Project Banaba, by Banaban scholar and artist Katerina Teaiwa, explores how the island of Banaba was destroyed by phosphate mining during the 20th century, leading to the total relocation of its people on 15 December 1945.
Co-curated by Jess Mio and Yuki Kihara, this exhibition brings together...
Date: Tuesday 20 August to Sunday 1 September
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The House of Webb: a Victorian family's journey to Ormondville.
Follow the unusual journey of the Webb family as they leave their comfortable lifestyle in England and set out for New Zealand in 1884.
As a group of 14, they voyaged on board a vermin-infested ship to Napier, then onwards to...
Date: Tuesday 20 August to Sunday 3 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“The outline of the hill turned into a giant serpent as it heaved up and down. The shock wave swept across it, creating a monster crossing the skyline.” - NG Bailey
At 10:47am on 3 February 1931, a devastating earthquake struck Hawke’s Bay. In that moment it seemed the end of the world had...
Date: Tuesday 20 August to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This stunning exhibition features a broad range of historic and contemporary taonga from the collection of the Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Ta-u-rangi.
Translated as 'always here', Tēnei Tonu shares diverse stories of local Iwi Ngati Kahungunu and their enduring connection to the...
Date: Tuesday 20 August to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Silver, valued for its rarity and attractive lustre, has for centuries been mined and formed into an extensive range of domestic, personal, religious, and ceremonial objects.
Silver is one of the most versatile and singular precious metals: it is malleable and ductile and has a relatively low...
Date: Tuesday 20 August to Tuesday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
From the onset of colonisation, European immigrants and their descendants have been bringing and maintaining their own culture in Aotearoa, including a characteristic art tradition.
These twelve artworks by five Pakeha painters illustrate the way in which people of European heritage in New...
Date: Tuesday 20 August to Saturday 30 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
At At Eternity's Gate is a 2018 biographical drama film about the final years of painter Vincent van Gogh's life. A ravishment of the senses, with cinematographer Benoît Delhomme — a master of the handheld camera — capturing the gorgeous play of sunlight on flowers, wheat fields and anything...
Date: Wednesday 21 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Project Prima Volta students perform their solo songs and arias to prepare for upcoming auditions and events. These 30-minute soundbite concerts provide the perfect opportunity to enjoy some wonderful singing in the middle of your work day. Bring your own sandwiches and, if possible, a koha to help...
Date: Monday 26 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) is a celebration of film on the finest screens in New Zealand. The event is the cultural highlight of winter in 13 towns and cities and is one of the longest running annual festivals in the country. NZIFF makes a great occasion out of movie-going...
Date: Thursday 29 August to Sunday 15 September
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Opening night includes complimentary refreshments from 6.00pm; the screening begins at 6.30pm.
The perfect film to open NZIFF 2019 is also perfect for first dates, 40th anniversaries and solo filmgoers alike. La Belle Époque is that rarest of treats: a certified crowd-pleaser that cinephiles...
Date: Thursday 29 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Savour 100 minutes of eye-popping camera work, picturesque vineyards and gratuitous grape-fondling shots in this glorious toast to the talent and the stories behind New Zealand’s world-famous wine industry.
“Are we deserving of a seat at the table of the world’s finest yet?” Filmmakers...
Date: Friday 30 August to Saturday 31 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Rescued from 45 years in legal and technical limbo, this extraordinary music film capturing Aretha Franklin in full flight deserves your respect – and the biggest screen and sound system possible.
In 1972, 29-year-old Aretha Franklin, ‘Queen of Soul’, wishing to return to her gospel...
Date: Friday 30 August to Thursday 5 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche are on a suicide mission to the stars in this startlingly original space thriller from French master Claire Denis.
In the deepest reaches of the cosmos, a crying baby distracts lone astronaut Monte (Pattinson) as he tends to life-support systems on board a...
Date: Friday 30 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
A poignant, intimate portrait of Yves Saint Laurent in his twilight years takes us behind the scenes of the fabled fashion house and of the couturier’s complex relationship with business partner Pierre Bergé.
Tickets are available online through Ticketek, from the front desk at MTG or the box...
Date: Saturday 31 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
A city slicker couple turned progressive eco-farmers transform a barren orchard into a thriving landscape in this inspirational sustainability documentary.
Who hasn’t fantasised about ditching their city day job for a simpler life on the land? For John and Molly Chester, this journey begins...
Date: Saturday 31 August to Sunday 15 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Welcome back to the jungle with Brando, Duvall, Fishburne and Hopper for Francis Ford Coppola’s final – and finest – version of the ultimate Vietnam War epic.
Forty years after it almost killed him, Francis Ford Coppola returns to the jungle one last time. Both a complete restoration and...
Date: Saturday 31 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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