Neuropsychiatrist Gil Newburn, known for his expertise and knowledge on brain injuries, has moved to Tairāwhiti. Reporter Akula Sharma talks to him about some of his upcoming research projects

They're creepy and they're kooky,Mysterious and spooky,They're altogether ooky,The Addams Family . . .So when Lucas Beineke (Mike Seymour) from the regular world and crossbow-toting Wednesday Addams (Tirzah Rolfe) fall in love and want to marry, you...

Got something going on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz, or telephone 869-0630This weekComedy double billImprov comedy, and Trump and Goldsack character comics, at Evolution Theatre, 75 Disraeli St, tonight (Friday). 7.30pm. $40...

Spaghetti Toast, Maorissey, and Set Waves rock the Dome garden bar on Saturday. Part-inspired by Watties and Gisborne weather, Spaghetti Toast bring psych-pop-rock to the stage. Maorissey pays tribute to 1980s British, post-punk band The Smiths. Surf...

More than 50 previously unseen works by Impressionist artists are brought together for the first time in Art on Screen’s film, Secret Impressionists. The film offers a guided tour through the works of Manet (a pivotal figure in the transition from...

Groove to the pulsating beats of high energy music as Aussie band Kurilpa Reach gets ready to rock the stage at Smash Palace tomorrow. The seven-piece band consists of guitarists Loughlin Craig and Will Murphy, Burdell brothers Pablo and Vincent on...

SHE performed in New Zealand two years ago during her “farewell” concert tour but as seen after her near fatal car accident in 1992 there is no keeping Scottish country/folk singer Isla Grant down. The multi-platinum-selling singer is returning...

It is never too late to start something new, even if it means entering the theatre world in your 60s, David Newsham says.“Now I'm in my mid-80s and I still have the drive, passion and curiosity to learn,” he said. Showing no signs of slowing...

At the Salvation Army Family Store a copy of Gisborne poet Jon Benson's 1979 collection, Wunna Those Cardboard Roads, had a $1 sticker on it. A buck for a collection of the late poet's witty, slightly surreal and sometimes spiritually-inflected...

For her We Light Fire tour, Julia Deans made it her mission to find a female support in each centre she is performing in. For her show at the Dome tomorrow night, Deans has chosen Kaaterama Pou. Rob Ruha has described the 2017 Waiata Maori Music...

Broccoli means ‘little sprouts' in Italian. It's part of the Brassica family of vegetables which includes broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, broccoflower, Asian varieties of cabbage, turnips and swedesBroccoli is the star of the...

Smash Palace co-owner Darryl Monteith finds a home for his vision of a hub for local musicians and their fans

Gisborne artist Dave Andrew talks about his new exhibition, About Time, at Tairawhiti Museum.“As a youngster I was always interested in drawing. This interest turned into art as a subject at Lytton High with Stan Bugden. He had a great influence on...

With one finger raised at pretty much everything and the other paddling in the zeitgeist, Ozzie comedian Chopper is on his way here with something to say about chatter, babble and other mass media noise. Exploring a narrative about people's...

A summertime photograph shot with a cellphone that Gisborne artist Conor Jeory bought for the quality of its camera has won him a Canon Powershot G7X Mark III. Jeory entered the photograph of his niece on Makorori Beach at sunset after he saw a post...

A psycho-killer's girlfriend, an enthusiastic farmhand, and a confident Southern bride-to-be are among characters Scarlett Fawcett has previously played but her role in an upcoming production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie is one of the...

Saturday, October 7Yates — National Gardening Week, October 6–13. The week aims to foster love of gardening, or lend a hand in a community/neighbours garden. Register online during gardening week and receive a free packet of veggie seeds...

TOLAGA Bay’s artists will no longer have to travel down the coast to show their work, following the opening of a new art gallery in the coastal town. Local artist Jeanette Johnson opened Te Whetu Art Gallery on Cook Street just before Christmas...

A meditative soundscape that combines puoro with subtle electronica “to create a beautiful orchestra of nature”, can be viewed in Jerome Kavanagh’s video, Oro Atua: Puoro Maori sound healing journey. The sounds of Kavanagh’s instruments...

A SMALL but perfectly formed fan club has built up around Irish-influenced folk band Barleycorn so, by popular request, the four-piece will perform in the 2017 St Andrew’s Lunchtime series on Wednesday.“We seem to be rather popular,” says bass...

The 1947 publication, Aspects of British Art, was the only art book in the library at the boarding school Gisborne painter Peter Ireland attended in the mid-1960s. One of the book's 48 colour plates was of a painting by early New Zealand modernist...

International and national artists will flood into Gisborne next month for a mass mural project that focuses on ocean health. The internationals — yet to be named — are taking part in Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans and are from Switzerland...

Julie Haines discovers you don’t need to go all the way to Middle Earth to see Hobbit feet and Elvish swords – look no further than Miramar in Wellington

War Memorial Theatre, tomorrow, 4pm. Tickets $10 at the door, free for children five and under. Smash Palace, tomorrow, doors open at 6pm. Gig starts at 8pm. Tickets+bf $45 at undertheradar. co. nzSlayer tribute by Ghosts of War. Death tribute by...

250g butter3-4 apples, peeled and thinly sliced2 cups sugar2 eggs, beaten2½ cups flour1 tsp baking powder2 tsp baking soda2 tsp cinnamon2 tsp cardamomA good handful of sultanas amd walnuts¼ cup walnut piecesIcing sugar to dustPreheat oven to...

WHILE winter is officially upon us, she’s throwing a right old wobbly. From frosty, one-degree-mornings to no-cardigan midday highs, wayward winter temps leave us dazed on what to wear. But according to Trish at Beaufoy there’s really nothing to...

Got something going on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz, or telephone 869-0630. This weekFootnote NZ Dance presents Search Engine: An electrifying performance, with shimmering light and captivating dance movements. War Memorial...

Saturday, June 29Gisborne parkrun. Wear a colourful tutu on your run/walk. Meet: Waikanae Beach Playground, Grey St, 7.45am. Kid, dog and pram-friendly. See http://www. parkrun. co. nz/gisborne/Tairawhiti Coffin Club. Design your own personalised...

The peace lily is one of the most popular and possibly most beautiful of the indoor plants. It’s an easy-to-grow plant that brings life and colour to low-light spots while also purifying the air

Mick is recovering from his op and couldn’t make it to Gisborne, but The Rolling Stones tribute band Brown Sugar can and they want to spread their sweet, dirty, rockin’ sound all around. Formed in mid-2014 by musicians with experience across...