Harnie Jo has achieved a lot in her 28 years. The Gisborne dentist is an accomplished pianist and recently travelled to Nepal as part of a grassroots volunteer mission to provide dental care. She speaks with Sophie Rishworth about having a good work...
A Gisborne real estate agent is expounding the value of hard work in overcoming the challenges of dyslexia, after claiming a top international award. LJ Hooker Gisborne’s David Egan has been awarded the Roger Stark National Award for LJ Hooker’s...
VISITORS to the Te Ha Arts exhibition took the people’s choice vote seriously, says Tairawhiti Museum director Eloise Wallace. Visitors and school groups inspected the works and filled out ballot forms. The impact of settlement on Tairawhiti’s...
:The physicality and materiality of sculpting in stone suited artist Diana Scott but during her master's year at art school she explored painting and sanding aluminium in layers, using the same tools she had used as a sculptor. The line you never...
YOU sleep under your bed or in your wardrobe to escape sexual abuse each night. That started when you were just 15 months old. You watch your mother being beaten each day. There are constant parties, drinking and drugs. You run away from home at 13...
Dry ingredients2 cups flour¾ cup sugar3 tsp baking powder½ tsp saltWet ingredients1 egg1 cup milk (I have used oat milk)¼ cup vegetable oil1 tsp vanilla essenceToppings / Filling1 packet of mini Easter eggs or chocolate buttons for decoratingYour...
From Kill Devil Hills and packing a cigar box guitar among her arsenal of instruments comes North Carolina musician Ruth Wyand. Described as a “the tribe of one”, the one-woman band of Ruth will perform at Wairoa’s EastEnd Cafe on Saturday...
THE chances are, if you live in Gisborne you know a surfer, a boogie boarder or a paddle boarder who has featured on the viewfinder of Derek Fryer’s camera. Over the last two years he has taken tens of thousands of photos along Gisborne’s beaches...
Youth worker Aaron Hendry spoke to Kathryn Ryan on Radio New Zealand’s Nine to Noon programme about changing the way fathers talk to their sons . . .Aaron Hendry has worked as a youth worker for a number of years and says fathers need to be...
More than 80 singers from various Gisborne choirs came together in 2015 to open the War Memorial Theatre with a performance of Karl Jenkins’ modern mass to peace, The Armed Man. Now, Jenkins wants to repeat the exercise but on an epic scale in...
Works by Handel, Chopin and French composer Paul Dukas make up New Zealand pianist John Chen’s programme for the second concert in the Musica Viva’s autumn series. Handel is known mostly for his choral and orchestral works but his keyboard output...
Someone up there said ‘make it big', East Coast Music Ltd founder Tyna Keelan said of the Matariki concert planned for next month. And with a stellar line-up that grew to include Troy Kingi, Maisey Rika, Ria Hall, Rob Ruha, Modern Maori Quartet...
Sawdust on the bar floor, blood and beer in the sawdust — those pub band nights might be over, but good, old-fashioned, meat and three vege rock and roll is here to stay. With a heady mix of influences such as Led Zeppelin, Guns N’ Roses, AC/DC...
Kathy Sheldrake was in her early 40s when her heart was first touched by the people of Nepal.“It was 1991 and I was trekking in Nepal, my first visit to a Third World country. I was quite overwhelmed by the plight of the people there, especially...
TO MARK the 400th anniversary of 17th century playwright William Shakespeare, a full-scale, working replica of London’s Globe Theatre is to be installed in Auckland. The steel-framed and plywood-skinned theatre will literally pop up behind Auckland...
EYES are windows to the soul but hands tell its story, which is what inspired hobbyist photographer Isabella Grant to shoot various people’s hands. Called The People Project, the 10 intimate images are a way of acknowledging some of the inspiring...
TAIRAWHITI’S sixth rheumatic fever champion is Nancy Aupouri. She was brought up on a farm in the Tapuaeroa Valley in Ruatoria with five siblings.“Being a blue-eyed, barefooted tomboy, I loved the outdoors and spent my free time riding horses...
Gisborne residents shopping local and snapping up big-ticket items, such as cars, houses, spa pools, and kitchen and bathroom upgrades. Andrew Ashton investigates
Brigadeiro is a delicious chocolate confection that is a staple in Brazil. These truffles are super simple and only require four ingredients. They are soft, chewy and deliciously chocolatey. Instead of more common classics like truffles or bonbons...
Gisborne’s Professor Jack Richards has been named one of the 50 most influential language teaching specialists in the world — and the only Kiwi. Reporter Kim Parkinson meets the man known for his generosity in supporting the arts, at his summer...
The sign said to stay well clear of the sea lions at Cannibal Bay in the Catlins, but the sea lions clearly could not read. We were standing at a safe distance from a cluster of these magnificent creatures, watching them frolicking or fighting —...
TELLING their stories at home, then widening their reach to a broader audience, is the key focus of a series of exhibitions that from Monday starts opening across five Manutuke marae. The stories are those of the region’s Rongowhakaata iwi which...
All That Glitters is Gizzy is on the hunt for locals to share their talent on-stage this year at Te Tairawhiti Arts Festival. If you're a comedian, singer, musician, dancer or magician, have a special talent, ability or skill, organisers want to see...
ALL GO: The rain may have delayed the popular She Shed Tour at the start of the month but it is all go this Sunday. The tour celebrates creative women and their spaces in Wainui, Okitu and Makorori, with over 40 artists exhibiting. The artists work...
THEY wanted more female directors for the 48Hours filmmaking competition and in Gisborne they got them. Seven female directors joined the two-day madness when the competition hit the ground running at 7pm on Friday. Out of the 526 teams to enter...
REAL food for Babies and Toddlers by Vanessa Clarkson offers a more natural way of introducing wholefoods to children during the all-important first 1000 days of life. Packed with expert advice, practical strategies, nutritional information and over...
Joe Naden was among the many Maori who migrated to New Zealand's urban areas in the early 1950s. It was the start of a journey to gain educational qualifications and to pursue roles that focused on Maori issues. Joe was born in the Tokomaru Bay...
In the heart of one of Gisborne’s industrial zones lies an oasis of lush vegetable gardens, fruit trees and even a beehive. At the site of a former upholstery warehouse on Palmerston Road, a team of hardy volunteers has spent the past year...
HOLY Mary Mother of God, where did Musical Theatre Gisborne find Amanda Franz and where did she find that voice? Make no mistake, MTG’s winter show Hairspray, launched last night at the War Memorial Theatre, is an ensemble piece. But every show...
Whole Food Slow Cooked author Olivia Andrews has written over 120 recipes designed to get families enjoying more vegetable-based dishes while keeping meat-eaters happy and healthy . . .Olivia Andrews is on a mission to get people eating more...
Think of it as Tinder for art. Miharo Gallery presents an opportunity to trade an artwork you might not love so much, or have fallen out with, for a piece that suits you. Just take that piece that doesn't resonate with you to the gallery and...
Jazz inflected notes bring ear-catching moments to young singer/songwriter Naamah Cheiban’s acoustic guitar accompanied songs she will perform at two Gisborne locations over this fortnight. In fact, a mixture of jazz, funk, and R&B is what took the...
Light off the river outside three Gisborne artists’ studio/gallery lends itself to inspiration and to the exhibition space. The building is the historic Plunket building in Palmerston Road, the artists are Amanda Rutherford, Eva Zwinnen and Jess...