Sunday Cinema: They Shall Not Grow Old
Sunday 27 April 2025
2:00 PM
Using state-of-the-art technology and materials from the Imperial War Museum, filmmaker Peter Jackson allows the story of World War I to be told by the men who were there.
Space available: 50+
MET Opera: Les Contes D'Hoffmann
Sunday 11 May 2025
1:00 PM
Offenbach’s fantastical opera starring French tenor Benjamin Bernheim in the title role of the tormented poet.
Space available: 50+
Napier Night Shelter Fundraiser – Ruby and Rata
Thursday 22 May 2025
7:00 PM
Join acclaimed New Zealand film maker Dame Gaylene Preston for a very special screening of Ruby and Rata to support a vital cause—raising funds for an overnight shelter for Napier's homeless. This heartwarming film captures the beauty of community, love, and resilience, just as we come together to provide hope and safety for those in need. By attending, you’ll enjoy a memorable cinematic experience while helping create a safer, more compassionate future for Napier's most vulnerable. Help us make a real difference—one film, one night, one act of kindness at a time. Rated: PG (coarse language)
Space available: 50+
RADFF: The Chodge # 1 + ADNZ Q&A
Thursday 29 May 2025
7:00 PM
Darryl Church (DCA Architects of Transformation) leads the narrative on the design and build of an award-winning home on the banks of Lake Whakamaru.
Space available: 50+
Friday 30 May 2025
2:30 PM
One of the most renowned landscape architects, Laurie Olin, shares his humanistic approach to designing great places.
Space available: 50+
RAADFF - Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin #1
Friday 30 May 2025
4:30 PM
Explores the remarkable life and legacy of the late feminist author Ursula K Le Guin
Space available: 50+
RADFF: Ada: My mother the architect #1
Friday 30 May 2025
6:00 PM
A deeply moving portrait of Ada Karmi-Melamede, a pioneering architect, directed by her daughter, filmmaker, and former architect, Yael Melamede.
Space available: 50+
Friday 30 May 2025
7:45 PM
A look at the life and influential work of pioneering abstract painter Mary Heilmann, who emerged from the minimalist and Beat Generation scenes.
Space available: 50+
RADFF: Lewerentz Divine Darkness #1
Saturday 31 May 2025
12:15 PM
Portrait of Swedish architect Sigurd Lewerentz, enriched with never-before-seen and never-heard archive footage and audio.
Space available: 50+
RADFF: Arthur Erickson: Beauty between the Lines #
Saturday 31 May 2025
2:00 PM
Chronicles the triumphs and tragedies of visionary Vancouver-based architect Arthur Erickson.
Space available: 50+
Saturday 31 May 2025
4:00 PM
Darryl Church (DCA Architects of Transformation) leads the narrative on the design and build of an award-winning home on the banks of Lake Whakamaru.
Space available: 50+
RADFF: Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea #1
Saturday 31 May 2025
5:30 PM
E. 1027 - Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea PRECEDED BY Her Blueprint, Aotearoa.
Space available: 50+
Saturday 31 May 2025
7:45 PM
Examines the work of contemporary photographer Martin Parr, known for his unique and intimate approach to his subjects.
Space available: 50+
RADFF: Ada: My mother the architect #2
Sunday 1 June 2025
12:15 PM
A deeply moving portrait of Ada Karmi-Melamede, a pioneering architect, directed by her daughter, filmmaker, and former architect, Yael Melamede.
Space available: 50+
Sunday 1 June 2025
2:15 PM
A look at the life and influential work of pioneering abstract painter Mary Heilmann, who emerged from the minimalist and Beat Generation scenes.
Space available: 50+
Sunday 1 June 2025
4:00 PM
A joyous retrospective of Saint Phalle's breathtaking oeuvre.
Space available: 50+
RADFF: The House + This is NOT a House #1
Sunday 1 June 2025
5:45 PM
DOUBLE FEATURE. The House: 6 Points of Departure & This Is Not a House .
Space available: 50+
Sunday 1 June 2025
7:45 PM
An epic, intimate and poetic meditation on architecture and how the design and construction of buildings from the ancient past reveal our destruction.
Space available: 50+
RADFF: Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea #2
Monday 2 June 2025
11:15 AM
E. 1027 - Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea PRECEDED BY Her Blueprint, Aotearoa.
Space available: 50+
RADFF: Dale Frank Nobody's Sweetie #1
Monday 2 June 2025
1:30 PM
A rare behind-the-scenes look into the life and work of Australia's most eccentric and reclusive artist as he grapples with an ambitious deadline.
