A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.
THIS WEEK
Summer Soundcheck
Chores, Dizfunk, DJose, Machinist and Stix will light up the stage at Smash Palace tomorrow, 8pm. Tickets from eventbrite.co.nz
Must Be The Moon
Racing's sophomore album Must Be The Moon dropped in September and the band are hitting the road. The Dome, Saturday, 8pm. Tickets from $35+bf from ticketfairy
COMING UP
Gisborne Concert Band: 75th Anniversary Concert
Celebrate this achievement with the band. Lawson Field Theatre, Saturday, November 26, 2pm, $20 cash-only door sales.
Summer Party
DJ Manchoo is coming to jam at ShipWreck Bar. Featuring DJ Murdurah. Saturday, November 26, 9pm. Pre-sale tickets $15, or $20 on the night.
Grant Haua: Awa Blues
Grant Haua will bring his deep timbre soul blues vocals/acoustic guitars and foot percussion to Smash Palace on Sunday, November 27, 7pm. Tickets $20+bf from eventfinda.co.nz
Brown Sugar
Rolling Stones tribute band Brown Sugar present some of the best songs from the Rolling Stones over the past 50 years like they should — energetic, live and loud. Smash Palace, Friday, December 2, 8.30pm. Tickets from eventfinda.co.nz
THEATRE
Weed
It's the ‘90s and agriculture is struggling, but there is a cunning plan to save one farm by growing a crop of marijuana. Gisborne Unity Theatre, 209 Ormond Road, November 17 to December 3. Tickets+bf: $27 from eventfinda.co.nz or Gisborne i-SITE.
Jesus Christ Superstar auditions
Book an audition time for a part in a modern version of the original show, or attend an open audition. Centre Stage Theatre Group, 260 Childers Road, Saturday, and Sunday. Book a 10-minute audition spot at tinyurl.com/c4mmb6ee
A Vicar of Dibley Christmas
Join Vicar Geraldine and the parish council as the village of Dibley prepares for the Christmas celebrations. Musical Theatre Gisborne, November 25 to December 3. Tickets $30+bf from eventfinda.co.nz
Pride and Prejudice
This isn't your grandmother's Jane Austen! Bold, surprising, boisterous and timely, this Pride and Prejudice for a new era explores the absurdities and thrills of finding your perfect (or imperfect) match. Evolution Theatre, December 8 to 18. Tickets from tinyurl.com/4jjtkhz9
VISUAL ARTS
Whai au
An exhibition of new works by students and staff from Toihoukura School of Māori Visual Art and Design. Tairāwhiti Museum, opening Saturday.
He Pounamu
An exhibition of kākahu made by and for the mokopuna o Te Kōhanga Reo o Tomairangi. Hoea! Gallery, 67 Gladstone Road, Thursday to Saturday 11am to 3pm, until December 18.
The Mudge Murals
The launch of Mark Peters' book, The Mudge Murals, will coincide with the opening of an exhibition of Graeme Mudge's rarely seen preliminary sketches and mural design proposals at Tairāwhiti Museum until January 29.
Oho Ake
Charity art auction. All proceeds to go to Hospice Tairāwhiti and C Company Memorial House. Te Wānanga o Aotearoa ki Whirikoka campus, Wednesday, 6pm.
Kotuku Studios
Kōtuku Studios displays the works of local artists. Open Wednesday, midday to 5pm, Thursday 11.30am to 5pm, and Saturday 10am to 2pm. 349 Palmerston Road.
Tatau: Samoan Tattooing and Photography: Tatau Samoa ma ata pu'e
This exhibition presents the photographic art of four Sāmoan artists who have been capturing the dynamic practice of contemporary tatau over the last 40 years. Tairāwhiti Museum, until December 11.
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, opening November 25.
Odeon Multiplex
She Said
New York Times journalists publish a report exposing sexual abuse allegations against powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. The story also serves as a launching pad for the #MeToo movement.
The Menu
A young couple travel to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant run by a celebrity chef who has prepared a lavish molecular gastronomy menu where food is treated as conceptual art, although his approach to cuisine has some shocking surprises.
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2022
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo returned to the Edinburgh Castle Esplanade in 2022. Over 900 performers took part in a show filled with immersive cultural shows and musical presentations from the UK, Mexico, the United States, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
One Piece Film: Red
Japanese animated fantasy action-adventure film.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
The leaders of Wakanda fight to protect their nation in the wake of King T'Challa's death.
The Woman King
In the 1800s, a group of all-female warriors protects the West African kingdom of Dahomey. Faced with a new threat, General Nanisca trains the next generation of recruits.
Frozen Reo Maori
Disney film Frozen has had a remake in te reo Māori.
Black Adam
Teth Adam was given the powers of the gods, but used them for vengeance. He was imprisoned and became Black Adam. Nearly 5000 years on, he is free to dispense his own form of justice.
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris
In 1950s London, a widowed cleaning lady falls in love with a couture Dior dress and decides she must have one. After raising the funds to pursue her dream, she travels to Paris and changes not only her own outlook, but the future of the House of Dior.
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Singing crocodile Lyle befriends the struggling son of the Primm family, recently arrived in New York City. When an evil neighbour threatens Lyle's existence, the Primms must band together to show that family can be found in the most unexpected places.
Muru
Drama about the 2007 police raids of the Ngāi Tūhoe community of Ruatoki.
DOME CINEMA
Employee of the Month
A French film about a civil servant who resists all attempts to shift him from his “job for life”. But when he is transferred to the North Pole and finds love, he must make a decision.
When the Cows Come Home
New Zealand documentary in which director Costa Botes delves into bovine life on a Cambridge farm where an offbeat cow whisperer tends the herd.
Hit the Road
A middle-aged couple and their two sons embark on a road trip across the Iranian countryside. Over the course of their journey, they bond over memories of the past, grapple with fears of the unknown and fuss over their sick dog.
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