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Moving up in the world of bowls

ROBIN Jefferson has played representative sport for 60 years in one code or another. His latest passion is bowls, and now he’s getting ready to be president of the sport’s national body. In mid-September he started a two-year term as Bowls New...

GD’s marvellous muffins

1 orange (about 200 gms)1 cup sugar1 large egg½ cup milk100gm butter (melted)1 ½ cups plain flour1 tsp baking powder (rounded)1 tsp baking soda (level)1 cup chopped dates• Cut orange in small pieces (skin and flesh).• Put in food processor...

Mesmerised by Monet

THE men in black suits get highly agitated when you get too close to a Monet, and if you accidentally bump a Rodin while zooming in for a close-up, they have an apoplexy. Even the walls are alarmed — they beep at you when your iPhone swoops in to...

Clue performances rescheduled

The cast of Evolution Theatre Company's latest production, Clue, has been struck by Covid-19 and has had to reschedule their performances. The bodies pile up — but not of cast members isolating at home — in this lively and reckless farce based on...

Rock addict bringing ‘outrageous’ show to Gisborne

Rock and roll is back, ready for the stage and looking for actors. James Packman first saw the musical Rock of Ages in 2017 in Tauranga, knowing nothing about it except it was packed with some of the best ‘80s rock. Packman was hooked. Now the rock...

A great vintage

Tucked in a corner of the Gisborne Artists Society and Gisborne Potters exhibition is a quiet highlight of the show. Graeme Nicoll’s pencil drawing of a cross-legged nude captures the figure’s form and life with quick line. There is energy...

A man walks into a winery...

The Gisborne Comedy gala makes its debut at Wrights Vineyard and Winery on Saturday. Former Gisborne man Joseph Walsh aka Jo Wa will make his stand up comedy comeback and emcee the event. Wa discovered a talent for stand up when he got on stage at an...

A cuppa . . . and a kōrero

Advocate for Maori kaupapa-led and values-driven

Falling up

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...

Blackadder goes forth into the theatre

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...

Classical guitar at the museum

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)...

Hang 10 in the Land of the First Light

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...

Transformers Bumblebee a real buzz

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...

A week in Nicaragua

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 of a tale

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...

Yung Maac on the right track

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...