Jan and Rick Clare don their walking boots and head to the Red Centre of Australia for six days on the Larapinta Trail. Jan tells the story of their adventures . . .Australia is full of quirky place names and ‘The Lone Dingo’, a camping and...
In her recent book, A Natural Year, author Wendyl Nissen writes about the freedom that she has found in ageing and the joy that comes along with it. She addresses her depression, anxiety and the mental wellbeing she's gained from her back-to-basics...
Here we are in the last month of the year. Many of us will ignore the garden as holiday preparations take precedence. Others are looking forward to next year. Either way, there is plenty to do in the garden to make it more manageable in the warmer...
Auditions for Unity Theatre's production of Arthur Miller's powerful play, The Crucible, will be held at the theatre in Ormond Road on July 18 and 19. Written in 1953, The Crucible is a dramatised and partially fictionalised story of the Salem witch...
Enjoy the flavours of Brazil in the voice, guitar and pandeiro (hand frame drum) by Brazilian musician Isabella Rovo in the Dome Garden. Brought to the Dome by Spellbound Wax Company, the jardim Cúpula will sing with a collage of traditional and...
Ladoo refers to the spherical shape of this dessert. Coconut ladoo is a traditional, soft and creamy Indian coconut fudge ball made with shredded coconut, condensed milk and cardamom. This quick and easy coconut ladoo recipe can be made within 10-15...
Saturday, June 2Harbourview Marine & Carpet Court Winter Fishing Contest (to Sept 29). Normal Gisborne Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club start/finish times apply. For costs or details: ph 868 4756 or email GTSFC: info@gistatapouri. co. nzGisborne Parkrun...
Songs that make up former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne's live show and album American Utopia centre on the furniture of adult life – a job, a girlfriend, a house, a car – while standing slightly apart from it, writes Guardian reviewer...
Rhythm and Vines has sold out of its three-day passes for another year — even before the punters know who's playing. The festival sold out in record time with 21,500 three-day passes sold and all 15,000 camping passes gone.“We would love to fit...
ALBANIA, like all the other Balkan states seemed to be so diverse, and at times, like the population, a series of contradictions. Some of the people will con you out of your bootlaces and others will give you the little they have if they think it...
FRENCH For Rabbits are not French and they are not rabbits, but they do produce dark, dreamy music that has taken them touring around the world, including France. The Wellington five-piece’s founder, Brooke Singer, describes the French for Rabbits...
Kim Parkinson realises a long-held dream to go on a yoga retreat in an exotic location. The Bali retreat she chose was everything she had expected and more . . . but finding the right teacher was key. I had always wanted to go on a yoga retreat and...
One of New Zealand’s smallest rugby clubs recently celebrated its 100th birthday — in the process defying rural-urban migration and the player drain to reach the milestone. Neil Reid soaked up the festivities at the Ruatoria City Sports Club and...
Music can bring together culture, country and this weekend it brings together three old friends. Vieux Amis (Old Friends) brings together violinist Justine Cormack, cellist James Bush, and pianist Sarah Watkins who grew up together in...
■Gisborne Centre Stage Theatre: Grease (Jun 19–20 & 22–26). An updated version of the iconic musical about the T Birds and Pink Ladies from Rydell High, by arrangement with ORiGiN™ Theatrical. War Memorial Theatre, 159 Bright St, 7.30pm...
I love a fudgy and gooey brownie and this version, topped with peanut butter and caramel, is one of my all-time favourites. I've used canned caramel so it is quick to make. Just drizzle it over the top and bake until it's cooked to your liking. Ready...
Surrealist works never seen in New Zealand before will be exhibited at Te Papa in December, the national museum announced othis week. Dalí and the Surrealists will be the largest Surrealist exhibition ever shown in New Zealand and includes artworks...
In a bid to commit suicide, actor Rob Mokaraka armed himself with a meat cleaver and confronted armed police and was shot. That was seven years ago. Having survived the ordeal and worked through his ongoing depression with professional help, and...
TOLAGA Bay’s Uawanui collaborative catchment management project has won the 2016 Green Ribbon Award for Protecting our Biodiversity. Environment Minister Nick Smith and Conservation Minister Maggie Barry hosted the award ceremony at a recent...
THE choruses in the Gisborne Choral Society’s upcoming performance of classical composer Joseph Haydn’s masterpiece, The Creation, are nearly always in the nature of shouts of joy, says conductor Gavin Maclean. Because they “add up to quite an...
Get your ‘chive on' with this handy little herb. Not only is it easy to grow and care for, chives provides a refreshing flavour to your morning scrambled eggs (yum!) or a light onion taste to your salads – without the onion breath. Another...
Murray Ferris is a social animal. Not surprising really . . . his dad was a Lion. It’s the sort of crack that would draw a groan even from Murray — teller of a thousand radio fishing report jokes — but it’s also true. The Rotary Club of...
A pen, pencil and ink drawing of crying eyes attracted the highest bid at Miharo Gallery's first Wet Paint project auction on Friday. Karl Bothamley, a keen collector of artworks, particularly by local artists, bought the work. Created by Francie Kemp...
A spiral sculpture that could be the curled head of an exotic string instrument has appeared on Nob Hill by the Wainui Road-Rutene Road intersection. The work is by former Gisborne artist Mace Robertson who creates an artwork on his parents’...
Artists who love land and seascapes will be interested in the course being offered by the Gisborne Artists’ Society. Accomplished painter, Roger Shanks will next month run a one-day workshop at Lysnar House behind the museum. Morning and afternoon...
Australian bluesman Shaun Kirk’s songs range from stompin’ and rockin’ to rock-blues-soul and now he’s returning to the Dome to celebrate the release of his self titled EP. Kirk will rattle them domes with a showcase of his new tracks in what...
Now in its 20th year — and its first in lockdown — this year's theme for New Zealand Music Month is support local, stream local, follow local and buy local.“This is a time to feel proud of our musicians and music industry as we find our feet...
AS percussion player for the Gisborne Civic Brass Band, Rod Cutts had to tote a van load of equipment to performances. Other musicians carried their instruments in cases, he noticed, so he took up brass, he says (he likes a laugh), notably the...