Justine Tyerman learns about geology, volcanology and Japanese etiquette, and begins to feel at ease in her ‘birthday suit’ on the Izu Peninsula in the southeast of Honshu, Japan . . .I looked down at my slippers and my heart skipped a beat. I...
A BIGGER and better East Coast Vibes is returning to Gisborne. A record number of acts have been signed for the 2018 edition of the music festival at Gisborne’s Outdoor Theatre and for the first time it will be a two-day event (Janaury 12-13).The...
Fairytale Baking is a stunning giftable package featuring recipes for exquisite cakes and desserts fit for a princess or prince. There are recipes and exquisite photographs of forest berry ice cream cake, mini gingerbread kuglofs, marzipan chocolate...
ODEON MULTIPLEXCamino SkiesCo-directors and producers Fergus Grady and Noel Smyth follow a group of “broken” New Zealanders who embark on the 800-kilometre Camino de Santiago in Spain seeking solace. One of the directors will be at the Sunday...
Comedian Ben Tito Caldwell loves performing in Gisborne. The producer of DIY Comedy reckons the shows at Evolution Theatre are his favourite on the calendar.“Gisborne audiences are so much fun. The crowds we've had have been awesome, really...
“Orzo is one of several small pastina (little pasta shapes) specifically designed to be served in light soups, or to amuse small children,” says Ilaria, pictured at right with her colourful dish.“Risoni is similar in shape to orzo and can be...
THE Gisborne Operatic Society’s 1892 production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera Iolanthe paved the way for Gisborne’s musical theatre tradition. Next month Musical Theatre Gisborne celebrates 125 years of that tradition as well as its...
WITH New Zealand’s Farewell Spit high on the ‘bucket-list’ of exploits, it was simply a matter of deciding where to bunk down for couple of days. Admitting to scant knowledge about Golden Bay, it was a revelation discovering Collingwood is...
Dietitian Kelly Pelham studies the results of a major new clinical trial focusing on low-fat/low-carb diets . . . .How often do you reach into the butter dish and lick your fingers clean of buttery goodness? Or how about chewing down slice after...
Smash Palace. Tonight, 8pm. Early-bird tickets $30 from ticketspace. VIP tickets $60 and include meet and greet with artists. Fourteen rock and metal bands, two stages, fire dancing, medieval fighting, workshops, vendors and beachside camping. Smash...
There is plenty to do out in the garden before spring arrives. Late winter is an ideal time to plant nashi and make other preparations. Happy gardening everyone. NashiNashi (Pyrus pyrifolia), also known as Asian pears, have sweet and juicy crispy...
Gina's journey back to Tairāwhiti has included travels in Europe and Western Australia while pursuing university studies. Now back home, she is working with Mātai researchers conducting pre-scanning assessments, which involve consent paperwork and...
When people come to the end of their lives their brains are resurrected and preserved in bottles, in Gisborne writer Aaron Compton’s story Moa Love. The story, in which the bottled brains rely on people in the real world for sensory experience, is...
Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust chair, Moera Brown, talks to The Gisborne Herald about the many caps she has worn in her professional life
PRIX de Fashion is like the Oscars of horse racing’s Fashions in the Field competitions, says Gisborne’s Elizabeth Charleston. En route to Auckland to compete in the contest at Ellerslie’s Derby Day today, an excited Elizabeth says it’s New...
Slapstick Shakespeare— Don’t miss the slapstick comedy and more than 10 characters that make up award-winning actor Katie Boyle’s solo performance of Shakespeare’s laugh-out- loud play The Merry Wives of Windsor at Evolution Theatre tomorrow...
WITH free music streaming sites, WiFi, bluetooth, surround-sound and high-powered mini-speakers, sound system technology has come a long way since the 1970s. Before the 70s, and the advent of separated turntable, amplifier and speakers, integrated...
A dozen of us wended our way in cars, supposedly to the station woolshed towards the end of Ngakoroa Road. I had been picked up by Kathy and Virginia and after checking everyone was with us at the turn-off from SH2, we led the way. Stupidly I forgot...
However, not only have I had no reason to proffer advice, the flow of knowledge has been in the opposite direction. I've been learning many wonderful things from our daughter who has access to the kind of information not readily available when I was...
KEVIN Weatherley has always been a dog lover, but now he’s taking it to a new level. For a decade he was a police dog handler here in Gisborne, using his German Shepherds to make a difference. These days it is him doing the legwork, trying to raise...
SHE no longer has a Mohawk and only wears her punk rock T-shirts “every now and again”, but Gisborne-born Vanessa Rare says she can relate to the rebellious spirit of the protagonist in her latest on-screen drama. The former Shortland Street...
The story of Lost Tribe Aotearoa’s rise from jamming in a shed for decades to meeting Ed Sheeran at Roundhead Studios to performing at Smash Palace, is the stuff movies are made of. Born in a shed in Taupo, Lost Tribe Aotearoa officially formed...
Farming Women Tairawhiti (FWT) has taken off since it was founded in 2014. Chairwoman Sandra Matthews from Te Kopae Station at Rere tells the Weekender about her role in the organisation and the support avaliable for women who want to achieve more...