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A story of regeneration
The QEII walking track along the southern ridge boundary of Waingake Bush is closed to the general public at this time. But the Gisborne Canoe and Tramping Club was able to organise a walk for members and friends, thanks to a willing escort from...
THINK LIKE A STOAT
Wild Lab Tiaki Taiao team at Waikereru Ecosanctuary breaking new ground in environmental education
It’s a dog’s life, only with a few tunes
Town versus country is at the heart of Footrot Flats, the musical, that Musical Theatre Gisborne’s performers will trot, stalk, skitter and dance in when the family-friendly comedy opens at the War Memorial Theatre next month. Director Teres...
Creative way to help local arts talent shine
Applications are being taken for the first funding round of the Creative Communities Scheme 2021. The scheme provides funding for arts-based community projects that support broad participation in arts activities. Applications are considered by...
Polka with pop at Piano Extravaganza
The air will be polka-dotted with popping balloons in the Balloon Pop Polka at the Piano Extravaganza IX concert on Monday. The novelty item features among works performed in groups of two, three, four (or more) on one or two (or more) pianos. The...
What's on in Gisborne?
Saturday, August 3Gisborne 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...
Barberis sculpture takes pride of place in Decorative Arts Gallery
A RARE Art Deco sculpture acquired for the Jack C Richards Decorative Arts Gallery might remain in pride of place as a permanent display and symbol of the gallery. Gisborne arts patron and collector Professor Jack Richards bought French sculptor...
How to grow colourful, delicious capsicums at home
Capsicums are the sweet cousins of chillies, so if you can't handle the heat, grow capsicums instead! They're a great source of antioxidants and vitamin C, so they're great for your health and look fab in the garden, too. Also, did you know the only...
New home for powerful painting
More than the forces of nature can be felt in Wairoa artist Joanna Tokona’s large scale painting The Face of My Space, which has now been given a temporary home in Hawke’s Bay Hospital’s Education Centre. The scale of the unframed work over...
Colour your winter
As the weather cools and we all dust off our winter woollies, there are still lots of fantastic plants to sow, grow and enjoy. Enjoy the final month of autumn gardening. Perfect pavlova toppingPeak passionfruit season is mid to late autumn so it’s...
Double celebration . . .
The National Kiwi Hatchery Aotearoa in Rotorua plays a vital role in saving our precious national bird. The facility incubates kiwi eggs and hatches chicks to save them from being eaten by predators in the wild. Out of every 100 kiwi eggs laid in...
Chance to hear and learn from top player
The Gisborne Concert Band’s musicianship will not only be richer for workshops with internationally renowned saxophonist and conductor, Simon Brew this weekend, the band will perform with him on Sunday. While in Gisborne, the NZ Saxophone Society...
Sheep pull the wool over Neill
by Lydia Burgham, NZ HeraldIt’s hard to imagine two more perfect actors to play feuding brothers in rural Australia than Sam Neill and Michael Caton. The legendary actors play brothers Colin and Les, at odds with each other but united over their...
Me and my uke
Strummity, composed by Stella Perano and Avery Adams has won the duo first prize in the Young Ukers inaugural songwriting competition. Along with Matawai School students, Emma Glengarry and Liana Redpath, who won second prize with their original song...
An extraordinary response
Gisborne volunteer surf lifesaver Kristina Williams talks to Hayley Redpath about how her training gave her the tools to help victims of a horrific crash. When dozens of bus passengers were injured in a horrific crash near her home last Christmas...
Flower power
Spring continues to be a delightful frenzy of new foliage, beautiful flowers, sowing and growing. Celebrate the upcoming National Gardening Week by flower-bombing your garden . . . or neighbourhood. National Gardening WeekIt’s all about Flower...
Time to give back
Karen Fenn most likely came to your attention smiling out at you from a campaign billboard as she ran for local council in November. Sophie Rishworth spoke with the new Gisborne district councillor about why she ran for local politics, and what is...
Artists for oceans come to Gisborne
Global street art styles are poised to mix with familiar local themes and motifs when six international and eight national artists work with six local artists on a range of new murals for the town. At the heart of the PangeaSeed Foundation’s Se...
What's on in Gisborne?
Saturday, July 20Gisborne 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...
Soft and velvety
Lambs Ears (Stachys byzantina) are such a joy to have in the garden. Their soft, grey, furry leaves are inviting to touch, making them a favourite plant for kids or for therapeutic gardens. They are great for borders, in sensory gardens or in pots...
The thin moko line
Sergeant Whiti Timutimu is the first female officer in the New Zealand Police to have a moko kauae. She shares her journey with reporter Shaan Te Kani . . .“Kua reri – I’m ready.”That’s what Whiti Timutimu said to herself when she made...
Risque comedy Queens Come East
Business owner, LGBTQIA+ advocate, wife, and celebrant, Neilson's career has possibly never been as glittering as when Divine Joanne Neilson and her troupe take their dance numbers and risque comedy Queens Come East to the stage.“Drag is different...
Applications open for NZ Art Show
Applications are now open to the NZ Art Show, one of New Zealand's premier art events and a hub of artistic curiosity for more than 10,000 art lovers each year.“We exist because we want every New Zealander to own a piece of original New Zealand...
Mary’s magnificent feijoa and orange cake
POOR Mary — she’s packing to fly to Melbourne to welcome her latest grandchild when the phone rings.“I’ve been meaning to get that fabulous feijoa cake recipe from you before the end of the feijoa season,” her friend says.“Have you got...
Half a century delivering your messages
DOUGLAS Coulter celebrated 50 years at NZ Post this week, making him the longest-serving staff member at NZ Post Gisborne. Known by his colleagues as Dougie, he has seen a lot of change in his long delivery career. He started out as a telegram boy...
Sapphire all star
Two New York Broadway shows, workshops run by Broadway stars, participation in a junior theatre festival in Atlanta and a performance on a Disneyland stage are on the itinerary for Gisborne performer Sapphire Baker. The Year 11 Gisborne Girls’ High...
Sailing with the NZSO into 2019
Voyaging by sea and, at a stretch, into space, feature in the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s (NZSO) October 2019 concert in Gisborne. Along with works such as Mendelssohn’s Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, and the Mannheim rocket in Mozart’s...
Working out at work
STARTING back at the office after a summer break often leaves us feeling exhausted by the end of each day, and a workout is the last thing we feel like heading off to do. But what if you could get in that exercise while you’re at work, leaving your...