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Deep science with aquifer man

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...

When post-natal depression hits

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...

Food in a box

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...

Basket cases

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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The grey area

Exploration of the zone between the darkest part of the shadow and full illumination is a fairly abstract concept for most of us but for architects Sarosh Mulla and Aaron Paterson, penumbral shadow is their daily bread. Mulla is known in Gisborne for...

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A good hair day

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...

Wild Dogs Under My Skirt

“I want to frighten my lovers/let them sit across from me/and whistle through their teeth”, read the final lines in Samoan-New Zealand poet and performer Tusiata Avia’s poem Wild Dogs Under My Skirt. The title refers to a woman whose fierce...

Day by day, by day

I still marvel at the quick responsealong with her team of five million. But having put effort into the garden, the widerorchard, the fields; those who couldcontinued to work and none so more thanher. I got on with bottling peaches, making plum...

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Aotearoa Prog Alliance TourA showcase of progressive rock/metal over a nine-show tour in May, featuring Pull Down the Sun, Elidi, Claemus and local act Uni-Fi. Smash Palace, tomorrow, 7.30pm. Tickets $15+bf from...

Spicy peas delight!

Semolina Green-Pea Balls

Sweetheart Cookies

This Valentine’s Day, instead of buying cookies from the supermarket, give this simple recipe by Preeti Maheshwari a go. There’s nothing better than freshly-baked cute cookie treats for your loved one

Tenderness, personal revolution

A bloke driving an old red ute out the back of Manutuke gave folk/roots/soul troubadour Monty Bevins a line for his song Traveller, the title track from his EP. The driver gave Bevins the “classic farmers wave — one finger casually lifted over...

A culinary journey . . . with a couple of dames

Take two comic cups of twins; whisk together with generous handfuls of everyday Kiwis; throw in a dash of everyone’s favourite family recipes; drizzle with comedy; sprinkle in splendid scenery; and serve with lashings of love. And what do you get?...

Fire for the soul

Fire, a smooth reggae song described by Hamilton-based six-piece Soulfej as evoking images of warm nights at the beach, will feature in the band’s playlist when they play at Smash Palace tomorrow. The band is coming to Gisborne as part of its...