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FABULOUS FEIJOA DELIGHTS

10 feijoas4 apples — Braeburn, or use Granny Smith for a more ‘tart’ taste500g sweet short pastry1 egg yolk, lightly whiskedPreheat oven to 180ºC. Grease a 22cm pie or tart dish and line it with pastry — keep the pastry thickness consistent...

Gisborne's forgotten disaster

100 years ago this month, Gisborne, New Zealand and much of the world was being devastated by the Influenza Epidemic. Wynsley Wrigley looks back at this deadly disaster, seemingly unknown to many people today, and how it impacted on Tairawhiti...

Return of the tuatara

Elusive species enjoying their rest at Motu's Kiwi enclosure

On a roll to silver scroll

A piano ballad co-written by East Coast Music Ltd founder Tyna Keelan and up-and-coming Wellington singer/songwriter Angelique Te Rauna is in the running for an APRA Silver Scroll award. Composed and performed in te reo Maori, the song Ka Ao is about...

Gig guide

Something on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz, or call 869-0630. This weekThe Karuthers Brothers: Gisborne five-piece launches its CD Two Sides, at Smash Palace, Friday, December 8 (6pm).Gisborne Concert Band Awards Night: A night of...

Verdict on deer milk skincare

Deer milk is no longer just for your porridge, with the launch of a world-first skincare range which claims to harness the protein-rich milk’s beautifying properties. The New Zealand Herald’s lifestyle team tries it out . . .Cow, goat, sheep or...

Rock Steady Supergroup headed this way

Time magazine once quipped that the supergroup, a band whose members were previously successful as solo artists or as part of other groups, was little more than an “amalgam formed by the talented malcontents of other bands”.Now Gisborne is about...

Variations in a merry freak

To have such an exposition of genius laid out for us so beautifully and far-reachingly in the course of an otherwise ordinary lunch-hour’s duration seemed to me like a miracle, said Peter Mechen in his review of pianist Ya-Ting Liou’s recent...

Of mentors and rangatahi

Maori mythology — Maui, in particular — features strongly in the Tuakana Taina exhibition that features the work of 19 artists at Tairawhiti Museum. A fearless exploration of modern and natural media, including digital lighting and video combines...

Shooting star

ZARA Staples has hit the big time. Last month the young Gisborne photographer shot a collection of Dame Trelise Cooper’s winter fashions in Hawke’s Bay. Zara, 17, worked with models, Alanna McDonald, Tasia Pishief, Tayla Winters and Katie Parsons...

In the whisper of the tree, in the thunder of the sea

Love is in the air is the theme of Evolution Theatre's, Valentines Day cabaret-style concert, New York Nights. Singers range from newcomers to the stage to seasoned performers who want to try out new repertoire. The setting is intimate and the bar is...

Taking audiences to heady heights

From the provincial pubs to city centres, Auckland-based band Racing are set to rock and roll with their new sophomore album at the Dome in November. The four-piece band are touring the country to celebrate the release of their album, titled Must Be...

Inclusion matters

GISBORNITES with disabilities will gather for a Hollywood-themed Ball next week to celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and of course have a great time. Behind the glitz and glamour of the night are an array of services from...

Local entry into global industry

For the first time, people living in Tairāwhiti have the chance to get training, qualifications and work in the film industry. Work on the programme started two and a half years ago and the first course kicked off last month. Rāngai, started by...

A different sort of experience

New Zealand’s stone cold border, that kept out Covid-19 for so long, has begun to crumble. As the world opens up and international travel is once again on the cards, you will have to decide: What kind of traveller do you want to be?There’ are...

Bailey’s return to normal

by Ethan Sills, NZ HeraldFew people would be able to argue they were as productive in lockdown as Bill Bailey was. While most of us were hoarding toilet paper and trying to find sourdough recipes, Bailey wrote a new tour, finished writing a book...