitles
On the second Tuesday of most months Association Française de Hawke's Bay shows a French language film at Event Cinema in Havelock North
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Building a Wind Farm Through Covid-19 and Cyclones
Join us for an insightful session with James Mears, Project Manager for Meridian Energy’s Harapaki wind farm
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Performing Arts
Romeo & Juliet by The Barden Party
Get ready for an injection of joy into your summer
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Author Talk: an Evening With Tina Clough and Karen Mcmillan
Come and hear these two sensational authors as they discuss their books and writing lives
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Exhibitions
Solar Tsunamis Exhibition At the Faraday Museum
Tūhura Otago Museum is thrilled to bring its newest science showcase to the Faraday Museum of Technology
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Performing Arts
Land of the Long Long Drive
This show for Kiwi kids features iconic New Zealand creatures, landscapes and fresh waiata by NZ singer-songwriter Benny Tipene, and beautiful costumes from Gridley by Victoria, costumier for the Royal New Zealand Ballet and is suitable for ages 3-10 years
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Performing Arts
Land of The Long Long Drive
Land of the Long Long Drive
This show for the whole family is the third tour from the 2024 stable of touring artists with Arts On Tour NZ
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Volunteering Hb Library Drop - In Session
Do you have a burning question about volunteering? Come in and ask us! Volunteering is an awesome way to give back to your community - and studies show that volunteering increases overall wellbeing
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Performing Arts
Romeo & Juliet by The Barden Party
Get ready for an injection of joy into your summer
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Brodie Street: Starting The Spectrums
Hi friends
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Performing Arts
Flutter by Stringbean Puppets
A bat who is afraid of the dark encounters a glow worm who thinks she is a star
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Volunteering HB Library Drop- in Session
Do you have a burning question about volunteering? Come in and ask us! Volunteering is an awesome way to give back to your community - and studies show that volunteering increases overall wellbeing
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Beacon Bloom
Hawkes Bass & Littlestone are proud to bring one of NZ’s most exciting Electronic Music acts to Hawkes Bay; Beacon Bloom
Uplifting and deeply danceable, Beacon Bloom’s trademark ethereal vocals sit above soaring synth lines and an undeniable low-end groove
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Ladies Night Out with WolfPack
Expect The Unexpected ladies, because what happens on tour, happens at WolfPack
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Exhibitions
The Light Shone Clear: History. Perspectives. Art.
From the Museum’s collection, each artwork in this exhibition conveys a perspective on times and events that shaped Te-Matau-a-Māui, Hawke’s Bay and Aotearoa, New Zealand into what they are today
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Lift Off Whānau Day
Saturday 13 April is Whānau Day at Toitoi for Lift Off Festival!
Enter a completely transformed Toitoi where exploration, discovery, and creativity overflow!
Whānau day has everything that will ignite little imaginations, with theatre shows, interactive backstage tours, roaming characters, immersive experiences, playmaking spaces, storytelling, and even a Club Kids with a DJ! Find a surprise around every corner, have a go at something new, and get your free Creativity Passport stamped!
Most activities are free to just pop in and have a go, with only a handful of events you’ll need to book and pay for
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Backstage Buccaneers
The stage is set, the costumes are hung, the scripts are at the ready, the techies are standing by, the makeup is glowing with brushes glistening
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Exhibitions
Keirunga Artists Autumn Exhibition 2024
Opening night 5
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Festivals & Lifestyle
April 2024 School Holiday Napier Escape Rooms
School Holidays with Enigma Escape Rooms!
Be a Wizard, Detective, Spy or an Elf
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Performing Arts
Pirates of The Curry Bean
At the Docks of Old London Town is the Squirty Squid Tavern, home to Pearl Periwinkle and her children Liza & Jack
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Exhibitions
Hīkoi Haere With Charles Ropitini
Join us for a talk & walking tour of Hastings Art Deco buildings with Charles Ropitini, co-curator of the Foundations and Additions: Plans for the Heretaunga 100 Block exhibition
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Sourdough Bread Workshop: SOLD OUT
Fresh baked slow fermented sourdough bread,
- sourdough buns,
- focaccia,
- pizza dough and crackers
- Cinnamon Rolls
Go home with freshly baked goodies, recipe’s, some starter and the skills learned to do it yourself!
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Festivals & Lifestyle
A Day on the Village Green
Join us for "A Day on the Green" on Saturday, April 13th, from 1-4pm on the Havelock North Village Green! Kick off the school holidays with a delightful afternoon of family fun
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Performing Arts
The Messy Magic Adventure
A Rollicking Entertainment production
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Ladies Night Out with WOLFPACK
What to expect:
Expect the unexpected ladies, because what happens on tour, stays on tour
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Sandy Sheets - Release Party
Come along to the Common Room garden bar to celebrate the release of our debut single "REAL"
support act soon to be announced
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Repair Cafe Hastings - Havelock North
Haere Mai
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Festivals & Lifestyle
School Holiday Programme - National Aquarium of NZ
Join us this April school holidays for an EGGtastic holiday program filled with fun!
We will have five new daily topics where your budding scientist can discover all about animals that lay eggs, from those with feathers, those with scales, those that carry a shell on their back, to those that lived millions of years ago!
Monday: Come and take up the challenge of protecting your own clutch of eggs
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
School Holidays - MTG: Drop In Zone
Week 1: Come and help create a window collage inspired by Gabby O’Connor’s artwork All the Colours, All the Light
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Exhibitions
He Hokinga Mai - Bringing My Art Home - Joanne Black
The artworks I create are from my re imagined tūpuna with the intent to embrace diverse cultural elements with dignity
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Exhibitions
'Taikura Upstairs' - Taikura Rudolf Steiner High School
This exhibition showcases the dynamic visual art and craft work of high school students from Taikura Rudolf Steiner School from mid-2023 and the beginning of 2024
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Creative Me - Puppet Making and Performing
Mara and Madi invite you to a fun and hands-on three day puppet making workshop
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring 2024 Pasifika Movie Afternoon
Bring along your whānau to watch Sione's Wedding (M)
'Four raucous Samoans are banned from their best friend's wedding
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Free Kids Drop-In Art Days 2024
Come along to the gallery and get creative with fun, free art activities related to our current exhibitions! Every Tuesday and Thursday in term time school holidays
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring 2024 Party Games (Without the Birthday)
Hip hip hooray! It's time to party
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Performing Arts
Robot Song
Toitoi & Arena Theatre Company presents Robot Song, an award-winning Australian theatre production, as part of Lift Off Festival
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Performing Arts
Testimony: Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky
Lilburn Diversions for String Orchestra
Bruckner String Quintet, Adagio
Rautavaara Pelimannit
Tchaikovsky Andante cantabile, TH63
Shostakovich Chamber Symphony
Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony is an arrangement of his Eighth String Quartet, written after he saw the aftermath of the apocalyptic 1945 bombing of Dresden
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
School Holidays - MTG: Fashion Flaunt
Calling all fashionistas!
Come and try your hand at designing an item or a whole outfit of your own making using recycled fabrics, materials, inspiration from our gallery spaces
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring 2024 Are You Sus? An Among Us IRL Event
See who prevails, crewmates or imposters
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Performing Arts
Shipwrecked!
For ages 10+
Do you have what it takes to work in a team and complete different types of challenges to unlock the treasure chest? You do?!Shiver me timbers! It’ll be all hands on deck
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Paint and Wine Night in Hastings - Abstract Landscape
The concept is simple - take a brush in one hand, a drink in the other and let’s paint a masterpiece!
Join us for a creative night of drinking and painting in the heart of Hastings! No previous painting experience necessary
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Paint and Wine Night in Hastings - Abstract Landscape
The concept is simple - take a brush in one hand, a drink in the other and let’s paint a masterpiece!
Join us for a creative night of drinking and painting in the heart of Hastings! No previous painting experience necessary
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring 2024 InterActive Storytime
Storytelling with a twist! Come and play a part with us in an interactive story, all creatures great and small should apply
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Performing Arts
Inter-net Safety Workshops
For ages 7+
It can be dangerous in a sea full of phishes, we have two workshops on how to keep yourself safe online
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Late Night Which Craft Rag Rug Workshop
This autumn, turn worn-out t-shirts into a cosy rug
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Dress for Success Hawke's Bay Fashion Fundraiser
Join Dress for Success Hawke's Bay at our inaugural fundraising event of 2024! Get glitzy with friends and family for an evening featuring:
A Dress for Success Hawke's Bay fashion showcase, highlighting new season offerings from local designers
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Concerts & Gig Guide
El Hula feat. Blair Jollands - Solo
Blair Jollands is an Emmy & Bafta nominated sound designer and singer songwriter
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Harry Potter Movie Night Fundraiser
Step into the magical world of Harry Potter with an enchanting movie night experience unlike any other! Join us for a spellbinding evening filled with mystery, excitement, and unexpected surprises, all in support of Sarah's family as they navigate through a year of cancer treatment
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Creative Me - Dance Day
Jazz Class with Sophie Jean Dance School 9am - 9
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Performing Arts
Night Light Jars
For ages 7+
Arrr matey! Put yer design skills to the test an’ come and make a mason jarrr night light!
When: Friday 19 April, afternoon sessions available
Limited spaces, online registration essential
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring 2024 Puzzle Time
Not your Grandma's Puzzle Time - no cuppa and a biscuit here (well maybe there will be biscuits)
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Sports & Outdoors
School Holiday Skateboard Lessons
Bay Skates Skateboard Lessons are continuing over the school holidays! Not only that but we've added three new classes to give you more opportunities to sign up! Whether you're just starting out or been skating for a while and are wanting to up your game, we've got the class for you
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Kōwhaiwhai and Paint
Kōwhaiwhai & Paint
Do you have a passion for art? Would you like to take your skill to the next level?
Learn from our experienced Kaiako & discover Kōwhaiwhai for yourself before applying online to study with us!
Materials Provided, Light refreshments, Adults Only, Free Workshop
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Sports & Outdoors
Impact Pro Wrestling - Flaxmere's Friday Fight Night 5
Live Pro Wrestling finally makes its return to Flaxmere! You don't want to miss the best of the Bay taking on the best of the rest!
The New Zealand Heavyweight Championship is on the line in a huge main event!
Impact Pro Wrestling has been entertaining fans up and down the country for more than 20 years and has seen many of its talented wrestlers go on to perform in WWE, AEW, New Japan Pro Wrestling and more
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
How to Meditate - Half Day Workshop
How to Meditate - half day workshop
with Birgit Saunders
‘When the turbulence of our mental busyness subsides and our mind becomes still, a deep happiness and contentment naturally arise from within’ – Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
If our mind is peaceful, we can feel calm even in the most challenging situations
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Own Your Sound - A Confidence-driven Singing Workshop
- Have you ever felt like singing wasn't for you? That you didn't have "what it takes"?
- Have you ever experienced a profound sense of freedom and connection while singing alone, and desired to share that experience with others?
- What emotions do you experience when you let your voice express itself without limitations?
This workshop aims to deeply reconnect with our body and its functioning
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Bottomless Rosé Brunch
Come and enjoy our last bottomless Brunch Rosé event of the season
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Performing Arts
Family Board Game Afternoon
Suitable for all ages
Avast ye landlubbers! Bring along your mateys and try out some of our wide selection of board games
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Performing Arts
Madagascar The Musical - Napier
Step into the wild with Madagascar: The Musical – an adrenaline-packed extravaganza that brings your favorite animated characters to life on stage! Join Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria on a thrilling adventure filled with infectious music, sensational dance numbers, and laugh-out-loud moments
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Sports & Outdoors
Impact Pro Wrestling - Smash 'Em All at Asher Hall 5
Live Pro Wrestling finally makes its return to Napier! You don't want to miss the best of the Bay taking on the best of the rest!
Four of the best from around the country will compete in a huge tag team main event match!
Impact Pro Wrestling has been entertaining fans up and down the country for more than 20 years and has seen many of its talented wrestlers go on to perform in WWE, AEW, New Japan Pro Wrestling and more
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Rude Boyz - Reggae Party
Hawkes Bay's favourite reggae band The Rude Boyz bring cool reggae vibes to Hawkes Bay's favourite bar The Common Room
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Performing Arts
Enchanted Crystal Hunt Escape Room
For ages 7+
Registrations must be for teams of 3 - 4 participants
The magic crystal that brings order to the forest has been destroyed! But a twin crystal exists if only you can retrieve it! Can you find and solve the clues and restore peace to the forest before it’s too late?
When: Sunday 21 April & Sunday 28 April, morning and afternoon sessions available
Limited spaces, online registration essential
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Joe Walsh Sunday
Rock legend and former Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh is returning to Ōtātara Pā in Hawke’s Bay where he had an epiphany that led him to break his addictions
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Music Holiday Programme
Does your child Love music? Here's your chance to try out different instruments, write a song, learn 2-3 new songs in a band and perform live!
This holiday programme includes specialised workshops, playing with others in a band, learning how to write a song and performing in a live show at the end of the week
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
School Holidays - MTG: Digi Art
Join us on an exploration of colour and light using sculptural shapes created with light gels
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring 2024 Pasifika Movie Afternoon
Bring along your whānau to watch Moana (PG)
'Moana, daughter of chief Tui, embarks on a journey to return the heart of goddess, Te Fitti, from Maui
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring 2024 Tween Bakers Club
Do you like to bake? Do you like to eat? Make your favourite and bring it along to share
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Performing Arts
Aaarrrrrt for Beginners
For ages 8+
Learn some tips and tricks to improve your drawing skills
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring 2024 Frankentoys
Sid did it, and they still haunt my dreams
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Art for Kids With Sensory Sensitivities
Join us for a special art session tailored for children with disabilities, inspired by our current exhibitions
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring 2024 Faux Terrariums
Can't keep a plant alive, but love the adorable little jar scenes? No problem! We'll make a cute jar, and fill it with faux plants that can't die
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Performing Arts
Helios - Hawke's Bay
HELIOS - told by Alexander Wright with cinematic score by Phil Grainger
A lad lives half-way up a historic hill
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Performing Arts
The International Grand Magic Show
The International Grand Magic Show features a star-studded cast of renowned performers including:
- Grand Illusionist Andre Vegas
- French comedy magician and circus entertainer, Jean Phiippe
- Original magic and artistry by NZ's female magician Felicity Rogers
- Chinese Mastermind of the Oriental Wonders, Mr How
Get ready to witness original, never-before-seen magic creations, mind-bending mentalism, death-defying escapism, and much much more
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Unboring 2024 Pokémon Go and Trading Card Meetup
…Still gotta catch them all… We're having another Pokémon Go meetup! This time you can bring your Trading cards too! Meet new Pokémon friends, battle, raid, trade, and have fun! BYOD for Pokémon GO
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Performing Arts
Lego - Yo Ho Ho
Suitable for all ages
Join in with our holiday Lego session and make a piratey creation! Arrrr!
