Celebrate sounds from the 60s-80s in a new musical concept. Lawson Field Theatre, November 14 at 3pm and 7.30pm. Tickets from Gisborne i-SITE and ticketek. An intimate showcase of drum and bass and electronic music. Dome Bar, Saturday, November...
AT 96-years-young Lilian Phelps is still looking after her own garden and still passionate about the lasting legacy of the Poverty Bay Horticultural Society’s annual summer show. Creating floral schedules and displays for the show has been...
■War Memorial Theatre. Semi-final tomorrow, 10am, 2pm, 7pm. Final on Saturday, 7pm. Admission free.■Support acts Kings of Kaiaua, 2k Rhythm and Ter3ign. Smash Palace, tomorrow, from 7pm. Tickets $10+bf from eventfinda. co. nz■Dome Bar, Saturday...
Gisborne’s Masonic Hotel sits neglected in the middle of town, slowly becoming an eyesore and potentially a danger. Its history is interwoven with the history of Gisborne, but it is at risk of being lost. Andrew McKenna investigates
Rock royalty has chipped in to support the local production of Rock of Ages. Guitarist for Whitesnake and lead guitarist in Broadway’s Rock of Ages, Joel Hoekstra, gave a hearty shred on his guitar and wished the cast a fantastic show.“James...
No sooner had pianist Sean Scanlen arrived in Gisborne to take up the role of head of music at Lytton High than he was performing with the Piano Extravaganza team, singing in Gisborne Choral Society productions, and took on the role of musical...
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National Theatre Live’s at home series of free screenings got off to a colourful start with the comic farce One Man, Two Guvnors, faltered with a devised production of Jane Eyre, picked up the brilliance again with Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night...
Country music in the Cosmopolitan Club boulevard. Free entry, tomorrow, 8pm.“Jazz standards like you’ve never heard them before.” Holy Trinity Church Hall, Saturday, 2pm. $20. Profits to SuperGrans Tairawhiti. Modern line dancing for beginners...
How to grow Virginian stock in a gardenChoose a spot in the garden that receives full sun. Prepare the planting area well by digging in Yates Dynamic Lifter Organic Plant Food. Sow seeds directly where they are to grow by scattering them thinly on top...
Lina Marsh uses a variety of mediums for her art and has recently produced two artworks in public spaces. She talks to Kim Parkinson about her life and work. Artist Lina Marsh has been making her mark on the Gisborne landscape with large, colourful...
THEY have sung with Gisborne Boys’ High choir since they joined the school as Year 9 students. Tonight will be the last time Kereopa Ria, Quade Tapsell, Joseph Mason and Riley Horsfield perform with the choir. Kereopa was by far the youngest singer...
ROASTED, pureed, used in salads and in soups, parsnips are a versatile vegie with large creamy, tender sweet flavoured roots that are ideal for starting in late summer. Sowing parsnip seeds direct where they are to grow is the best way to create...
In Russia: day 2, 3, 4?Diplomats from the Westkeep coming with a message. Again it's a long table; butmore in keeping, a table less . . .less in the limelight. And the spotlight is on, notthe little man of the longwhite table, but one ofhis Ministers...
BRASS bands have come a long way since they played only arrangements of orchestral, jazz or pop numbers, as Gisborne people will hear for themselves when the National Youth Brass Band performs here this month, says musical director and conductor...
KEVIN Williams wasn’t very happy with his wife Donna when she entered the Westpac Business Excellence Awards.“He doesn’t like the limelight,” says Donna, his partner in the K. Williams Shearing partnership which ended up winning the Maori...
Wearing masks from the morning of August 20 until we entered our MIQ room after lunch on August 22, was a unique experience we hope never to repeat. The only times we were ‘allowed' to remove them were for eating, drinking or relishing a quick...
One of the major driving forces behind Gisborne’s Kaiti Hill Challenge is hoping to bring similar innovative ideas to prominence in other North Island communities, after being appointed to a new role with Sport New Zealand. Sport...
Starchy vegetables such as sweet potato, pumpkin, carrots and squash are in season during the colder months and this provides the perfect opportunity to give our digestive system a break from the abundance of raw salads consumed over the summer...
Tangata whenua stories of Turanganui-a-Kiwa will soon be shared in a way that has never been done before. In the build-up to the launch of a special project that celebrates the uniqueness of the area, reporter Shaan Te Kani spoke to the groups...
A proud mum sent her daughter's artwork off in a competition . . . and then the cheque came in the mail. Not quite a cheque, but Kelly Harris was delighted with the work her daughter Sophie produced at school in pastel and Indian ink, so she sent it...
The mythical island Neverland in the Gisborne Homeschool Group’s production of Peter Pan is made up of found objects that might be discovered on East Coast beaches, says set designer Josh O’Neill. The objets trouvé include lots of driftwood and...
LYRICS in the single from the soundtrack of the movie Broken work as a “shadow” of Logan, the lead character in the film, say producers. The single reflects on the themes of forgiveness, despair and hope in the movie in which the former Mad Bulls...
THE last month of spring is a busy one out in the garden, with tasty vegies and herbs growing rapidly, developing fruit, beautiful roses and lush green lawns. It’s also time to start preparing the garden for the hot summer weather ahead. Let’s...
My best Christmas present last year — with all due respect to those who gave me chocolate — bore the title Happy Snaps.“Write the names in before you forget,” my sister Elaine (Clark) said.“Yep,” I said, and put the album in my bedroom...
THE cast for Unity Theatre’s production of Kiwi comedy The Bach has been selected and director James Packman is happy as a blowfly at a barbie. Described by a Listener reviewer as intellectually daring and darkly funny, the four-character comedy...