French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Maigret
Event Cinemas Havelock North 11 Joll Road, Havelock North, HastingsFrench Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Happy 50
Event Cinemas Havelock North 11 Joll Road, Havelock North, HastingsFrench Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: The Young Lovers
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Cellular Memory: Elizabeth Thomson
'We are each made up of one hundred million million cells, none of which have any idea who we are.’ - Marcus Chown For over 30 years, Wellington-based sculptor/installation artist Elizabeth Thomson has been drawn to areas of scientific knowledge such as botany, micro-biology, oceanography and mathematics. With images and concepts from those fields as […]
Toi Waihanga
Toi Waihanga
Toi Waihanga1. (noun) construction art, assemblage. In honour of Matariki, Muse presents the work of Raewyn Tauira Paterson (Ngai Tūhoe) and Tim Whaitiri-Henderson (Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Kahungunu). Together, they embark on a learning journey towards Toi Matauranga (art knowledge), through assemblages of geometric designed wall panels and laser cut light boxes
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Maigret
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Maigret
The legendary Gerard Depardieu brings to remarkable life one of the most beloved characters from 20th century crime fiction in Maigret, the masterfully directed and hugely entertaining new film from multi award-winning writer/director Patrice Leconte (Monsieur Hire, Ridicule, The Girl On The Bridge), based on Georges Simenon’s internationally best-selling novels. Paris, 1953. The body of a beautiful young woman […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Happy 50
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Happy 50
In this irreverent and feel-good comedy, a group of long-time friends get together for a hilarious and eventful vacation, in which nothing will go as planned and their friendship will be put to the test.To celebrate Yves’ 50th birthday, his friends plan to take him to the sunny paradise of Paros in Greece. But due […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: The Young Lovers
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: The Young Lovers
The fabulous Fanny Ardant, Melvil Poupaud and Cécile de France beguile in The Young Lovers, Carine Tardieu's eagerly anticipated follow up to Just To Be Sure, a modern and emotionally-nuanced romantic dramedy of a woman who embarks on a relationship with a much younger man, and the implications her choices have on those around her. Elegant, retired architect […]
Toi Waihanga
Toi Waihanga
Toi Waihanga1. (noun) construction art, assemblage. In honour of Matariki, Muse presents the work of Raewyn Tauira Paterson (Ngai Tūhoe) and Tim Whaitiri-Henderson (Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Kahungunu). Together, they embark on a learning journey towards Toi Matauranga (art knowledge), through assemblages of geometric designed wall panels and laser cut light boxes
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: A Mermaid in Paris
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: A Mermaid in Paris
A crooner with a broken heart, Gaspard had sworn never to fall in love again. As for Lula, a pretty mermaid, she has only her singing to defend herself from men, making their hearts race until they explode. When the Seine floods and deposits Lula at the foot of the Flowerburger, the barge-cabaret where Gaspard […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Everything Went Fine 
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Everything Went Fine 
When André, 85, has a stroke, Emmanuèle hurries to her father’s bedside. Sick and half-paralysed in his hospital bed, he asks Emmanuèle to help him end his life. But how can you honour such a request when it’s your own father? How to buy tickets Tickets are sold through the participating venues. In cinemas: At […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Employee of the Month
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Employee of the Month
The hilarious smash-hit French comedy written and directed by, and starring Jérôme Commandeur (Welcome to the Sticks, Ma famille t’adore déjà). Vincent, a long-time civil servant, refuses to move on from his cushy job for life. When the new local mayor demands cuts to the budget, disgruntled inspector Isabelle (Pascale Arbillot) orchestrates a series of […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Kompromat
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Kompromat
Based on incredible true events, Jérôme Salle’s gripping new political thriller depicts the remarkable story of a French public servant who unwittingly found himself in conflict with one of the modern era’s most powerful and dangerous forces: Russia’s FSB. Gilles Lellouche stars as Mathieu, a gregarious and dedicated diplomat who accepts a posting to Irkutsk […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Kompromat
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Kompromat
