Julia De Cleene from Gisborne tells the story of eight months on the road with her family, trading and travelling around New Zealand with the Extravaganza Fair . . .This weekend, we are back in our hometown Gisborne trading with The Extravaganz...
When you freeze a banana, it becomes unbelievably creamy, which is why it makes recipes like Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie and Strawberry Banana Smoothie so milkshake-like. Before you freeze bananas for ice cream, it's important that you peel them...
Gisborne hosted a number of education conferences in 2018, which all explored a similar theme – that every child in New Zealand deserves a quality education, regardless of their cultural, social and economic background. Shaan Te Kani explores this...
The theme from 1960s TV show Dr Finlay’s Casebook features in a piano duet as part of a programme headlined by British organist Ian Miles in the Keyboard Cavalcade concert today. Presented as part of the St Andrew’s Lunchtime Concert series...
■Lawson Field Theatre, Saturday, 9am-5pm and Sunday, 9am-4pm. $5 entry, cash only.■Brazilbeat, Paws, Dizfunk, Slyone, Stix, DJose. DJs on two stages, multimedia, prizes and giveaways. Smash Palace, Saturday, 9pm. Tickets $10 from...
The Izu Peninsula south west of Tokyo on Japan’s main island, Honshu, is known for its abundance of marine life due to the influence of the Kuroshio (Black Current or Black Stream), a warm north-flowing ocean current on the west side of the North...
Johnny Walsh has gone from ‘pre-diabetic’ to a trimmed-down athlete who has twice won the overall Mr Physique class in the East Coast bodybuilding championships. He talks to Grant Miller about his healthy transformation. The message from Johnny...
Kiwis are soaking up the “aloha” spirit of Waikīkī once again, after a long break in transmission. On a recent swing through Honolulu, I set about reacquainting myself with Waikīkī's unrivalled ring-side seats on the beach. Bookmarked by the...
In last year’s remake of a 1954 Judy Garland film, he plays a young singer called Marlon Williams. He has won multiple music awards, been described by music writer Grant Smithies as New Zealand’s “alt-country pin-up of choice” and now Marlon...
THE KING of Hollywood, two mass murderers, a dying Playboy centrefold, an embittered ex-wife, a spoiled teen, guns and blood, Unity Theatre’s first show for 2018 promises to have something for everybody. Auditions for the Dave Hall-directed...
Want to know the best way to get fit and have fun? Zumba. Zumba is a fitness style that involves cardio and Latin dance. It was founded by Colombian dancer and choreographer Beto Pérez in 2001, and now, more than two decades later, Zumba is practised...
I ask you to embrace change confidently in the next journey of your life,” said Te Kotuku Irwin-Stainton last week in her valedictorian speech at Massey University in Palmerston North. Speaking at her graduation ceremony to a hall packed with...
According to the weather forecast, there’s a tiny piece of blue sky somewhere north and I am determined to find it. From Wellington, I will tiptoe through the rain-sodden Manawatu Gorge and head inland along the Classic New Zealand Wine Trail then...
Cross-dressing, magic and the carnivalesque feature in excerpts from Shakespeare’s plays Gisborne school students bring to life next week. Tragedy, comedy, romance, manipulation and murder — it’s all in there too — in the poetically titled...
I recently purchased an auger-feed pellet smoker and I am thrilled with all the different barbecue options this is adding to my favourite foods,” says Rebecca, who loves to experiment with food. “American low and slow barbecue is a huge fave in...
As a busy mum of two boys, Donna Hay knows that there is nothing more enjoyable than introducing your children to the wonders of taste, food, flavours and the joy of cooking. The new and expanded edition of her bestselling Basics to Brilliance Kids...
THE TV show was inspired by zombie flick Dawn of the Dead and now Gisborne rock-metal act Harbinger has taken the name of the British television series for a Halloween fest at Smash Palace. Called The Dead Set the evening features Harbinger, Shadows...
Kaituhi Rawhiti (eastern scribes) is the title of the Tairawhiti Writers’ Hub upcoming anthology. Kaituhi translates to writer, scribe, author, novelist; rawhiti is eastern, so as the name suggests, all contributions or contributors are from...
Interactivity is what an exhibition by children for children at Tairawhiti Museum is all about. Atarau: Moonlight is set in a low-lit, grotto-like gallery and features a lightbox desk with “illuminating facts” about wildlife such as the katipo...
This recipe is adapted from a Bengali cooking channel on YouTube. “This style of cooking is exactly how my family cooks in India and how many families in Bengal cook every day,” Avneesh says. “The YouTube channel has been a sort of teacher to...
Hydrangeas are stunning flowering shrubs and make a beautiful inclusion in cool to warm temperate zone gardens . . .New gorgeous varieties of hydrangeas are being released regularly and flower colours include the traditional brilliant blue, white...
WE ARE among many who depart Gizzy by air but I doubt that any have had a similar experience to ours en route to Australia last month. When our dear friend, Floyd, arrived on time to pick us up for the airport, little did he know the chaos that was...
Auckland based artist Teresa HR Lane will be in Gisborne for the opening of her second solo show Nevermind the Apocalypse at Paul Nache gallery tomorrow. Nevermind the Apocalypse is an installation of new collaged and animated creations. Lane uses...
Saturday, February 22019 Gisborne/Tairawhiti Junior Champs. This lifesaving event will determine the 2019 top club. Midway Beach, 9am, free for SLSNZ members. Queen Bee and B Bumble. Live old-school music. Garden Bar, The White House, 69 Peel St...
Greg Alexander's surgical career began aged 13 with a caesarean section on a pug dog while doing vacation work with a friend's Dad, the local vet in Johannesburg. Orthopaedics was the second operation of the day – a loose bone fragment in...
No need to put the barbecue into storage yet with at least a month of warm weather to go, and the prospects of an Indian summer looking good. Australian chef and food writer Ross Dobson says his idea of barbecueing is about producing tasty, no...
A STAMP album unearthed while helping clean out her father’s garage gave Gisborne woman Janine McDiarmid an idea for an artwork. She covered a sheet of paper with the stamps and laid a sheet of cut-out cardboard over it. The handicraft became...
A MONSTER cries on the side of a hill/ A child walks through a field/ A woman lies in a box/ Somewhere a letter gets written and sealed,” are a handful of lines from enigmatic Delaney Davidson’s song Bloodletter. Part performer, part carny, part...
Living in a floating home, the size of many Kiwis’ hallways, brings a few challenges. Sharing that confined space with guests can be an interesting experience. Did I mention intimate? Maybe it’s best not to delve too deeply, writes Sandra Walsh...
Colombia is Rosa Briant’s number 1 favourite country in South America . . . magical culture, beautiful people and some of the world’s most spectacular biodiversity . . .Colombia — one of the most beautiful and diverse countries I have ever...
Residents of Gisborne and the East Coast were left reeling after the devastation that Cyclone Bola unleashed in 1988, scarring some parts of the land forever. Wynsley Wrigley takes a look back at those events which took place 30 years ago. Wednesday...