If the skeletons in the closet are something that interest you, you should get your hands on some of the ‘True Tales’ publications, written by locals and often with some unexpected surprises!
True Tales – Stories from Coromandel Hauraki
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October 2025 Pānui/ Newsletter
News from around the rohe on what’s been happening in the creative industries!
My Month In Puebla, Mexico
I’ve just returned from one of the most colourful and inspiring experiences of my life — a month-long art residency in Puebla, Mexico. From the moment I arrived, Puebla felt alive.
Coromandel Open Studios Arts Tour
For the first two weekends this month, 4-5 Oct, and 11-12 Oct, Coromandel will be buzzing with art enthusiasts eager to explore the latest creative work during The Coromandel Open Studios Arts Tour.
September 2025 Pānui/ Newsletter
News from around the rohe on what’s been happening in the creative industries!
The Nukes Launch The Artbeat Spring Festival!
The coromandel artbeat spring festival is just around the corner and is launched this year by West Auckland ukulele legends The Nukes in a free-to-everyone concert on Friday 5 September.
Silent Movies Live: Chaplin Returns to the Big Screen
In response to the renewed appetite for live entertainment following Covid restrictions, and originally performed outdoors, this silent movie project has since moved into theatres, reviving the magic of 1920s picture houses – where silent films were brought to life with live musical accompaniment.
Ngā Kaihanga Uku Returns – Driving Creek Pottery, Coromandel 2-9 Nov
Ngā Kaihanga Uk uwānanga at Driving Creek from November 2 – 9, including daily public workshops and talks, plus Ahi Kaa Exhibition Opening Sunday November 9
Spring Time – artbeat Time!
Spring is almost here, and that means the start of the 3rd coromandel artbeat spring festival! Yes, it’s hard to believe, but we’re in round 3 already! Woop-woop!
Mapping Colour: An Exhibition and Residency Adventure
In her solo exhibition of retrospective and contemporary work and aptly subtitled ‘A Textural Exhibition of an Exploration of Plant Dyes’, the artist wants to show the vast range of colour that can be obtained from plant dyes and earth pigments…