Based on incredible true events, Jérôme Salle’s gripping new political thriller depicts the remarkable story of a French public servant who unwittingly found himself in conflict with one of the modern era’s most powerful and dangerous forces: Russia’s FSB. Gilles Lellouche stars as Mathieu, a gregarious and dedicated diplomat who accepts a posting to Irkutsk […]
Toi Waihanga
Toi Waihanga
Toi Waihanga1. (noun) construction art, assemblage. In honour of Matariki, Muse presents the work of Raewyn Tauira Paterson (Ngai Tūhoe) and Tim Whaitiri-Henderson (Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Kahungunu). Together, they embark on a learning journey towards Toi Matauranga (art knowledge), through assemblages of geometric designed wall panels and laser cut light boxes
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Hear Me Out
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Hear Me Out
Antoine, a history teacher in his early 50s, learns that he has become very hard of hearing. Unable to own up to his handicap, he resigns himself to living in his bubble, even though his entourage finds his behavior increasingly odd. His encounter with Claire, widow and mother of a young girl who has stopped […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Another World 
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Another World 
The remarkable Vincent Lindon reunites with acclaimed writer/director Stéphane Brizé for the stunning Another World, delivering a powerhouse turn as a driven white-collar manager torn between duty to his job, his family and his principles. Lindon plays Philippe Lemesle, an executive who oversees the regional factory of an industrial multi-national. He has dedicated his life to the […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Murder Party
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Murder Party
Sink your teeth into this juicy murder comedy! Was it Colonel Mustard in the kitchen with the candlestick? Or was it Mrs Peacock in the conservatory with the lead pipe? Murder Party follows Jeanne (Alice Pol), a brilliant architect on a new job, renovating a beautiful mansion owned by an eccentric family who head a board game […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: OSS 117: From Africa with Love
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: OSS 117: From Africa with Love
The third entry in secret agent OSS 117's parodic spy adventures. The clueless, arrogant, hilarious and staunchly patriotic French secret agent, as silly as his retrograde attitudes — Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, aka agent OSS 117 — is back in OSS 117: From Africa With Love. It’s 1981, the world has changed since the last […]
Quiz Night Wednesdays
Toi Waihanga
Toi Waihanga
Toi Waihanga1. (noun) construction art, assemblage. In honour of Matariki, Muse presents the work of Raewyn Tauira Paterson (Ngai Tūhoe) and Tim Whaitiri-Henderson (Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Kahungunu). Together, they embark on a learning journey towards Toi Matauranga (art knowledge), through assemblages of geometric designed wall panels and laser cut light boxes
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Farewell, Mr. Haffmann
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Farewell, Mr. Haffmann
The legendary Daniel Auteuil gives one of his most superlative screen performances in the gripping new historical drama from writer/director Fred Cavayé, based on Jean-Philippe Daguerre’s celebrated, multi Molière Award-winning play. Occupied Paris, 1941: the Jewish community is instructed to identify themselves by wearing a yellow star. Dedicated jeweller Joseph Haffmann (Auteuil), fearing the worst, […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: The Villa
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: The Villa
With an all-star ensemble cast, The Villa joins the ranks of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Calendar Girls and The Intouchables, with it’s touching and oft-hilarious depiction of friendships formed against all odds. An unlikely story of friendship between Milan, a young man on parole, who is forced to work in a retirement home rather than going to jail, and a […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: The Kitchen Brigade
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: The Kitchen Brigade
Cathy is a stubborn 40-year-old sous-chef. This year, she is finally about to fulfill her lifelong dream by opening her own gastronomic restaurant. But nothing goes as planned. Facing serious financial difficulties, she reluctantly accepts a job in the cafeteria of a shelter for young migrants. While she hates her new position, Cathy’s skills and […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Madeleine Collins
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Madeleine Collins
In this psychological thriller in the Hitchcockian tradition, Virginie Efira (Bye Bye Morons) deftly embodies the troubled personality of Madeleine Collins, a woman living a double life, whose identity cracks under the weight of her own lies. The film tells the parallel stories of a woman who seems to be the perfect wife and a […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: The Young Lovers
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: The Young Lovers
