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Fiji beckons

Mike Yardley is seduced by the tropical beauty of Fiji’s Coral Coast where he enjoyed fine dining and a pampering. There was also a ride on an old sugar cane railway train track, which sounds a lot like Gisborne’s own rail bike ride only with...

Dream brows

The next generation of makeup. Using the best tools and colours to create natural low-maintenance brows . . .Trina Priday has an eye for detail, which is perfect when your passion is eyebrows. And by choosing one of the top schools to train under...

Workshops to deveop your artistic skills

AN opportunity to develop your artistic skills through a two-day workshop tailored to your needs is offered by multimedia Gisborne artist Daryl File. Daryl is an established multimedia artist whose range includes oil painting, 3D paper maché...

Masterpieces on your walls

THE smudge of a sailing ship on the horizon, children from long ago playing with a toy wooden boat, puffs of cloud and seagulls in a pastel sky, luscious peonies of many colours . . . it’s as if I am wandering through an art gallery but instead...

Colouring the city

Grey walls, dull alleyways and bland businesses beware — Neil Go and his street art are here. Hailing from the small surf island Siargao, the Filipino artist has a distaste for big cities and a love for surf so when he moved to Gisborne he felt...

Introducing little thumbs to garden

Gardening is a skill that used to be readily passed on from one generation to the next but, with changing lifestyles, many children grow up without learning any basic gardening skills. Children who don't garden are less likely to gain an appreciation...

The shape of melodic jazz

I usually don't like jazz, one John Mackill's Jazz Collective concertgoer told Mackill at the band's last concert, “but I really enjoyed your music”.“It was so rewarding for me to hear that,” says Mackill. “That's the kind of listener...

Hitting the right note

Tune in for the soulful melodies of Paul Ubana Jones as he performs at Lawson Field Theatre on Saturday. The three-time New Zealand Music Award winner and acoustic guitar virtuoso will play crowd favourites inspired by blues, folk and jazz. He will be...

Massively Metallica

From Kill ‘Em All to Hardwired to Self-Destruct, songs from Metallica's every album will make up Gisborne tribute act Harbinger's show at Smash Palace on Saturday.“We haven't done a big show like this for years,” says Harbinger founder Vincent...

Journey of discovery

Artist Michel Tuffery’s series of paintings that focus on Tupaia, the arioi and star navigator who accompanied British explorer James Cook from Tahiti to New Zealand, have been reproduced in a range of NZ Post stamps called Michel Tuffery’s...

Remembering Romania

It was an early start for our trip from Bulgaria to Romania. At the bus station, we discovered our bus was a 21-seater but there were 24 passengers — however the bus driver produced plastic stools so we had seats for everyone. And by the time we...

Ready or not

Space invaders crab back and forth like they did in the 1980s arcade game in rising Kiwi rap stars Church & AP’s music video for Ready or Not, a hit they’re sure to play at their show in Gisborne next week. The hunched green icons might be old...

Top Kiwi acts at Summer Frequencies Festival

Summer music is in full flow in Gisborne with R&V under way and more in the pipeline. The Summer Frequencies music and arts festival hosted by Mission Entertainment is coming to town for its inaugural event on January 13 and 14, 2023. Summer...

On the Wright track

In the bush, under the sea, and at his drawing table in the motorhome is where artist Leigh Wright is most comfortable. Right now his and partner Cilla’s motorhome is parked in a Gisborne driveway while Wright prepares for an exhibition of his work...

Closer to heaven

It's evident on the faces of the people who have come from faraway lands to settle in this most easterly city in the world. I like to mingle with such folk because they refresh our sense of wonder at how blessed we are to call this place home. The...

Feel-good exhibition: 'Feminine energy and body positivity'

Artist Rachel Barbara adds finishing touches to one of her works that feature in her exhibition at Miharo Gallery from Friday night.“It's all feel-good, bold colours,” says Miharo Gallery director Rosie Cruddas. “Feminine energy and body...