A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.
THIS WEEK
Hell Freezes Over: Eagles Tribute
A Kiwi-based band playing four-part harmonies, guitar solos to classic Eagles compositions. Smash Palace, Friday, 8pm. Tickets from tinyurl.com/2ns895tm or $35 at the door.
Summer Metal Mayhem
Four tributes to four of the greatest rock/metal bands around: Metallica, Rage Against the Machine, Slayer and System of a Down. Smash Palace, Saturday, 7pm. Tickets from trybooking.com/nz or $30 at the door.
Sunday Music at Matawhero
T-Bonez plays live acoustic music. Matawhero Wines, Sunday, 1pm. Free entry with lunch booking. Gourmet platters/sharing plates available. Bookings essential at cellardoor@matawhero.co.nz
COMING UP
Pasiflorez NZ Tour
Their first time overseas, Australia's Northern Rivers psych bop band Pasiflorez venture to Gizzy for pollination. Joined by locals Oceanspace who transcend time and space with psychedelic rock and electronic dance music. Smash Palace, Thursday, January 26, 7pm. Tickets from humanitix.com
Creating Space
An alcohol-free, community collaboration day with wild, foraged and homegrown food, music, qi gong and yoga classes. Anzac Park, Saturday, January 28, 9am, free entry/food/classes.
Piano recital by Yuzhang Wu
Yuzhang Wu has performed with orchestras in China, Canada and New Zealand. Most recently, she was selected as one of the three finalists at the National Concerto Competition and will perform with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in March. Contact Gill if you would like a seat, either by emailing gillco@gisborne.net.nz or texting 021 170 7641. Tiromoana, 41 Winifred Street, Okitu, Saturday, January 28, 2.30pm. Koha would be appreciated.
Full Moon Party
Beleza Events presents Full Moon Party, featuring Brazilbeat, Paws, DJose and more. Smash Palace, Friday, February 3, 9pm. Tickets $15 from eventbrite.co.nz
Wine, Music and Cheese Evening
Wrights Vineyard and Winery are hosting Franzi Corker at the Cellar Door on Saturday, February 4, 6pm. Cheese platters will be available on the evening for purchase, plus a build-your-own gourmet picnic will be operating. Tickets $10 from wrightswines.co.nz
THEATRE
Jesus Christ Superstar
Centre Stage presents the iconic rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. Onstage April 27 to May 6. Tickets from ticketek.co.nz or Gisborne i-SITE.
VISUAL ARTS
Paintvine in the Park: Peony Bouquet
A perfect blend of creativity and conversation. All gear will be provided. Gisborne Botanical Gardens, Saturday, 2pm. R18. Tickets $52 from paintvine.co.nz
Out of the Illusion, Into the Unified Field
A body of work and a retrospective by Tish Scott. Tairāwhiti Museum, until February 17.
Whai au
An exhibition of new works by students and staff from Toihoukura School of Māori Visual Art and Design. Tairāwhiti Museum, until January 22.
Colours Deluxe
Celebrating the achievement of Sarah and Edward Featon of Gisborne, who in the 1880s undertook an ambitious project to describe and paint New Zealand's flowering plants. Tairāwhiti Museum, until June 25.
The Mudge Murals
An exhibition of Graeme Mudge's rarely seen preliminary sketches and mural design proposals at Tairāwhiti Museum, until January 29.
Summer Arts & Crafts Fair
Local handcrafted creations: batik, doll clothes, fashion, jewellery, knitting, macrame, pottery and woodwork. Poverty Bay Bowling Club, 9am to 1pm, January 29.
A Real Therapy
Graeme Nicoll has sketched, painted and carved for as long as he can remember. It's his happy place, hence his exhibition's title. This exhibition concentrates mainly on his artwork since retiring in 2018. Tairāwhiti Museum, opening January 27.
Circle the Square
A series of paintings created during Ryan Ledger's recovery process of mental health after burning himself out — after completing his media arts degree while also making music videos in the underground RnB and hip-hop scene in New Zealand. The exhibition explores the themes of identity and his interpretation of what spirituality is while identifying as a gay man. Tairāwhiti Museum, opening February 4.
DOME CINEMA
Ladies of Steel
Thinking she has killed her overbearing husband, a 75-year-old woman hits the road with her two sisters.
Everybody Hates Johan
Technician blaster Johan Grande lives in the Norwegian town of Titran, on the windswept ridgeline of TrØndelag. The town has never fully accepted the Grande family as its own. Johan shares his family farm with the wild horse Ella and a lot of dynamite. Johan loves Ella and explosions, but not much else, except for Solvor, the girl next door and love of his life . . . and the one he accidentally blew up a bit during his younger days.
Elvis
Austin Butler won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in probably the best film so far on the life and music of The King. Also worth seeing for Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker, Presley's manager.
Odeon Multiplex
Babylon
Diego Calva, Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt lead an ensemble cast in this epic comedy-drama — 189 minutes of it — that chronicles the rise and fall of multiple characters during Hollywood's transition from silent to sound films in the late 1920s. It has garnered award nominations but its style, graphic content and lengthy runtime have divided critics. It premiered in mid-December and was released just before Christmas. It cost US$78 million to make and so far has made about $15m.
Tad the Explorer: The Mummy Adventure
Tad's biggest dream is to be accepted by his archaeology colleagues, but his accident-prone nature gets in his way. When he inadvertently destroys a rare sarcophagus, a spell is cast, putting his friends' lives in danger. Saving Mummy, Jeff and Belzoni will trigger an action-packed adventure that will result in Tad and Sara travelling to the far corners of the world to find a way to stop the curse of the Emerald Tablet.
The Banshees of Inisherin
Irish comedy-drama in which lifelong friends fall out over one's insistence that he wants no more to do with the other.
The Amazing Maurice
Animated film based on Terry Pratchett's book The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents. Great voice cast.
M3GAN
Horror film in which a lifelike doll is programmed to be a child's perfect companion.
The Fabelmans
Steven Spielberg directed, co-wrote and co-produced this semi-autobiographical film that draws on his early life and filmmaking.
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
Super spy Orson Fortune and his operatives recruit a movie star to help them stop an arms broker from selling weapons technology that threatens to disrupt the world order.
Blueback
Australian film based on Tim Winton's 1997 novel of the same name. A young girl befriends a wild blue groper, and becomes an activist for protecting the ecosystem of Australia's coral reefs.
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for peril and disregard for safety have taken their toll. Puss has burned through eight of his nine lives. He embarks on an epic journey into the Black Forest to find the mythical Wishing Star and restore his lost lives.
Avatar: The Way of Water (2D, 3D)
Jake Sully lives with his new family on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.
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