The fabulous Fanny Ardant, Melvil Poupaud and Cécile de France beguile in The Young Lovers, Carine Tardieu's eagerly anticipated follow up to Just To Be Sure, a modern and emotionally-nuanced romantic dramedy of a woman who embarks on a relationship with a much younger man, and the implications her choices have on those around her. Elegant, retired architect […]
Midwinter Maker’s Market
Midwinter Maker’s Market
The popular CAN Mid-Winter Makers Market returns and presents a unique opportunity to browse locally made, beautifully handcrafted products made by our talented Hawke’s Bay artists. Join us for the Market Late Night Shopping Event on Friday 8 July, 5-7pm with light refreshments served. Be one of the first in to have your pick of the […]
Toi Waihanga
Toi Waihanga
Toi Waihanga1. (noun) construction art, assemblage. In honour of Matariki, Muse presents the work of Raewyn Tauira Paterson (Ngai Tūhoe) and Tim Whaitiri-Henderson (Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Kahungunu). Together, they embark on a learning journey towards Toi Matauranga (art knowledge), through assemblages of geometric designed wall panels and laser cut light boxes
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: The Villa
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: The Villa
With an all-star ensemble cast, The Villa joins the ranks of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Calendar Girls and The Intouchables, with it’s touching and oft-hilarious depiction of friendships formed against all odds. An unlikely story of friendship between Milan, a young man on parole, who is forced to work in a retirement home rather than going to jail, and a […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: A Mermaid in Paris
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: A Mermaid in Paris
A crooner with a broken heart, Gaspard had sworn never to fall in love again. As for Lula, a pretty mermaid, she has only her singing to defend herself from men, making their hearts race until they explode. When the Seine floods and deposits Lula at the foot of the Flowerburger, the barge-cabaret where Gaspard […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Everything Went Fine
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Everything Went Fine
When André, 85, has a stroke, Emmanuèle hurries to her father’s bedside. Sick and half-paralysed in his hospital bed, he asks Emmanuèle to help him end his life. But how can you honour such a request when it’s your own father? How to buy tickets Tickets are sold through the participating venues. In cinemas: At […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Happy 50
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Happy 50
In this irreverent and feel-good comedy, a group of long-time friends get together for a hilarious and eventful vacation, in which nothing will go as planned and their friendship will be put to the test.To celebrate Yves’ 50th birthday, his friends plan to take him to the sunny paradise of Paros in Greece. But due […]
NZ String Quartet National Tour | First Light
NZ String Quartet National Tour | First Light
FIRST LIGHTReflection, Regeneration, ReleaseNau mai, haere mai, Napier! Join us on Friday 8 July at 7.30pm at the stunning Church Road Winery for one of three thoughtfully curated programmes reflecting on our place in this world - meditating on life, loss and rebirth as we mark the first-ever official public holiday dedicated to Matariki, Māori […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: La Traviata, My Brothers and I
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: La Traviata, My Brothers and I
Nour, a 14-year-old boy, is enjoying the beginning of the summer holidays in the South of France. He is the youngest of four brothers. They live together in a council estate, taking turns caring for their mother who is in a coma. She used to love Italian Opera, so Nour plays it for her, and […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Farewell, Mr. Haffmann
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Farewell, Mr. Haffmann
The legendary Daniel Auteuil gives one of his most superlative screen performances in the gripping new historical drama from writer/director Fred Cavayé, based on Jean-Philippe Daguerre’s celebrated, multi Molière Award-winning play. Occupied Paris, 1941: the Jewish community is instructed to identify themselves by wearing a yellow star. Dedicated jeweller Joseph Haffmann (Auteuil), fearing the worst, […]
Napier Urban Farmers’ Market
Napier Urban Farmers’ Market
Walk down Emerson Street and end up in a perfect little market offering a true Hawke's Bay experience. This is where the locals shop. Enjoy freshly roasted coffee, divine treats and all the produce you need to create your own locally sourced meals at home. Enjoy some of the best produce from around Hawke's Bay […]
Hastings Mid-Winter Christmas Market
Hastings Mid-Winter Christmas Market
The Inaugural Hastings Mid Winter Christmas Market will feature over 50 stalls of Fabulousness!Come along and support local businesses and craftspeople.There will be a huge range of handcrafted/handmade items, crafts artisan goods, repurposed and upcycled items, vintage, and quality second hand products on show and for sale.We also have some of your favorite foodie caravans […]
