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Reflections on Matariki

Matariki is a time of renewal, reflection and rest. It is often referred to as the Maori New Year. But it is not like December 31 and January 1, where fireworks are set off and everyone is partying. Rather it is a time to reflect on the past, rest in...

THE CIRCLE OF SURF

When surf/artist Brett Summerlee lost a mate to suicide he and another friend wanted to do something to support mental health workers. Miharo Gallery owner Rosie Cruddas whole-heartedly agreed to host an auction of donated artworks to help raise...

Get ready to howl and dance

Albi & The Wolves’ alternative indie folk tunes are set to hit the stage at Smash Palace next month. Chris Dent, the proud albino frontman Albi, along with Pascal Roggen and Michael Young have crafted a stage show brimming with energy with...

Waitangi Nite Out

After a big day at Waitangi Day Out at the Soundshell with acts such as The Black Seeds and Troy Kingi and the Clutch, Smash Palace is hosting Waitangi Nite Out. Tyna Keelan’s band Witchdoctor will throw down the funkiest of grooves and the...

Treading the line between mourning and moaning

REVIEWA Spanish guitar-inflected riff reminiscent of a high noon moment sets the tone for a karanga battle in producer Claire Varley’s short film Hangi Pants. Director Jake Mokomoko’s beautifully shot scenes open the film with aerial images of...

Introducing the new Eastwoodhill

“The relaunch is all about creating an awareness of our collections and their need to be involved in our fundraising campaign,” Mr Weaver says. The launch was to be in three stages starting with local interaction, national and then international...

Autumn crafts fair

Craft is a broad church, art historian Damian Skinner once told The Guide.“There is amateur craft, craft people made in wartime such as rag rugs and chairs made from fruit boxes; stuff men do in their sheds, what we did in woodwork at school.”At...

What's on in Gisborne

■Gisborne Concert Band conducted by Matthew Lee. A celebration of the flute player’s few months home in Gisborne before he returns to Boston for his doctoral music study. St Andrew’s Church, Saturday, August 15, 2pm. Free but koha for...

The little things in life

A boy creates a list of everything that’s brilliant in the world in a bid to cheer up his mother, and to help her realise that life is worth living as she battles depression in Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe’s play Every Brilliant Thing. The...

Tairawhiti artists at Auckland Art Fair

Three artists with strong iwi affiliations in this region are exhibiting as part of the Auckland Art Fair, which opens this month.■Contemporary Maori artist Robert Jahnke’s work champions modern Maori art and uses it to highlight important...

Uni-Fi support Pull Down The Sun

Gisborne hard rock act Uni-Fi, who released their self-titled album in November, will play as support for Whanganui band Pull Down the Sun who perform at Smash Palace tomorrow night as part of their album release tour for Of Valleys and...

Wonderful herb - heady stuff

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Classical royalty coming to town

The gem in Aotearoa’s classical music crown is coming to Gisborne along with a throng of special guests. The New Zealand String Quartet is on a nationwide tour with Four Suits and a Soprano. From Prince to Puccini, the show blends their classical...

LET THERE BE LIGHT

At first startling, then effulgent, artist Drew Hill’s description of the universally understood starting point of creation pops with poetic aptness.“The orgasm of nature,” he says of the inspiration behind his sculpted work, Te Po Papatuanuku...

Mixed results in new Ant-Man offering

Peyton Reed’s Ant-Man films have generally served as a kind of palate cleanser to the world-ending stakes of the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe. Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang is just an ordinary dude, or so they keep telling us, who still can’t...

MOTHER AND CHILD

Cassandra Woodhouse is it, in the one-woman play Hanna which comes to Gisborne for one night, on March 6 at the Lawson Field Theatre. The acclaimed play Hanna, written by UK playwright Sam Porter, is the story of a young mother and her journey when...