Hip-hop world championship competitors 98 Cents, aka Kylah Ashwell and Paul Hawaikirangi, are running dance classes at the Musical Theatre Gisborne clubrooms for young and older alike on Friday.
FRIDAY
Free trial dance class with hip-hop duo 98 Cents: 5-5.45pm – hip-hop for children aged 5-11 years; 6-7pm – hip-hop for 12 years and over. Musical Theatre Gisborne clubrooms, 101 Innes St.
Monthly Open Vinyl Nights: Once a month, the turntables are yours. Each night has a theme. Bring five vinyl tracks that fit, pop your name on the board and grab a slot. 7-10pm, Dome Cinema & Bar, 38 Childers Rd.
SATURDAY
Tatapouri Bay Cafe: Start with sunrise yoga at 7am, then stay for coffee and live music with Annabelle and Ash from 10am. There is also a second-hand stall with pre-loved treasures from 9.30am. Everyone welcome. Tatapouri Bay, 516 Whangara Rd.
Ūawa Manaaki Matakaoa Market Day Fundraiser: Kai, auction, entertainment, crafts and more. 8am–3pm, Reynolds Hall, 7 Monkhouse St, Tolaga Bay.
Compost Workshop: Composting, wormfarming and bokashi. Turn your kitchen scraps and garden waste into the perfect food for your garden soil. 10-11am, Tairāwhiti Environment Centre, 386 Palmerston Rd. Limited numbers. Call to register.
Wrights Vineyard & Winery Family Fun Day: Cellar door open from 12-4pm with live music from T-Bone (Toni Solomon) from 1.30pm. Gourmet pizzas, bouncy castle for the kids and more. 1093 Wharerata Rd, Manutūkē.
Gone Country: Smash Palace Bar presents a night of rock-country bangers, line dancing and good vibes. 7.30-10pm, Smash Palace Bar, 24 Banks St.
SUNDAY
Sloan Peterson & Jesse Redwing: Indie musician Sloan Peterson and Australian blues singer Jesse Redwing blend originals with reimagined blues and 60s favourites. 1pm, Smash Palace Bar, 24 Banks St.
Silent Flute Taijiquan: A free one-hour Tai Chi Chuan (Mandarin) Taijiquan (Cantonese) class, open to everyone. No previous experience needed. 1pm, Botanical Gardens. Alternative wet weather location is Anytime Fitness Gym in Carnarvon St. Text 0210490722.
COMING UP
March 28, Hospice Tairāwhiti Wearable Arts Fashion Awards: Entries are now open with the first round of judging on March 1. Open to all ages. Win great prizes, including tickets to WOW in Wellington. Go to Hospice Tairāwhiti website for more information.
REGULAR EVENTS
MONDAYS
The 500 Card Club: Poverty Bay Bowling Club, 111 Ormond Rd, 1-4pm, $3. Phone Tony (06)8633468.
Fun Dancing Gisborne: Modern sequence and social ballroom. St Andrew’s Church hall, 176 Cobden St, 7.30-9.30pm, $7. Contact Kev or Isabel (06)8670074 or 0211812414.
Gisborne Choral Society: New choir members welcome at the society’s regular practice. St Andrew’s Church from 7pm.
Gisborne Orchestra rehearsals: Gisborne Intermediate School, 7.30-9pm. New players welcome. Contact Jill 021756364 or email gisborneorchestra@gmail.com.
Badminton Social Morning Club: Monday mornings weekly from 9-11am. $5 a session. For more information, call Leslie 0274156872.
Badminton Summer Club: Adults and junior players, Year 11 plus. Mondays 7-9pm, new players welcome. Sub $120/$100 or $10/$8 casual fee. Contact Geoff 0276568222.
City of Gisborne Highland Pipe Band: Learn to play the pipes or drums. Learners and experienced players welcome. Learners start at 6.30pm, seniors 7.30-8.30pm. The Bandroom, 200 Childers Rd. For further information, phone/text 0274874480. Every Monday except public holidays.
TUESDAYS
Sun City Spinners: Poverty Bay Bowling Club, 111 Ormond Rd, 9am-11.30am, fees apply. Contact Dale (06)8675083 or email eastland@creativefibre.org.nz.
Gisborne Line Dancing: Senior Citizens Hall, 30 Grey St, 4.30-7.30pm. Contact Kerry 0211024890.
Badminton Gisborne Pinoy Smashers: 6-9pm, Badminton Centre, 134 Roebuck Rd. Contact Alfred 0273072318.
WEDNESDAYS
Fifties Forward low-impact aerobics: YMCA, 447 Childers Rd, 9.30am. First class free, otherwise $2.
Mainly Music: A fun music group for preschoolers. St Andrew’s Church community centre, 176 Cobden St, 9.45am. $4/family. Contact Trish (06)8672789 or (06)8685513.
Gisborne Concert Band: 6.30-8pm, The Bandroom, 200 Childers Rd. If you play brass, woodwind or percussion, come and join. New musicians welcome.
THURSDAYS
Gisborne Line Dancing: Senior Citizens Hall, 30 Grey St, 6-8pm. Contact Kerry 0211024890.
Gisborne Caledonian Society Practice: Social, modern and sequence dancing. Holy Trinity Church Hall, 70 Derby St, 7.30-9.30pm. $5. Contact Pat 0210497148.
FRIDAYS
Friday Stairs Workout: Meet at the lower carpark, Titirangi/Kaiti Hill, 5.55am, workout 6-6.40am.
Bowls, burgers & bevvies at Poverty Bay Bowling Club: Keen to give bowls a go? Get along to Poverty Bay Bowling Club for an evening of social bowls, music and burgers. 5-7pm. 111 Ormond Rd.
