Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Arts & Culture

The Murder Was Staged, a mystery coming to Pukekohe

The Pukekohe Performing Arts Theatre is staging a new production, highlighting emerging new talent in the Franklin area. Based on the book of the same...

The Orange Box visits Onewhero

The Arts on Tour NZ Trust is bringing The Orange Box from Spanish puppet theatre Naraniarte to Onewhero. Described as visually captivating, The Orange Box...

Art expo to raise funds for Pokeno Marae project

An art expo will be held in Pokeno this weekend to raise money for a new marae. Contemporary mixed-media artist Jane Crosbie is helping to...

Nature shines in club’s entry

The Pukekohe Franklin Camera Club recently took top honours in the Trenna Packer Salver competition. Sometimes called the Nature Photography Salon, it is held yearly,...

Showcasing Franklin’s vibrant art

The Franklin Arts Centre in Pukekohe is showcasing two exhibits demonstrating both creativity and thought. The first is titled Making Marks, celebrating the different drawings...

Pokeno: Then and now

By Peter Moy, Queen’s Redoubt The name Pokeno means “Place of refuge”. In its earliest days, it was far from a place of “Refuge”. In...

Q&A with James Wright

Dotted across the wider Auckland and Waikato regions are Corten steel sculptures by Clevedon artist James Wright. In front of the popular Farm House...

Dirty Dusting opens in Waiuku

Waiuku Theatre’s new show about three elderly workers who end up with the opportunity of a lifetime opens tonight, September 4. Written by Ed Waugh...

Top photographers rally for colleague battling cancer

By PJ Taylor, Eastern Times Stunning, eye-catching pictures taken by Auckland’s and New Zealand’s leading news media photographers are going on display soon in...

Franklin’s Got Talent – loads of it

Preparations are in full swing in Buckland as the clock ticks towards the Franklin’s Got Talent show. Organiser Fran Farrant, who is also a member...