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THE NATURE OF THE BEAT

Taught classical piano by Gisborne tutor Coralie Hunter, former Boys’ High student Mustafa Sheikh later developed a taste for rap. Better known as Mussie, and as founder of the Bread Charity, a cause that aims to support the dreams of children...

Specialty ‘salad-funk’ sound coming to town

A mega night is coming up for Smash Palace with Wellington bands Tahini Bikini, Sureboy and Nervous in the Buslane hitting the stage tomorrow night from 7pm. Six-piece “salad-funk” band Tahini Bikini, inspired by neo-soul, funk and hip-hop, are...

GET REVIVED

Don’t be fooled by the comfy hammock. Brothers Jock and Sam Barns-Graham, founders of the Revive festival that starts on January 2, are working hard to ensure the festival site is ready for festival-goers. The all-ages event will be held at...

DAY IN THE LIFE OF A RANGER

Jamie Quirk pulled up outside the Gisborne Herald office last Tuesday in his cream-coloured Toyota Hilux with the Department of Conservation label on either side.“So, we’re going to Puhi Kai Iti which is Cook’s landing site. The contractor...

HAPPY HELLEBORES

Winter rose is one of the many names given to plants in the increasingly popular hellebores. Their delicate nodding heads in white, pink, purple and red tones are a charming addition to the winter garden. They have attractive leathery leaves, often...

GIG GUIDE

Revive FestivalA four-day wellness festival: camping, day/night markets, live music, 60+ stalls and yoga/meditation workshops. Woodlands, 1121 Back Ormond Rd, gates 9am, starts midday. January 5 to 8. Tickets+Bfee: $78 festival day pass, 15/u free...

Wet Paint II

If you bought this edition of The Gisborne Herald while the ink was still wet, you have time to create and submit a piece of work to Miharo Gallery’s second Wet Paint show. The rules are straightforward:• Create a work in any medium, of any...

Blackadder III exposed

The Prince Regent’s butler’s storyThis could be the beginning of a new career, says Neil Coomber of his theatrical debut as Edmund Blackadder in Unity Theatre’s production of the comedy, Blackadder III.“Or the end of a short one.”While...

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Rotorua for families

Murky water swished around the tops of our tyres as we plunged through a deep mud hole on a bumpy dirt track, hoping we wouldn’t stall or get stuck.“Jeepers!” gasped my daughter India. Luckily we were not driving through the bush in our own...

On our face / in your face

With brightly-coloured geometric forms held together by the grunge of chains, metal hooks, clasps and padlocks, Ngati Kahungunu artist Tori-Analee Houkamau’s Igor, a contemporary take on the hei-tiki, features in the Hastings City Art Gallery...

Pasta perfection

2 small leeksOlive oilClove of garlic8-10 button mushrooms6-10 kale leaves (or bunch of spinach)Pasta (gluten-free gnocchi works well with this recipe)Treetop Macadamia SmoothTreetop Almond ParmesanParsley, salt and pepperFinely chop leeks and fry...

Rangatahi poetry competition entries

Long ago, up on a nearby hill, there was a field of dancing daffodils. With green grass, new leaves, and springtime air, it used to be quite pleasant, I hear. There was a time when tuis chirped, humming birds hummed and worker bees worked. Lambs would...

Sculpture endeavour

A silver ship sails on a silver sea on New Zealand’s 50 cent coin, and while the hull design of the “square-stern bark”, HMS Endeavour, is baffling to boat-builder Rex Briant, he and his team have created two silvery models of the repurposed...

Age no barrier to stardom

by Peter de Graaf, Northern AdvocateThe last time Isey Cross went to the movies was at Auckland’s Civic Theatre during World War 2. But on April 3 she went back to the Civic, not just as a spectator — the Kawakawa kuia celebrated her 102nd...

Inherited creativity

Ko Wai is the new exhibition at HOEA! Gallery that shows the designs found on waka hoe (paddles) in museums around the world. Steve Gibbs is one of the artists exhibiting works along with his son Maia Gibbs, Maia Keane, Kaaterina Kerekere and Jual...