This coming week is special in Paekakariki for the extraordinary talent from across the arts performing at wee community hall, St Peters. On Thursday is a sold out show by pop legends The Chills, whose new album Silver Bullets shows Martin Phillips after 37 years still one of our preeminent songwriters, and Saturday night our premiere Motown band The Fades. But on Thursday morning we also have a performance by NZ’s most preeminent and most innovative theatremaker for children Peter Wilson, a new Paekakariki resident, with Papershaper. Then on Sunday afternoon poet Bill Manhire reads alongside violin from outstanding soloist Martin Riseley and music from Norm Meehan and Hannah Griffin – Tell Me My Name has been staged by renowned director Sara Brodie and is also a book just out with the images of Peter Peryer by VUP. So on

your community radio show Te Pae this week with hosts Mark Amery and Sylvia Bagnall we are joined by Peter Wilson as our neighbour of the week (we find out about community on Paekakariki Hill Road where he used to live), we hear and find out more about Tell Me My Name and, fresh from pinecone collecting the scout group are in for our community group sqwark of the week. All this with community notices on Te Pae with the assistance of the Beach Road Deli 12 noon to 6pm daily on 88.2FM and at www.paekakariki.fm