A Gisborne dog suffering from being chained up is just one reason why the SPCA is running a campaign for government intervention to ban the practice. Andrew Ashton looks into the physical and mental damage that can happen when man’s best friend is...
Teacher, busker and performer and Christian singer-songwriter Peter Shaw is putting on a show this Sunday to raise money for the community. Shaw, has taught and played music up and down the country for 20 years, has recorded four albums and toured...
V Hoy is a multidisciplinary artist, specialising in surrealist photography as well as dream-like portraiture. She is a graffiti aficionado and produces large-scale paint works. Her latest photo series, Passport Collection, aims to challenge the...
In need of a warm bowl of something nutritious and immuno-boosting this winter? Try out Emma Bell's Chicken Miso Ramen recipe
Tokomaru Bay man Byron Blane is in charge of sporting activities for about 6500 guests on the biggest cruise ship in the world, in its inaugural season. He talks to Leighton Heikell about his career, cruising the world, being part of history...
Like the Galapagos Islands, where Charles Darwin noticed mockingbird species differed between islands, Tairawhiti sits isolated by the Raukumara Range, Te Urewera and Wharerata hills, evolving on a creative path of its own. That isolation makes Te...
Nigel Mead discusses football, work - and life after both
Dance is at the core of an upcoming production that explores the idea of pre-existence but there is much more to Pango (Blackness) than outlined here last week. Director Moss Patterson explains.“We’re doing it to try something different. We...
A riff from Duke Ellington’s 1942 jazz composition C Jam Blues provided a starting point for Girls’ High students to improvise on during day two of a unique residency at the school. What was remarkable about the three-day residency was that...
The Gisborne Rape Crisis Collective commemorates 40 years this week, of supporting survivors of sexual abuse within our community. The organisation reflects on its history . . .A humble abode, from humble beginnings. The Gisborne Rape Crisis/Whanau...
Listening to the hundreds of works songwriting support platform for secondary students Play It Strange receives is like opening a window into the hearts and minds of New Zealand’s youth, says the organisation’s chief executive, Mike...
DR Rainer Eschenbruch talks to grapevines, and what’s more they talk back to him. The German-born scientist, PhD and former chief of wine research at the government-owned Te Kauwhata Viticultural Research Station, began having conversations with...
Cultural Icons, Depot Artspace’s list of notable New Zealand creatives now includes emerging cultural icons — and among them is Gisborne photographer/artist Drew Hill. The 80 cultural icons interviewed for the list range from photographer Peter...
Who are you first? It's a good question to ask ourselves. Many may answer by saying, “I am a person”. So with that in mind, how do we see others? And more importantly, how do we treat others?Karen Albert is a Māori woman, a mother, a person who...
Everyone has been touched by cancer one way or another, but an upcoming musical fundraiser for the Gisborne Cancer Society is a celebration of life, says producer and performer Hugo McGuinness. Bravo Bravissimo is an exuberant song and dance...
Spring is in the air! The weather is slightly warmer, the sun rising earlier. Early blooming magnolias and rhododendrons are putting on a wonderful display. It's a very exciting time for gardeners and for us here at the nurseries. This is the season...
Next week auditions are open for She Kills Monsters, a Dungeons & Dragons fantasy adventure story by Qui Nguyen. Director Dinna Myers is looking for anyone aged 16 to 35, of all ethnicities, to play a variety of roles. All experience levels and ages...
Saturday, December 7Gisborne Wainui Lions: Christmas Tree Sales. Pick up a tree and decorate for the festive season. Salvation Army site, 389 Gladstone Rd, 7-11am, $30/tree, stands and delivery extra. Proceeds to local charities. The Samuel Fox...
Amohaere Houkamau talks to John Jones about her new role as project manager for the Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust. From the ninth floor of the Beehive to the Manutuke Post Office, that is the transition Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust project manager Amohaere...
Volunteer Fire Brigade proud to still be serving community today
AC/DC are an Australian band but tribute act NZ/DC have made them one of us. Australia might well need a comforting slice of pav to help get over the shock of appropriation but Hamilton man Dan Cosgrove bonded with the AC/DC sound at an early...
A Legend In My Own Mind is the name of a song written by Gisborne guitarist Graeme Swan. The musician died on January 21 but “Swanee” the legend is remembered here by former bandmates Johnny Warren and Trevor Shaskey. A 1986 newspaper story...
A survey by Diabetes NZ revealed that many diabetics experience negative attitudes on a daily basis. In Diabetes Month, Kelly Pelham sheds light on the condition . . .What do Halle Berry, Larry King and Tom Hanks have in common?These famous celebs...
A COUPLE of years before Richard Brooking’s Mum passed away, the two of them came up with a set of principles; honesty, trust, respect and forgiveness. For more than 25 years those principles have dominated Richard’s work relationships and, as he...
THE artwork is fixed above Tamanuhiri Tutu Poporo and Te Puni Kokiri House’s carpark entrance to the refurbished building on the Gladstone Road-Derby Street corner.“That part of the design represents the Horouta waka. They say the waka is buried...
The story of abandoned children Hansel and Gretel might be worth considering for Alexander Flanagan-Wright and Phil Grainger’s next off-the-wall production. Wherever the two UK performers go with their show Orpheus they leave in their wake a paper...
6 medium–large potatoes1 tbsp olive oil2 tsp chilli powder2 corn cobs1 red onion2 Tbsp water1 tsp brown sugar1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar1 x 400g can red kidney beans4 medium tomatoes1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper. 2...
Chaitanya Santana TemeparaLike running water down the valley in the mist, says classical guitarist Chaitanya Santana Temepara of Chinese lute music. To broaden his exploration of music outside non-Western forms, the Uawa-Tolaga Bay musician is...