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HP48Hours filmmaking contest finalists

The 26 Gisborne entries for the two-day mayhem known as the HP48Hours filmmaking competition have been narrowed down to 12 finalists and 38 category nominees. Those in the running for the national cut are:Toy Cars by Cinema BrownRen and Zinger: Best...

Last of the ‘lost paradise’ islands

IT IS one of the last parts of Asia to see the sunset, it has some of the finest white-sand beaches in the world and its coral reefs are teeming with fish. But there is one big difference between the beaches on this tropical island group and...

Calendar girl close-up

A “girlie” calendar in a local shop inspired actor Wendy Dewstow's character, Chris Harper, with the idea of raising funds to buy a new sofa for the hospital waiting room in Unity Theatre's upcoming production of Calendar Girls. The play is based...

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...

Kaitiaki viewpoint

Gisborne artist Hannah King's drypoint etching Kaitiaki Viewpoint features in a virtual exhibition of works by printmakers from around the world. King's print communicates through the tui messages via the media in response to the needs of the land...

Sun, sand and murder auditions

SUN, Sand and Murder Musical Theatre Gisborne’s next musical whodunnit. The popular event offers patrons dinner and the opportunity to solve a murder mystery. Auditions for five male and five female characters aged 35-70 will be held at the Musical...

Classroom on the water

Tolaga Bay school students took the opportunity to gain NCEA credits through a more hands-on approach — sailing the Tairawhiti Waka Hourua and interviewing locals about Tuia 250. Reporter Maika Akroyd sailed with them to learn more. The saying...

Full moon party

Electronic and house music will be mixed up with Afrobeat, hip hop and moombahton when BrazilBeat, and friends take over Smash Palace tomorrow night. Moombahton is described as a fusion genre of house music and reggaeton, the latter of which evolved...

Giving and learning at an orphanage and at school in Punjab

At the end of 2019 I headed back to India to visit an orphanage in Amritsar and a school in Ferozepur, Punjab. I am passionate about learning more about the world around me, how children learn, how environments and poverty can affect learning, and...

Here come Herman's Hermits

“It’s all about the songs and we were very lucky to have had a lot of hits in the 60s that people still want to hear today,” says the band's original drummer, Barry Whitwam. Herman’s Hermits perform at War Memorial Theatre, Saturday, 7.30pm...

Stories aplenty of politics and the arts

After talking with Harry Smith for a couple of hours, the wonder is why he hasn’t written a book before now. As a natural raconteur, one slightly off-the-wall story rolls after another. These are the stories that make up his life. Now retired...

Hogan’s heroes

Metal-head musicians from around the country are preparing to crash into Smash with the sound of heavyweight acts Metallica, Pantera, and Megadeth. Gisborne man Vincent Hogan’s band Harbinger will perform a Metallica tribute; Meniak are taking on...