When: Friday 26 April, 11am - 12noon
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Indonesian Cooking Workshop
Indonesian themed menu, a Dutch Rijsttafel;
Nasi Goreng with Sambal Eggs
Gado Gado and Sataysauce
Chicken Rendang
Pangsit, fried wonton
Seroendeng
Pisang Goreng
Dinner and Recipe booklet included
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Exhibitions
Art Inspired by Antarctica - Floor Talk with Gabby O'Connor
Come and hear Gabby O'Connor talk about her time in Antarctica, where she worked with ice crystals in the freezing waters
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Boss - Bruce Springsteen Experience
A show not to be missed!
‘The Boss’ Bruce Springsteen Experience is an international level show honoring the timeless music of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Napier Big Music Weekend
Get ready to rock and roll with an explosive lineup of legendary tunes brought to you across one Big Music weekend! Napier Municipal Theatre and Six Chairs Missing Productions Ltd present an electrifying weekend of performances featuring The Boss - Tribute Show and The Fleetwood Mac Experience
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Napier CBD Autumn Fashion Runway & Market Day
Join us for a fun-filled day of fashion, deals and entertainment in the heart of Napier
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
I Love Icebergs Workshop with Gabby O'Connor
Suitable for ages 5 – 12 years
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Still Life Geode Workshop with Gabby O'Connor
Suitable for teens and adults
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Aotearoa HipHop & RnB Tribute - VOLUME II
Join us for a Gospel Tribute to some of Aotearoa's HOTTEST Hip Hop & RnB Tracks
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Fleetwood Mac Experience
Embark on a musical journey through the iconic era of Fleetwood Mac with “The Fleetwood Mac Experience” Immerse yourself in the timeless classics and chart-topping hits that defined a generation, as our talented Musicians faithfully recreate the magic and allure of Fleetwood Mac's unforgettable sound
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Vinyl Day
Welcome to The Urban Winery for Vinyl Day with Rockstuff Records! Dig the crates and quench your thirst, to top off an amazing April! Highlight Sunday 28th April on your calendar
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Festivals & Lifestyle
MTG Sunday Cinema: River
A stunning exploration of the timeless relationship between human civilization and Earth's rivers, in all their majesty and fragility
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Performing Arts
Henry Houdini Book Launch
New Book Launch - "Henry Houdini
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Festivals & Lifestyle
MTG Sunday Cinema: Mountain
A breathtaking voyage into the extreme and an experience featuring the highest peaks around the world
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Exhibitions
Art Hawke's Bay 'Artfully Yours' Exhibition
Art Hawke's Bay 16th Annual Exhibition
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana 2024
Nerdvana is a Free multi-day programme for adults, curated to celebrate all things nerdy
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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
Performance: Kelekele Mo‘ui (Living Soil)
Live performance: Kelekele Mo‘ui (Living Soil) - Wednesday 1 May, 10am - 4
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Performing Arts
Magical Musicals
Some of the best music theatre singers in New Zealand bring you those musical moments that brought magic to the Stage
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Lunch Time Concert
A varied concert by talented local performers:
The Choralairs directed by Beverley Heard,
Accompanists Corrie Hughes, Anna Hansen & Margaret Cooper
The Mary Doyle Choir
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Sports & Outdoors
5 Week Beginner Skateboard Lessons
Here at Bay Skate we are now introducing a 5 week introduction to skateboarding
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
EIT Public Lecture: Assoc Prof Emre Erturk
PUBLIC LECTURE followed by discussion and refreshments
Understanding the Digital Divide in Hawke’s Bay and New Zealand: How do we move towards a more digitally inclusive society?
EIT’s Associate Professor Emre Erturk will speak on his research around the ongoing digital divide and digital inclusion debates
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana 24 Talk Nerdy to Me
Watch and listen as local nerds deliver a series of short PechaKucha-style presentations, sharing whatever they geek out on
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Hawke's Bay Music Industry Gala
Get ready for the HB Music Industry Gala!
Wednesday, 1st May
6pm-8pm
Cash bar available
On the Opera House Stage, Toitoi Hawke's Bay Arts and Events Centre
Join us for a celebration of our region's music talents and champions! Experience inspiring talks from advocates beyond our borders and captivating performances by our very own local artists
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Sports & Outdoors
Aqua Tots
Aqua Tots is an opportunity for young ones to dip their toes into the world of swimming! Our relaxed drop-in sessions are designed to nurture water confidence and fundamental swimming skills
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Quiz Night Fundraiser for Hawke's Bay Multiple Sclerosis
Join us for an epic quiz night on 2 May at 7pm at Taradale & District RSA, 150 Gloucester Street Taradale
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana 24 Geeks Guild Book Club
What kind of a library programme would it be without a Book Club event? Come along for a pop-up Geeks Guild Book Club - We're reading the Classic Sci-Fi novel Frankenstein
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Hōhepa Hawkes Bay - Biodynamic Centennial Celebration Day
Celebrating 100 years of Biodynamic Agriculture
This year marks one century of the international biodynamic movement, with Hōhepa Hawke’s Bay being the longest-certified biodynamic farm in operation in Aotearoa, New Zealand
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana 24 Vr Gaming Experience
Experience the awesome fun that is virtual reality gaming! We have two Quest 3 consoles loaded up with all the best games
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana 24 Labyrinth Interactive Movie Night
You remind me of the babe! What babe?
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Performing Arts
Ben Hurley House Of The Holy Tour
Door sales CASH ONLY
It has been said that Comedy is the new Rock n roll, but stand up comedy was also born in places like this
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Save the 118 Open Studio and Market Day
The 118 is an Artist Collective in the heart of Hastings,
We are having a massive clear out and Sale of everything
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Exhibitions
Kelekele Mo‘ui - Living Soil - Kalisolaite ‘Uhila
3 May – 18 August 2024
Live performance: Wednesday 1 May, 10am - 4
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Exhibitions
Kelekele Mo‘ui - Living Soil - Kalisolaite ‘Uhila
3 May – 18 August 2024
Live performance: Wednesday 1 May, 10am - 4
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana 24 Mini Escape Room Madness
Compete against the clock - and two other teams - to solve the puzzle and escape
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana 24 Creative Cartography
Creative Cartography: Building a world to play in (D&D workshop)
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Urban Wine Walk Napier (NZ)
The streets and laneways of Napier will come alive this Autumn as a line-up of incredible venues each transform into an Urban Cellar Door and host a winemaker for you to visit on a self-guided wine trail!
How does it work you ask? Simply decide which venue you'd like to start from and you're off! Choose your own adventure as you and your friends move from venue to venue tasting delicious wines thanks to our incredible line-up of winemakers
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Danny's of Philadelphia
After a sellout series in 2023, Danny’s is coming back for one day only! The Decibel team are once again tapping into winemaker Daniel Brennan’s Philadelphian roots and transforming into a sandwich joint reminiscent of those ubiquitous back home
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Sourdough Pizza and Pasta Workshop
In this Sourdough Pizza and Pasta workshop, you will learn how to create and use Sourdough for Pizza, Pasta and some sweet doughnuts
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana 24 D&d Game With Kiwis & Dragons
Follow and laugh along as Kiwis and Dragons play live, igniting a flame of creativity that will leave an indelible mark on the very fabric of your existence
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana 24 Vr, Board Games & 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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Performing Arts
Ben Hurley House Of The Holy Tour
It has been said that Comedy is the new Rock n roll, but stand up comedy was also born in places like this
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Elton John Experience
Presented by Michael Stodart
New Zealand's No
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Strider - Acoustic Classic Rock
Strider is Geoff Dunn (vocals) and Simon Nixon (guitar)
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana 24 Writing Workshop
Making your Story Sparkle: Writing Workshop
Join local author Gareth Ward (winner of Storylines Tessa Duder Award, the 2018 Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Youth Novel, and a 2018 Storylines Notable Book Award) as he teaches simple but effective ways to make your writing stronger and more engaging
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana 24 Magic: the Gathering - Showcase Game
A demonstration game by some of our local MTG card-nerds
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana 24 Miniature Painting Workshop
Learn the basics of model painting with Lovecraft Game Store
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Performing Arts
O Nata Lux - a Concert By the Waiapu Cathedral Choir
As winter draws near and our world is sometimes dark and turbulent, we bring you a celebration of the glory of new light - the Nata Lux
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Nerdvana 24 Are You Sus?
An Among Us Irl Event (for adults)
Who will prevail: crewmates or imposters? Can you complete your tasks while avoiding the imposter… or maybe you ARE the imposter? Only the least sus will survive in this popular game brought to life
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Performing Arts
Grease
Lindisfarne and Iona Colleges present the theater production of Grease telling the story of Rydell High School's senior class of 1959
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Artbeats: Maverick Modigliani
Marking the centenary of the death of Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920), this special cinema event will delve into the story of a remarkable talent that surpassed legend and stereotypes
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Exhibitions
'New Radicals' Exhibition by Johnny Romeo
Johnny Romeo
New Radicals
10 May - 3 June, 2024
Opening Friday 10 May, 5 - Pm at Boyd-dunlop Gallery
Direct Message or Email Info@boyddunlop
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Exhibitions
Exhibition Opening of 'New Radicals' by Johnny Romeo
Johnny Romeo
Join Us for the Opening of 'new Radicals' at Boyd-dunlop Gallery, Opening Friday 10 May, 5 - Pm
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Exhibitions
Approaching Consequence
Approaching Consequence - Andrew Barns-graham
The Time Is Drawing Nearer to an Exciting New Exhibition Here at Muse Gallery, Featuring Hard Edged Portraits by Andrew Barns-graham and Gravity-defying Sculptural Vessels by New Ceramic Artist, Kit Rennie
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Leaving Jackson The Johnny Cash And June Carter Show
Presented by: Outlawed Touring
Experience Leaving Jackson this year
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Leaving Jackson - The Johnny Cash and June Carter Show
Now on sale!
Experience the magic of Leaving Jackson
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Concerts & Gig Guide
1999 The Ultimate Prince Experience
The genius, innovation and grandeur of the one and only Prince - this immersive stage show experience pays tribute and reverence to one of the greatest musical pioneers of our time
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Killer Queens
New Zealand's ONLY fully live Queen celebration band, the Killer Queens are back with a bang
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Illuminati Night Bike Ride
Decorate your bike and light up the night at the spectacular Illuminati Night Ride in Hastings city centre on Saturday May 11
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Performing Arts
UK Hun?
Bing, Bang, Bong! Sing, Sang, Song! We're off the the UK Hun!
Join the Boombfunk Variety Performers for a British Burlesque show at The Paisley Stage
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Stevie Ray Vaughan with Friends Tribute Show
The Man that has sold out the Cabana with his SRV Band is back:
“The Stevie Ray Vaughan with Friends Tribute Show”
Tony Painting British ex-pat Guitarist/Vocalist who’s played with/supported some of UK’s best known artist including UB40, Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath), Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin), Graham Bell (Thin Lizzy), Jools Holland Big Band, Ruby Turner, The Groundhogs, Budgie as well as New Zealand’s own Hamond Gamble, The Feelers, Jordan Luck
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Soul Choir's Autumn Vibes
Join the Hawke's Bay Soul Choir for an unforgettable evening of soulful melodies at The Urban Winery! Indulge in your favourite wine and snacks while the Soul Choir mesmerises you with their finest unplugged renditions of soul, disco, Motown classics, and contemporary hits
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Mother's Day at Sileni Country Club: CANCELLED
Let 's celebrate all the mothers and their families
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Repair Cafe Hastings - Clive
Haere Mai
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Mother's Day Concert
Come and celebrate Mother’s Day with the Napier Technical Memorial Band and the Junior Band at our next concert on Sunday 12th May at the Salvation Army Citadel, Greenmeadows, starting at 2
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Assembly Room Tunes - May 2024
Hawke's Bay Brass
Hawke's Bay Brass will be tooting at Toitoi
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
The Glory of Venice - 500 Years of Music and The Arts
Peter Medhurst, a musician and scholar, gives recitals and gives illustrated talks on music and the arts
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Performing Arts
Cine-Club 2nd Tuesday Most Months French Film/Eng Subtitles
On the second Tuesday of most months Association Française de Hawke's Bay shows a French language film at Event Cinema in Havelock North
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Performing Arts
Heath Franklin's Chopper - Not Here To F*ck Spiders
AS SEEN ON 7 DAYS
NZ's MOST WANTED comedian is back after three years off
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2024 - Napier
Since 1976, the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival has been an industry leader in the celebration of Mountain Culture
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hawke's Bay Better Home & Living Show 2024
Better Homes, Better Gardens, Better Lifestyles
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Cancer Awareness Fundraiser
Bareknuckle BBQ are proud to support the fundraising efforts for the treatment of all Cancer! Cancer has affected many of you directly or indirectly and for the month of May we will be hosting a variety of events to raise funds and to provide an environment where we can be together to celebrate life and remember those who have passed
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Performing Arts
Swan Lake
Considered the greatest of all classical ballets, Swan Lake is a perfect marriage of music and dance
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Concerts & Gig Guide
CMNZ Series - Mai Te Uira
Renown musician, producer, and innovator Tiki Taane (Ngāti Maniapoto) and multidisciplinary artist Kereama Taepa (Te Arawa, Te Āti Awa) have merged their two worlds to create a brand new performance experience - 'Mai Te Uira'
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Rising Stars Talent Quest CHB 2024
Rising Stars Talent Quest CHB is back for 2024!
We welcome the community to come and witness our finals night performance!
Come along and be entertained in dance, vocal and instrumental performances from the talented children in our local community
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Cellars at The Urban Winery
The Cellars are a feminist indie duo, made up of Isabella Aarons and Sinead Hegarty, longtime friends and musicians
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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
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Italian Long Lunch Cooking Workshop
Enjoying a delicious Italian long lunch in Springtime!!