Space available: 50+
RADFF: We the Others + Fruitvale #1
Monday 2 June 2025
3:45 PM
We the Others PRECEDED BY Fruitvale: A Community for Regeneration
Space available: 50+
RADFF: Lewerentz Divine Darkness #2
Monday 2 June 2025
5:30 PM
Portrait of Swedish architect Sigurd Lewerentz, enriched with never-before-seen and never-heard archive footage and audio.
Space available: 50+
Monday 2 June 2025
7:15 PM
A portrait of Bijoy Jain / Studio Mumbai, captured in the vitality of the movement and the moment.
Space available: 50+
Tuesday 3 June 2025
2:15 PM
Examines the work of contemporary photographer Martin Parr, known for his unique and intimate approach to his subjects.
Space available: 50+
Tuesday 3 June 2025
4:00 PM
Jacquemus: The Prince of Today's Fashion PRECEDED BY Richard Serra: You are the Subject .
Space available: 50+
RADFF: Arthur Erickson: Beauty between the lines #
Tuesday 3 June 2025
5:45 PM
Chronicles the triumphs and tragedies of visionary Vancouver-based architect Arthur Erickson.
Space available: 50+
RADFF: Schindler Space Architect #1
Tuesday 3 June 2025
7:45 PM
Explore the bohemian genius of Schindler House in Los Angeles, investigating R.M. Schindler’s philosophy of Space Architecture.
Space available: 50+
Wednesday 4 June 2025
2:15 PM
A joyous retrospective of Saint Phalle's breathtaking oeuvre.
Space available: 50+
RADFF: The Documerica Project #1
Wednesday 4 June 2025
4:15 PM
The Documerica Project PRECEDED BY Tawharau Lane: A Sustainability Exemplar
Space available: 50+
RADFF: Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin #2
Wednesday 4 June 2025
6:00 PM
Explores the remarkable life and legacy of the late feminist author Ursula K Le Guin
Space available: 50+
RADFF: Ada: My mother the architect #3
Wednesday 4 June 2025
7:45 PM
A deeply moving portrait of Ada Karmi-Melamede, a pioneering architect, directed by her daughter, filmmaker, and former architect, Yael Melamede.
Space available: 50+
RADFF: Lewerentz Divine Darkness #3
Thursday 5 June 2025
1:45 PM
Portrait of Swedish architect Sigurd Lewerentz, enriched with never-before-seen and never-heard archive footage and audio.
Space available: 50+
Thursday 5 June 2025
3:30 PM
One of the most renowned landscape architects, Laurie Olin, shares his humanistic approach to designing great places.
Space available: 50+
Thursday 5 June 2025
5:30 PM
A portrait of Bijoy Jain / Studio Mumbai, captured in the vitality of the movement and the moment.
Space available: 50+
Thursday 5 June 2025
7:45 PM
10th Anniversary Re-release - The powerful story of Ngai Tuhoe as they undertake the design and construction of New Zealand's first 'living building', Te Wharehou o Tuhoe.
Space available: 50+
RADFF: We the Others + Fruitvale #2
Friday 6 June 2025
2:45 PM
We the Others + Fruitvale PRECEDED BY Fruitvale: A Community for Regeneration
Space available: 50+
RADFF: The House + This is NOT a House #2
Friday 6 June 2025
4:30 PM
DOUBLE FEATURE. The House: 6 Points of Departure & This Is Not a House .
Space available: 50+
Friday 6 June 2025
6:15 PM
Darryl Church (DCA Architects of Transformation) leads the narrative on the design and build of an award-winning home on the banks of Lake Whakamaru.
Space available: 50+
RADFF: Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea #3
Friday 6 June 2025
7:45 PM
E. 1027 - Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea PRECEDED BY Her Blueprint, Aotearoa.
Space available: 50+
Saturday 7 June 2025
11:30 AM
An epic, intimate and poetic meditation on architecture and how the design and construction of buildings from the ancient past reveal our destruction.
Space available: 50+
Saturday 7 June 2025
1:30 PM
A portrait of Bijoy Jain / Studio Mumbai, captured in the vitality of the movement and the moment.
Space available: 50+
RADFF: Schindler Space Architect #2
Saturday 7 June 2025
3:45 PM
Explore the bohemian genius of Schindler House in Los Angeles, investigating R.M. Schindler’s philosophy of Space Architecture.
Space available: 50+
Saturday 7 June 2025
6:00 PM
A look at the life and influential work of pioneering abstract painter Mary Heilmann, who emerged from the minimalist and Beat Generation scenes.
