When in Rome do as the Romans do, as they say. Unless you’re from Gisborne. Selected as finalists for contemporary art competition, the Arte Laguna prize, florist Holly Tong and photographer Runa Kuru attended the international event in Venice...
A cat stalks a praying mantis in this double-sided embroidery work (above) in which either side of the textile shows different pattern. The artwork is an example of some of the unfamiliar methods and styles in pieces on display until 1pm on Saturday...
It is now 100 years since the Wi Pere Memorial monument on Gisborne’s Reads Quay was unveiled, on the return of the Maori Pioneer Battalion from World War 1. Both events will be commemorated next Saturday. The Wi Pere Trust shares an insight into...
LOCALS and visitors have a chance to find out more about Napier’s Sea Walls murals, thanks to free guided walks during Seaweek 2017, to be held from February 26 to March 5.“Everyone knows something interesting about Antarctica or the Amazon...
I STOOD at the summit of the cool, misty mountain within spray drift of a beautiful waterfall, surrounded by a myriad exquisite orchids, colourful anthuriums, bizarre carnivorous pitcher plants and ferns of every shade of green. It’s a steep ascent...
New life is taking over an old building on Lowe Street. Where once mould and mildew grew, art and music are filling the rooms. Jack Marshall spoke with some of the inhabitants of Gisborne’s own rebel co-working space
Dizfunk is among the DJs lined up for a sounds of summer mini-festival at Smash Palace on Saturday. On the Summer Sound Check’s main stage, the Brazilbeat Soundsystem with live drums, will be joined by Johnny Hitman and, for the first time playing...
War, corporate greed, and divisiveness are in the cross-hairs of ErnieJ's (aka Ernie White) most recent single, Some Say.“I wanted something more raw; not overly produced but a simple production,” says White.“Some Say is a protest song. You...
Eccentricity is key to English sitcom The Vicar of Dibley and plenty of colourful character parts are available for Musical Theatre Gisborne’s production of the popular show. Auditions for the Gavin Maclean-directed production will be held this...
Created by embroidery artist MakikoArt and six other embroidery artists, this ‘dog-fanciful’ collection of stitch motifs celebrates all things canine . . .Dog-lovers — showcase your stitches and create the ultimate dog accessory with the...
A Gisborne-based trust is getting beneficiaries and youth into work . . . Leighton Heikell speaks to the team and looks into one of their success stories. We just fight for the little ones from the corner — that is what we do,” says Leighton...
IT is no secret that arts patron Professor Jack Richards is a fan of the piano. He has a gleaming Kawai grand installed in his Wainui hilltop home, Tiromoana. And when he found out that Tairawhiti Museum did not have an in-house piano, he set his...
Saturday, November 17Gisborne Parkrun. Timed, weekly 5km run or walk, for all abilities. Meet at Waikanae Beach Playground for 8am start. Kid, dog and pram-friendly. See http://www. parkrun. co. nz/gisborne/Taste of Sailing Day. An open day for ages...
As a boy growing up in Wairoa, Todd Couper would go with his nan to Taihoa Marae and copy the kowhaiwhai panels while she performed in kapa haka. He lives in Papamoa now, and his art sells around the world. He talked to Bay of Plenty Times reporter...
You know how you’ve often thought “I wonder what ever became of girl group TrueBliss singer Joe Cotton”?Well, she’s now a Mermaid. Well, a performer with the Mermaids Dance Band (MDB), at least. The trio also includes Trelise Cooper style...
Experts in canine behaviour Dr Melissa Starling and Professor Paul McGreevy explain how dogs see the world and what you can do to enrich their lives . . .We tend to humanise dog emotions and that’s not surprising as domesticated canines have lived...
EAST Coast and Gisborne talent hits the stage this weekend in the finals of ECz Got Talent. From live auditions in Uawa-Tolaga Bay, Ruatoria and at Kaiti Mall, and video submissions, about 40 finalists have been selected to perform at the two days of...
Saturday, July 28Gisborne Parkrun. Timed, weekly 5km run or walk, for all abilities. Meet at Waikanae Beach Playground for 8am start. Kid, dog and pram-friendly. See https://www. parkrun. co. nz/gisborne/course/St Andrew’s Car Boot Sale. A variety of...
Asked what was his greatest creative inspiration, American singer songwriter Bob Dylan cited the lyrics in Scottish poet Robert Burns’ 1794 song A Red, Red Rose. Included by Burns as part of a project to preserve traditional Scottish songs for...
Oils, mostly, were the glue. Alcohol the fuel, says the text that accompanies a selection of collaborative works painted by John Walsh, Richard Rogers and the late Daryl File.“Raucous rock music provided the soundtrack, fostering and driving...
MUSIC BETWEEN THE VINES: Every Sunday until the end of February, Matawhero Wines is hosting talented musicians for Sunday Music at Matawhero. Come and enjoy gourmet platters and wine between the vines. This week Tairāwhiti's T-Bonez is performing...
Like a yacht tacks and jibes against the wind, getting to London in a pandemic is no straight line. In 2020, actor Mathew Hatten was ready to head to London with Young Shakespeare Company to train at The Globe Theatre, in part thanks to fundraising...
Pat Seymour is clearly doing something right. She has been returned unopposed, for a fourth term, as the Tawhiti-Uawa ward member on the Gisborne District Council. The six-term councillor spoke to reporter Murray Robertson . . .Pat Seymour grew up...
It's a New Zealand story – the vintage car found in a derelict barn, the field cannon buried in a paddock, antique bottles under cleared earth...The black and white photographs from the early 1900s that makes up the Tairawhiti Museum exhibition...
The last month of winter is a delightful combination of continuing to enjoy cool-season flowers and home grown produce and preparing for one of the busiest seasons on the gardening calendar . . .Strawberry planting timeIf you love sweet fresh...
Gisborne traveller Rosa Briant takes us to Costa Rica where she finds ‘beautiful, immense, magical places . . .’On one hand Costa Rica is loud, chaotic, and without much resemblance to the rich latin and indigenous cultures of surrounding...
FINDING a solution to disposing of Gisborne’s wastewater creates some unusual challenges, says Gisborne District Council Community Lifelines Senior Project Manager Wolfgang Kanz. The council is now getting under way with an extensive consultation...