Hands-on workshop , preparing 5 dishes
Making a fresh pasta and a vegetable tart
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Karl Jenkins Requiem & The Peacemakers
Karl Jenkins Concert will be Inspiring and Uplifting
Hastings Choral Society’s upcoming concert features two modern works by Karl Jenkins that have not been performed before in Hawke’s Bay
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Friends of Hastings District Libraries Book Sale
That's right! Clear some space, my book-hoarding cohorts! It's book sale time again!
This is a Friends of Hastings District Libraries fundraising event
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Dancing with Viruses
Join us for an enlightening lecture that explores the ongoing battle against viral infections and their long-lasting effects on human health
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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
2024 Central Hawke's Bay Sport and Recreation Awards
Join us in celebrating the outstanding achievements of Central Hawke's Bay's athletes, teams, clubs, coaches, and officials across all levels from grassroots to elite
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Performing Arts
Showquest Hawke's Bay 2024
Showquest is a nationwide performing arts competition and a platform for youth voices to be heard
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Grant Haua Explosion / Dusty Rhodes & the Bluesmobile
Original Rock and Blues with Grant Haua, playing solo acoustic and electric with his band, not to be missed, special guests local Legend Dusty Rhodes and The Bluesmobile
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Wonder Pēpi Market 2024
Step into the heart of Pēpi, a vibrant children's market that celebrates the wonders of babyhood, childhood, and the journey of pregnancy with delight
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Quiz Night Fundraiser: CANCELLED
Get ready to test your trivia skills and support a great cause at our CanInspire Quiz Night Fundraiser! Join us for a night of brain-teasing fun, with spot prizes galore, amazing raffles, as well as a live auction that'll keep you on the edge of your seat
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Performing Arts
Hawke's Bay Orchestra Presents - Classics for Koha
A fundraising concert to help Hawke's Bay Orchestra continue to bring high quality orchestral music to local audiences
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Stone Tribute Pilots NZ
The Hawkes Bay based Stone Temple Pilots tribute act - "Stone Tribute Pilots nz" are playing at the Paisley Stage, Napier
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Pink Ribbon Breakfast
Come one come all to support The Cancer Foundation in their mission to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer and its' fighters, survivors and research! And we here at No
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Festivals & Lifestyle
MTG Sunday Cinema: Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf
A bitter, ageing couple, with the help of alcohol, use their young house guests to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other over the course of a distressing night
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Vinyl Day
Vinyl Day with Rockstuff Records at The Urban Winery, celebrating NZ Music Month! Dig the crates, quench your thirst, enjoy the sounds! Highlight Sunday 26th May on your calendar
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Performing Arts
Sounds From Far and Near - a Linden Singers Concert
The title of this Linden Singers concert “Sounds from Far and Near,” introduces the theme of the programme, a marvellous mix of music by composers from our own country – indeed, some from our own region – and from countries far away across the oceans
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Performing Arts
NZTrio: Triptych 1 - Unquiet Dream
Described as a “national treasure” and “New Zealand’s most indispensable ensemble” (William Dart, NZ Herald), NZTrio - He Taonga Wairere is renowned for its eclectic repertoire, outstanding talent and warm kiwi stage presence
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Festivals & Lifestyle
MTG Sunday Cinema: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane
A bitter, former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion
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Exhibitions
Hawke's Bay Art Guide - Showcase Exhibition
Mark your diaries and join us for the much-anticipated annual Hawke’s Bay Art Guide Showcase Exhibition & Taste of the Trail
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Festivals & Lifestyle
NZ Careers Expo - Hawkes Bay
Meet the Future of Work
We believe that young people are the future
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Performing Arts
The Big Sing 2024
The Big Sing is an annual Choral Showcase featuring 22 student choirs from East Coast Secondary schools
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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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Festivals & Lifestyle
Smith & Sheth Pink Ribbon Breakfast
Let's Brunch for a Good Cause! We are thrilled to invite you to our Pink Ribbon breakfast and auction, in partnership with Malo Restaurant, for a morning filled with fun, delectable treats, and the opportunity to make a difference in the fight against breast cancer
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Beach Boys Experience
Pick up some Good Vibrations at this unforgettable celebration dedicated to the music of The Beach Boys
For nearly 60 years, the Beach Boys have embodied summertime
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Concerts & Gig Guide
BITTA BATTA / The Scarlett Eden Band
A Night of Original Neo Soul and Groove!
BITTA BATTA is a brand new original Neo Soul Funk band led by Campbell Burns
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hastings Monthly Car Boot Sale
Join us for a good ole fashion community Car Boot Sale! Browse through a wide selection of pre-loved treasures, from clothing to homeware items, all at bargain prices
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Escape Rooms
Escape Rooms
Open by Appointment this Kings Birthday Weekend
“An escape room, is a physical adventure game in which players solve a series of puzzles and riddles using clues, hints, and strategy to complete the objectives at hand
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Exhibitions
Napier Weavers Kings Birthday Sale
Napier Weavers
Kings Birthday Sale
Add some Wonderful Warm Wool to Your Winter Wardrobe
Garments and Accessories for Everyone, Babies to Adults
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Dutch Wintry Baking Workshop
Welcome to the first day of winter!!
Join in a 3 hour, hands-on workshop as you discover a traditional baking delicacy consumed widely in the Netherlands during the festive winter months
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
The Kings Birthday Bash
Join us for a majestic Celebration: The King’s Birthday Bash!
Get ready to raise your goblets and celebrate the day away at the most regal party of the year!
• Local Wineries Galore: Sip, swirl and savour the finest wines from our beloved local vineyards
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Ash Ridge Carboot Wine Market
Celebrate the start of winter by being transported to a European-style wine and car-boot market right here in the Hawke's Bay!
On June 2nd we will be welcoming the start of winter by hosting a winter market and wine-carboot sale
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Rationalist and Humanists of Hawke's Bay and East Coast
Boost you knowledge, hear the latest in space news
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Concerts & Gig Guide
King's Birthday Bash
The King's Birthday Bash is on Sunday, 2 June kicking off at 7
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Beginners Ballroom & Latin 8-Week Course - June/July 2024
Ballroom & Latin Dance Lessons - Beginners course starts Tuesday 4th June 2024
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Performing Arts
Long Ride Home
Two estranged siblings attempt to reconnect and quickly discover how annoying they still find one another
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Performing Arts
Hoedown Showdown
Brimming with tomfoolery, extravagant outfits and toe-tapping tunes that’ll have you dancing in the aisles
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Performing Arts
Ballroom Blitz
Presented by: Base Entertainment
Get ready to experience the ultimate dance extravaganza with Ballroom Blitz, the latest sensation from the visionary producers of Celtic Illusion
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Performing Arts
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged -Revised
An irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) was London’s longest-running comedy having clocked a very palpable nine years in London’s West End at the Criterion Theatre! Join these madcap men in tights as they weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories and Tragedies in one wild ride that will leave you breathless and helpless with laughter
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Concerts & Gig Guide
NZ Highwaymen
NZ Highwaymen set out on a Winter Tour
A very special country music event, featuring legendary talent
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Exhibitions
Wharariki Exhibition by Garth Steeper
Wharariki by Garth Steeper
7 - 27 June, 2024
New paintings at Boyd-Dunlop Gallery
Garth Steeper is one of the quiet, consistent achievers in Aotearoa New Zealand painting
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Exhibitions
To Walk In Beauty
Join us to celebrate Alexandra Tylee’s new work, To Walk In Beauty, which draws from a Navajo prayer celebrating harmony and balance
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Young Fruit Grower of the Year Awards Evening
Join Us in Celebrating the Future of Fruit Growing!
Indulge in an evening of anticipation and admiration as we honor the trailblazers of tomorrow at the Young Fruit Grower of the Year competition
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Pride Hedwig and The Angry Inch Movie Sing-along
Calling all Hed-heads and Hed-virgins! Join us for a wild and beautiful film sing-along
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Motel California Eagles Experience
Motel California is the Eagle's show everyone's talking about
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Curator Floor Talk – The Light Shone Clear
Curator Floor Talk – The Light Shone Clear: History
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Munich Meets Meeanee 4.0
A highlight of the Hawke's Bay events calendar, Munich Meets Meeanee is back for 2024!
The Old Church will once again transforms itself into a classic Bavarian bier hall
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Performing Arts
Versus Talent Quest
Versus Talent Quest has put a call out to all young bands, singers, poets, comedians, dancers, actors, musicians, individuals, groups and anyone with an inch of talent to sign up!
Those performing at the live show have been selected to compete in their age division and there is a prize pool of $1,500 up for grabs!
$500 each for first place in the Primary School, Intermediate School and High School age divisions
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Hogsnort Bulldogs Goodtime Band
Still continuing to regularly perform an energetic and fun-filled show, a band that includes original stars from the sixties and seventies hit bands, Hogsnort Rupert, Bulldogs Allstar Goodtime Band and Dave and the Dynamos, will be playing at the Century Theatre – MTG Hawkes Bay, Saturday 8 June 2024
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Eagles Greatest Hits Show
A Tribute to one of the World's Greatest Bands
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Puketapu Band and Buffet Night: Naked Gun
Join us at The Puketapu Pub on the 8th of June and come and groove to Naked Gun
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Blood Red Sky U2 Tribute
A night of U2 Classic Rock from a very experienced tribute band, Blood Red Sky
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Graeme James 'Luminous Times' Tour, Heretaunga/Hastings
Kiwi folk sensation Graeme James is back with his first original body of work in two years, ‘Luminous Times’
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Napier Latin Party
It’s party time AGAAAINNNN!!!
Come join me along with the local Latin American community, the Latin Kiwi community, and everyone else in Napier for the ultimate Fiesta Latina
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Repair Cafe Hastings - Parkvale
Haere Mai
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Matariki Makerspaces
Visit one of our libraries to doodle, colour-in or put your brain to the test with some Matariki crosswords and wordfinds
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Matariki Makerspaces
Visit one of our libraries to doodle, colour-in or put your brain to the test with some Matariki crosswords and wordfinds
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Matariki Makerspaces
Visit one of our libraries to doodle, colour-in or put your brain to the test with some Matariki crosswords and wordfinds
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Big Shout Out for Wairoa Volunteers
We warmly invite Wairoa's awesome volunteers to join us for a special morning tea hosted by Volunteering Hawke's Bay, Gisborne Volunteer Centre and Wairoa District Council
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Pride Queer Book Lovers Night
A relaxed evening presentation of new and upcoming queer books by staff and guest speakers; light refreshments and spot prizes
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Beginners Salsa 8 Week Course - June/July 2024
Salsa Dance Lessons - Beginners course start Wednesday 12th June 2024
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Sports & Outdoors
Impact Pro Wrestling - Trouble in Taradise: CANCELLED
Live Pro Wrestling finally makes its way back 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 more than 20 years and has seen many of its talented wrestlers go on to perform in WWE, AEW, New Japan Pro Wrestling and more
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Performing Arts
Trygve Wakenshaw: Nautilus
Mad, risqué and uniquely eccentric - internationally critically acclaimed and award-winning Gaulier-trained clown Trygve (pronounced 'trigvee') Wakenshaw presents his beautifully strange stream-of-consciousness idiocy in NAUTILUS
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Performing Arts
Forest Song & Don Quixote
Presented by: Concert Events Ltd
By popular demand, The Grand Kyiv Ballet of Ukraine will return to New Zealand in June 2024
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Concerts & Gig Guide
BITTA BATTA and Willsy & Friends
BITTA BATTA is back baby! Stoked to announce that we'll be doing our debut show June 14th @ the iconic Paisley Stage
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Fabric-a-brac Napier 2024
We're delighted to bring you the inaugural Napier Fabric-a-brac!
Come along to discover vintage and modern fabric treasures, haberdashery, patterns, buttons and sewing supplies for sale, all in aid of Cranford Hospice
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Exhibitions
John Tarlton Artist Talk
Join Hawke’s Bay artist and storyteller John Tarlton as he talks about his recent works now on display at Hastings Community Arts Centre
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Haloumi, Feta and Mozzarella Cheese Making Workshop
In this three-hour long workshop you will learn how to make Haloumi, Mozzarella and Feta
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Havelock North: A light-hearted history
Join author and historian Michael Fowler for a review of Havelock North’s history
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Performing Arts
Open Mic Pride Night
Step on stage and let your true self shine at our Open Mic Pride Night! Poet? Singer? Drag performer? Interpretive Dancer? All are welcome at this local celebration of Pride and Queer culture
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Volunteering Hawke's Bay Excellence Awards 2024
Each year, thousands of volunteers across Hawke's Bay carry out vital roles which weave through the social, cultural and economic fabric of our Hawke's Bay communities
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Sports & Outdoors
Impact Pro Wrestling - Mad King's Court: CANCELLED
Live Pro Wrestling finally makes its way back 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 more than 20 years and has seen many of its talented wrestlers go on to perform in WWE, AEW, New Japan Pro Wrestling and more
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Concerts & Gig Guide
We Rise - 10th Anniversary Tour
Devilskin Announce We Rise 10th Anniverary Tour
With very special guests: Tadpole Feat
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Tempo 38 Reunion w/Special Guests The Disorderlies
More Info TBA
Tempo 38
w/ Special Guests
The Disorderlies
Plus; Roxbury + Paddy & The Cryptids
Paisley Stage, Napier
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac & Stevie Nicks Tribute Show
Landslide is a live 5-piece band, who have been celebrating the music of Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks for the past 11 years, covering well-known classics from Fleetwood Mac and also Stevie's solo hits!
Expect to hear Dreams, Sara, Rhiannon, The Chain, Go Your Own Way, Seven Wonders, Don't Stop, Edge of 17, Tusk, Gypsy, Black Magic Woman, Rooms On Fire, and Little Lies to name just a few!
