Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre

Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre Toitoi – Hawke’s Bay Arts & Event Centre aims to be the most vibrant arts, culture and events facility in Aotearoa. Toitoi means to motivate, inspire, enthuse.

With a clear community mandate to deliver a diverse programme, Toitoi is the cultural heart of Hastings. Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre includes the Opera House, Municipal Building, Cushing Foyer, Functions on Hastings and Eastbourne Corner. It's the pinnacle of achievement. Toitoitia! "Go for it!"

Toitoi remembers our legacy waiata - Pōkarekare Ana. It was ascribed to one of our earli

est written versions of the song, now held in the National Library. Toitoi is used to describe the quick movements in dance that mimic birds and fish. Toi is simply art. Toi toi toi comes from the world of opera, borrowed from German then Italian, it's a performer's way to say, "Good Luck".

🎭✨ Meri Kirihimete me ngā mihi o te tau hou! 🎄As the year wraps up, so do we! Toitoi will be closed for the summer holid...
23/12/2024

🎭✨ Meri Kirihimete me ngā mihi o te tau hou! 🎄

As the year wraps up, so do we! Toitoi will be closed for the summer holidays as our hardworking team takes a well-deserved break and we carry out our annual maintenance to keep our beautiful venue in top shape.

We’ll be back refreshed and ready in the New Year, bringing you more incredible performances, events, and experiences.

Thank you for being part of our Toitoi whānau this year. We can’t wait to see you again in 2025! 🌟

Stay safe, enjoy the holidays, and have a magical summer. 🌞

Ngā mihi nui,
The Toitoi Team

🎹✨ Rocket Man meets Piano Man! 🎶Get ready for a night of unforgettable music as Elton John vs Billy Joel – NZ Tribute co...
21/12/2024

🎹✨ Rocket Man meets Piano Man! 🎶

Get ready for a night of unforgettable music as Elton John vs Billy Joel – NZ Tribute comes to Toitoi on Saturday, April 12th!

Experience the magic of two musical legends brought to life by NZ’s award-winning tribute artists, Cam and Sam. Featuring a full nine-piece band, dazzling costumes, and all your favorite hits, including Uptown Girl, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, We Didn’t Start the Fire, Bennie and the Jets, and more!

Whether you’re an Elton fan, a Billy devotee, or simply love great music, this is a show you don’t want to miss. 🎤

🎟️ Limited presale tickets available now! Don’t wait—secure your spot for this epic celebration of music history. Get your tickets from our website today.

The Boss - Bruce Springsteen Experience is on it's way to Toitoi this August.The Bruce Springsteen Experience is an inte...
19/12/2024

The Boss - Bruce Springsteen Experience is on it's way to Toitoi this August.

The Bruce Springsteen Experience is an international-level show dedicated to honouring the timeless music of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Featuring a full nine-piece lineup, this captivating performance delivers an electrifying blend of visual and audio excitement. Audiences are consistently wowed, with standing ovations being the norm.

As 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic "Born to Run" album, The Bruce Springsteen Experience will perform the album in its entirety, along with a selection of The Boss's greatest hits. This special celebration promises to be a remarkable tribute, allowing fans to relive the magic of Springsteen’s music like never before. Don't miss this unforgettable experience!

Grab your tickets from our website now...

Tiny in scale but huge in imagination, Suitcase Show delivers inventive theatre at its best, and it's coming to Toitoi i...
18/12/2024

Tiny in scale but huge in imagination, Suitcase Show delivers inventive theatre at its best, and it's coming to Toitoi in March!

A traveller arrives at a border with a stack of battered cases. From within them, whole worlds will emerge…

Suitcase Show is an eclectic box set of short stories. Dark, spiky, and comic, each one is told out of a suitcase. The staging is inventive, from lo-fi shadowplay to wireless projection, from dancing disembodied hands to narratives that crackle from a 70s stereo suitcase.

Tickets to this incredible show are limited, so get in quickly because this WILL sell out! Get yours from our website today...

🎁🎄 Struggling with gift ideas this year? 🎄🎁Don’t worry—we’ve got something special for everyone in the family. Plus, to ...
14/12/2024

🎁🎄 Struggling with gift ideas this year? 🎄🎁

Don’t worry—we’ve got something special for everyone in the family. Plus, to make your Christmas gifting easy and stress-free we’ll pop your tickets into a festive envelope for you, ready for gifting! Just add the option when you buy your tickets online or in person at the the Hastings or Havelock North isite and let us help you wrap up the perfect present (literally)!

