Opeti Vaka: Churrch Bro
Wellington-based stand-up comedian with a very comedic perspective of his world. Lawson Field Theatre, 7 Fitzherbert St, 8.30pm on January 14, R15. Tickets+Bfee: $16-$21 at tinyurl.com/mr3ysx8r or ticketek.co.nz
Frank Talbot Quartet
An ensemble of some of the country’s finest jazz players: Ayrton Foote, Phoebe Johnson, Hikurangi Schaverien-Kaa and Frank Talbot. Lawson Field Theatre, 7 Fitzherbert St, 7pm, R15 on January 15. Tickets+Bfee: $32.50 at tinyurl.com/mrywznun or ticketek.co.nz
Hell Freezes Over: Eagles Tribute
A Kiwi-based band playing four-part harmonies, guitar solos to classic Eagles compositions. Smash Palace, 24 Banks St, doors 8pm, gig 9pm, R18. January 20. Tickets+Bfee: $25-$30 at tinyurl.com/2ns895tm or $35 door sales.
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, 24 Banks St, 7pm-late, R18. January 21. Tickets+Bfee: $25 at trybooking.com/nz or $30 door sales.
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.
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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.
A Real Therapy Exhibition
Graeme Nicoll’s acrylic/oil paintings, pencil portraits, carved timber pieces incl a chess set and a clay sculpture at Tairāwhiti Museum. Opens January 28 until closes March 26, Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1.30-4pm, locals free, visitors $5A, u/12s free, phone 867 3832
Summer Arts & Crafts Fair
Local handcrafted creations: batik, doll clothes, fashion, jewellery, knitting, macrame, pottery and woodwork. Poverty Bay Bowling Club, 111 Ormond Rd, 9am-1pm on January 29.
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 film-making.
A Man Called Otto
Tom Hanks plays grumpy widower Otto Anderson, who is bothered by the arrival of a lively young family next door.
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.
Stars at Noon
A young American journalist stranded in Nicaragua falls for an enigmatic Englishman who is her best chance of escape.
Ladies of Steel
Thinking she has killed her overbearing husband, a 75-year-old woman hits the road with her two sisters.
The Road Dance
The life of a young woman living in the Outer Hebrides before World War 1 takes a dramatic turn when a terrible tragedy befalls her.