Full lighting, sound system and liberal 4-part harmonies help to bring these timeless songs to life
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Matariki Star Hunt
Put your navigation skills to the test and seek out the missing stars of Matariki at one of our libraries
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Matariki Star Hunt
Put your navigation skills to the test and seek out the missing stars of Matariki at one of our libraries
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Matariki Star Hunt
Put your navigation skills to the test and seek out the missing stars of Matariki at one of our libraries
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Lord Fitzwilliam and His Bequest to Cambridge
Sarah Burles studied History of Art at Cambridge University and University College London
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Matariki Rhythm & Rhymes
Nau mai haramai! Bring along your little singstars for a twinkly session at the Havelock North Library to celebrate Matariki
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
EIT Public Lecture: Assoc Prof Anita Jagroop-Dearing
EIT’s Associate Professor Dr Anita Jagroop-Dearing (FRSPH PhD) will share insights from her diverse research journey focusing on topics around Public Health
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Story Walk: Twin Stars of Matariki: Waitī & Waitā
Waitī doesn't look so good! Te Rerehua & Sam try their best to make the twin star of Matariki shine bright again
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Performing Arts
Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors is a horror comedy rock musical with music by Alan Menken and lyrics and a book by Howard Ashman
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Beginners Salsa & Bachata Course - June/July 2024
Salsa & Bachata Dance Lessons - Beginners course start Wednesday 19th June 2024
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Late Night Which Craft Paint-Along Workshop
Take a break from the daily grind
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Lone Star x Alpha Domus Wine Night
Join the team at Napier Lone Star as they explore fantastic local products in a series of tasting nights with local producers including beers, ciders, wines and spirits
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Exhibitions
100 Years of Unison at the Faraday Museum
Explore Unison's history through stories and items from the community, and see its growth and key milestones over the past century
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Exhibitions
Kare - Matariki Creative Fest
Kare beckons as more than an exhibition; it is a testament to the vitality of creativity, the richness of culture, and the strength of community
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Matariki Centrepiece Pop-up Workshop
Join us for the evening and craft a beautiful centrepiece for your table to celebrate Matariki
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Exhibitions
NGHS presents the Tremains Affordable Art Exhibition 2024
Join us for the Tremains Affordable Art Exhibition 2024, Napier Girls’ High School’s annual fundraiser
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Matariki Night at MTG
Join in with Napier’s Matariki evening, MTG will be open late until 8:30pm
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Ahuriri Matariki
Let's celebrate Matariki together!
Join us on Friday 21 June as we give you the full Matariki experience
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Maggie Cocco at The Urban Winery
Acclaimed American Musician Maggie Cocco to Perform Free Show at The Urban Winery, Napier
Napier, [May 6th, 2024]: Maggie Cocco, the acclaimed singer-songwriter known for her otherworldly voice and captivating performances is set to enchant audiences with an intimate acoustic show at The Urban Winery in Napier
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Exhibitions
KARE: Matariki Creative Exhibition
Step into the boundless realm of KARE, our annual Matariki exhibition bursting with boldness and diversity
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Exhibitions
Whāngai Rangatira: A Hue Showcase
Step into the boundless realm of KARE, our annual Matariki exhibition bursting with boldness and diversity
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Indonesian Cooking Workshop
Indonesian themed menu, a Dutch Rijsttafel;
Nasi Goreng with Sambal Eggs
Gado Gado and Sataysauce
Chicken Rendang
Pangsit, fried wonton
Seroendeng
Pisang Goreng
Dinner and Recipe booklet included
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga Matariki Living Taonga Awards2024
The Matariki Living Taonga Awards are designed to acknowledge the hard work, integrity and talent of quiet achievers and role models across our Heretaunga communities
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Winter Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the 1970s from the United States' urban nightlife scene
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Glorious Glorias - a Sing-in!
Calling all singers!
Save the date - Saturday June 22nd - for a SING-IN - an afternoon of music-making in the magnificent Waiapu Cathedral
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Performing Arts
A Glorious Concert!
Come to a concert by the Sing-in Choir! The singers will have been rehearsing all afternoon and they will be ready to present the beautiful Glorias written by 16th Century genius Antonio Vivaldi and contemporary British composer Sir John Rutter
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Glow Back to the 80's
Not Just a gig, come and be transported back into the 80's in a charming historic building on Napier Hill
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Smokefreerockquest Hawkes Bay Regional Final
The Hawkes Bay Regional Final of Smokefreerockquest, New Zealand's nationwide, live, original music, youth event giving young musicians the opportunity to perform live in a professional setting, in venues from Northland to Southland
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Concerts & Gig Guide
This Is Latino
Join us for our Fiesta Latina , (Latin Dance Party ) with Dj CoCo and Sadhoo (Wellington), the very best of latino pulsating rhythms and Beats and plenty of salsa music too
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Festivals & Lifestyle
MTG Sunday Cinema: Lancaster
The incredible and moving story of the Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany
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Performing Arts
Hb Orchestra Presents Concertmaster Yanghe Yu In Recital
Concertmaster Yanghe Yu in recital with pianist Rosemary Song performing Tartini Violin Sonata in G minor 'Devil's Trill', Bach Sonata No
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Festivals & Lifestyle
MTG Sunday Cinema: Spitfire
The exciting story of the fighter plane and daring pilots that helped win the Battle of Britain in World War II
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Maggie Cocco's Science for Sociopaths wsg Kitty Day
Fans of indie music rejoice as Maggie Cocco's Science for Sociopaths announces their performance at The Cabana in Napier, New Zealand
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Te Wā Pakiwaitara: Matariki Storytime & Rhyme
Bring your little ones along to a special Matariki storytime for pre-school aged tamariki
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Turn Up the Heat Adults' Winter Reading Challenge
Turn up the heat by taking part in Hastings District Libraries adults’ winter reading challenge!
Register and report in on the Hastings District Libraries website
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Matariki at Waiaroha
Matariki at Waiaroha has been cancelled due to the incoming poor weather over the next couple of days
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
From Tropics to Tempests: The Journey of Ex-Tropical Cyclone
Join us to discover the fascinating and formidable journey of storms that have left an indelible mark on New Zealand’s history
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Argentine Tango Dance Class - Tuesdays
Experience a taste of dancing Argentine Tango in the most fun way!
Learn how to dance Argentine Tango with Napier Team Tango
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Hypnotherapy Group with Jan Ellis
You are invited to come along and enjoy hypnotherapy in a fun group setting
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Matariki Centrepiece Pop-up Workshop
Take the morning off with us and craft a beautiful centrepiece for your table to celebrate Matariki
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Taikura Ball 2024
We are thrilled to invite you to a magical evening as we celebrate the Matariki School Ball at Taikura Rudolf Steiner School
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Exhibitions
Matariki Time Travel at the Faraday Museum
This Matariki embark on a journey through time and space at the Faraday Museum, where adventure awaits at every turn!
Step into the Tardis-like mind-bending Infinity Room, feel the hair-raising thrills of our Van de Graaff Generator, witness the electrifying spectacle of the Tesla Coil, Create some artwork in the printery, and watch motors running in our engine bay
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Exhibitions
Rita Angus: New Zealand Modernist
Rita Angus is one of New Zealand’s most important 20th-century artists
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Matariki Wellbeing Market
MATARIKI Wellbeing Market
Taradale Town Hall 2024
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Matariki Weekend Mid Winter Fest - Metal Bands, Dj's, + more
Matariki Weekend mid Winter Fest - Metal Bands, Djs, and More
This Piece Eclectic Line up Consists of 4 Metal Bands, a Rock Opera and Then 2 of the Bays Best Dj's to Finish off the Night
On the Line up Is:
Bands:
Realthentic
Queen Sheba
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Performing Arts
Heroes & Villains - Altitude Aerials Napier Showcase
We're excited to announce our next showcase - Heroes & Villains
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Performing Arts
Jarred Fell: CANCELLED
Award-winning Comedian Magician is back and on the road ! Hitting the most random of places but purely for you!
You may have seen Jarred on American TV featuring on NBC’s ‘Bring The Funny’ where he got to the semi finals or even on local telly over the years on the NZ Comedy Gala’s on TV 3
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Exhibitions
Model Expo
Displays of models and model-making from Hawkes Bay and the central North Island, as well as board games, wargaming, and Warhammer club activities
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Exhibitions
Model Expo
The Model Expo showcases model art from the Hawkes Bay and Central North Island in the school hall at Napier Boys' High School
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Exhibitions
Live Day At the Faraday
Join us for a special ‘Live Day’, where history at the Faraday Museum will roar to life!
Take a walk back in time and experience historic pieces of technology in action! Our historic collection of engines will be showcased in operation, giving visitors an opportunity to see how they work and experience history for themselves!
As well as this, explore the 100 Years of Unison exhibition
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Havelock North Vintage Fair - Matariki Weekend 2024
Wonderful opportunity for 2 days shopping through a variety of stalls, selling Vintage Wares & Collectables - Jewellery, fashion accessories, China, Kitchenalla, military, Coins, Art, Art Deco clothes & wares, toys, NZ Memorabilia, Vintage clothing, Lavender products, and lots more
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Performing Arts
Emotions FDS Midyear Show
Presenting "Emotions in Motion" Floorless Dance Studios Midyear showcase
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Festa Junina
São João Festival on June 29th
So that I can organize something really cool so that we can make the most of this party, I will be selling tickets for $5
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Matariki Mahuika
Matariki Mahuika is a people-powered Matariki project that involves setting fire to the entire coastline of Aoetaroa New Zealand
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Madcap Presents: Beccie B (Matariki Weekend)
Join us on Saturday, the 29th of June (Matariki Weekend) for an electrifying night at Peak House
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Vinyl Day
Yay for Vinyl Day at warm and welcoming Urban Winery with Rockstuff Records! Dig the crates, quench your thirst, enjoy the sounds! Highlight Sunday 30th June on your calendar
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Concerts & Gig Guide
A Musical Afternoon of Fireworks
Joining together for a musical concert celebrating an Afternoon of Fireworks are the Napier Technical Memorial Band, Napier Tech Junior Band and the HB Community Orchestra
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Exhibitions
Matariki Kainga Hokia - Matariki Brings You Home
Matariki is a time to honour those who have passed since the last rising of Matariki, gathering to give thanks for what we have and looking to the promise of a new year
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Performing Arts
Rezpect - Mid Year Showcase
Rezpect Dance Academy are running their annual Mid-Year Showcase
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Hollie Smith 'The Bones Tour' II - Small Hall Sessions
Tuesday July 2nd - Wairoa War Memorial Hall
Wednesday July 3rd - Onga Onga Town Hall (SOLD OUT)
Thursday July 4th - Puketapu Community Community Hall (SOLD OUT)
Hollie Smith Announces Exclusive "The Bones Tour II" Solo and Intimate run of shows this Winter
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Free Quiz night with Riggsy
Believe it or not? Come and enjoy our quiz nights every Tuesday with none other than, the one and only famous and award winning quiz master!! RIGGSY! And that too, absolutely free! Starts 7pm onwards at Good George Napier Taphouse
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Soup in the City
Who doesn’t love soup in winter? We’ve got a soup-er month of delicious, soul-soothing soups from your favourite spots around town! Short on time? Street Soup will be popping up every Thursday & Saturday throughout July, for those moments when you just want a grab-n-go fix
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Paint and Wine Night in Hastings - Celebrate Matariki
The concept is simple - take a brush in one hand, a drink in the other and let’s paint a masterpiece!
Join us for a creative night of drinking and painting in the heart of Hastings! No previous painting experience necessary
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Performing Arts
Nurse Georgie Carroll Sista Flo 2.0
Nurse Georgie is just what the doctor ordered
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Exhibitions
Showcasing Tom Armstrong
5 July - 19 July
Muse is excited to showcase a special pop-up exhibition featuring the delightful and quirky paintings of Tom Armstrong, an artist from Ashley Clinton
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Performing Arts
Hukarere Girls' College Kapa Haka ā Whare
Hukarere Girls' College presents their annual Kapa Haka ā whare festival
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Performing Arts
Ladies Cultural Night
Get ready for an unforgettable evening at the Ladies Cultural Night in Hastings, featuring the sensational Miss Pooja! This event promises an enchanting blend of music, dance, and cultural celebration, bringing together women from all walks of life for a night of fun and festivity
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Poetry Station
Suitable for all ages
Become a budding poet and visit our Poetry Station at either library
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Poetry Station
Suitable for all ages
Become a budding poet and visit our Poetry Station at either library
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Introduction To Acrylic Painting Workshop
Always wanted to give painting a go? In this one day workshop you’ll learn everything you need to get started with acrylics including:
• what paints and brushes to use
• introductory colour theory
• how to apply paint and create different brushstrokes
We’ll spend the morning learning the basics and in the afternoon we’ll put it all together and paint a simple landscape painting
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Sticker Making Workshop
For ages 7+
Ever wanted to make your very own stickers? Now you can! Come along and let your imagination go wild!
When: Saturday 6 July, afternoon sessions available
Limited spaces, online registration essential
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Exhibitions
The Ceremony in the Air: Pip Davies
The Ceremony in the Air is a network of paintings by Pip Davies, strung together in a cloak-like embrace
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Abbey Winter And Summer Sessions
Over 50 Saturday Winter, Spring & Summer Sessions at Abbey for the 2024/2025 season!
Local Artists like
- Coastal Rhythm Section
- Ariana Henare
- Lady Larisa
- Hand Picked
- The Pukes
- Fraser Mackenzie
- The Acoustic Project
- Little Big Noise
- Hoos The Boss
- Scarlett Eden
- Groove Foundation
- Jackson
- Magnetix
- Mia
- Liberty
Kickback and relax and listen to the chilled sounds of local talents while sipping away on some of our boutique wines and beers in the vines
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Exhibitions
Rita Angus: Floor Talk with Curator Lizzie Bisley
Learn what shaped Rita Angus’ unique vision in association with the exhibition, Rita Angus: New Zealand Modernist, developed and toured by Te Papa Tongarewa
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly
Extraordinary soprano Asmik Grigorian tackles the demanding role of Cio-Cio-San, the loyal geisha at the heart of Puccini’s devastating tragedy
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Performing Arts
Drag B-I-N-G-O Napier - with Anita Wigl'it!
Join Anita Wigl'it (from 'RuPaul's Drag Race') as she plays with her balls!
Enjoy three competitive rounds, a drag show and lots of laughs over an hour and half!
Doors 7pm
Balls drop 7:30pm - approx 8:30/9pm
Please note that customers will be sat at shared tables
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Concerts & Gig Guide
UB40 Tribute
Get ready to jam to the soulful sounds of one of the most influential reggae bands of all time
Groove along to all of their biggest hits, red red wine, Kingston town, homely girl, cherry oh baby and much more
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Matrix & Futurebound
Hawkes Bass is extremely proud to present the return of Matrix & Futurebound Uk)
Matrix & Futurebound have been a staple in the global Drum and Bass scene since their debut in 2005
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Dumpling, Baobun And Steambun Workshop
Jie Pang will introduce you to skills of filling, shaping and making Dumplings, Steamed buns and Baobuns from scratch
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Sip & Weave
This is a contemporary weave workshop where you will learn a contemporary concept weave of our Poutama pattern created and designed by the owner of Tuitui Designs, Moana Williams
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Performing Arts
Taku Wahine Purotu
This event is a graduation showcase of our Term 2 2024 Kōhine Purotu and Hine Purotu programmes
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Winter School Holidays Storywalk at Frimley Park
Enjoy a Storywalk treasure hunt with the latest book "Te Rapu Kura" in the 'E Oma, Rāpeti' series
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Take and Make Mondays
Suitable for all ages
Looking for something to do? Pop into either library any time on a Monday and pick up a Take and Make kit from the front desk! While stocks last!
