Every day I wake up and feel incredibly lucky to do what I do.“I never take it for granted. I must be one of the luckiest girls alive.”Teri Wilkinson, 53, has a passion for growing. She has been in the plant nursery industry her whole working...
The online “noisy library of New Zealand music” Audioculture has logged a compact history with pictures of music to come out of Gisborne in the 1980s. In the opening entry, The Far East in the 1980s, Gisborne man Grant McDougall remembers...
Gisborne band Lazy Fifty dropped their latest single last week in the lead up to their album release in November. The single, My Hand, is the second single available from their new album 2021: A LAZY ODYSSEY. My Hand was inspired by the popular...
India is a place that captures my heart and soul on so many levels. Each time I visit I learn more about myself and views of life, and a part of me remains behind. India has so many layers to discover that I think it would take a lifetime to be able...
A gorgeous two-tone flower, Fuchsia is a favourite accent piece to virtually any garden. Fuchsia can be planted in hanging planters, garden beds, and raised containers
Business Applications company director Martin Lowe received some harsh words from his school principal, but used them as a motivating force to create his own business in Gisborne
A love of music growing up led to an award-winning country music career for Sydney-based Camille Te Nahu and now her journey will feature on Maori Television series Unsung Heroes of Maori Music next week. Growing up in Elgin, she moved to Sydney in...
Playboy magazine was where many first encountered the work of Shel Silverstein, a columnist and cartoonist for the publication for 40 years. But the poet, author, illustrator, and singer-songwriter is better known to choreographer Tupua Tigafua as...
Instead of running with the satire, Revenge of the Amazons Unity Theatre has a new plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel. Auditions for (drrrrrum roll) Blackadder the Third will be held at Unity Theatre on Ormond Road this...
Transcribed for classical guitar, a Venetian folk tune that encourages licentiousness and pleasure features in the programme for Tairawhiti Museum’s Sunday afternoon concert. Performing under the title Nga Tae Puoro (the colourful instrument)...
Tairāwhiti is a top destination for surfers from around the world. A strong swell, consistent winds and wide-open beaches all line up to create some of New Zealand’s best breaks. Winding your way along the legendary Pacific Coast Highway...
The Transformers movie universe has lately been leaky and rusted out. It’s become shorthand for bad blockbuster moviemaking — male-driven, mindless spectaculars with sophomoric humour. How can it be saved? Just hand the keys over to some...
Rosa Briant continues her travels in Central America. She realises her 90-day visa is soon to expire and with only three weeks left, sets off to explore El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. The first thing you should know if you are travelling in...
Whale watching at Kaikoura, Jo Ferris discovers an ancestral link between this South Island east coast town and our own Whangara . . .Whale Watch is quintessentially Kaikoura — owned and run by Ngati Kuri, guardians of this pristine place. Here...
Since making a splash on streaming services with their first collaboration 4 10 Shawty, Yung Maac and RVNNAH have since released Sideline, a high-energy rap single produced by multi-platinum award-winning producer StardustSzn. Featuring a simple...
Imagine a field of sunflowers, their bright yellow flowers all turned towards the sun. What a happy place. Get the kids involved in sowing their own little patch of sunshine . . .Yellow Empress sunflowers can grow stunning yellow flowers up to an...
GARTH Hibbert was returning officer in Gisborne for the first three elections to have anything to do with the MMP voting system, but other issues sprang to prominence. His first election as returning officer was in 1993, when voters could pick First...
Steve Scragg stepped aside from the Eastern Region Fish and Game Council last year after more than 20 years. He talked to reporter Murray Robertson about his more than 20 years on the council . . .Those who worked alongside Steve Scragg applaud his...
For the past seven years, the Haurakis of Ruatoria have opened their home to rangatahi and whānau wanting to lead healthier lives. Reporter Akula Sharma talked to them
• 1½ – 2 tbsp oil• 1 cup carrots — grated• 8-10 shallots• 4 cloves garlic• 2-3 green chillies or as per taste• 2.5cm piece ginger• 1 tbsp lemon juice• Salt to taste1 tsp oil1 tsp mustard seedsA sprig of curry leaves...
Some time after losing her husband Tane to illness in 2020, Wairoa-based artist Joanne Tokona’s practice evolved into painting large-scale, expressionist works. The move to working with large-scale canvases freed up the act of painting for Tokon...
In 1970s New Zealand, few people confidently aspired to becoming full-time artists. But Gisborne Boys’ High teacher Norman Maclean provided a rarified atmosphere for John Walsh, Richard (Buck) Rogers and Daryl File. Inspired by their teachers...
Jo Ferris makes her first visit to the West Coast and notches up more firsts with a perfect Hokitika sunset and whitebait pizza . . .Saddened to see the recent ravages Mother Nature wrought on the West Coast, I was further dismayed this month to...
Sheep dog trials have traditionally been a farming sport for the boys, but in the past few seasons more women have got involved and an increasing number of them have tasted success. Murray Robertson talks to Jo Waugh of Matawai, who won the zig zag...
The new Jane Austen screen adaptation Emma has beauty to spare, from its palatial country estates with their art-filled galleries and manicured lawns, to the exquisitely detailed costumes, to star Anya Taylor-Joy, whose porcelain skin and blonde...
I have given you something sacred. Not to have but to hold. Not to be tampered with but treasured. It is not a toy nor a trophy. It is a token of trust. That you will care for it. Not take it for granted. You see when something has been brokenit is...
Oscar-accredited film festival Show Me Shorts, New Zealand’s premier international short film festival, rolls into Gisborne next week. The 13th annual Show Me Shorts brings together the best short films from across the globe. Countries represented...
Most people — generally men — wear ties around their necks, jerseys on their top half and trousers on their lower half. But Sanet Cloete (Belfield) wears ties as a skirt or sits on them, drapes jerseys over her knees and throws trousers on...
Radiating Awesomeness is the name of a live poetry jam planned for Gisborne’s part in National Poetry Day next week. National Poetry Day falls on Friday August 24 but Te Wananga o Aotearoa tutor and poet Jodie Reid will host Radiating Awesomeness...
■Endeavour bar, Cosmopolitan Club. Tomorrow, 7.30pm. Prize pool up for grabs. $2 entryWrights Wines, Wharerata Road, Manutuke. Saturday, 1.30pm. Book to secure a table.■Dome Room. Saturday, September 12, 8pm. $15 from undertheradar ($20 on...