Space available: 50+
Saturday 7 June 2025
7:45 PM
A joyous retrospective of Saint Phalle's breathtaking oeuvre.
Space available: 50+
Sunday 8 June 2025
12:00 PM
Darryl Church (DCA Architects of Transformation) leads the narrative on the design and build of an award-winning home on the banks of Lake Whakamaru.
Space available: 50+
RADFF: Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea #4
Sunday 8 June 2025
1:30 PM
E. 1027 - Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea PRECEDED BY Her Blueprint, Aotearoa.
Space available: 50+
Sunday 8 June 2025
3:45 PM
Examines the work of contemporary photographer Martin Parr, known for his unique and intimate approach to his subjects.
Space available: 50+
RADFF: We the Others + Fruitvale #3
Sunday 8 June 2025
5:30 PM
We the Others PRECEDED BY Fruitvale: A Community for Regeneration
Space available: 50+
RADFF: Dale Frank Nobody's Sweetie #2
Sunday 8 June 2025
7:15 PM
A rare behind-the-scenes look into the life and work of Australia's most eccentric and reclusive artist as he grapples with an ambitious deadline.
Space available: 50+
Monday 9 June 2025
3:30 PM
An epic, intimate and poetic meditation on architecture and how the design and construction of buildings from the ancient past reveal our destruction.
Space available: 50+
RADFF: Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin #3
Monday 9 June 2025
7:30 PM
Explores the remarkable life and legacy of the late feminist author Ursula K Le Guin
Space available: 50+
RADFF: Schindler Space Architect #3
Tuesday 10 June 2025
1:30 PM
Explore the bohemian genius of Schindler House in Los Angeles, investigating R.M. Schindler’s philosophy of Space Architecture.
Space available: 50+
RADFF: Arthur Erickson Beauty between the Lines #3
Tuesday 10 June 2025
3:45 PM
Chronicles the triumphs and tragedies of visionary Vancouver-based architect Arthur Erickson.
Space available: 50+
Tuesday 10 June 2025
7:45 PM
One of the most renowned landscape architects, Laurie Olin, shares his humanistic approach to designing great places.
Space available: 50+
Wednesday 11 June 2025
1:45 PM
A look at the life and influential work of pioneering abstract painter Mary Heilmann, who emerged from the minimalist and Beat Generation scenes.
Space available: 50+
RADFF: Dale Frank Nobodys Sweetie #3
Wednesday 11 June 2025
3:30 PM
A rare behind-the-scenes look into the life and work of Australia's most eccentric and reclusive artist as he grapples with an ambitious deadline.
Space available: 50+
Wednesday 11 June 2025
5:45 PM
A joyous retrospective of Saint Phalle's breathtaking oeuvre.
Space available: 50+
Wednesday 11 June 2025
7:45 PM
Jacquemus: The Prince of Today's Fashion PRECEDED BY Richard Serra: You are the Subject .
Space available: 50+
Sunday 6 July 2025
1:00 PM
Soprano Lise Davidsen as Leonore, the faithful wife who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny in Beethoven’s Fidelio.
Space available: 50+
EOS - Michelangelo: Love & Death
Thursday 17 July 2025
7:00 PM
Michelangelo’s genius is evident in everything he touched.
Space available: 50+
EOS - Michelangelo: Love & Death
Sunday 20 July 2025
2:00 PM
EOS - Michelangelo’s genius is evident in everything he touched.
Space available: 50+
Sunday 14 September 2025
1:00 PM
Conductor Joana Mallwitz takes the podium to conduct a stellar ensemble cast including American bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as the clever valet Figaro.
Space available: 50+
Nat Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
Thursday 18 September 2025
7:00 PM
Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy.
Space available: 50+
Sunday 12 October 2025
1:00 PM
American soprano Angel Blue headlines as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country in a new production of Verdi’s Aida
Space available: 50+
Thursday 23 October 2025
7:00 PM
The spectacular Musée d’Orsay exhibition brings fresh eyes to this extraordinary tale of passion and rebellion.
Space available: 50+
Sunday 26 October 2025
2:00 PM
The spectacular Musée d’Orsay exhibition brings fresh eyes to this extraordinary tale of passion and rebellion.
Space available: 50+
Sunday 9 November 2025
1:00 PM
Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting.
Space available: 50+
MET Opera: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia
Sunday 7 December 2025
1:00 PM
Rossini’s effervescent comedy takes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production at the Metropolitan Opera.
Space available: 50+