SATURDAYS
Gisborne Farmers’ Market: A variety of fresh and prepared goods from local farmers and growers. Cnr Stout St and Fitzherbert St, 9.30-12.30pm.
Gisborne Parkrun: Waikanae Surf Life Saving Club, beach end of Grey St, 7.45-10am. Register at parkrun.co.nz/gisborne/.
Pilates with Tilly: Tone, sculpt and flow. Saturdays and Sundays, 8-9am. The Space, Yoga Coast Plus, 46 Makorori Beach Rd. Phone 0273311032 to book.
Tairāwhiti Coffin Club: BCR Joinery, 522 Gladstone Rd, 9-10am. Details at tairawhiticc@gmail.com.
Tennis for all: Ormond Tennis Club, Hill Rd, Ormond, 2-4pm. For more information phone (06)8625741 or (06)8625856.
SUNDAYS
Gisborne Walkers Club: 8am, meet at Mitre 10, 24 Derby St. Text 0278902224 for more info.
Dharma Practice and Meditation: Lama Damchoe leads dharma practice and meditation, followed by a shared lunch. 10am, Palpung Kagyu Samten Choling Tibetan Buddhist Centre, 31 James St. All welcome.
Sunset Yoga: Beginner-friendly yoga flow overlooking Makorori Beach, finishing with tea at sunset. Small class sizes. 4.30-6pm. Contact Zoey 02102967107.
SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS
Lions Express Train Rides: Starts near Gisborne Wainui Lions Junior Cycle Park, Centennial Marine Drive, 11am-3pm, weather permitting. $2.
Bottomless Brunch at Siduri Wine Bar: Enjoy two-hour brunch bookings at a cool CBD wine bar. Saturday and Sunday, 16 Peel St, 10am-2pm.
EACH WEEK
Mahjong Club (Monday and Thursday): Gisborne Town and Country Women’s Club, 42 Emily St, 12.30pm. Contact Margaret (06)8630144.
Tairāwhiti Menzshed (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday): Cnr Parkinson St and Innes St, Saturday 9am-3pm, Tuesday and Thursday 9am–2pm. Details phone/text 0224650396.
Tairāwhiti Aviation Museum (Tues and Sun): Gisborne Airport, Aerodrome Rd, 9am–3pm. $5 adults, under-12s free.
FORTNIGHTLY
Gisborne Country Music Club (first and third Sundays): Senior Citizens Hall, 30 Grey St, 1-4pm, $5 visitors, $3 members, $1 children. Contact Flo (06)8677637, 0274946979 or email flo.pahuru@outlook.co.nz.
Gisborne Woodworking Club (second and fourth Saturdays and last Thursday): Green shed opposite Enterprise Aquatic Centre carpark, Nelson Rd, 10am to about noon. Contact Bill 0274 507719 or email gizzywheelers@gmail.com.
MONTHLY
Gizzy Monthly Market (first Saturday): Locally produced crafts, food and products. Lawson Field Rose Garden, 7 Fitzherbert St, 9am-1pm, weather permitting.
Gas Guzzlers’ Breakfast (first Sunday): Behind the courthouse on Reads Quay, 8.30-11am.
Crop Swap (first Sunday): Swap plants, produce, preserves, baking, books and more. Makaraka School carpark, 137 Main Rd, 2-3pm.
Irish Music Session (first Sunday): The Rivers restaurant, 4-6pm. Contact Marty 0210557685.
Gisborne Floral Art Club (first Monday): Waverley St hall, 9.30-11.30am; (third Wednesday) Kahutia Bowling Club, 7pm.
Poverty Bay Blues Night (first Tuesday): Dome Cinema, Poverty Bay Club, 6pm doors open, 7pm gig. $10 door sales, Blues Club members free, R18.
Ulysses Motorcycle Club (first Tuesday): Bushmere Arms public bar, 673 Matawai Rd, Waerenga-a-Hika, 7.30pm. Contact Chris 0274602430.
Gisborne Friendship Group – formerly Gisborne Combined Club (first Wednesday): For active retirees looking for friendship. Kahutia Bowling Club, 165 Cobden St, 9.30am, $5, includes morning tea. Register with Noelene (06)8684473 or Dianne (06)8674294.
U3A Gisborne (first Thursday): Social interaction and learning for mature-aged folk. House of Breakthrough, cnr Lytton Rd and Ormond Rd, 9.30am, $2 at the door. Contact Diane 0274441073.
Prostate Support Group (second Tuesday): Cancer Society Rooms, 718 Gladstone Rd, 4.30pm. Inquiries 0210634515.
The Country Garden Club (second Tuesday): Waerenga-a-Hika Hall, 728 Matawai Rd, 7.30pm, $2. Contact Katrine (06)8672427.
Gisborne Proactive Club (third Wednesday): Retired people’s interest group. Watson Room, Gisborne Cosmopolitan Club, 190 Derby St, 9.30am, $30/year sub and $5/meeting. Contact Malcolm (06)8672591 or 0272402590.
Gisborne Camera Club (third Thursday): Senior Citizens Hall, 30 Grey St, 7.30pm. Details at gisbornecameraclub@gmail.com.
Gisborne Sceptic Group (third Sunday): 11am. Details/venue (06)8673715 or (06)8677122.
Te Hāpara Garden and Floral Art Club (fourth Tuesday): Redstone Room, Farmers Air Event Centre, Showgrounds Park, 2pm.
First City Toastmasters (first and third Tuesday): Become a confident speaker and leader. Adult Literacy Rooms, 1st Floor, 100 Grey St, Gisborne, 6.15pm. Contact Helen 0221945671.
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