Gisborne muster

BLACK OUT: All Black Liam Messam holds a sign with Gisborne written on it. Awapuni School is among the winners in the All Blacks to the Nation competition.

The optimists among us will say the weather is improving. Generally, the temperatures will hover around the mid-teens for the next week, with a little cloud, a little sun and some rain. Watch out for Sunday, though, it will be a beauty, with lots of sunshine and not a cloud or raindrop in sight.

In the news this weekThe high - even cosmic - news is that Auckland-based Rockat Lab is seeking a new launchpad in our neck of the woods.

The door opens for two heritage churches to receive much-needed funding

Rhythm & Vines has announced its initial lineup for December, and it's looking hot.

September is cervical screening month, and the focus is on Maori women.

A new gospel festival for January has been announced - what an arts hub we are!

Shakeout 2015 is coming our way and more than 8000 Gisborne residents have signed up to practise how to survive an earthquake.

Our pick of what's onRead the Guide and What's on in Gisborne for full information on gigs, events and happenings, or download the Gisborne Go 2 Guide at the foot of our home page.

The Dome Room — All comers of all skill levels are welcome at the debut Gisborne Ukulele Underground event; Friday, August 21.

Sugar Night Club — Reggae singer Swiss (aka Pepa Manu), on tour with Australia-based Kiwi Sammielz and the East Coast’s own Chad Chambers; Friday, August 21.

Madame Bovary — Another film treatment for Gustave Flaubert’s story of a woman who marries impulsively and finds wedded life is not exactly blissful, at The Dome.

Tairawhiti Museum — Gloriously Big Pots, oversized toi uku from the Tairawhiti Museum collection; Sacred Bloodlines, new works from Maori arts graduate Ephraim Russell; Kuia Mau Moko, images of kuia with moko taken by Marti Friedlander in the late 1960s and early 1970s (closes Sunday); Gisborne Artists Society and Potters & Ceramic Group annual winter show; Gladstone Road, photos celebrating Gisborne’s main drag; WW100, remembering World War 1; Cameraman With A Mission, the photos of Hakaraia Pahewa (1869-1948); Jack Richards Decorative Arts Collection.

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