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Tree lucerne benefits for bees and land extolled by bee expert Barry Foster

Barry Foster is often called on for his expert knowledge. Here he talks about the advantages of tree lucerne for bee sustainability. It’s fair to say Barry Foster is mad about bees. There’s a bee welcome mat at his front door, which is...

Immediate start on repairing highways

A whopping $377 million worth of roading and infrastructure projects aimed at rebuilding the region’s cyclone-battered highways will get under way immediately, with still more funding to come, Waka Kotahi says. The Government this week announced...

This Week's Movie Guide

Dome Cinema Corners of the Earth: Kamchatka Filmmakers Spencer Frost and Guy Williment and surfers Letty Mortenson and Fraser Dovell journey to Kamchatka in the far east of Russia in search of new waves along the frozen coastline. Bordered by the...

What's On Guide

This Week Inside the Songs with Daryl Monteith (The Ashes) Smash Palace Friday. The Ashes’ frontman Darryl Monteith performs an acoustic set of his original songs, revealing the stories behind them. Starts at 8pm, $10 door. Hans Pucket Pop-rock...

Taming of the Shrew seen through a modern lens

Evolution Theatre Company is staging its first Shakespearean play The Taming of The Shrew this month with Dinna Myers in the director’s chair. “There is currently a national discussion on the relevance of Shakespeare to modern society which I am...

Dreamers exhibition at Tairāwhiti Museum

A new exhibition called Dreamers opens at Tairāwhiti Museum on Friday featuring the work of Louise Walsh and Jolene Douglas. Wellington-based Louise Walsh has taken some time to pick up her paintbrushes again. Her last exhibition was in 2003. She...

Hine Hōia: Set in a dire period of NZ history

Chamber Music New Zealand presents Hine Hōia, an epic saga of love, greed, and temptation, brought to life through taonga puoro, circus arts, and live music. Inspired by the age-old tale of good versus evil, righteousness over temptation, Chamber...

First register of 20th century public artworks goes live

Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand’s new website publicart. nz was officially launched last week at Parliament at a gathering hosted by The Minister for Art, Culture and Heritage, Carmel Sepuloni. The website includes five public artworks by...

Girls’ High, Horouta set for sprint finish in Premier Grade netball

The race for the Premier Grade top four is heading towards the home straight and it could come down to a sprint finish for the last spot. Going into tonight’s two games — Claydens Waikohu (1) v Gisborne Girls’ High Senior A; Horouta Koura v...

Sports draws

Football Central Federation League — SATURDAY, 2.30pm: Childers Road Reserve 1, ALH Limited Gisborne Thistle v Shani’s Taradale AFC. eastern League 1 — SATURDAY, 12.30pm: Wainui 1, 1st Class Decorators Wainui Salty Dogs v Coates Associates...

Kahutia crew seventh at NZ champ of champ triples

by Crackerjack Bowls Gisborne-East Coast representatives lost to the best of the best at the national champion of champions men’s triples in Dunedin. Kahutia Bowling Club’s July Hoepo-Williams (skip), Leighton Shanks and Willy Murray were...

Spot kick proves the difference in women’s Eastern League football

by Mandy Owen and John Gillies Two teams at the bottom of the points table provided plenty of excitement in women’s Eastern League football on Sunday. Gisborne Girls’ High School beat Tatapouri Marist Thistle 3-2 at Harry Barker Reserve. Marist...

Pink is the colour; football is the game

A top-of-the-table showdown in Eastern League football on Saturday will be splashed pink, and the Barbie film has nothing to do with it. Second division pacesetters High School Old Boys will play close rivals Smash Palace Shockers in a match that...

Gisborne team for Netball NZ Open Champs an ‘exciting mix’

Gisborne Netball Centre (GNC) has named their team for the Netball NZ Open championships tournament in Dunedin next month. Not surprisingly, Premier Grade runaway leaders YMP (1) feature prominently in the 10-woman squad, with six of them from that...

Brown strike stuns previously unbeaten Lytton Old Boys Traktion

And last-gasp GMC Green goal denies Girls’ High.

Class trip raises spirits after Cyclone Gabrielle

A school trip to Rotorua for a Year 11 class from Wairoa College was a chance to experience some joy after the devastating impact of Cyclone Gabrielle. College head of English Margaux Scott said that after a challenging start to the year, the class...