A RECORD crowd descended on The Dome Bar and Cinema on Sunday for a screening of documentary film Dancer, but many missed out.“Over the four sessions we have turned away 120 people, sadly," said cinema owner Sally Shanks."The film seems to...
Love is in the air . . . so pour your heart into these tempting recipes
A possible apocryphal image of Gisborne band Oceanspace, but a halcyonic one, supplied by Sleazy Tuesday's Liam Ryan, features the seven-piece as a collective of young surfer-cosmics jamming around a fire on the beach like they're in an East Coast...
Julie Haines continues her Stewart Island adventures with a visit to predator-free Ulva Island and embarks on a few solo hikes in search of elusive sea lions
You’ve seen them on satirical panel show 7 Days and now you can see them live. Top Kiwi stand up comedians Ben Hurley, Michelle A’Court and Donna Brookbanks are coming to Gisborne to perform in the Hospice Tairawhiti Annual Night Of Laughs. The...
A group of people gathered in a country house cut off by the snow, discover to their horror, there is a murderer in their midst. Who can it be?One by one the suspicious characters reveal their sordid pasts until at the last, nerve-shredding moment...
Beethoven and his “sons” will come out to play at the second concert in the Tiromoana Summer Music series on Wednesday. Award-winning Christchurch-born pianist Jun Bouterey-Ishido will play a selection of works by European composers Beethoven...
After two years of international touring and experimentation Anthonie Tonnon has developed a show that combines electronic and traditional instrumentalism, theatricality and dance. At his Gisborne gig next week, Tonnon will play music from the recent...
3 large apples, peeled and sliced3 medium pears, peeled and sliced¼ cup caster sugar¼ cup orange juice1 tablespoon honey (be adventurous with honey — there are loads of lovely NZ varieties out there on the market to choose from these days, such...
STOP us if you’ve heard this one before: Long before the arrival of Lieutenant James Cook, Aotearoa’s artists added detail, over time, to architectural features such as the poutokomanawa, the centre pole that supports the ridge-beam of...
Saturday, June 1Gisborne parkrun. A 5km run/walk for all abilities. Meet: Waikanae Beach Playground, Grey St, 7.45am. Kid, dog and pram-friendly. See http://www. parkrun. co. nz/gisborne/Gisborne Dog Training Club: Annual Obedience and Agility Dog Show...
Hoea! Whare Whakaatu Toi is a unique art gallery and project space that was created and curated by wahine with a responsibility to uphold mātauranga Māori. As an indigenous artist-run gallery, the creative space supports and showcases ngā iwi...
Cauliflower, like broccoli, Brussel sprouts, rapini, cabbage and turnips, is a cruciferous vegetable. They are so-named because the four-petal flowers from these vegetables resemble a cross or “crucifer”.Some are known as “headless...
Andy Ellis, full-time rugby player and part-time landscape architect interviews Kiwi celebrities in their backyards, giving readers a look into the varied gardens of our favourite personalities alongside some serious advice, tips, and layout plans...
In the beginning was the drum and bass/reggae/roots sound of Salmonella Dub and it was good. For more than two decades the band took its dub, rock, jazz/dub horns, drum ‘n’ bass, electronica and reggae blend to concert halls and stadiums across...
For centuries it has been the target of countless butts, been dismissed as “part of the furniture” and dangerously tilted back, but now a group of Gisborne quilters, stitchers, knitters and crafters have explored a world beyond the chair. The...
In October this year Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou established Ngati Porou Oranga, which brings together its health, housing and social service divisions. Last week the iwi had an open day at Whangara Marae to introduce the new entity. Kaupapa Māori...
On their return to New Zealand from the mercantile cricket team The Sons of Hadlee vs South India tour, Gisborne man Nigel Marshall and fellow Red Cap John Walsh stopped in Borneo and hired a car. Somehow they encountered a family who were boiling up...
OLIVE Piper was chatting to her dentist about her travels the other day, and ended up walking out of his surgery laden with boxes of toothpaste and toothbrushes.“I told my dentist David Edgar that my daughter Debra and I were going back to...
GISBORNE’S Rongowhakaata iwi next week launches a multi-venue exhibition that celebrates its art and history, but not all of the exhibitors will be Maori. Former Manutuke glass artist Susan Louie will also be displaying work to showcase the shared...
Two concerts that showcase young musicians from Australia and New Zealand are scheduled for this month as part of the summer series at Tiromoana. The first of the two concerts will be held on Saturday and features pianist James Guan who performs with...
OH Ireland! I was so sad to leave you. My perception and the reality of Ireland were miles apart and mostly everything was one nice surprise after another. The main thing that stood out for me was the people — so friendly and welcoming I felt right...
‘Cook of the Nation’ Jo Seagar shows ordinary Kiwis how they can put on great celebration events with minimum effort and maximum effect in her new book Better than a Bought One . . .From a baby shower to a 21st, an office shout to a winter...
Three young soloists in the Gisborne Choral Society and Gisborne Civic Orchestra’s upcoming performance of Baroque composer George Handel’s oratorio, the Messiah, talk to Mark Peters about their experience of taking on big parts in a work that...
Cool weather doesn’t have to mean the end of flowers. Here are some floral ideas to brighten up your garden. Winter rosesYou can add gorgeous winter colour into low light areas in your garden with hellebores. Also known as winter roses, they are...
PREPARE yourself, the summer holidays are here and so is sandfly season. Depending on which part of New Zealand you choose to holiday, chances are you will be joined by hundreds or even thousands of sandflies. Kerikeri-based sandfly expert Becky...
Manutuke School student Raiha Williams, pictured above, lifts her artwork off a series of linocut, woodcut and foamcut designs. Raiha was one of a group of young students who took part in a printmaking workshop under artist/tutor Todd Sheridan at...
Only six women feature in Robert Harling's play Steel Magnolias but they each have their own stories going on, says actor Susan Partington.“There are still jokes we're only getting now,” says Partington, who plays Louisiana town Chinquapin's...
Jade is an indoor plant, primarily grown for its lustrous green leaves. This palnt features thick, woody stems and glossy green, fleshy, oblong leaves up to two inches long. Happily, this low-maintenance plant lives a long life, taking on the...