Midwinter Maker’s Market
Midwinter Maker’s Market
The popular CAN Mid-Winter Makers Market returns and presents a unique opportunity to browse locally made, beautifully handcrafted products made by our talented Hawke’s Bay artists. Join us for the Market Late Night Shopping Event on Friday 8 July, 5-7pm with light refreshments served. Be one of the first in to have your pick of the […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Little Nicholas’ Treasure
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Little Nicholas’ Treasure
From writer/director Julien Rappeneau (Rosalie Blum and Of Love & Lies), the charming and hilarious comedy Little Nicholas' Treasure is a lavish big-screen adventure featuring the beloved children’s character created by Rene Goscinny (Astérix) and illustrator Jean-Jacques Sempé, a young boy with a limitless sense of curiosity and a dangerously overactive imagination. France, early 1960s. In the idyllic world […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Madeleine Collins
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Madeleine Collins
In this psychological thriller in the Hitchcockian tradition, Virginie Efira (Bye Bye Morons) deftly embodies the troubled personality of Madeleine Collins, a woman living a double life, whose identity cracks under the weight of her own lies. The film tells the parallel stories of a woman who seems to be the perfect wife and a […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Kompromat
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Kompromat
Based on incredible true events, Jérôme Salle’s gripping new political thriller depicts the remarkable story of a French public servant who unwittingly found himself in conflict with one of the modern era’s most powerful and dangerous forces: Russia’s FSB. Gilles Lellouche stars as Mathieu, a gregarious and dedicated diplomat who accepts a posting to Irkutsk […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Another World
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Another World
The remarkable Vincent Lindon reunites with acclaimed writer/director Stéphane Brizé for the stunning Another World, delivering a powerhouse turn as a driven white-collar manager torn between duty to his job, his family and his principles. Lindon plays Philippe Lemesle, an executive who oversees the regional factory of an industrial multi-national. He has dedicated his life to the […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Men on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Men on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Seven men, all city-dwellers aged between 17 and 70, with nothing in common apart from the fact that they are all on the verge of a nervous breakdown, meet up at a lonely station for an unusual course in the wild that is supposed to get them back on their feet. Each step in this […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: La Traviata, My Brothers and I
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: La Traviata, My Brothers and I
Nour, a 14-year-old boy, is enjoying the beginning of the summer holidays in the South of France. He is the youngest of four brothers. They live together in a council estate, taking turns caring for their mother who is in a coma. She used to love Italian Opera, so Nour plays it for her, and […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Between Two Worlds
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Between Two Worlds
Marianne Winckler (Juliette Binoche), a well-known author, goes to live in northern France to research for her new book on the subject of job insecurity. Without revealing her true identity, she gets hired as a cleaner, working with a group of other women. In this new role, she experiences financial instability and social invisibility first-hand. […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Hear Me Out
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Hear Me Out
Antoine, a history teacher in his early 50s, learns that he has become very hard of hearing. Unable to own up to his handicap, he resigns himself to living in his bubble, even though his entourage finds his behavior increasingly odd. His encounter with Claire, widow and mother of a young girl who has stopped […]
Jordan Luck Band
Jordan Luck Band
Kiwi icon’s The Jordan Luck Band are thrilled to once again be bringing the party to NZ on their annual Winter Road Trip.Packed with all the classic Exponents hits you know & love, the 2022 Winter Tour will tear through the winter months and be hitting towns throughout the length and breadth of Aotearoa.From ‘Who […]
Afro Music Experience Sam Manzanza at The Common Bar 9/7/2022
Afro Music Experience Sam Manzanza at The Common Bar 9/7/2022
Sam Manzanza's Afrobeat band will be performing his infectious, hot, spicy, high-energy music originating from tribal Afro-beats at Afro Music Experience to make you feel magic, love, peace, and positive vibes. It is an experience not to be missed as you will find yourself dancing nonstop and not needing to go to the gym the […]
Farmers Market