When: Monday 8 July and Monday 15 July
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Take and Make Mondays
Suitable for all ages
Looking for something to do? Pop into either library any time on a Monday and pick up a Take and Make kit from the front desk! While stocks last!
When: Monday 8 July and Monday 15 July
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Winter school Holidays Legendary Snowball Showdown
Who needs snow for a snowball fight? Not us! Gather your squad and get ready for action
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Performing Arts
Let It Snow Storytime!
Suitable for all ages
Join children’s librarians Kate and Ellen and our special guests from Napier Operatics’ production of Disney’s Frozen Jr
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Craftastic Creations
Suitable for all ages
Stay on after Storytime or pop in and join us for some Scratch Art!
When: Tuesday 9 July between 11
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Performing Arts
Cine-Club 2nd Tuesday Most Months French Film/Eng Subtitles
On the second Tuesday of most months Association Française de Hawke's Bay shows a French language film at Event Cinema in Havelock North
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Quiz Night With Riggsy
A new era begins in 2024 !!
Hosted by the legendary award winning Quiz Master Riggsy along with his brand of cheeky infamous humor
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Paper Chain Wall Art
Suitable for all ages
Join us in this simple craft that can make a big impact
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Performing Arts
3 Tenors Tribute to Mario Lanza
Deemed the greatest voice of the 20th century, our tenors pay tribute to Mario Lanza singing his passionate love songs
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Sports & Outdoors
School Holiday Skateboard Lessons
The school holidays are upon us and we've got more skateboard lessons locked in! We've added a few different classes this time around to cater for everyone!
Mini Shredders - Ages 3-7
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Winter School Holidays Interactive Movie Afternoon
Prepare to be eerily entertained by our favourite gothic family on this particular Wednesday
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Taskmaster: Library Edition
For ages 10+
Pit your wits against the rest as you take on a variety of wacky challenges
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Art Classes for Adults - Seasons Art Class Hawke's Bay
At Seasons Art Class Hawkes Bay we provide the ideal opportunity for you to let your artistic talents bloom and flourish – even if you think you have no disposition towards art at all
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Winter School Holidays Pop a Wheelie Pizza Party
Unlock the joy of storytelling alongside our friendly reading guides and work together to conquer a Hell Pizza Wheel
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
History of Eskdale with Michael Fowler
Eskdale is a beloved part of Hawke's Bay, residing in the Hastings District, but of course closer to Napier
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Winter School Holidays Pyjama Storytime
Get cozy in your PJ's and join us for a hot chocolate and some epic stories read by the Great Wardini and the Amazing Lou!
Suitable for all ages
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Macrame Keyrings
For ages 10+
Why "knot" learn something new these holidays with our Macrame keyring craft
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Cocktail Party 2024
Join us for an unforgettable evening at the 32nd Annual Cocktail Party, proudly presented by the Hastings Karamu Rotary Club and our esteemed Premier Sponsor, Advanced Plumbing and Gas
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Performing Arts
The Chapel Choir of Christ's College, Cambridge, U.K.
This university choir is recognised as one of Cambridge's finest mixed-voice ensembles
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Doors Live
The Doors LIVE keep the magical legends of The Doors alive with authenticity
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Amapiano
Get your tickets now and experience a night of Amapiano music at Common Room with subtle tones of Afro beat, Dancehall and House
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
ReCreate: Upcycling
For ages 12+
Upcycling is a great way to personalise your wardrobe
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Exhibitions
Artist talks: Kalisolaite ‘Uhila and Rob George
Join Kalisolaite ‘Uhila and Rob George in conversation with gallery Director Sophie Davis as they reflect on Uhila’s performance and exhibition Kelekele Mo‘ui (Living Soil)
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Napier CBD Mid Winter Christmas Market Day
Join us for some mid-year cheer and festive vibes in the heart of the city this July!
Santa is making a special visit from the North Pole for a mid-year check-in! Bring the kids along to share their early Christmas wishes with the jolly man himself
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
The Cellar Door Collective
We're excited to announce a new initiative at Radburnd Cellars with the launch of our Cellar Door Collective!
We've invited three outstanding producers without cellar doors to join @Bostock and ourselves in our beautiful new space- the Stables
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Dutch Wintry Baking Workshop
Welcome to mid- winter!!
Join in a 3 hour, hands-on workshop as you discover a traditional baking delicacy consumed widely in the Netherlands during the festive winter months
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Concerts & Gig Guide
BuffaloBuffaloBuffalo
BuffaloBuffaloBuffalo are a Pop-rock band from Te Whanganui-a-Tara performing hot on the heels of their successful shows in their home town
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Festivals & Lifestyle
'Lovely Rita - A Painters Life' screening followed by Q&A
A screening of Lovely Rita - A Painters Life – followed by Q&A with Dame Gaylene Preston and Jill Trevelyan
Renowned New Zealand painter Rita Angus lived and worked at a time when to be a full-time artist was unusual and hardly considered a serious occupation
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Assembly Room Tunes - July 2024
Silvereye, a well-proven team of great players, keep the folkiness in all of us going
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Tiny Art
For ages 7+
Come along and paint one of the tiny canvases to be displayed in the library
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Winter School Holidays Jarlicious Bakes
We'll provide the jars, and the ingredients
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Performing Arts
Magic Men - Feel The Magic Tour
We’re coming back to NZ in 2024!! Worldwide sensation - the MAGIC MEN AUSTRALIA are coming your way! Australia’s most anticipated men are heating up the town Magic Men’s “FEEL THE MAGIC” showcases it’s most talented men in a heart-stopping live performance
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Winter School Holidays Faux Stained Glass Suncatchers
Bring some bright colour to your winter days - we're making suncatchers!
Suitable for ages 5+
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Sugar Geodes
For ages 5+ (children under 8 years must have parental/guardian assistance)
Why wait hundreds of years for the earth to create a geode when you can make your own these holidays
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Performing Arts
Badjelly the Witch Glow Show
Badjelly the Witch, the much-loved, utterly loony Spike Milligan classic, is this year’s Glow Show! Nearly 100,000 Kiwi kids, parents and educators have seen a Glow Show; come and join the fun with the frolicking, witchy-poo, super-fun Badjelly the Witch! The brilliantly nonsensical tale is being entirely reimagined with the unique Glow Show treatment
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Winter School Holidays Shadow Hunters Hide & Seek
Let's keep it simple: Hide and seek
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Winter School Holidays Beeswax Cloth with Sustainable HB
July is International Plastic Free Month, some come along and make your own beeswax cloth with Sustainable Hawkes Bay! Beeswax cloths are easy and fun to make, and a great way to help your whānau be plastic free
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Diamond Dust Workshop
Our school holiday Diamond Dust workshop will take inspiration from Gabby O’Connor work 'All the Colours, All the Light' that is currently on display in the foyer of MTG
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Art Deco Winter Fashion Walking Tour
Each year Napier City Business Inc supports the Art Deco Festival weekend with these popular free tours
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Performing Arts
Badjelly the Witch Glow Show
Badjelly the Witch, the much-loved, utterly loony Spike Milligan classic, is this year’s Glow Show!
Nearly 100,000 Kiwi kids, parents and educators have seen a Glow Show; come and join the fun with the frolicking, witchy-poo, super-fun Badjelly the Witch!
The brilliantly nonsensical tale is being entirely reimagined with the unique Glow Show treatment
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Kids In the City
POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER FORECAST - SEE YOU NEXT SCHOOL HOLIDAYS - 10-12 OCTOBER 2024
Bring the kids to the city for an action-packed end-of-school holiday adventure:
Bounce, climb, and race through an action packed double lane inflatable obstacle course
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Green Screen Adventures
Suitable for all ages
Visit a winter wonderland with our Green Screen Adventures
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Winter School Holidays Polymer Clay Teen Edition
Drop in and see us - we have clay in all colours, tools, examples, and of course, books to teach you skills! Make something for yourself, or for someone else; it's never too early to get started on gift planning…
Suitable for ages 13+
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Deco Lumina
Napier borough is turning 150 this year! As part of the celebrations, Tūrama Productions in collaboration with Napier City Council, invite you to rug up warm and bring your friends and family out to discover Napier in a whole new light! Walk the ‘Heritage Trail of Light’ and be inspired and educated by the illuminated installations showcasing our city’s architecture and history
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Trinity Hill Cellar Door Canvas Night
Join us for a 2
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Art Beats - The Immortals: The Wonder of the Museo Egizio
Kha, architect and builder of tombs for the pharaohs, has to undertake the journey to the Underworld, amid a thousand dangers
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Performing Arts
A Taste of Ireland
Hot off its Off-Broadway premiere, ‘A Taste of Ireland―The Irish Music & Dance Sensation’ hits stages across New Zealand, performing the show that has entertained thousands around the globe
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Performing Arts
Keeping Up Appearances
Welcome to the wonderful world of Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bookay, if you will) and her unusual family and 'friends'
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Performing Arts
A Taste of Ireland - Napier
Hot off its Off-Broadway premiere, A Taste of Ireland―The Irish Music & Dance Sensation hits stages across New Zealand, performing the show that has entertained thousands around the globe
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Winter School Holidays Bookworm Bonanza Family Quiz
Revisit your favourite stories in our family friendly quiz
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Waipukurau Record Fair
Records, Tapes and Cds, all sorts, all sizes, all styles
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Winter Deco 2024
Discover Art Deco Napier in a whole new light this July
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Exhibitions
Studio Archive Exhibition Opening by Richard Boyd-Dunlop
Now on show:
Studio Archive Exhibition by Richard Boyd-Dunlop
8 - 30 July, 2024
Gallery Celebration Friday 19th 5-7pm
Join us on Friday the 19th 5-7pm at the gallery to enjoy a selection of artworks from Richard Boyd-Dunlop's studio archive
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Performing Arts
Family Winter Quiz
Suitable for all ages
Warm up these holidays with a fun and engaging quiz night
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Performing Arts
Did That Just Happen? - Improv Comedy Show
Join Hawke’s Bay premier Improv Comedy company Flaming Mojo for a rollercoaster ride of hilarity where our performers create a series of scenes totally made up on the spot
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Winter Art Deco
Winter Art Deco Weekend Music Extravaganza
Join us for an unforgettable weekend of music and fun at the Napier RSA
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Performing Arts
Club Burlesque
Take our hand and let us whisk you away from reality in a whirlwind of glamour, feathers, magic and sparkly seduction
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
A Taste of Elegance
Join us for an unforgettable fusion of High Tea & Millinery Magic, as we celebrate Winter Art Deco at the Faraday Museum of Technology
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Winter Deco: Louis Hay Art Deco Building Walking Tour
Louis Hay set up his architectural practice in the beautiful seaside town of Napier
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Exhibitions
Wool is the Way
Otane Arts & Crafts Corner presenting another exhibition at the CHB Museum
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Sourdough Bread Workshop
Fresh baked slow fermented sourdough bread,
sourdough buns,
focaccia,
pizza dough and crackers,
plus Cinnamon Rolls
Go home with freshly baked goodies, recipe’s, some starter and the skills learned to do it yourself!
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Performing Arts
The Ding Dong Sing Song Pub Quiz Games Night Costume Party
FOOSH presents The Ding Dong Sing Song Pub Quiz Games Night Costume Party
We’ve taken everyone’s favourite party/pub activities and wrapped them up into one crazy, hilarious, slightly inappropriate night!
Part costume party, part sing-along, part pub quiz, part games night - it's basically your table versus everyone else in a hilarious competition to see who can have the most fun
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Performing Arts
Chris Parker
After hosting the Laugh Your A** Off Allstars show in 2023, Chris Parker is back with his new hit solo show GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON WHY I SHOULDN’T THROW MY PHONE OFF THIS BRIDGE
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Winter School Holidays Pop-Up Sunday Storytime
Join us at Havelock North Library for a special Sunday Storytime & craft with our resident Learning & Discovery Librarians
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Winter Deco Festival: Footlight Parade
Academy Award-winning tough guy James Cagney headlines an all-star cast as a Broadway producer forced by the sudden success of film to learn how to make a living in the new medium in choreographer Busby Berkeley's Footlight Parade
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
The Making of Landscape Photographs - Charlie Waite
Charlie is one of the world’s leading landscape photographers
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Creedence Clearwater Collective
We invite you to join us for a night of Creedence Clearwater Revival and John Fogerty, as we celebrate the music of one of the world’s most iconic bands – from the songs they wrote, to the songs covered, to the songs they wrote for others
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Paint and Wine Night in Napier - Sunset at the Beach
The concept is simple - take a brush in one hand, a drink in the other and let’s paint a masterpiece!
Join us for a creative night of drinking and painting in the heart of Napier! No previous painting experience necessary
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Creation Station - Sew a Drawstring Bag
For ages 18+
Perfect to keep tiny treasures in! A fantastic project for a sewing beginner
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Science, Shtick, and Segues: Reflections on an Entomologist
Join us for an engaging lecture with Dr
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Energy Event & Book Tour
This is not your average event!
