Final leg of Phil and Sue Newdick's epic three-month trip

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340gm butter4 eggs450g flour (3 cups)1 tsp mixed spice½ tsp salt2 x 400g mixed fruit1 400gm tin crushed pineapple1 cup sugar½ tsp baking soda115g golden syrup¼ cup whiskey (optional)Cover mixed fruit with pineapple and gently bring to boil. Then...

WE left the bustling mayhem of Istanbul behind, and our bus trip to Plovdiv in Bulgaria took seven hours. The border crossing into Bulgaria was very interesting. We showed our passports to four different officials over a distance of less than 100...

by Benita H. Kape

Don’t blink, don’t speak and don’t sneak a photo — that’s how you got to enjoy the miraculous underground celestial display. It was pitch-dark inside as we glided along on a silent river. There was just the sound of trickling water, echoing...

Roadworks coming into Bordeaux were extensive and slowed the bus down a bit. However, even the road conditions, which were not good, between the bus stop and our new home did not prevent us meeting our next host on time. On first impressions the...

Old-school jazz, blues, plantation work songs, doo-wop and funk comes atrumpetin and astompin back into Gisborne with the return of Hopetoun Brown next week. The horn-driven act made up of Nick Atkinson, Tim Stewart and Finn Scholes will bring...

• Choose a sunny spot with well-drained soil. Enrich the soil with Yates Dynamic Lifter Organic Plant Food. If the soil is clay based, improve soil structure by adding gypsum and forking in well. In poorly drained areas, citrus can also be planted...

Marigolds (Tagetes spp.) are real heroes in the garden. Not only do their annual blooms smell fantastic, they can be used in salads, as cut flowers and they attract bees to the garden, making them great companions for many vegetables. They are also...

No stranger to Queenstown, Jo Ferris gets a closer look at more remote spots while biking around its mountains

A mix of romantic and contemporary works make up New Zealand chamber music trio Toru’s programme for their concert in Gisborne next week. Named after the Maori word for three Toru’s harp, flute and viola are a combination of instruments 19th-20th...

How did a former top German skier and stock trader end up in Gisborne employed as Gisborne Boardriders regional development manager? Gisborne Herald reporter Jonathan Rush spent an afternoon with Florian (Flo) Bub to find out. The small Bavarian town...

At over 100 years old, City of Gisborne Highland Pipe Band is hoping a band room facelift will be the refresh the club is looking for. Purpose-built in 1904, the building has suffered flood and earthquake damage over the years. The pipe band typically...

THIS is not a diet book but rather a book of beautiful, life-enhancing food, it’s a way of life. The beauty of this fritters recipe is that you don’t need to precook any of the ingredients so it’s a quick process, particularly if you have...

Since staging A Synthesized Universe, an intergalactic, multi-sensory experience with custom animations and high-tech lighting effects in Gisborne last year, Anthonie Tonnon has returned to Earth. His new show Rail Land brings him to the end of the...

On the phone, Enoch’s lead singer Lorraine Brodie sounds like a small girl but onstage she roars like a demon. Possibly not the smartest observation.“We are Christians in a groove metal band,” she says after she takes in the demon gaff.“Our...

THE Gisborne man who suffered extensive burns in a house fire in Redmond Street in Elgin on Tuesday morning remains in a critical condition in Middlemore Hospital in Auckland. The man, aged in his 40s, was flown to Middlemore’s burns unit later...

Scientific challenges and project management is new Gisborne resident Dr Graeme Card’s speciality — and that passion has led him to take on the role of project manager for Gisborne’s managed aquifer recharge. He tells Mark Peters how his...

Gwyneth Paltrow, Chrissy Teigen, Adele: The charge to destigmatise post-natal depression has never before had so many high-profile sufferers willing to share their stories. Add Serena Williams to the list. The 23-time Grand Slam champion playing in...

SuperGrans Tairawhiti and Pak’nSave have joined forces in a new initiative called Gizzy Food Box that has been getting rave reviews. Sophie Rishworth speaks with one family about how easy and convenient it is, and profiles one of the...

TWO crafty Gizzy girls went wild last month, and came home sporting bruises. Cherie Mirko and Mary Davis slipped quietly out of town for a weekend and popped up in the tiny coastal settlement of Collingwood in Golden Bay. They were there to attend an...

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A hair sticks to your cheek in the swimming pool, or on your lips after floating atop your latte — chances are your immediate reaction is one of repulsion, you want that thing off your face. But human hair is a significant component of two out of...

Dust off your Lederhosen and warm up your beer bellies, because it's Gisborne Beer Festival and Neighbourhood Pizzeria proudly present Oktoberfest, New Year's Eve Edition. If you have tickets for the postponed event, they are valid for this. Over 10...

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