MAUDE Brown is a special kind of teacher. She has a lifetime of experience no university degree can match. The 82-year-old teacher has been called the “poutokomanawa” or the heart post, of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Nga Uri a Maui, and is...
AS the runners cross the finish line in the prestige men’s 100m dash in the hope of earning a coveted Olympic gold medal in Tokyo, the race for Gisborne-born Paul Robinson and his team will just be beginning. Working for one of the biggest news...
While we are in lockdown, The Guide will continue to report artistic pursuits, like the more solitary ones such as writing, visual arts — and home entertainment such as the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's initiative. The New Zealand Symphony...
They've played at Turangawaewae Marae for the Maori King, they've gigged in Australia, “they've had so many requests for shows they can't keep up”, says Plenty magazine writer Andy Taylor of The Harmonic Resonators. The acoustic, country/folk...
Bringing their history into the modern world of technology was one of the drivers for sisters Te Rina and Erica Ransfield in creating fitness programme Mana Marama.“It was about acknowledging our whakapapa,” they said.“Our inspiration behind...
Controversy has erupted over the winning piece in an annual drawing competition — after it was discovered the artwork was similar to another piece by an American artist. But the other artist says he has no reason to believe the work was created...
There was a new face at the Te Puke Country Music Awards when Gisborne youngster, nine-year-old Amarah Cameron, took the stage. n“I felt nervous and a little excited all at the same time,’ she said. “ But once I started singing, I felt...
Katie Swift started her food career in the late 1970s, as a cadet journalist in the test kitchen of Woman’s Day magazine, under the excellent guidance of cooking legend Margaret Fulton.“I went on to have a catering business in the 1980s, and...
Why, thou deboshed fish, thou, announces drunken jester Trinculo to the monster, Caliban, in Shakespeare’s play The Tempest.“Was there ever man a coward that hath drunk so much sack as I today?”Was there ever challenge enough to a New...
Help save the world, feed those in need and party at the same time this weekend at Smash Palace. The effects of climate change are being seen all over the globe, especially in the Arctic and polar regions, and DJs are on board to raise awareness. This...
Not many bands make it forty times around the sun but not many bands are The Chills. Having announced the release of their seventh studio album, Scatterbrain, The Chills are dropping by The Dome onMay 9 as part of their nationwide tour. Flying high in...
You’ll know Hyrum Paea’s face from the billboards around town — One moment I cannot change
Nadia Reid and Tiny Ruins perform solo and together. War Memorial Theatre. Tomorrow (7pm). For more information, ticket pricings and bookings, go to www. tetairawhitiartsfestival. nz/2020-programmeThe finale of the local talent showcase Lawson Field...
Comforting, easy and versatile, pasta is the ultimate crowd-pleaser. Whether it’s indulgent or a bright, fresh dish to enjoy in the sun, make the most of a staple ingredient with this selection of perfect pasta recipes . . .Serves: 3-4Preparation...
Encounters is the key word in the phrase “Tuia – Encounters 250” says contemporary New Zealand artist Peter Ireland. Tuia – Encounters 250 is the name given by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage to upcoming commemorations of encounters...
FEW kids have thought of converting the household vacuum cleaner into a marshmallow cannon, but that will change tomorrow night. Dr Michelle Dickinson, otherwise known as Nanogirl, with her fumbling sidekick Boris, is in Gisborne with a show based on...
by Mark PetersI’ve been everywhere man, sang Johnny Cash in 1996, and so has Kiwi band The Warratahs — except back to Gisborne for about 20 years. The country pop-rock band last played here at the Sandown Park Motor Hotel at about the time the...
Te Wananga o Aotearoa music students showcase their talent in an end of year concert at 7.30pm tonight at Smash Palace. Free entry
Gisborne grower Tim Egan this week received the President’s Trophy at the New Zealand horticulture awards for service to the industry. He speaks to reporter Murray Robertson about what winning the award means. Gisborne grower Tim Egan this week...
Abrasive modern punk for a dystopian future, is how Sam Mentink (aka Samari) describes Klang, a techno party with a political edge. And now Auckland's infamous underground techno crew is about to come to Gisborne “to destroy Smash Palace”.“You...
Overseas tourists arrive in Aotearoa believing they can do the South Island in two weeks. The likelihood of them ever even reaching areas we travelled to is remote. We're weirdly grateful our plans coincided with a worldwide pandemic. It meant...
Two bookcases left behind in a library that was converted into a Pacific encounters gallery at London’s National Maritime Museum now contains 10,000 years of history from the easternmost edge of the globe. Works by iwi-based artists Steve Gibbs...
Given the theory that a picture says a thousand words, this feature should need few words. Nowhere do pictures tell the story better than for The Giant's House in Akaroa. It does need some background, however. Part of Akaroa's folklore, it is truly...
WHANGARA resident Peter Gibson can envision the sacred maunga Pukehapopo once again adorned in native trees, and teeming with wildlife. For the past 15 years Mr Gibson has been involved with the Paikea-Whitireia Trust in the restoration of...
Written by the most respected authorities on seafood in Australia, Fish and Seafood Cookbook contains all you need to know about selecting and preparing over 60 types of fish and seafood, including catching methods, notes on sustainability, flavour...
Looking at options we thought a cruise would be a great idea. A quick visit to Kylie Thompson at Elliott Travel and we began planning the trip. She made the whole process really simple with great advice and tips for a virgin cruiser like myself. We...
Imagine nothing is going well with a theatre company's dress rehearsal, then multiply that beyond your wildest dreams. Even then you will not get close to The Usual Suspects company's latest murder mystery Deadly Dress Rehearsal, which opens tonight...
ART and music across at least two cultures come together at the Paul Nache Gallery tomorrow. The opening of an exhibition of drawings by James Ormsby, which includes his large graphite and burnt carmine pigment work on paper, Mr A, coincides with the...
The Maungataniwha Native Forest, which borders Te Urewera in northern Hawke’s Bay has been the epicentre of New Zealand dinosaur and fossil discoveries for decades and it has thrown up yet another prehistoric find. Here’s how a team of fossil...
Tairawhiti has a new musical force on its hands, with OceanSpace dropping their first single tomorrow, Silver City Rain, treating ears to some much-needed chill tunes for the indoor days ahead.“We just want people to boogie and have fun. That's...
Māori entertainer and Silver Scroll finalist Rob Ruha is getting plenty of kicks from his song 35 — about the main road that runs around the East Coast — but is also finding global recognition. With 35 close to passing 10 million streams on...
There are few theatrical productions in which the reviewer tells the cast during the performance,“this is going to be a really good review”.But flattery for audience participation goes a long way and this is one of the successes of Evolution...
PEOPLE are genuinely interested in growing a crop that’s good for the environment, says Vanessa Hayes, co-owner of Torere Orchard on the East Coast, who, with partner Rod Husband, have seen their macadamia nut business triple since it featured on...