Farmers Market
Delight in a shopping event of taste sensations at one of New Zealand’s oldest and largest traditional Farmers’ Markets. The Hawke's Bay Farmers' Market offers a complete shopping experience. Discover the diverse range of locally grown or artisan produced products. There is nothing like buying fruit & vegetables, freshly baked breads, meats, cheeses, preserves and […]
Midwinter Maker’s Market
Midwinter Maker’s Market
The popular CAN Mid-Winter Makers Market returns and presents a unique opportunity to browse locally made, beautifully handcrafted products made by our talented Hawke’s Bay artists. Join us for the Market Late Night Shopping Event on Friday 8 July, 5-7pm with light refreshments served. Be one of the first in to have your pick of the […]
Toi Waihanga
Toi Waihanga
Toi Waihanga1. (noun) construction art, assemblage. In honour of Matariki, Muse presents the work of Raewyn Tauira Paterson (Ngai Tūhoe) and Tim Whaitiri-Henderson (Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Kahungunu). Together, they embark on a learning journey towards Toi Matauranga (art knowledge), through assemblages of geometric designed wall panels and laser cut light boxes
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Maigret
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Maigret
The legendary Gerard Depardieu brings to remarkable life one of the most beloved characters from 20th century crime fiction in Maigret, the masterfully directed and hugely entertaining new film from multi award-winning writer/director Patrice Leconte (Monsieur Hire, Ridicule, The Girl On The Bridge), based on Georges Simenon’s internationally best-selling novels. Paris, 1953. The body of a beautiful young woman […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Everything Went Fine 
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Everything Went Fine 
When André, 85, has a stroke, Emmanuèle hurries to her father’s bedside. Sick and half-paralysed in his hospital bed, he asks Emmanuèle to help him end his life. But how can you honour such a request when it’s your own father? How to buy tickets Tickets are sold through the participating venues. In cinemas: At […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: The Young Lovers
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: The Young Lovers
The fabulous Fanny Ardant, Melvil Poupaud and Cécile de France beguile in The Young Lovers, Carine Tardieu's eagerly anticipated follow up to Just To Be Sure, a modern and emotionally-nuanced romantic dramedy of a woman who embarks on a relationship with a much younger man, and the implications her choices have on those around her. Elegant, retired architect […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: La Traviata, My Brothers and I
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: La Traviata, My Brothers and I
Nour, a 14-year-old boy, is enjoying the beginning of the summer holidays in the South of France. He is the youngest of four brothers. They live together in a council estate, taking turns caring for their mother who is in a coma. She used to love Italian Opera, so Nour plays it for her, and […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Farewell, Mr. Haffmann
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Farewell, Mr. Haffmann
The legendary Daniel Auteuil gives one of his most superlative screen performances in the gripping new historical drama from writer/director Fred Cavayé, based on Jean-Philippe Daguerre’s celebrated, multi Molière Award-winning play. Occupied Paris, 1941: the Jewish community is instructed to identify themselves by wearing a yellow star. Dedicated jeweller Joseph Haffmann (Auteuil), fearing the worst, […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: The Kitchen Brigade
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: The Kitchen Brigade
Cathy is a stubborn 40-year-old sous-chef. This year, she is finally about to fulfill her lifelong dream by opening her own gastronomic restaurant. But nothing goes as planned. Facing serious financial difficulties, she reluctantly accepts a job in the cafeteria of a shelter for young migrants. While she hates her new position, Cathy’s skills and […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Maigret
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Maigret
The legendary Gerard Depardieu brings to remarkable life one of the most beloved characters from 20th century crime fiction in Maigret, the masterfully directed and hugely entertaining new film from multi award-winning writer/director Patrice Leconte (Monsieur Hire, Ridicule, The Girl On The Bridge), based on Georges Simenon’s internationally best-selling novels. Paris, 1953. The body of a beautiful young woman […]
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Men on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
French Film Festival Aotearoa 2022: Men on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Seven men, all city-dwellers aged between 17 and 70, with nothing in common apart from the fact that they are all on the verge of a nervous breakdown, meet up at a lonely station for an unusual course in the wild that is supposed to get them back on their feet. Each step in this […]