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Iwi panel: justice that works

THERE was a bit of argy-bargy in the takeaway drive-in and, wanting to do the right thing, the young man hopped out of his car to deliver a few choice words to the brawlers. At first it seemed to have worked but, after he returned to his vehicle, he...

A moment in history

by Lindsey Bahr, AP Film WriterIn the summer of 1969, the same summer as Woodstock, some of the biggest musical acts of the time, like Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Mahalia Jackson and the Fifth Dimension all...

Gig Guide

Jed SkuseJed Skuse makes his Smash Palace debut tomorrow from 8pm. Free entry. Gisborne Caledonian Society Dance: 69th Birthday CelebrationSocial, modern and sequence dancing with supper and live music by Sheldon's Band. Holy Trinity Church Hall...

Rocket power

It’s fun, it’s educational, it’s Nanogirl’s Out of this World show. Real-life nonscientist Michelle Dickinson (pictured partially obscured on the right in this action-packed picture), otherwise known as Nanogirl, and pyrotechnics specialist...

Ain’t no party like a Full Moon Party

Party people will be dancing in the moonlight at the annual Full Moon Party. Now in its fifth year, the mini-festival will see drum and bass, house, techno, trance and global bass music take over Smash Palace. Over two outdoor stages, Brazilbeat...

Karuthers Brothers launch CD

RUST never sleeps and neither do Gisborne and the East Coast’s vintage rockers. Not literally, of course. Less than six hours kip a night would make them crusty in the mornings. But like many well-seasoned musicians from this region, The Karuthers...

Celebration of surfing

A vibrant new show with a definite beachy vibe has opened at Hastings City Art Gallery — Te Whare Toi o Heretaunga. The Path is a joyous celebration of surfing, but that doesn't mean it's a show just for surfers. A wide variety of artists and...

Celebrating unsung musical heroes

Jane Egan is no one-hit-wonder. The head of music at Gisborne Girls' High School has again been recognised as one of the top music teachers in Aotearoa. For the sixth year running, Recorded Music NZ and Massey University will celebrate the unsung...

Flat-pack whakapapa

Three installations that explore connections between whakapapa and raranga (Maori weaving) make up Dr Maureen Lander’s exhibition Flat-Pack Whakapapa. Now on at Tairawhiti Museum, Flat-Pack Whakapapa considers kinship, family and friendship...

Gig Guide

■Smash Palace, tomorrow, 7pm, free entry.■The popular Lynette Stankovich and Wally Te Ua duo sing requests. Outside Elliott Travel, 183 Gladstone Rd, Saturday, 10am-1pm.■Eight-piece tribute act captures the distinctive sound of Pink Floyd. War...

Mo Te Empepaea - For the Empire

EVOCATIVE entries in Maori Pioneer Battalion serviceman Tawhai Tamepo’s 100-year-old war diaries provided rich material for a range of artists to create works for an exhibition that opens tonight at Tairawhiti Museum. Called Mo Te Emepaea (For The...

A ticket to euphoria

Julie Haines finds an adrenaline junkie utopia in Rotorua during a heart pounding holiday

Do be do be do be do

Most of us know Gisborne musician Ernie White as a blues player. Others know him through his day job. But the bluesman turned pop-rock recording artist knows himself as a musician first — hence the title track of his soon-to-be-released album, I...

Local women active in battle to gain vote

Eloise Wallace, director of Tairawhiti Museum, and researcher Jean Johnston speak to The Gisborne Herald’s Wynsley Wrigley about the upcoming Ambitious Gisborne Women exhibition, which will commemorate 125 years of women voting in New Zealand...

Close to home: Tatapouri to Tuaheni Point

This coastal walk was one way, which we managed by dropping off two cars at the southern end of Wainui Beach before driving to Tatapouri to start the walk. As we set off along Tatapouri Beach to walk around the headland the tide was half way out and...

Gig Guide

Got something going on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz, or telephone 869-0630. This weekThe Road to Rhythm: Free screening of NZME documentary of the story behind Gisborne’s Rhythm and Vines music festival, Dome Cinema, tonight...