A Christmas-themed bonanza is on the cards as artists look to turn up the festive volume at Smash Palace this Saturday. XMASmash will host an array of different styles of music — hip-hop, drum ‘n bass, house and dubstep. Partygoers are encouraged...
By public vote via social media Gizzy School Lunches and Hospice Tairawhiti will be recipients of funds raised at this year’s extravaganza, Stars in Their Eyes. Inspired by the TV talent series Stars in Their Eyes, and organised by James Packman...
A YOUTUBE channel that started as a way for Gisborne girl Elena Carroll to practise using her first make-up set has turned into a substantial source of income for the 20-year-old.“You make money through Google,” says the former Campion College...
Welcome to spring! It’s an absolutely wonderful time in the garden with lots of new growth and a rainbow of flowers. September is feeding time. You can feed everything this month — roses, citrus, trees, shrubs, lawns, herbs and vegies...
Locals now have just five days before registrations for New Zealand's largest guerrilla filmmaking competition draw to a close. The Vista Foundation 48Hours is the longest-running and largest short film event in New Zealand and this year will be the...
AFTER 40 years dedicated service to nursing, many of those years spent supporting children and whanau in Tairawhiti, Sue Cranston still loves her job. A highlight of Sue’s career has been working in Planet Sunshine (the Children’s Ward) and...
‘TIS the season to be jolly and by that we mean Christmas-themed anything and everything. Kayla Dalrymple found out there is more than one way to create a Christmas tree
They’ve booked studio time and accommodation in Hamilton, they’ve done as much pre-production as possible at home, they’ve saved up from gigs, but Gisborne heavy metal band Uni-Fi need a bit more of a hand to record their first album. But how...
Funny Friday, an opportunity for people to have a crack at stand-up starts with an open mic hour at Smash Palace tomorrow night from 7pm. On Saturday, narrative-driven pop electronica and traditional instrumentalism comes this way when Anthonie...
As one of 24 actors to make the Young Shakespeare Company who will workshop and perform at London’s Globe Theatre next year, Mat Hatten is saving hard for the lifetime opportunity. Among his fundraising initiatives is a New York Nights show next...
During a relaxing jaunt from Hawke’s Bay to Tararua, Julie Haines discovered an abundance of art, nature, history, good food and shops without having to leave the highway
Following in the footsteps of legendary band Led Zeppelin, five musical geniuses are ready to rock ‘n' roll and win the hearts of locals. Calling themselves Lead Zipline, band members include vocalist Paul Kelly, lead guitar Ry Swarovski, bassist...
A crocodile farm and Angkor Wat, one of the largest religious temples in the world, were just two of the many diverse sights enjoyed by a group of Gisborne locals on their recent escorted tour of Cambodia and Vietnam. Pat Wakelin was there. Siem...
A SHIPMENT of pilates equipment arrived from Brazil recently and is now installed in Bright Street’s Authentic Pilates studio, making it the only fully-equipped Authentic Pilates Studio in the country outside the training centre in Auckland. The...
For the past few months, the whanau of Te Poho o Rawiri Marae have been “going to the Pa” in their free time to clean the taonga of their beloved wharenui. This is no chore, rather it is a labour of love and a chance to get up close and personal...
Bremen was the third stop of our impromptu German tour and proved to be another very good choice. A stated population of 550,000 is a bit misleading as that is just the centre of Bremen, while the metro area has a population of 2.5...
THANKS to a more stable financial outlook, staff at the SPCA can look forward to an increase in paid hours this year. Around 18 months ago, the Gisborne SPCA changed from national administration to local management. At first this meant rebuilding the...
What’s it like to be ill and not know why, to have your body disobey your commands, your life turned upside down by a condition that can change its routine? Doctors suspect Holly Davis has multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease of the central nervous...
Gisborne Canoe and Tramping Club members have been privileged to be invited to walk on Strathleven Station, at the end of Bushy Knoll Road, on three occasions in recent years. Each visit has included a walk along the “Suicide Track” — part of...
One man’s junk is another man’s treasure . . . when sharp-eyed DIYer Damon Slade saw an old shelf unit being demolished, he salvaged what he could and took the timber home, thinking ‘I could make something out of this’. Damon tells Justine...
2020 will go down as one of those awkward moments in time — a quantum global shift, to put it mildly. Covid became a new word on everyone's lips. Fear became apparent as the unknown became menacing. Overseas holidays were wiped off the calendar...
Since making Gisborne her home, US-born Dinna Myers has launched the Evolution Theatre Company with a view to growing actors and technicians. Mark Peters hears her story . . .Deformed, hunched and psychologically-twisted villain Richard III is...
Saturday, July 6Gisborne parkrun. Wear a colourful tutu on your run/walk. Meet: Waikanae Beach Playground, Grey St, 7.45am. Kid, dog and pram-friendly. See http://www. parkrun. co. nz/gisborne/Tairawhiti Coffin Club. Design your own personalised...
At 31 Josh Willoughby was still in good shape, he never expected to have a heart attack. His rugby days were behind him, but he was still young and in relatively good shape. He had just completed a vigorous boxing training with a friend when he felt...
Grab your paintbrushes and dust off that easel, Mahunga artist Sandi Hickey is taking over Lysnar House for a day-long course, and passing on the secrets of still life drawing. Still life involves close and careful observation of a single object or...
Whakapono (believe) is the kaupapa for this year's Waitangi Day Out on February 6. Featuring soul, funk and reggae acts such as The Lei Lows (pictured above), The Black Seeds, Troy Kingi and The Clutch, The Witchdoctor, Bella Kalolo, Ria Hall...