Leading New Zealand comedians Nick Rado and Raybon Kan have teamed up to perform a two-hour show in which stand-up lights the way to the pair saving the world – they guarantee the world will not end during the show. Their show, appropriately...
WIILLIAM Crawford was a photographer of prodigious output, and the 5000 surviving images he shot are just the tip of his oeuvre. But, as with many people, his production was greatest after he retired from the workforce. And it may be that his grief...
East Coast Vibes might be all about showing off the Gisborne lifestyle and keeping it local but they have been getting a lot of international attention.“We get contacted quite a bit throughout the year from bands who want to come to the...
Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks tribute act Landslide play at the Dome next month but the show booked out in a flash. The five-piece will now play a second night so be quick to book. Landslide is an Auckland-based band covers Fleetwood Mac and Stevie...
THE ice and hide of Nordic mythology is the oft favoured character of heavy metal bands, but South Auckland three-piece Vallkyrie’s sound is more about rock and hip hop with pop influences, says band manager Shae Sterling. Consisting of Rebel Reid...
This trip has been eight months in the planning but Michelle says it has come around quickly. On Monday she and husband Pete will embark on a journey to the other side of the world via Dubai before heading to Amman, Jordan and on to the Petr...
Saturday, March 9Gisborne Parkrun. A 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/St Andrew’s Car Boot Sale. A variety of realistically-priced...
Gardens can suffer from heat stress or lack of water or both during our long, hot summers. We can’t change the weather but there are a few things we can do to help protect our gardens during January. Water storage — when planting new plants, mix...
In upside-down simulations, time loops and video games turned inside out, a growing body of movies trade on the feeling of living in a false reality — of being a glitch in the matrix. Virtual realities turn real (Ready Player One), television sets...
Leeds to Aberdeen — 560km in a comfortable ScotRail train, and settling into our well-appointed accommodation, used up most of the day. We were very impressed with this city: the streets are tidy, the buildings well-kept and we were sure the...
Brooke Matthews, 23, three children, oldest is nearly six“My stretch marks are everywhere, I hated them at first. I tried every cream possible but then looked at my mum’s and sister’s and learned to embrace them. Every stretch mark reminds me...
A waka hoe (canoe paddle) on loan from the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa to the Rongowhakaata Iwi Exhibition at Tairawhiti Museum is one of 22 paddles housed in museums in Europe, the US and New Zealand. The design on the paddle is one of...
Home for summer, Wairoa's latest acting sensation Ethan Browne talks to Wairoa Star reporter Ira Heyder about his role on the popular Australian TV soap Home and Away.“They are introducing a Maori family to the show,” says Browne.“We're...
Four Gisborne students have returned from the experience of a lifetime visiting seven countries as part of the United Nations Youth Global Development Tour. They talk to Kim Parkinson about the life-changing trip. Kate Falloon, Kyle Hannah, Karep...
Saturday, August 31Gisborne parkrun. Wear a colourful tutu on your run or 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...
Polyswagg is an aura that emanates from one’s being through dance that oozes with ancestral culture and ultra-skill, according to the urban dictionary. It is also Auckland-based The Palace Dance Studio’s signature style. On Saturday, the...
Aspiring writer Tom Wingfield, played by Andrew Stevens in Evolution Theatre Company's upcoming production of Tennesee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, types while his mother Amanda (Elizabeth Boyce), tries to help him see better in this scene from...
INDUSTRIAL grunge comes to mind when viewing Gisborne photographer Tom Teutenberg’s black and white pictures. Among them are images of urban hardware such as a a traffic light next to the train tracks; cable guy-lines in cracked plastic insulation...
Saturday, February 23Mahia Tuna Tournament (to Feb 24). A fishing contest targeting tuna, marlin, kingfish, kahawai and snapper, with lucky angler draws. Mahia Boating and Fishing Club, 1 Pohutukawa Dr, 7am, $40 members, $50 non-members. Register at...
A COLONY of surveillance cameras on the ceiling of the entrance space watch visitors at the Nowhere to Somewhere exhibition at the Paul Nache Gallery. At least, the minion-like cameras would keep an eye on people if they were not carved from wood...
Saturday, October 12Gisborne Harbour Market. Come along for some bargains. Behind the Courthouse on Reads Quay, 7am set-up, start 8am, finish 2pm, $10 car/stall. Car/stall inquiries; Gisborne Host Lions Club: Charlotte 021 141 8754, Malcolm 027 568...
GISBORNE has made more effort to remember its women of World War 1 who went overseas than any other New Zealand city. With Tairawhiti Museum’s recent exhibition and Kay Morris Matthew’s book Recovery, it has led the way in honouring the women as...
The crew at Zephyr Wainui sat down with Gisborne Herald reporter Jack Malcolm to share their journey of creating a space for the community while staying true to their values of making a better world
Transportation accounts for more than half of the carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides emitted into the air. By opting to bike, you are saving fossil fuel and reducing the number of cars on the road. Fewer cars relieves congestion and traffic and...
Twelve years have passed since the national country music awards were held in these parts but on Saturday and Sunday the Gisborne Country Music Club will host the Gisborne Country Music Awards at Lawson Field Theatre. Gisborne singer Zandria Taare...
There are so many incredible flavours in here, but they all just come together in a sensational flavour smash, topped off brilliantly by the beautiful fresh barbecued salmon. Yum!200g Israeli couscousWater for boiling1 Tbsp olive oil4 cloves garlic...
THE red carpet was rolled out for the premiere of New Zealand-made movie Broken in Gisborne last week. Gisborne Herald arts reporter Mark Peters talked to three of the rookie stars about their their first-time film shoot experience. Broken opens to...
We live in an affluent era marked by an increasingly fraught relationship to food, and meat is arguably the most controversial ingredient. The Ethical Omnivore explores the solution: living with a conscience; asking the right questions of whoever...
A dog found in the park and taken home is the premise of AR Gurney’s 1995 play, Sylvia. Some US producers initiallly felt the play lacked promise because “it equated a dog with a woman, and to ask a woman to play a dog was not just misogynist...
SONGS by The Beatles, Bob Dylan and Princess Te Rangi Pai will resound in four-part harmony when Gisborne a cappella group Savvy performs at Tairawhiti Museum on Sunday. Other songs include those made famous by Frank Sinatra, Gloria Gaynor and BJ...