I remember being at school, a group of us crowded around a computer screen as our teacher showed us blurry bird's-eye view images of where we lived, or where our school was located through Google. Back then I found it a little boring. However...
AN ATTACK by a youth wielding a scissor blade 20 years ago nearly proved fatal for Gisborne taxi driver Bill Shaw but it did not put the him off his choice of career.“I was attacked in broad daylight by a young chap who was in the back seat of my...
Spring is a floral spectacular. Enjoy all the flowering delights of spring and plan for beautiful blooms in the coming months. Happy gardening everyone. SO MANY FLOWERSAs the weather warms up there are so many flowers to grow from seed. Just one...
1 cup green lentils, rinsed1 litre water1 bunch cavolo nero or curlykale, stems removed and finely choppedhandful fresh mint leaves¾ cup currants¼ cup capers1 large spring onion, sliced1/8 teaspoon white pepper¼ cup hempseeds1 tablespoon balsamic...
Gisborne physician Sari MacKenzie shares her adventures while trekking the Annapurna Circuit from Besisahar to Pokhara in Nepal, considered one of the best treks in the world. Here’s the last of a series of four about her 17-day, 273km expedition...
Young lovers divided by bitter family rivalry is at the heart of the London Globe Theatre's production of Shakesepeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. Now available for free viewing online, the performance stars Adetomiwa Edun (left) as Romeo and Ellie...
The concept is this: A team of five people (usually a writer, director and three actors) get given a theme, a prop they have to use, and a line of text they have to say. Then they have 48 hours to come up with a 10-minute play.“Some of the plays...
More twists and turns than the Waioeka Gorge, is how artistic director Dinna Myers describes Evolution Theatre Company’s upcoming production of Ira Levin’s play Deathtrap.“Deathtrap is a mystery thriller in the tradition of The Mousetrap,”...
After two years operating as the regional tourism organisation here, Activate Tairawhiti has, with the aid of over $2m investment from the Eastland Community Trust, seen the nation’s biggest rise in tourism spending. Andrew Ashton sits down with...
Vitamin-rich fruit such as kiwifruit, tamarillos, oranges and lemons will help support immunity in winter and make a great addition to any breakfast on-the-go. Herbs like mint can also be used to add more colour and flavour to your breakfast bowl. 5+...
After helping create the online video game Katuku, Mahia-raised Dr Phyllis Callaghan's innovative approach to indigenous education is now in demand from heads of state and organisations around the globe. She talked to Andrew Ashton. After years...
Gisborne homeopath Jan Clare heeds the advice she read on the ‘Dear Esteemed Climber’ sign as she makes her attempt to summit Kilimanjaro . . .The summit attempt is made at night. Afterwards we were convinced this is a psychological ploy by the...
• 2 x 8g sachets of instant yeast• 2 glasses of lukewarm water• A little salt• ½ kilo of all-purpose flour• 1 kg of corn oil• 250g of honey• 250g of Nutella• 200g of coarse nuts• In a large bowl pour the two glasses of lukewarm...
Baby we were born to run . . . to the War Memorial Theatre where not the Boss, but someone like him, is about to bring a kick-arse Bruce Springsteen tribute show. Four years in the making, The Boss stars Dean Shaw as Springsteen. Shaw and eight more...
Be warned — Dude Crafts is not a PC book. Author Mike Warren comes up with over 50 eccentric, quirky, bizarre but useful projects that will make you laugh and cringe at the same time . . .Dude Crafts is loaded with more than 50 slightly twisted...
As payment for The Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci's 15th century painting on the walls of the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle, the Renaissance man was gifted a vineyard by Lodovico Il Moro. Leonardo is said to have loved wine and called...
Five days in West Yorkshire with family took Mary-Jane Richmond to the moors and the minster, an old woollen mill converted into an art gallery and offices, and allotments . . .The day after I arrived in West Yorkshire I was out on Baildon Moor, on...
1 onion, finely diced1 eggplant, finely diced1 courgette, finely diced1 capsicum, finely diced1 loosely packed cup grated pumpkin or carrot150g button mushrooms, stems removed, diced3 cloves garlic, finely chopped½ teaspoon driedmixed herbs½...
LIVING and growing up in Te Tairawhiti, it seems natural to develop a love for marine and coastal life. For Gisborne’s Lisa Collins, coastal marine aquaculture is her absolute passion. Her love for the sea goes beyond enjoying what it provides for...
Dr Michelle Dickinson is passionate about science and even more passionate about making it accessible and fun for children to learn and build confidence with it. Window wobblersScientific Principle:Evaporation, CrosslinkingTime required: 30 minutes...
Flamboyant, loud and likeable is how Liam Duncan describes his brilliant, witty and amoral bachelor character Algernon Moncrieff in Oscar Wilde's comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest. Cast as the idle, decorative, bachelor in the Evolution Theatre...
Walking into Mary Parker's room is like walking into a bygone era — antiques line the walls, and a tall elegant lamp lights the room. Mary sits rather regally in her Victorian chair. Photos of her favourite husband — her third and final marriage...
Flesh of 4 ripe tamarillos1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries1 cup natural yoghurt3 teaspoons honey⅓ cup milk½ teaspoon vanilla extractAdd all the smoothie ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and enjoy. 23...
THE political features in artist Todd Sheridan’s back-lit, crimson crystal gaffer glass plate in his solo show, Just Draw, at Tairawhiti Museum. The raised image is taken from the now obsolete 10-cent coin but at the top is the acronym IOU.“IOU...
Saturday, March 3Ladies Fishing Competition (16yrs and over). Join Gisborne-born Mandy Kupenga. Normal Gisborne Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club start/finish times apply. Fees: $30 non-members, $20 members. Contact: GTSFC admin@gistatapouri. co. nz / ph...
Whiti Timutimu is the Tairawhiti Diversity Liaison Officer and a founding member of Tairawhiti Rainbow-Action. Matai O’Connor spoke with her to find out what she does and why she does it . . .Serving the community with the hopes of creating an...
Visitors to Auckland Art Gallery exhibition, Tu Toi Ora: Contemporary Maori Art, literally step into tangata whenua's creation story, says curator Nigel Borell. That story begins with Te Kore (the great nothingness), travelling through to Te Po (the...
Sights set on a Hollywood ending for one of Gisborne’s biggest projects
Wash olivesPut in glass jarsCover with cold water. If using black olives, pour off water every day for three days and replace. If using green olives, pour off water every day for five days and replace. Try not to disturb the olives too much during...
A giant ray, a sleek shark, a delicate seahorse, a lithe wolf and an eagle about to take flight . . . Justine Tyerman discovers magnificent sculptures on the other side of the world thanks to a chance meeting at a cafe in the UK many years ago...
I have been loving this job, it's an amazing place to work,” Rena Kohere says.“Sitting in this garden, seeing the tuna mural from Seawalls, the tree mural collaboratively made by local artists — this whole garden tells the story of the...
THE snap of the elasticised surgical glove suggests the creepy man with the hairy mole is not joking about the strip search. I’m in deep. In some alternative universe, his breathy whisper in my ear, “What are you hiding in your bottom?” might...