A murder mystery evening with a delightful Art Deco twist. It is 1930 and the reunion of the cast and crew of 'The Mothe...
13/12/2024

A murder mystery evening with a delightful Art Deco twist.

It is 1930 and the reunion of the cast and crew of 'The Mother of Pearls', our glorious Premiere, that opened our auspicious Opera House in 1915 yet ended in such ghastly grisliness.

You will be served Martinis, canapes and red herrings at Cedric's cocktail bar. Feathers will fly, heads will roll, secrets, jealousies, and ambitions will expose the tragic demise in seat B2.

Fifi Firefly, Madeleine-May Mist, Reggie Ramsbottom and Ursula Pendragon look forward to seeing you all again.

Have you ever wondered how it would feel to stand on the Opera House stage and look out towards the audience? Would you ...
13/12/2024

Have you ever wondered how it would feel to stand on the Opera House stage and look out towards the audience? Would you like to take a peek in the dressing-rooms frequented by world renowned performers? Or perhaps you’re a history buff who wants to discover the history behind the beautiful buildings within Toitoi - Hawke’s Bay Arts & Events Centre?

This summer the Hastings isite Visitor Information centre invite you to join them on a behind the scenes guided tour of Toitoi.

Don't miss this unique opportunity, get your tickets from our website now...

🎁🎄Struggling with gift ideas this year? 🎄🎁Don’t worry—we’ve got something special for everyone in the family. Plus, to m...
12/12/2024

🎁🎄Struggling with gift ideas this year? 🎄🎁
Don’t worry—we’ve got something special for everyone in the family. Plus, to make your Christmas gifting easy and stress-free we’ll pop your tickets into a festive envelope for you, ready for gifting! Just add the option when you buy your tickets online, or in person at the Hastings & Havelock North isites!

✨ In Other Words - Tickets on sale NOW! ✨In Other Words tells the story of Arthur and Jane, whose lifelong love is threa...
09/12/2024

✨ In Other Words - Tickets on sale NOW! ✨

In Other Words tells the story of Arthur and Jane, whose lifelong love is threatened by the gradual onset of Alzheimer's.

Starring the acclaimed real-life couple Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Michael Hurst, this is a rare opportunity to see two of New Zealand’s finest actors share the stage in a two-hander for the first time.

Connected by the timeless music of Frank Sinatra, this intimate, humorous and deeply moving story explores the effects of dementia and the transformative power of music to help us remember the past, reconnect with the present and hope for the future.

Tickets to this incredible show are on sale now, head to our website to get yours before they're gone.

Figment Productions

💪 Chopper is back and he's heading to Toitoi this May with his new show - The Last Hard Bastard on Earth! 🌏The year is 2...
09/12/2024

💪 Chopper is back and he's heading to Toitoi this May with his new show - The Last Hard Bastard on Earth! 🌏

The year is 2030. Humanity is all but wiped out, and there is only one man who can save us from the Softcockalypse.

For too long, we thought that things like 'gentle parenting', 'love languages' and 'paper straws’ were a good idea until self-diagnosing whingers and 37 types of milk destroyed civilisation...

Then, like a glorious moustachioed phoenix, a hard bastard arose from the beta cuck ashes to restart humankind.

Strap in! Chopper is back, just in time….to live again!

Head to our website to get your tickets now!

Join Dai Henwood for Dai Hard, a flawless night of stand-up comedy at Toitoi! Tickets are selling fast — grab yours from...
07/12/2024

Join Dai Henwood for Dai Hard, a flawless night of stand-up comedy at Toitoi! Tickets are selling fast — grab yours from our website now!

📢 NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT 📢The Royal New Zealand Air Force Band are heading on tour this summer and will be stopping at To...
06/12/2024

📢 NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT 📢

The Royal New Zealand Air Force Band are heading on tour this summer and will be stopping at Toitoi on Saturday March 1st!

This exceptionally talented band will feature the vocal talents of Leading Aircraftman Barbara Graham, the RNZAF Drumline as well as the band’s resident bagpiper Sergeant Murray Mansfield. All of which is encompassed by the instrumental versatility and talent of a truly professional and world-class military band.

