Barbecuing, at its best and most elemental, is about simplicity: fire, food and the ease of the outdoors. What calls cooks back to the barbecue time and again are the stress-free vibes and peerless flavours that open-air cooking creates. BBQ Buffalo...
The final concert in this season’s Tiromoana summer series stars 2009 Gisborne International Music Competition’s “most promising player” recipient, violinist Tony Zhai. Joined by Auckland-based husband and wife violinist Xin (James) Jin and...
Saturday, April 28Enterprise Motor Group Fishing for a Solution. Offshore fishing competition supporting rural mental health. Normal Gisborne Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club start/finish times, $15 entry. Register: GTSFC office. Donated fish auction...
The nude fascinated Gisborne-born artist Jan Nigro whose work is to be exhibited at Tairawhiti Museum from the end of this month. Regardless of trends in contemporary art practice Nigro celebrated the human figure. The nude has always been a no-no to...
“Well, I think this is ridiculous,” said Barbara Fisher as she opened the door to her home for our interview. Mrs Fisher from Te Karaka. She would squirt your mouth out with dishwashing liquid if you said “that word” again but no one ever...
Alison Crawford is a true community gem. The mum of three, and Nana to three, took time out of her busy volunteer schedule to talk to Sophie Rishworth about her time in the Women’s Institute . . . and how it completely changed her life. Alison...
For Centre Stage's upcoming production of the musical Grease, director James Packman has returned to the original script. Grease was adapted in 1978 as a feature film in which some plot elements, characters, and songs were removed and new songs...
The large glass floor-to-ceiling bi-fold doors to Peter Ferris's office are wide open, a gentle breeze blowing through allowing for plenty of fresh air and reflecting his approachable style of leadership and open-door policy. The colourful gardens...
Among the 60 artists selected as finalists for the inaugural Richard T Nelson awards for sculpture is Gisborne artist Conor Jeory's work Cargo. Eighty-four sculptures will be exhibited as part of the show which comes with a top prize of $15,000 and...
Classic blues and country/blues-inspired guitar and harmonica tunes will be part of Wright's Vineyard and Winery annual Family Fun Day on Sunday. Straight out of Wairoa, guitar/harmonica duo Doug Snelling and Tawiri Tamanui will share the bill with...
The final screening of Alien Addiction, an absurd, sci-fi comedy lashed with Kiwi humour, will be held at the Odeon tonight — and includes a meet and greet with lead actor Jimi Jackson. When two aliens crash land near Rikos’ (Jackson) house, he...
Friday, May 27Craig Adams & the Rustlers, performing at The Whitehouse. Open mic at Verve Cafe, Gladstone Rd, from 8pmSaturday, May 28St Andrew’s Car Boot Sale, 9am–12 noon in car park behind church, access off Childers Rd, $5 per car (paid on...
Ernie Sinton supervised construction and fitting of the pipes for Gisborne’s submarine sewer outfall. He died in Gisborne last Wednesday, aged 92, convinced of its value to the city. The submarine outfall put Gisborne on the civil engineering map...
Gisborne filmmaker Cheyenne Lewis likes that she can turn her thoughts into movies. The 17-year-old Lytton High School student has had her latest film shortlisted for the annual Someday Challenge. Called Kiwi Cops, the film is five minutes long but...
A French Film Festival featuring 24 films will screen at the Odeon Multiplex from tomorrow. A full programme of screenings can be found at .Meanwhile, one French film fan gives 10 reasons to watch French films. 1. If you cannot travel to France...
In Exhausted to Energized, Dr Libby uses a three-pillar approach to explore the biochemical, nutritional and emotional factors that impact on energy, addressing such things as:Brain chemicalsYour brain chemicals can have a significant impact on...
Described as Sesame Street meets South Park, Avenue Q is here and Musical Theatre Gisborne wants you. Winner of the Tony Triple Crown for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, Avenue Q tells the timeless story of a recent college graduate trying to...
Never mind your tortured artist driven by existential angst. Evan Woodruffe’s wall of big abstract tiles on show now at the Paul Nache Gallery is all about exuberance and joy; a panacea for the weltschmerz. The installation that takes up most of...
Veteran travellers Phil and Sue Newdick share the story of their wonderful eight-day river cruise from Moscow to St Petersburg . . .Our “boat” The Rostropovich 5 carried about 190 passengers, our cabin, complete with ensuite, was small but the...
Domestic interiors, landscapes, travel and a love of art history — the shapes of a life can be traced through Gisborne artist Phyllis Underdown’s retrospective exhibition at Tairawhiti Museum. The exhibition is of works the former Gisborne...
THE last thing I expected at the Living Land Farm near Luang Prabang in Laos was to meet a comedian. Our guide Khamla, a born entertainer, had us in fits of laughter, as he demonstrated the 13 steps of rice production assisted by a couple of...
Animal portrait artist Torri Stewart draws largely on photographs to draw expressive likenesses of people’s companion animals.“Quite a few of my portraits are used to keep the memory of an animal alive after they have passed on,” says...
When British reggae band Black Slate came to New Zealand for the first and only time more than three decades ago, they had no idea of their fame. Dissolving shortly after their 1981 New Zealand tour, the band has reunited to play their second-ever...
Two sketching workshop opportunities, one in the bush and one at a vineyard, are lined up this month. Sketching day with Ginny PennFormer occupational therapist and self-taught artist Ginny Penn will hold a sketch day at her Cave Road property. The...
Catching the acute angle; streamingfrom lower left to upper right. Sphere of water, land and sky;in one sublime sweep. Like calligraphy the inflectionof a white contrail; and the skya most tender blue to embrace. To embrace ocean also at close...
An interest in using music for therapeutic purposes has grown over the years. This year's Music Therapy Week, which began on Monday and runs until Sunday, celebrates the hard work of music therapists across Aotearoa. This year's theme is Make the...
Caroline Philp and Stéphane Dussau say au revoir to the Marina Restaurant
‘A culture of food and friendship flows through my veins. This is the culture of the subcontinent, where a curry leaf tree grows in the garden of just about every home,’ writes author, acclaimed chef and TV presenter Peter Kuruvita of his...