Join Lisa O'Neill for an evening of inspired action, all about ENERGY
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Sports & Outdoors
Beginner Skate Lessons - Term 3
Beginner skateboard lessons are back at Bay Skate for term 3! These are open to skaters of all ages and genders as well as beginner to intermediate skill levels
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Taste of Taradale Bustle-era Dinner: CANCELLED
Napier is 150 years old this year and there are several events planned to celebrate this milestone
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Performing Arts
Mass in B Minor - Bach
One of the greatest works by one of classical music's greatest composers, the B Minor Mass is both majestic and mysterious
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Winter Warmers Crafts Workshops
Winter Warmers Crafts Workshops: Crafts that foster creativity and connection
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Taste of Taradale Cultura Mid-Winter Fest
Napier is 150 years old this year and there are several events planned to celebrate this milestone
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Exhibitions
Te Matau-a-Māui Contemporary Art
This exhibition launches a new biennial programme of contemporary art commissions, supported by a partnership between Te Whare Toi o Heretaunga Hastings Art Gallery and the Gwen Malden Charitable Trust
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Exhibition Tour: Te Matau-a-Māui Contemporary Art: Gwen Mald
Join four Hawke’s Bay artists, Leslie Falls, Nephi Tupaea (Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Tiipa, Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Ngāti Kahungunu), Te Kīra Whakamoe (Tūhoe, Ngāti Ruapani) and Bernie Winkels as they discuss their works in the exhibition Te Matau-a-Māui Contemporary Art: Gwen Malden Trust Commissions
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Sports & Outdoors
HB Magpies vs Whanganui - Ranfurly Shield Challenge
McLean Park plays host to our Hawkes Bay Magpies as they take on Whanganui in the second Ranfurly Shield game of 2024 on Saturday 27th July
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Tucker Lane At Hygge
Get along with the family or friends for this early evening, let loose and laugh occasion
Tucker Lane creates so much fun
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Performing Arts
Beethoven 4th Symphony
Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony is radiantly joyful music, filled with sunlight, humour, charm, serenity, and contentment
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Performing Arts
Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time
From the quote attributed to Mark Twain, humour is defined as Tragedy Plus Time
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Fiesta Latina: POSTPONED
¡Únete a esta fiesta latina!
Sumérgete esta noche llena de ritmos vibrantes y una energía inigualable! Te invitamos a celebrar la cultura latina con nosotros, donde la diversión no tiene límites!
Baila al ritmo de salsa, reggaeton, merengue, cumbia, cuarteto
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Festivals & Lifestyle
MTG Sunday Cinema: Dr Zhivago
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Vinyl Day
Records galore! Bar is open! Entry is free! Vinyl Day at warm and welcoming Urban Winery with Rockstuff Records! Dig the crates, quench your thirst, enjoy the sounds! Highlight Sunday 28th July on your calendar
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Performing Arts
Mass in B Minor - Bach
One of the greatest works by one of classical music's greatest composers, the B Minor Mass is both majestic and mysterious
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Sports & Outdoors
Intermediate Skate Lessons - Term 3
Been skating around your backyard but wanting to add some new tricks to the bag? Bay Skate offers small group lessons for skaters of all ages and beginner to intermediate skill levels
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Festivals & Lifestyle
MTG Sunday Cinema: The Maltese Falcon
San Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
You Can't Always Get What You Want with David Boyle
But can you get what you need?
Is your Kiwi Saver working well enough to provide you a secure, comfortable retirement?
Join us for an insightful event with David, a financial services expert with years of experience! David Boyle has a passion to help New Zealanders improve their financial wellbeing and capability
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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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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
From Mild to Wild: Meet Your Local Romance Writers
A Midwinter Warmer from Hawke's Bay Readers and Writers
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Mending Cafe
8 & 10 August
1-3pm
Bring in your items of clothing for advice on how to mend, and use our equipment
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Creation Station - Wine Bottle Lights Workshop
For ages 18+
Turn a recycled wine bottle into a beautiful lantern as you learn the basics of designing and creating a decal on a Cricut
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Festivals & Lifestyle
National Theatre: Vanya
Andrew Scott (Fleabag) brings multiple characters to life in Simon Stephens’ (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) radical new version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Journey of Remembrance: Welcome Back to Your Kura: CANCELLED
Reignite the memories of your formative years with an extraordinary opportunity that awaits you! Venture back to where your journey began and reconnect with the vibrant school community that shaped your early days
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Gins & Tapas Night - Argentinian Tapas and Hawkes Bay Gins
Welcome one and all to our very first and absolutely exciting Tapas & Gin night!
Come and let your taste buds have as good of a night as you will with 6 superb No
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Gather & Greet: CANCELLED
Join us for an unforgettable evening of mixing and mingling at our Gather & Greet event on Friday, August 2nd, starting at 7 pm
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Concerts & Gig Guide
UB40 experience.
Cougan Renata brings you the ultimate UB40 experience, get ready to jam to the soulful sounds of one of the world's most influential reggae bands ever
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Sports & Outdoors
2024 Mission Estate NZ Cross Country Championships
2024 Mission Estate Winery New Zealand Cross Country & Relay Championships – will be hosted at the iconic Mission Estate Winery in Napier on Saturday-Sunday 3-4 August
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Sports & Outdoors
The Hawkes Bay Muscle & Model Championships
ICompete Natural NZ (ICN) and Stealth Supplements present the 2024 Hawke's Bay Muscle and Model Championships
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Metropolitan Opera: Romeo et Juliette
Two singers at the height of their powers—radiant soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin Bernheim—come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s sumptuous Shakespeare adaptation, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire’s most romantic scores
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Legacy Dinner: Remembering Our Roots: CANCELLED
Join us for the highlight event of the weekend - our Legacy Dinner: Remembering Our Roots! This exclusive evening is dedicated to commemorating our shared history and treasured memories in style
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Madcap Presents Solem Fero & friends
After a sold-out Beccie B gig shook the house recently and and the big guy falling sick for the birthday bash last month, we're beyond excited to announce the return of Solem Fero to Peak House!
Get ready for a 2-hour exclusive set of pure, unadulterated house music that'll keep you moving all night long
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Performing Arts
Open Call Competition 2024
Welcome to the 2024 Open Call Competition! Performers from all areas and genres have applied, and they’re ready to take on the stage!
We have gathered another epic variety of performers, ready to dazzle us under the spotlights
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Asians in the Bay Awards
Asians in the Bay Awards recognises the significant contribution made by our Asian residents in the social, economic and cultural development of the Hawkes Bay region
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Asians In the Bay Awards
Asians in the Bay Awards recognises the significant contribution made by our Asian residents in the social, economic and cultural development of the Hawkes Bay region
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Lindy-Hop 8 Week Beginners Course
Learn to Lindy-Hop with Hi-De-Ho Swing
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Beginners Ballroom & Latin 8-Week Course - Aug/Sep 2024
Ballroom & Latin Dance Lessons - Beginners course starts Tuesday 6th August 2024
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Paint and Wine Night in Hastings - Secrets of the Grove
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
Beginners Salsa & Bachata 8wk Course - August/September 2024
Salsa & Bachata Dance Lessons
Beginners course start
Wednesday 7th August 2024
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Toitū Te Reo Festival
Toitū Te Reo, the world's first Māori language festival will be hosted in the Heretaunga CBD and feature: three symposium stages, an exhibition area, a toi Māori space, outdoor stages, Māori language street activities, rangatahi and kaumātua spaces, artists, live shows (Taringa, Something For The People, Na Wai i Teka), a whānau & tamariki area, kapa haka performances and more
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Public Lecture - Dr Emily Nelson
Learning in Nature: Emerging Values, Visions, Cautions and Potential
EIT’s Associate Professor Emily Nelson will speak on her Learning in Nature research, which began life as a developmental evaluation of the establishment of EIT’s Ōtātara Outdoor Learning Centre and was conducted jointly by Dr Nelson and Professor Bronwen Cowie, University of Waikato
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
EIT Public Lecture: Reconnecting Through Research
Reconnecting through Research: A series of free public lectures by senior academic staff of EIT
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Is it Sensory or Is it Behavior?
Join us for a workshop series with Elen Nathan, Occupational Therapist and Sensory Integration specialist!
Wondering about the connection between sensory and behavior?
Discover the nine sensory systems and their role in self regulation, emotions and behavior
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Exhibitions
Subliminal Archipelago Exhibition by Sheyne Tuffery
Sheyne Tuffery
Subliminal Archipelago
9 - 30 August, 2024
Opening Friday 9 August, Pm
A Decade Ago, I Began Exploring Identity Through Circular Motifs and Patterns Using Computer Filters, Initially Inspired by the Deconstruction of Tapa Cloth, a Traditional Polynesian Art Form
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Exhibitions
Neal Palmer - Transition
Join us in the opening of Neal Palmers exhibition ‘Transition’
The painting ‘Transition’ stands as the foundation of Neal Palmer’s exhibition and was created in conjunction with a series in response to his residency at Auckland Botanic Gardens, set on capturing the light filtering through a Horoeka tree
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Performing Arts
Box Of Chocs-A Fine/Bad Romance
A Musical Theatre Cabaret
Join us for an unforgettable 2-hour cabaret presented by Four's Company and Aubyn Live Theatre
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Performing Arts
Booze & Craic: A Night Of Irish & Scottish Comedy
Finally! Booze and Craic returns to The Cabana!
The last 2 shows sold out as has every one of them since so grab your tickets fast
Irish comedian, Alan McElroy (RNZ's The Panel) will a host a hilarious line up of talent from the auld countries!
“Excellent Irish story teller performing a hilarious night of comedy” Funny Tonne, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Queenstown based, Sean Tinker from Ireland was the Winner of the 2020 Queenstown Raw Comedy Quest!
& 2021/22 Raw Comedy Quest Finalist!
The hilarious David Stuart from Scotland completes the celtic line up! Winner of best newcomer at the NZ Guild Awards 2023!
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Amapiano Vol.2
Our last Hawkes Bay Amapiano party was so wild we're bringing a Vol
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Inspired by Rita: Drypoint Etching for Beginners
Learn the technique of drypoint printmaking in this relaxed half-day workshop with artist/printmaker Lisa Feyen of Ink Moth Print Studio
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hawke's Bay Go Green Expo 2024
Free Adult Tickets available now!
Ticketing Tiers as follows:
Free Tickets Online until 7th August 2024
Followed by:
~ $4 Adult Tickets online
~ $5 Adult Door Sales
~ Kids U16 don’t need a ticket
Free parking available at the venue
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Artist Talk: Pip Davies
Join us to hear artist Pip Davies in conversation with Gallery Director Sophie Davis
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Hats Off To Led Zeppelin
Hats Off To Led Zeppelin are digging deep into the Zep catalogue to present epics and favourite album cuts from the greatest band who rocked the Earth
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Italian Long Lunch Cooking Workshop
Enjoying a delicious Italian long lunch in Winter
Hands-on workshop , preparing 5 dishes
Making a fresh pasta
Recipe booklet and lunch provided
They say the kitchen is the heart of the home; Farmhouse Kitchen is the heart of our home but also the heart of our business and everything we believe good food can be, to nourish our bodies, to experience real ingredients and to share a delicious meal around our kitchen table
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Come Fly With Me
The Napier Technical Memorial Band, Napier Tech Junior Band and Deco Bay Brass are once again inviting you to join them for their 3rd annual joint concert
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Performing Arts
Pecha Kucha at MTG
It's PK time again!
We'd love you to join us for the next PK Night, this time back in Napier at the beautiful MTG Century Theatre
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Cine-Club 2nd Tuesday French Film/Eng Subtitles
On the second Tuesday of most months Association Française de Hawke's Bay shows a French language film at Event Cinema in Havelock North
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Big Sing Cadenza
Cadenza is a 2 day event of choral competition for 12 Lower North Island Secondary Schools who were selected from regional Big Sing competions in their regions
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Creation Station - Mug Sublimation Workshop
For ages 18+
Create your own personalised mug using Cricut Infusible Ink
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Festivals & Lifestyle
National Theatre: Dear England
Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale) plays Gareth Southgate in James Graham’s (Sherwood) gripping examination of nation and game
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Festivals & Lifestyle
2024 Magnolia Ball & Charity Auction - Dementia Hawkes Bay
The Magnolia Ball is a spectacular evening packed with winter sparkle!
Our evening starts from 5
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Concerts & Gig Guide
RD9 Music Night
Come enjoy a night out of the local talent, bring your food, drink and sit back and relax or dance to Hawkes Bays very own talented artists
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Performing Arts
Living the Dream
This original and innovative Theatre-Piece, written and performed by the vastly experienced Brigid McVeigh is produced and directed by Ken Keys and has all the elements to delight, transport, and entertain
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Performing Arts
DanceNZMade Interschool Regional
The regions schools bring their best dance to the stage aiming to become the Champions in a celebration of all their unique dance! Who will represent Hawke's Bay at Nationals!?
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Performing Arts
HBRW A Party of Poets
HAVE A POETRY PARTY WITH A PARTY OF POETS!
As part of the National Poetry Day shenanigans Hawke’s Bay Readers and Writers Trust have planned an extravaganza of beautiful minds to entertain Napier like the bards of old
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Free Mentoring Session: Songwriting with Racing! (Students)
Don't miss the FREE mentoring session on 'Songwriting,' hosted by NZ Rock Band of the Year, Racing!
Join Sven and Ed from the band and gain invaluable insights and inspiration from two of the most dynamic forces in rock music today
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Orokohanga Music Trust Concert
Mark your calendars - we would love you to join us for our performance at Toitoi Opera House
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Free Mentoring Session: Songwriting with Racing! (All ages)
Don't miss the FREE mentoring session on 'Songwriting,' hosted by NZ Rock Band of the Year, Racing!
Join Sven and Ed from the band and gain invaluable insights and inspiration from two of the most dynamic forces in rock music today
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Festivals & Lifestyle
NZIFF: We Were Dangerous
Winning the Special Jury Prize at SXSW this year, Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu’s electric debut launches our festival with a fiery trio of delinquent schoolgirls railing against the colonial system in 1950s New Zealand
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Festivals & Lifestyle
NZIFF: The Teachers' Lounge
Driven by a captivating central performance, this unsettling Oscar-nominated classroom thriller thoughtfully probes the grey area of student care versus culpability, and to what degree our systems promote or constrain our humanity
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Creation Station: DIY Custom T-shirt Workshop
For ages 18+
Create your own gorgeous custom T-shirt with our Cricut and Heat Press using Heat Transfer Vinyl
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Festivals & Lifestyle
NZIFF: The Monk and the Gun
Is “political freedom” worth the cost of familial or social discord? When Bhutan’s king abdicates in favour of democratic reform, a strange series of events unfolds, where the old and the new collide in wondrous fashion
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Festivals & Lifestyle
NZIFF: Gloria!
An energetic re-envisioning of Baroque music through the lens of the fiery female composers whose revolutionary work was concealed throughout history
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Earth, a Cosmic Spectacle
Join us for a fascinating lecture by Louise Beer as she delves into her artistic practice and discusses the philosophical and biological impacts of light pollution
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Trinity Hill Cellar Door Canvas Night- ft. Port Style Wines!