Come along and be delighted by a considerable collection of music from bagpipes to big band, marches to movie music, and classical to country – they’ve got the lot! Don’t miss this opportunity to hear the splendour of Aotearoa’s favourite symphonic band, the one and only Royal New Zealand Air Force Band.

Head to our website to get your tickets now!

Do you have rangatahi or ākonga who are interested in entertainment and events technology and are willing to commit to t...
05/12/2024

Do you have rangatahi or ākonga who are interested in entertainment and events technology and are willing to commit to two hours, once a week, for six weeks?

Toitoi's FREE six week introduction to Entertainment Technology course is open for applications for 2025.

Successful applicants will learn about health and safety, all the roles within a tech team, see demonstrations in lighting and sound, and do hands-on activities. This programme is a first step to a potential career in the events and entertainment industry.

Find out more and apply here - https://www.toitoivenues.co.nz/community/career-pathways/

The countdown is on for Cirque Africa this Friday, December 6th at Toitoi! 100% fun 100% African 100% joy!Audiences will...
05/12/2024

The countdown is on for Cirque Africa this Friday, December 6th at Toitoi! 100% fun 100% African 100% joy!

Audiences will be fully immersed in traditional African culture while witnessing a hand picked world-renowned African troupe. Ranging from acrobats to dancers, musicians to contortionists masterfully performing in this energetic two hour spectacle.

Tickets are limited, so head to our website now to grab yours...

04/12/2024

Don't miss the funniest start to the silly season you'll see this year!
Flaming Mojo are bringing their signature LOLs to Toitoi this Saturday with Holiday Hijinks: An Improvised Christmas Spectacular! Head to our website to grab your tickets now, and get ready to laugh your stockings off!

✨ In Other Words - Coming to Toitoi in April! ✨Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Michael Hurst star in their first ever two-hand...
03/12/2024

✨ In Other Words - Coming to Toitoi in April! ✨

Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Michael Hurst star in their first ever two-hander together in the award-winning play, "In Other Words" written by Matthew Seager

Connected by the music of Frank Sinatra, this intimate, humorous, and deeply moving love story explores the effects of Alzheimer's disease and the transformative power of music to help us remember the past, connect with the present, and hope for the future.

Tickets to this incredible show will be available on December 10th, sign up to our mailing list to be notified when tickets are available - https://www.toitoivenues.co.nz/about-us/join-us/

Do you have your tickets to The Magical Nanny by K-Studio of Dance? Students from the ages of 3 - 18yrs come together fo...
30/11/2024

Do you have your tickets to The Magical Nanny by K-Studio of Dance?

Students from the ages of 3 - 18yrs come together for their annual recital, based on P.C Travers book Mary Poppins.

Jane and Michael the children of a wealthy and uptight family are faced with the prospect of a new nanny. They are pleasantly surprised by the arrival of a magical nanny. She brings music, dance and a series of magical adventures into their lives. The Angelic new nanny not only changes their lives but brings the children closer to their preoccupied parents.

The senior students will also present excerpts from the ballets Paquita and La Bayadere.
Come along and let us entertain you with this enchanting story.

Get your tickets here - https://www.toitoivenues.co.nz/whats-on/event/870041/the-k-studio-of-dance-present-the-magical-nanny

Don't miss Glitch - Rezpect Dance Academy's end of year performance!The story of a young man who gets caught within a 'g...
29/11/2024

Don't miss Glitch - Rezpect Dance Academy's end of year performance!

The story of a young man who gets caught within a 'glitch' where he is taken on an unexpected adventure, creating new friends, helping them learn to be themselves, follow their dreams and find their place in the world.

This fun & family friendly show is performed by all of Rezpect Dance Academy’s dance crews and classes. It will be a show unlike any other run that has been run by Rezpect Dance Academy and is one you do not want to miss!

Get your tickets here - https://www.toitoivenues.co.nz/whats-on/event/870336/glitch

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What is Toitoi - Hawke’s Bay Arts & Events Centre?

In the heart of Hastings, Toitoi will be a hub for cultural, community and commercial activity. Education and hospitality will add to the life of the centre giving locals and visitors multiple reasons to make Toitoi a vital and vibrant part of their time in Hastings City.

When it’s fully open, Toitoi will mean a lot to all of us . . . it means a lot already!