St Helier, Jersey — what a wonderful surprise. We loved it — the history, the people, the food and the laidback life style was beyond expectation. For a place that we had decided was just another convenient step in our journey, it was awesome. The...
Saturday, July 14Gisborne Parkrun. Timed, weekly 5km run or walk, for all abilities. Meet: Waikanae Beach Playground for 8am start. Kid, dog and pram-friendly. See www. parkrun. co. nz/gisborneSt Andrew’s Car Boot Sale. A variety of...
Active rose careIn winter, there are two important rose jobs, which will reward you with healthier roses and more flowers during the warmer months.• PruneWinter pruning, when the roses are leafless, is the ideal time to completely remove any dead...
New Zealand composer Douglas Lilburn’s song cycle Sings Harry features in an eclectic programme presented by tenor Harry Grigg and pianist Xing Wang on Sunday. A member of the Freemasons New Zealand Opera Chorus Grigg recently finished the “...
Wairoa pays tribute to its 900 veterans of WW1 with a multi-media presentation which formally opens next Saturday at the Wairoa War Memorial Hall. Wynsley Wrigley reports on Salute Wairoa . . .Wairoa is about to salute their 900 World War 1...
Stayin’ Alive is not only the Bee Gees’ Grammy award-winning hit for best arrangement of voices but the pop trio’s secret to success.“They’ve accomplished a lot more than people think they have,” says Zac Coombs who is Barry Gibb in...
Ilminster Intermediate School staff Megan Rangiuia, Travis Lapointe and Tim Brown accompanied a group of students on a cultural exchange to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada in June. Here they write about some of the highlights. Bears...
INDIGENOUS choreography in which touring company I Moving Lab explores themes of “connective membranes” in a series of vignettes created in Chicago, New York, Guahan (Guam), Hawai’i and Sydney will be showcased in Gisborne tomorrow...
The Guide has two more tickets to the King of Pop impersonator Dantanio Goodman’s highly acclaimed Michael Jackson HIStory Show to give away. Goodman will be accompanied by a six-piece band, backup dancers, theatrical lighting and special effects...
2 cups milk1 cup cream1 cup sugar5 grams agar agar (china grass)1 tsp vanilla essence2 tbsp cornflour6 tsp sugar for toppingPreheat oven to 200 degrees. Mix cornflour with ¼ cup of milk until there are no lumps. In a pan add the cornflour mixture and...
Saturday, March 16Gisborne Parkrun. A weekly 5km run or walk for all abilities. Meet at Waikanae Beach Playground for 8am start. Kid, dog and pram-friendly. See http://www. parkrun. co. nz/gisborne/Anglican Parish of Gisborne Fair. Come along for...
A NEW, fun translation of Mozart’s comedy The Marriage of Figaro, to be performed by the Wanderlust Opera Company next month, needs a locally produced chorus for the company’s Gisborne production. Chorus members will sit in the audience until...
PETER Corrin was keen to impress his mates when he roared down Gisborne’s main street on his beloved Ariel motorbike towards the bikes parked on the side of the road, deciding to heel over to the right at the last moment, head for the last bike...
As a composer, pianist Tony Chen Lin has had works played by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and Christchurch Youth Orchestra. On Wednesday, he performs in the first concert of Music...
Operatic works bring Tiromoana’s summer concert series to a close with a performance by young rising stars of the opera, Joanna Foote (soprano) and Harry Grigg (tenor). Accompanied by pianist Xing Wang, Foote and Grigg will present a recital of...
Few around town seem to have a warmer disposition than Steph Barnett. The artist and youth innovation mentor at Taiki-E! is generous with her smile and laugh. Life is going well for Ms Barnett, although it was not always this way. It has been...
Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori, or Maori Language Week, is an opportunity to encourage everyday use of te reo. There is a growing trend of new innovations coming through, in technology, fashion, design and food, to promote the use of the language every...
The three young men who will, from tomorrow night, strut and fret for an hour-and-a-half on stage as they rollick through Shakespeare's comedies, romances, tragedies and histories in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) play...
FAMILIAR numbers from big Broadway and West End shows are planned for Bravo Bravissimo, a musical theatre fundraiser for the Gisborne East Coast Cancer Society. The brainchild of Hugo McGuinness, the show is scheduled for October but planning is...
Prominent Gisborne suffragist Margaret Sievwright is still wielding influence in Gisborne 125 years after Kiwi women won the right to vote. Academic, researcher and women’s studies enthusiast Jean Johnston and husband John recently visited the...
Are you struggling to fill your child’s lunchbox with healthy foods they will eat? Or confused by all the mixed messages? Dietitian Kelly Pelham says a school lunchbox should include a range of “core” foods, and packing it should be quick...
Next week marks 150 years of Te Haahi Ringatu — the Ringatu Faith. The Gisborne Herald’s Shaan Te Kani gains an insight into how the event is being commemorated, and also looks back at research presented to the Waitangi Tribunal about the events...
I cleaned out the pantry on Saturday,it seemed like a good s time as any. It was overflowing with discarded, open packetsof half-eaten crackers, empty peanut butter jars,soft biscuits, moth infested flour and icing sugar packets,spilt nuts, stale...
The annual Red Puppy Appeal raises funds for the breeding and training of guide dogs for the blind. The nationwide street collection is this Friday and Saturday. Gisborne dog handler Peter Roberts knows how life-changing a guide dog can be. With his...
A brightly coloured backdrop designed by artist Lina Marsh for a school production presented a visual narrative of the dance/drama The Story of Whirikoka. Makaraka School students enacted the story in which Whirikoka and his seal are drawn to...
On Monday March 23, 2020, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made an announcement that rocked the nation. Covid-19 was a threat and New Zealand was locking down to fight it. Millions watched the broadcast, including many of the district’s health...
A15th anniversary exhibition and a showcase of four DJs are planned as part of the run up to Rhythm and Vines. Reflections — R&V 15th Anniversary Exhibition, is a series of posters whose patterns bear the names of acts who have performed at the...
Tairāwhiti artist Kelly Spencer, aka Kell Sunshine, has just returned from an art residency on the Greek island of Crete. She discusses how her love of travel provides the inspiration for her art
With 47 teams from all over Aotearoa made up of 1800 competitors, and an expected crowd of 35,000 people, Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival is big. Michael Neilson chats to the Gisborne-born and bred “kapa haka nut” Matai Smith about...