Join us for a 2
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Festivals & Lifestyle
NZIFF: Sons
A corrections officer sees her placid work life thrown into disarray upon the arrival of a new inmate, a mysterious figure from her past, in this sophomore feature from Gustav Möller
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Festivals & Lifestyle
NZIFF: Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
Opus is a starkly intimate, self-performed elegy capturing a dying man’s genius
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Festivals & Lifestyle
NZIFF: I Saw the TV Glow
Gunge, goons, and girls with unbreakable psychic bonds are your new late-night obsession in this unsettling fable about what happens when you get offered a chance at a fantasy, but choose to settle for reality
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Kōwhaiwhai and Print
Kōwhaiwhai & Print
Do you have a passion for art? Would you like to take your skill to the next level? Learn from our experienced Kaiako & discover Kōwhaiwhai for yourself before applying online to study with us!
This workshop is perfect for beginners & people interested in Toi Māori through ink & print
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Festivals & Lifestyle
NZIFF: The Monk and the Gun
Is “political freedom” worth the cost of familial or social discord? When Bhutan’s king abdicates in favour of democratic reform, a strange series of events unfolds, where the old and the new collide in wondrous fashion
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Festivals & Lifestyle
NZIFF: Kneecap
Belfast’s own Beastie Boys become unlikely figureheads of the Irish Language Act in this madcap biopic of sex, drugs, and Gaelic rap
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Bjorn Again! Waterloo Anniversary Tour
Celebrate 50 years of ABBA's iconic victory with Bjorn Again's Waterloo Anniversary Tour!
Experience the magic of the Swedish superstars as the world's premier ABBA tribute band takes you on a journey through their timeless hits
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hawke's Bay Yoga Festival
Join the tribe for the 4th annual Hawke's Bay Yoga Festival
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Festivals & Lifestyle
NZIFF: New Zealand's Best 2024
A total of 95 films were submitted for this year’s New Zealand’s Best short film competition
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Festivals & Lifestyle
NZIFF: My Favourite Cake
A lonely but fiercely determined seventy-year-old widow takes second chance on love in this charming and funny yet politically subversive romance from Iran
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Festivals & Lifestyle
NZIFF: Evil Does Not Exist
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi follows up his Oscar-winning film Drive My Car with a modern eco-fable that provides a gorgeous meditation on humanity’s relation to nature and an unnerving commentary on the price of progress
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Festivals & Lifestyle
NZIFF: Head South
Christchurch-born filmmaker Jonathan Ogilvie returns home for this evocative coming-of-age story that brilliantly captures the feeling of growing up weird in the Garden City
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Performing Arts
The Bitches' Box: EPISODE 4
The Bitches’ Box are comedy duo Emma Newborn and Amelia Dunbar
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Festivals & Lifestyle
NZIFF: I Saw the TV Glow
Gunge, goons, and girls with unbreakable psychic bonds are your new late-night obsession in this unsettling fable about what happens when you get offered a chance at a fantasy, but choose to settle for reality
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Festivals & Lifestyle
NZIFF: In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
Paul Simon is that rare popular artist who has produced vital music across seven decades
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Concerts & Gig Guide
A Century of Song
Octavius is Napier's premier chamber choir, a small group of dedicated singers who perform music of all genres and eras
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NZIFF: The Teachers' Lounge
Driven by a captivating central performance, this unsettling Oscar-nominated classroom thriller thoughtfully probes the grey area of student care versus culpability, and to what degree our systems promote or constrain our humanity
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NZIFF: All We Imagine As Light
Direct from Competition in Cannes where it scored the Grand Prix, this radiant Indian drama follows two nurses looking for love but finding sisterhood in the vibrant, heaving 20 million plus populace of Mumbai
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NZIFF: The Beast
Léa Seydoux and George MacKay’s fatal attraction endures across space and time in Bertrand Bonello’s audacious Lynchian reflection on love and obsession, mixing sci-fi, melodrama, and horror across three different time frames
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NZIFF: Gloria!
An energetic re-envisioning of Baroque music through the lens of the fiery female composers whose revolutionary work was concealed throughout history
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NZIFF: Head South
Christchurch-born filmmaker Jonathan Ogilvie returns home for this evocative coming-of-age story that brilliantly captures the feeling of growing up weird in the Garden City
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NZIFF: Agent of Happiness
“Agent of happiness” Amber sets out on a cross-country road trip surveying the satisfaction of the Bhutanese public, as this crowd-pleasing doco questions whether the Himalayan country really is the happiest place on Earth
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NZIFF: Black Dog
An ex-convict finds redemption in the bond he forms with an unwanted mutt in Guan Hu’s dynamically shot and darkly comic Un Certain Regard Prize winner
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NZIFF: My Favourite Cake
A lonely but fiercely determined seventy-year-old widow takes second chance on love in this charming and funny yet politically subversive romance from Iran
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NZIFF: All We Imagine As Light
Direct from Competition in Cannes where it scored the Grand Prix, this radiant Indian drama follows two nurses looking for love but finding sisterhood in the vibrant, heaving 20 million plus populace of Mumbai
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NZIFF: Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
Opus is a starkly intimate, self-performed elegy capturing a dying man’s genius
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NZIFF: No Other Land
Filmed in Palestine between 2019 and 2023, No Other Land is documentary film performing its calling
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NZIFF: The Outrun
Saoirse Ronan brings Amy Liptrot’s award-winning memoir to the screen in this ardently moving portrait of addiction recovery set in the majestic Orkney Islands of Scotland
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NZIFF: Kneecap
Belfast’s own Beastie Boys become unlikely figureheads of the Irish Language Act in this madcap biopic of sex, drugs, and Gaelic rap
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NZIFF: A Mistake
On the eve of a move towards greater public health data reporting, a medical error throws life into a spin for a respected surgeon and her surgical team; the downward spiral threatening all in her orbit
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NZIFF: Tatami
An Iranian judo champ weighs her principles and ambitions against the safety of her family and herself as government forces threaten violence unless she tows the party line, in this riveting political-sports-thriller
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NZIFF: Evil Does Not Exist
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi follows up his Oscar-winning film Drive My Car with a modern eco-fable that provides a gorgeous meditation on humanity’s relation to nature and an unnerving commentary on the price of progress
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Creation Station - Sticker Making Workshop
For ages 18+
Ever wanted to make your very own stickers? Now you can! Learn how to use the Cricut’s print then cut feature and let your imagination go wild!
Please note that a materials fee of $3 is to be paid on the day
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NZIFF: A Mistake
On the eve of a move towards greater public health data reporting, a medical error throws life into a spin for a respected surgeon and her surgical team; the downward spiral threatening all in her orbit
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NZIFF: Crossing
An aging aunt must voyage from her rugged Georgian home to cosmopolitan Istanbul in search of an estranged trans niece in this graceful cross-cultural panorama from Levan Akin
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NZIFF: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
A sensitive vampire meets a depressed teenage boy in this deadpan romantic comedy about two loners connecting
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Hawke's Bay Home and Garden Show 2024
Turning houses into homes for over 30 years!
The Hawke’s Bay Home & Garden Show is packed with over 190 exhibitors you will find all the ideas and information that you need to transform your surroundings into the space you’ve always dreamed of
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NZIFF: The Seed of the Sacred Fig
A conflicted family implodes under pressure as protests spread throughout Iran, Mohammad Rasoulof’s courageous and urgent film delivers a bold middle finger to the totalitarian regime of his homeland
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NZIFF: Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line
Defying the traditional rock ’n’ roll narrative, this is the story of how a young Australian hard rock band developed a political conscience and brought their audience along with them
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NZIFF: The Outrun
Saoirse Ronan brings Amy Liptrot’s award-winning memoir to the screen in this ardently moving portrait of addiction recovery set in the majestic Orkney Islands of Scotland
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NZIFF: Alien Weaponry: Kua Tupu Te Ara
Even if you’re not a fan of heavy metal, you can’t help but admire Alien Weaponry
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Sports & Outdoors
UCI 2024 Pumptrack National Championships & World Qualifier
2024 UCI Pump Track World Championhips Qualifier New Zealand,
Saturday 31st August 2024
- Registrations from 5
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Festivals & Lifestyle
NZIFF: Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts 2024
This collection of seven Māori and Pasifika short films has been selected by co-curators Leo Koziol (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Rakaipaaka), Director of the Wairoa Film Festival, and Craig Fasi (Nuie), Director of Pollywood Film Festival
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NZIFF: When the Light Breaks
A poignant and beautiful snapshot of grief that asks us, how can you know what to do when the light breaks on the day following a major tragedy?
If you’ve known grief, you’ll know how long the pain lingers, but also how quickly it can come storming into the present
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NZIFF: Dying
This triptych tale of a family in turmoil is equal parts incredibly moving and scabrously funny, Matthias Glasner’s award-winning drama may be called Dying, but it’s really a celebration of the messiness of life
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NZIFF: Never Look Away
Lucy Lawless makes her directorial debut with a raucous documentary exploring the life of another warrior princess – fierce and fearless Kiwi war photojournalist Margaret Moth
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Mid Winter Whisky Night with Robbie Burns
5 Whiskys from the 5 corners of Scotland
Presented by Joseph Taylor with a vast knowledge and energy of all whisky
Poetry Readings competition created on the night
Bag Pipe parade
Grazing Table with 5 meats
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Kelvin Cruickshank Live
An evening of profound connections and spiritual insights await you as Kelvin Cruickshank NZ Medium, along with your loved ones in spirit, allow you to learn “The Language of Spirit
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NZIFF: Green Border
Brutal, enraging and heartrending, Polish writer-director Agnieszka Holland’s controversial take on the Polish-Belarusian border crisis serves as a startling call to arms in the face of a little-seen humanitarian crisis
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NZIFF: Paris, Texas
Starring the late great Harry Dean Stanton in his most iconic role, Wim Wenders’ newly restored modern classic delivers one of the definitive outsider views of America
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NZIFF: The Seed of the Sacred Fig
A conflicted family implodes under pressure as protests spread throughout Iran, Mohammad Rasoulof’s courageous and urgent film delivers a bold middle finger to the totalitarian regime of his homeland
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Dennis Marsh, Jodie Vaughan, Brendan Dugan
Step into the heart of New Zealand's vibrant music scene as we proudly present an event featuring three iconic legends: Dennis Marsh, Brendan Dugan and Jodi Vaughan
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NZIFF: Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line
Defying the traditional rock ’n’ roll narrative, this is the story of how a young Australian hard rock band developed a political conscience and brought their audience along with them
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Kelvin Cruickshank Live!
KC Productions presents
Kelvin Cruickshank’s
“The Language of Spirit” Tour
An evening of profound connections and spiritual insights await you as Kelvin Cruickshank NZ Medium, along with your loved ones in spirit, allow you to learn “The Language of Spirit
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NZIFF: The Substance
A relentless feminist, body-horror feast, The Substance closes out this year’s festival in style as Coralie Forgeat lays down her marker to take the crown as the new queen of carnage
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Creation Station - Card Making and Design Workshop
For ages 18+
Design and make your own original greeting cards with the Cricut!
A gold coin donation to cover the costs of materials would be appreciated
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Taradale Spring GLOW Fest
Napier is 150 years old this year and there are several events planned to celebrate this milestone
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Cine-Club 2nd Tuesday French Film/Eng Subtitles
On the second Tuesday of most months Association Française de Hawke's Bay shows a French language film at Event Cinema in Havelock North
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Performing Arts
The Gatsby Era
Our singers and band transport you to the 20s and 30s with glamour, tap-dancing, elegant costumes and razzmatazz!
Featuring:
Susan Boland
Russell Dixon
Kelly Harris
Isaac Pawson
Mike Booth (Trumpet)
Pete France (Saxophone)
Hank Trenton (Bass)
Grant Winterburn (Piano)
NZ Tour 28 Aug - 27 Sep
Concerts start 11am
General admission seating
Doors open 10am
Complimentary morning tea included
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Creation Station - Design a 3D Printed Bookmark
For ages 18+
Curious about 3D printing? Learn the basics of Tinkercad, a 3D design software, while creating your own personalised bookmark
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Art Beats: Tintoretto – A Rebel in Venice
With the enchanting narrative voice of Helena Bonham Carter, a new exciting cinema production celebrates the 500th anniversary of the birth of the last great artist of the Italian Renaissance
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Performing Arts
The Ultimate Drag Show
Hawkes Bay, are you ready for the Ultimate Drag Show?
Get ready to sashay, shante, and slay with the most fabulous drag performers from coast to coast! "The Ultimate Drag Show" is hitting the road, bringing you an unforgettable extravaganza of glitz, glamour, and jaw-dropping performances that will leave you begging for more!
RuPaul's Drag Race has brought Drag into the spotlight and we're here to show that New Zealand Drag talent is not to be overlooked because we can twirl, kick and SLAY! just as hard as the rest of the world! Join us for a night of dazzling entertainment, fierce competition, and unforgettable moments as drag performers from across the country showcase their talent and creativity on stage
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Exhibitions
FOTOFEST Photography Festival Hawke's Bay
FotoFest, Hastings annual photography festival, is back for 2024
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Performing Arts
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
THURSDAY SHOW SOLD OUT
Due to very popular demand we have added an additional show on Wednesday 18th September! Tickets sold out in a matter of minutes so you will need to get in quick
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Creation Station - Make a Zipper Bag
Sewing with zips isn't hard! Learn a new skill while creating a cute and functional zipper bag
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Connecting with Kids Through LEGO.
Building emotional resilience, self esteem, social skills and strong family relationships has become harder in this busy, fast paced world
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Performing Arts
NZSO Jupiter – Mozart and Copland
Copland Appalachian Spring
Cresswell Piano Concerto No
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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 Mozzarella, Feta and Haloumi
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Performing Arts
CMNZ Series - Calefax
Programme
Sweelinck | Fantasia Chromatica
Bach | Fantasie and Fugue in G minor BWV 542
Langabeer | as the mountain folds itself to sleep
Schubert | Fantasie in F minor
Zuidam | Three Dances
Debussy | Suite Bergamasque: Prélude, Clair de lune, Passepied
Gershwin | An American in Paris
Artists
Oliver Boekhoorn, Oboe
Bart De Kater, Clarinet
Raaf Hekkema, Saxophone
Jelte Althuis, Bass Clarinet
Alban Wesly, Bassoon
“Calefax – five extremely gifted Dutch gents who almost made the reed quintet seem the best musical format on the planet
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Sports & Outdoors
2024 Harcourts HB Women's Tri
Yes we are doing it again! After amazing feedback from women, a nominaton in the HB Sport's awards and the incredible successful fundraising experience the 2024 Harcourts HB women's Tri is back on!
