Saturday, October 20Gisborne 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/Poverty Bay Electric Power Board, Eastland...
WHEN Auckland-born pop artist Billy Apple decided in the late 1960s he would make himself the subject of his work, he produced the conceptual artwork Excretory Wipings. To create the series, Apple collected his daily toilet tissues, soiled with...
Radiohead tribute band Hail to the Thieves cleverly reinterprets “the high octane as well as the soft, poetic lyrical soundscape,” enthused one punter after a concert last year.“I soared through the arcs and peaks, and got lost in the...
Saturday, August 17Gisborne 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...
Another big Latin night is coming to the Dome, with the opportunity for guests to put their best foot forward — or even to sweep someone off their feet entirely. On Saturday, Brazilbeat Sound System will be playing the hottest Latin tracks as well...
Pluto, Nox, Amphion, Chaos, Poseidon, Cosmos . . . I was puzzled why mountains deep in Mt Aspiring National Park were named after Greek gods. What’s more, these gods inhabited a place called Paradise. Some early explorers were evidently fascinated...
On a gorgeous day in the middle of the school holidays, I found myself in Mahia with some members of the Gisborne Canoe and Tramping Club. My mate had said ‘do you want to go for a walk on Sunday?' I was thinking Kaiti Hill or the boardwalk but I...
THE works of German composers Beethoven and Brahms will come alive during a concert in Okitu this month. Award-winning Christchurch-born pianist Jun Bouterey-Ishido will perform at the second Tiromoana summer concert in the home of arts patron...
Avid reader and librarian Sally Dalrymple is on the adult colouring book bandwagon, after receiving one for her birthday in September. Mrs Dalrymple says she finds her colouring book relaxing.“They are in complete contrast to electronic devices —...
THEY brought us the other-worldly sound of a live marimba performance last month and now Musica Viva Gisborne is soon to present the Auckland Piano Trio. International award winning pianist Xing Wang and Auckland Philharmonic string players James...
A collaborative regional response, with iwi as a major player, has been having a positive impact in resolving the district’s housing crisis. Diana Dobson reports
Ground, toasted Sichuan peppercorns are key to flavouring tender bites of crispy Sichuan-chilli chicken. Chef Christopher Kimball shared his delicious recipe with The Associated Press
Overseas travel is years away and most of us are stuck in New Zealand. That is unless you are Haylee Law. When New Zealand went into Alert Level 4 last year and many were getting to grips with a new reality, the 17-year-old was preparing for school...
After months of practice, the Gisborne Concert Band (GCB) was disappointed to hear the New Zealand Concert Bands Association's festival had been cancelled this year. But because the global pandemic also means former band member and flute player...
AFTER listening to their first round performances at the Gisborne International Music Competition, manager Mark La Roche knew 2017 was going to be a “vintage year” for the annual competition.“There are some super musicians in this year’s...
In Joseph Heller’s satirical novel Catch 22, B-25 bombardier Yossarian runs in circles (figuratively speaking) as he tries to escape the military’s no-win bureaucracy. Now, UK band Yossarian are about to make a full circle themselves as they...
Deciding to change his lifestyle is a moment Kara Hull will never forget.“I went to the doctor, hopped on the scales for the first time in years and saw I weighed 142kg. I remember the doctor saying to me ‘what's the deal with your weight?' and...
Much of gardening is learned by trial and error — for many, mostly error. Planting a shade-lover in full sun isn't likely to breed success, nor is letting your emotions run rampant at the nursery. But we've all been there, and the good news is we...
Western classical and Maori music will combine in a Chamber Music New Zealand series of interactive webisodes from Sunday to celebrate Matariki. Composed by Troy Kingi, the series, Nga Waiata O te Po, follows a group of campers on a wilderness...
Utterly moreish, hot or cold, these make a delicious veggie burger and are also brilliant for parties as bite-size canapés with the chimichurri yoghurt as a dip on the side. They are a great way to use up leftover quinoa, but if you want you can...
The countdown is on for the hottest week in New Zealand fashion and six new designers have been added to the line-up. New Zealand Fashion Week has unveiled its final schedule, adding fresh talent to sit alongside established heavyweights. Six new...
AVENUE Q is Gisborne Musical Theatre's latest offering and it's a fun night. The cast and puppets make you laugh, and within that laughter there are some life messages. The whole of the company's innovative little theatre space in industrial Innes...
The red-blooded sound of Andalusia comes to Gisborne this month when flamenco guitar player Paul Bosauder brings a dancer, and a world-class flamenco percussionist and singer to the Lawson Field Theatre. Bosauder's show, Tierra y Mar (Earth and Sea)...
The Venus Fly Trap (Dionaea muscipula) is the plant for you. Sensationalised and vilified in many a fantasy cartoon and video game, this carnivorous plant is actually pretty cute in person and can make the perfect work desk or windowsill ornament...
The cast has been named for Musical Theatre Gisborne's (MTG) upcoming production of Chicago. The lead roles of Velma Kelly and her stage rival Roxie Hart have gone to Emily Gillies and Zoe Wilson, respectively. Billy Flynn, the lawyer, will be played...
Actor/playwright Nancy Brunning’s new play Witi’s Wahine will have its world premiere at the inaugural Te Tairawhiti Arts Festival in October. Based on excerpts from Ihimaera’s stories, the play’s focus is the female characters in the...
Mark Ruffalo plays Robert Bilott, a corporate lawyer who takes on industrial giant DuPont over the poisoning of an American community in a case that expands into game-changing class action. Also stars Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Mare Winningham and...
This was a walk of two parts, the base circuit of about 11.5 km, and the expedition to the trig that never was. More of that anon. On the day, after a bit of yo-yoing of numbers as the dreaded Covid-19 saga worsened, seven of us turned up and headed...
The bling, the White American Eagle jumpsuit, the voice — Australasia’s 2017 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Brendon Chase will be the King when he performs in Gisborne next month. No one comes close, past or present to Elvis Presley’s voice...
You’d think that five years of learning German at high school would prepare you for a four day stay in Berlin. And you’d be right. But knowing pluperfects and past participles will only get you so far. So it was good to know that a friendly...
A 1920s, upright piano with an oak case, ivory keys and a remnant feature from the days of the pianola is now in the hands of the Poverty Bay Blues Club. This means members are likely to see and hear more of club patron David Paquette. When the New...
MANAGING large numbers of teenage girls on a daily basis would be a daunting prospect to most of us, but Gisborne Girls’ High School principal Jan Kumar is surrounded by 750 young women every day, and loves it.“There’s certainly never a dull...
An artist who frequently features inside The Herald's pages now has a book to his name, which shows off decades of his drawings. Even if you don't know his name, chances are you have seen Douglas Curtis' drawings of classic cars on Facebook or inside...