Multi-award winning Swedish journalist Joachim Dyfvermark has investigated high-profile stories across Europe for more than 20 years. His experiences often sound like a movie script. He sat down with Gisborne Herald reporter Jonathan Rush to talk...
Big heads, Small Room, was the name of young Turks, John Walsh, Richard (Buck) Rogers, Daryl File and Kent Baddeley’s 1985 exhibition.“They operated from the high-horse of driven, perhaps arrogant, young men prepared to criticise but also to...
A HEALTH Camp child who became a champion canoeist, a businessman who enjoys manual labour, and an investor who would just as soon raise money for the community, Les McGreevy is all of these. The Rotary Foundation recognised his tangible support of...
The Brazilbeat Soundsystem with Nego Beto on percussion and DJ Mara Weiss, Dizfunk (CJ Hokamau) and DJosé (Joseph Meredith) will keep the annual Full Moon Party at Smash Palace’s outdoor stage pumping on Saturday. UV black lights will also be at...
THE Catch is the little film that could. Director Simon Mark-Brown and lead actor Nicol Munro were in Gisborne for a charity screening that drew 50 appreciative filmgoers to the Odeon Multiplex on Saturday. Mark-Brown nursed the idea for the movie for...
‘When your best friends — and their daughters (and sons for that matter) — are fabulous cooks, why go out to a restaurant?’ asks Justine Tyerman. ‘Nicki and daughter Anna cooked this delicious chicken dish for us recently. I loved the...
It's hard to say what emergency level the US is at in filmmaker David Crowley's proposed dystopian movie A Gray State. The military is running the show and there are brutal invasions of families' homes. A returned Afghanistan serviceman, Crowley is...
Saturday, July 23St Andrew’s Car Boot Sale, 9am–12 noon in car park behind church, access off Childers Rd, $5 per car (paid on arrival, set-up 8.30am). Ph Val 868 8226. Wide variety of realistically-priced goods. Te Wherowhero Lagoon Public...
Gisborne’s Rosa Briant arrives in Guatemala on the eve of Semana Santa, the celebration of Easter . . .I happened to arrive in Guatemala just as Semana Santa was starting and what a spectacle I saw. A week long, intensely- religious celebration of...
Radio show actors from the 1940s will turn up to work with scripts in hand at the same time as the audience on the Black Friday opening of Unity Theatre’s production of Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play. Written by Joe Landry the play is...
The theme of whakamarama (to illuminate) filters through former Ministry of Works draughtsman Michael Liddell’s drawings in the Gisborne District Council’s customer service area. The collection is part of Liddell’s project, Whakamarama —...
It's dry out there and there's not much rain on the horizon in the long-range forecast either. The prospect of a prolonged drought has prompted Wainui resident Jenny Virtue, whose household depend on rain water tanks, to come up with some creative...
Healthy eating is one hot buzz-word at the moment. Isn’t it ironic then that so many of us follow recipe books step-by-step? Very few chefs have proper nutrition-based training, yet some of us utterly rely on their cooking expertise to base our...
In the wake of their “sonic dream of a record”, Olympic Girls, New Zealand band Tiny Ruins has announced Gisborne as a stopover for their spring tour. Songwriter Hollie Fullbrook founded Tiny Ruins 10 years ago. The Auckland singer and...
by Mark PetersA production of musical rom-com Mamma Mia! set on a Greek island and based on the songs of pop group ABBA is in search of a cast. Pre-auditions for the Musical Theatre Gisborne (MTG) production, directed and choreographed by Dean...
Around 7.30 each morning, Oren Tibble opens up the 911 Coffee cart business outside his home on Ormond Road. He sets up the table and chairs. If it's not too busy he makes coffee, serves at the till, chats with customers and knows some regular orders...
Earth Guardians is the theme of a design competition created in a partnership between Massey University's college of creative arts and Weta Workshop. Aimed at high school students, the new concept design competition has been organised to help...
Lamb is commonly used in the north of China in stir-fries and dumplings and often spiked with cumin, a spice we don't typically associate with Chinese food. Here, the lamb is slow cooked, rendering it fork tender so it can be shredded and wrapped in...
Comic Kajun Campbell Brooking, who says his roots are in Tairawhiti, has been described as quick-witted and punchy. Locals will have a chance to judge for themselves when he comes to town, and the Coast, in two shows. DIY Comedy is bringing Brooking...
A fresh paint job has given the Unity Theatre building in Ormond Road a much needed spruce up, says Unity committee member Norman Maclean.“It makes the building more noticeable. When people ask ‘where is Unity Theatre’ you can say ‘look for...
Described as “one of the best modern roots acts from any country”, The Eastern is gonna sidle on up to the stage at The Dome next Friday and you're in for a special treat. Not only does The Dome have The Eastern coming to hit the strings, but...
As the walls crumbled on the former JS Allan & Son building on Derby Street, the bricks brought back memories of the Gisborne business that helped plumb thousands of homes around the East Coast before the start of last century. Up to 10 buildings...
Saturday, December 8Gisborne Wainui Lions: Christmas Tree Sales. A multi-generational event providing trees for over 20 years to Gizzy families. Proceeds to a variety of local charities. Salvation Army complex, 289 Gladstone Rd, 7-11am, $30/tree...
Maika Akroyd catches up with Materoa Rewiri, winner of the English section of the regional Nga Manu Korero for the third year in a row. Next week she is off to compete in the national finals. Materoa Rewiri is on a journey of sharing what’s in her...
A freelance assignment while she was on maternity leave seven years ago changed Rachel Grunwell’s life. She talked to Mary-Jane Richmond about her transformation, and how it led to her first book, Balance: Food, Health and Happiness . . .Growing...
?A longstanding dream is becoming a reality for a young Gisborne surfer. Gisborne Herald reporter Jonathan Rush speaks with the Dixon-Smith family about the challenges and rewards of pursuing that dream . . .The Mentawai Islands are a long way from...
Chris Gaskell, editor of the Motor Caravanner magazine, tells the Weekender of the determined efforts of local caravan fans to restore a 1928 bus to its proud role of New Zealand’s first motor home. An enthusiastic group of Gisborne residents has...
Weight lossIf you’re looking to shed some pounds this summer, apple cider vinegar helps you feel fuller longer or it can help you avoid feeling hungry by slowing the emptying of your stomach. It lowers the glycemic index of high-carb foods and...