The 2024 Harcourts HB Women’s Triathlon will be another celebration of goals, challenges, and fun all with incredible support along the way
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Hawke's Bay Travel Expo
Come and discover the latest travel offers from the top global tour companies and cruise lines, hosted by the team at Travel Expert; Hawke's Bay's premier travel advisors with over 40 years of experience!
Be guided by our expert advice to create your ultimate trip of a lifetime
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Festivals & Lifestyle
National Theatre: Nye
Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Te Tiriti o Waitangi Workshop
Join Pākehā Tiriti educator Gwyn John for a workshop on our founding agreement
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MWIW - Sustainable Fashion Market Hawkes Bay
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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Steam24 Dino Detectives Scavenger Hunt
Can you track down the T-Rex, the Stegosaurus and more? Grab a form and pencil from a Librarian, go hunting and go in the draw to win prizes
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Steam24 Dino Detectives Scavenger Hunt
Can you track down the T-Rex, the Stegosaurus and more? Grab a form and pencil from a Librarian, go hunting and go in the draw to win prizes
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Steam24 Dino Detectives Scavenger Hunt
Can you track down the T-Rex, the Stegosaurus and more? Grab a form and pencil from a Librarian, go hunting and go in the draw to win prizes
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Fleetwood Mac Experience
Embark on a musical journey through the iconic era of Fleetwood Mac with “The Fleetwood Mac Experience”
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Festivals & Lifestyle
MTG Sunday Cinema: 20,000 Days on Earth
Writer and musician Nick Cave marks his 20,000th day on the planet Earth
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MTG Sunday Cinema: Stop Making Sense
Considered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time, the live performance was shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December of 1983 and features Talking Heads' most memorable songs
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Steam24 Dinosaurs Unleashed!
Calling all dinosaur lovers and budding paleontologists! Join the experts at Legends Unleashed for a thrilling Jurassic journey
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Assembly Room Tunes -September 2024 Special NZ Airforce Band
Join us for a special Assembly Room Tunes with the Royal New Zealand Air Force Jazz Orchestra
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Steam24 Dinosaurs Unleashed!
Calling all dinosaur lovers and budding paleontologists! Join the experts at Legends Unleashed for a thrilling Jurassic journey
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Steam24 Poi Making Workshop
Bring a friend and challenge yourselves in the art of Poi
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Steam24 Teen Among Us Lan Party (byod)
Bring Your Own Device, Please!
Are You an Imposter? Can You Keep the Secret from Us? We Did It Irl, Now Let's Do It the Original Way! Bring Your Own Device with Among Us Downloaded, and Let's Play!
Suitable for Ages 13-18
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Steam24 Steam Tinker Time
Can you make the Makey Makeys make, wrangle our Spheros and Ozobots, or make sense of the BrainBox instructions? We have a new toy too; Connetix - magnetic shapes you can use to build to your hearts content
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Steam24 MakeDo Castles
With MakeDo kits in hand, architects of all ages and stages can design and build a majestic castle
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Performing Arts
Jersey Boys - The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Dates: Friday 4th October - 7
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
Te Tiriti o Waitangi Workshop
Join Pākehā Tiriti educator Gwyn John for a workshop on our founding agreement
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Metropolitan Opera: Carmen
Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell brings a vital new production of one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works, reinvigorating the classic story with a staging that moves the action to the modern day and finds at the heart of the drama issues that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labor structures, and the desire to break through societal boundaries
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Concerts & Gig Guide
AutoMatic 80s Rock the Bay!
The Automatic 80s return to the Cabana Bar, Napier, Saturday 5th of October
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Steam24 Tween Among Us Lan Party (byod)
Bring Your Own Device, Please!
Are You an Imposter? Can You Keep the Secret from Us? We Did It Irl, Now Let's Do It the Original Way! Bring Your Own Device with Among Us Downloaded, and Let's Play!
Suitable for Ages 10-12
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Steam24 Steam Tinker Time
Can you make the Makey Makeys make, wrangle our Spheros and Ozobots, or make sense of the BrainBox instructions? We have a new toy too; Connetix - magnetic shapes you can use to build to your hearts content
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
30's Charleston 8 Week Beginners Course
Learn the 30's Charleston with Hi-De-Ho Swing
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Steam24 Teen Cyanotype Printing
Make a print using the sun?! Join us to learn some cool science and take home a printed image
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Performing Arts
Tangihanga
Tangihanga, performed by Kristyl Neho, is a 60-minute drama comedy centered around Jess, a loving daughter, whose father Karanipa passes away, leading his whanau and friends to travel near and far to gather at the Marae to mourn his loss
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Performing Arts
The Romance of Europe
From Edith Piaf in French salons, German oom pah and Italian serenades, our romantic music will evoke the passion of Europe
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Steam24 Steam Stopwatch Challenges
Gather your crew to compete in a series of fun-filled races that will test your team work, creativity and problem solving skills
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Steam24 Steam Tinker Time
Can you make the Makey Makeys make, wrangle our Spheros and Ozobots, or make sense of the BrainBox instructions? We have a new toy too; Connetix - magnetic shapes you can use to build to your hearts content
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Festivals & Lifestyle
National Theatre: Frankenstein (Encore screenings)
Directed by Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch (Hamlet, BBC’s Sherlock) and Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary, Trainspotting) alternating between the roles of Victor Frankenstein and his creation
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Steam24 Tween Improv
No scripts, no rehearsals - just pure fun! Get ready for a laughter filled morning with a lineup of interactive improv games that will spark your imagination and boost your confidence
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Bee Gees Night Fever
Night Fever is set to take over 2024 when this superb musical tribute comes to town! Expect all the disco dancefloor-fillers, smooth 70s ballads and 60s Pop standards you know and love, including Stayin’ Alive, Jive Talkin’, You Should Be Dancin’, How Deep Is Your Love, More Than a Woman, Night Fever, Tragedy, If I Can’t Have You, To Love Somebody, Immortality, Guilty, Massachussetts and more
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Sports & Outdoors
Impact Pro Wrestling - Trouble in Taradise
Live Pro Wrestling finally makes its way back to Taradale! You don't want to miss the best of the Bay taking on the best of the rest!
New Zealand’s first ever Flyweight Wrestling Champion will be crowned at the event in the final of a nationwide tournament that has showcased the faster pace and aerial style of the division from Invercargill to Wellington to Whanganui to Auckland
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Performing Arts
Soundscapes - NZ String Quartet Tour
Art meets string quartet at Creative Arts Napier
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Bee Gees Night Fever
Returning to New Zealand by popular demand, Night Fever is set to take over when this superb musical tribute comes to town! Expect all the disco dancefloor-fillers, smooth 70s ballads and 60s Pop standards you know and love, including Stayin’ Alive, Jive Talkin’, You Should Be Dancin’, How Deep Is Your Love, More Than a Woman, Night Fever, Tragedy, If I Can’t Have You, To Love Somebody, Immortality, Guilty, Massachusetts and more
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Performing Arts
NZSQ Sounds of the Sanctuary
Nature lovers and music aficionados alike will have the rare opportunity to immerse themselves in a magical fusion of music and the natural world
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Sports & Outdoors
Impact Pro Wrestling - Mad King's Court
Live Pro Wrestling finally makes its way back to Bay View! You don't want to miss the best of the Bay taking on the best of the rest! Witness New Zealand's first ever Flyweight Wrestling Champion in action in his first championship defense! To celebrate, every children's ticket pre-purchased through eventfinda will receive a free luchador mask on arrival
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Performing Arts
The Tempestuous - A Shrew'd New Comedy by Will Shakespeare
Sicily’s beloved King Enzo is dead
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Riff Raff! Squealer returns to Shake the Foundations
The AC/DC Experience SQUEALER are returning to Shake the Foundations of Napier once again to inject y'all with some live ACDC rememberance
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Sports & Outdoors
Bay Skate BMX Competition
We are back for our annual Bay Skate BMX Competition! Watch as the best of the best battle it out for the top spots
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Concerts & Gig Guide
7 Star Salute
Paul Madsen and Band are back again with a Brand New Show
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Performing Arts
CMNZ Series - The Young Virtuosi
Programme
Giuseppe Tartini | Devil’s trill sonata
Camille Saint-Saëns | Violin Sonata No 1 in D minor, Op 75
Eugéne-Auguste Ysaÿe | Sonata No 5
Henryk Wieniawski | Polonaise de Concert Op 4
Béla Bartók | 3 Burlesques op
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Metropolitan Opera: Nabucco
Ancient Babylon comes to life in this classic Met staging of biblical proportions
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Biz Babes Christmas Work Do
Welcome to Biz Babes Hawkes Bay! These events are to be held twice a year, Mid Winter, and end of year Christmas Do
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Stevie Ray Vaughan with Friends Tribute Show
The Man that has sold out the Cabana with his SRV Band is back:
“The Stevie Ray Vaughan with Friends Tribute Show”
Tony Painting British ex-pat Guitarist/Vocalist who’s played with/supported some of UK’s best known artist including UB40, Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath), Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin), Graham Bell (Thin Lizzy), Jools Holland Big Band, Ruby Turner, The Groundhogs, Budgie as well as New Zealand’s own Hamond Gamble, The Feelers, Jordan Luck
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
Bayleys Hawke's Bay Wine Awards 2024
The Bayleys Hawke’s Bay Wine Awards is New Zealand’s longest running regional competition and is proudly owned and managed by the Hawke’s Bay A&P Society
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Art Beats: Botticelli – Florence & the Medici
Beauty, creativity, genius: the Renaissance Florence of Lorenzo de' Medici was a powerhouse of art and culture
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Workshops, Conferences & Classes
National Community Heritage Conference 2024
Nau mai, Haere mai
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hawke's Bay Heritage Awards 2024
The Hawke's Bay Heritage Awards are our opportunity to recognise and celebrate those whose talents and energies preserve our cultural heritage and inspire us to connect with our past, so that we can all feel more confident in our future
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Performing Arts
7 Days Live
Watch out! You will not be protected by censors, lawyers, or editors
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Festivals & Lifestyle
The Enchanted Ball Supporting Te Mata Park
The Enchanted Ball supporting Te Mata Park
Saturday 16 November, 2024
Follow us on Instagram: https://www
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Performing Arts
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a co-production between the Royal New Zealand Ballet and Queensland Ballet
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Dancing Queen: A Tribute to ABBA
Secure your seats for the ABBA show everyone adores - for a night of fun, frivolity and pop hits galore!
Direct from Australia, Dancing Queen: A Tribute to ABBA returns by popular demand
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Sports & Outdoors
Flemington Mud Run
The Flemington Mud Run is an super fun annual non-competitive fundraiser for Flemington School
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Dancing Queen: A Tribute to ABBA
Secure your seats for the ABBA show everyone adores - for a night of fun, frivolity and pop hits galore! Direct from Australia, Dancing Queen: A Tribute to ABBA returns by popular demand
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Performing Arts
Christmas Royal Variety Show
In our biggest Christmas extravaganza ever, bubble over with excitement as we end the year with variety acts and special guests!
Starring:
Karl Perigo
Russell Dixon
Kate Lineham
Grant Winterburn
And more to be announced!
NZ Tour 13 Nov - 17 Dec
Concerts start 11am
General admission seating
Doors open 10am
Complimentary morning tea included
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Exhibitions
CHB Holistic Wellbeing Expo
This amazing yearly event is run by "Chb Creative souls" and is our yearly Holistic Wellbeing Expo
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Sports & Outdoors
Bay Skate - Skateboard Competition
We are back for our annual Bay Skate Bowl Competition! This time, however, we are making this a two day event including our street competition! Watch as the best of the best battle it out for the top spots
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Food, Gourmet, Wine
HARVEST Hawkes Bay Food & Wine Festival
HARVEST Hawke's Bay will once again celebrate Hawke's Bay, NZ's Food & Wine Country
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Festivals & Lifestyle
National Theatre: The Motive and the Cue
Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton in this fierce and funny new play
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Sanctuary Sounds Music Festival
Sanctuary Sounds is a not-for-profit music festival showcasing an eclectic mix of music from all over New Zealand and abroad
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Sports & Outdoors
Impact Pro Wrestling - Flaxmere's Friday Fight Night
Live Pro Wrestling finally makes its return to Flaxmere! You don't want to miss the best of the Bay taking on the best of the rest!
Impact Pro Wrestling has been entertaining fans up and down the country for more than 20 years and has seen many of its talented wrestlers go on to perform in WWE, AEW, New Japan Pro Wrestling and more
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Christmas in Taradale
Join us for a fun-filled family day to get in the spirit of Christmas
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Wonder Christmas Market 2024
Wonder Markets - Crafting Community, Creating Wonder
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Concerts & Gig Guide
Hawke’s Bay Christmas At the Park
Get ready for the jolliest event of the year!
Join us for a festive extravaganza at Hawke's Bay Christmas at the Park at the Mitre 10 Park Hastings, where the spirit of the season comes alive in the most spectacular way
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Sports & Outdoors
Impact Pro Wrestling - Smash 'Em All at Asher Hall
Live Pro Wrestling finally makes its return to Napier! You don't want to miss the best of the Bay taking on the best of the rest!
Impact Pro Wrestling has been entertaining fans up and down the country for more than 20 years and has seen many of its talented wrestlers go on to perform in WWE, AEW, New Japan Pro Wrestling and more
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Concerts & Gig Guide
The Grant Haua Explosion / Dusty Rhodes & the Bluesmobile.
The Grant Haua Explosion…
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Performing Arts
Sarah Millican - Late Bloomer
BOHM PRESENTS
SARAH MILLICAN
Late Bloomer
When Sarah Millican was a child, she wouldn’t say boo to a goose
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Festivals & Lifestyle
East Coast Farming Expo
Agri-innovators, top-flight speakers and two full days of networking are the promise of the 2025 East Coast Farming Expo
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Hawke's Bay Better Home & Living Show 2025
Discover fresh, practical ideas that enhance both your living spaces, your lifestyle and your well being at the Hawke’s Bay Better Home and Living Show! Whether you’re starting from scratch or looking to make eco inspired changes the Hawke’s Bay Better Home and Living Show has everything you need to create healthy, efficient homes without sacrificing style
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Festivals & Lifestyle
Matariki Mahuika Beach Fires
Matariki Mahuika is a people-powered Matariki project that involves welcoming people to share the warmth of their fire on beaches right around Aoetaroa New Zealand
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