Music, film, poetry at sold-out Kaipara show

A feast of Kaipara music, film and poetry by the legendary Sam Hunt has sold out days before the event.
The show Kaipara, Standing Tall takes place tomorrow night in the restored dining room of the Commercial Hotel, Dargaville's oldest pub - a fitting place for a night celebrating the past and Northland's Kauri Festival.
Sam Hunt's links with Northland go back to his early days, and for the last four years he has lived in the Kaipara.
He said he felt a little nervous performing so close to home.
"It's a bit close up," he said.
"Maybe I'll just beam in by satellite from the graveyard or Pluto," he said in his trademark gravelly voice.
He's looking forward to the show, promising a few brand-new poems and a selection of old ones.
"My style is a ramble ... the poems sort of pop out," he said.
The new poems, just a few weeks old, are inspired by the whirlpools at French Pass, D'Urville Island, where Sam and a friend recently spent time.
Sam likens poetry to a musical score. "You compose poems rather than write them, I know the sound of a poem before I know the words."
Sam will perform the interludes between three local band acts and a documentary film on extreme sport.
Word has it that Dargaville High School rock band Vocal - who replace Josh Rawiri on the bill - has talent and will perform several original numbers.
"This young band has stepped up to the occasion," said organiser Pete O'Neil.
Local four-piece band Zoe and the Smokers describe themselves as a rock and blues act.
Vocalist, rhythm and bass guitarist Zoe Tipa fronts the band.
All are experienced musicians, but the evening will be their first gig together.
A 35-minute documentary film called Fantasy Cliffs tells the story of gullying off the cliffs at Baylys Beach, from its inception 27 years ago to the present.
This anti-sport is a leap of faith for the participants who are judged on their free-fall ability - not a sport for the faint- hearted.
Championships have been held at the beach every Easter Sunday since the sport was started.
Well-known local musician and vocalist, Ken (Glama) Glamazina and his band Dave are the final act of the evening.
An educational-alternative rock and roll band verging on heavy, they play their own original pieces.
Mr O'Neil said the talent and technical ability in Dargaville was amazing, and the show would be performed in a theatre-like atmosphere, rather than on a stage, to heighten the ambience.