Qatar, the oil-rich emirate in the Persian Gulf, has been in the news for the pivotal role it has played in the evacuation of refugees fleeing Afghanistan. In other, more peaceful, pre-Covid times, Mary-Jane Richmond flew to Berlin via Doha, the...
Born as Barrie Bates of Auckland in 1935, self-rebranded in 1962 as Billy Apple, the pop/conceptual artist, and maker of Excretory Wipings (1970) in which he collected and dated his skid-marked toilet paper, is now the subject of the first...
Driving along a rural Taranaki road, the snow-capped peak of Mt Taranaki shrouded in cloud behind us and the windswept beaches of Surf Highway 45 in front, we were unexpectedly forced to a sudden halt. The road was cordoned off by a farmer so his...
Tickets are still on sale for the first Dancing for Life Education event, which is now just a month away. The event will see ten pairs of familiar Gisborne faces perform at the War Memorial Theatre to raise money for the Life Education Trust...
Actors are invited to audition on Saturday for roles in Evolution Theatre Company’s, Dinna Myers-directed production of Tennessee Williams’ play The Glass Menagerie. Set in St Louis in 1937, Williams’ classic is an American drama of a dire...
By using unconventional lighting and set design, American playwright Tennessee Williams took what he called “a closer approach to the truth”.Gisborne audiences can see this for themselves in Evolution Theatre Company’s upcoming production of...
Rahia Timutimu’s passion for media and journalism started at a young age. She remembers watching the news for the first time as a child, with her koro in Whakatāne.“I asked him ‘why aren’t there any Māori presenters on the news?’. The...
The set for Evolution Theatre’s production of Steel Magnolias awaits its actors — and its audiences — who can enjoy the Elizabeth Boyce-directed show from tonight
The man who gunned down John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment in 1980 was denied parole for an 11th time, state corrections officials said on Wednesday. Mark David Chapman was denied after being interviewed by a parole board on August 19...
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by Dominic Corry, NZ HeraldAfter a string of savage initial reviews, a less-than-stellar opening weekend at the US box office, and a widely-mocked David Beckham cameo, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword was hastily deemed a blockbuster bomb. It’s...
■A man and a woman in their 60s meet while walking their dogs and develop a tentative romance. Stars Alison Steadman.■A documentary about a London lawyer and his wife who redefine later life by motoring across rural India in their battered 1936...
Bookings are open for the New Zealand String Quartet, Four Suits and a Soprano performance that will replace the Ten Tenors who are unable to come to travel due to restrictions. The musicians promise a night of classical, operatic and pop...
Another wave of artists, stages and creative zones has been announced for Wellington’s popular street festival CubaDupa. The festival has been cancelled for the past two years — coronavirus restrictions in 2020 and security concerns around the...
If you love tamarillos, these fruity desserts are for you. While it can be difficult to get your hands on this delectable fruit year-round, now is the perfect time to head to the local farmers’ market or raid your neighbour’s tree (after asking...
History bounces the red ball between Keith Richards and Mick Jagger as to who made the infamous reference to Invercargill being the “a-hole” of the world. It was 1965 when the Rolling Stones performed at the city’s Civic Theatre. Regardless of...
Artist-surfer Daryn Mcbride thriving rather than just surviving during lockdown
Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival is calling for expressions of interest for Te Ara i Whiti from artists who want to illuminate their work at this year’s Matariki show in June and July. The light installation along the river has become a signature event...
Three days of blues with acts that range from locals, The Blues Butlers, to headliner band the high-energy, hard driving Brilleaux, are set to rock the Palace this month. Poverty Bay Blues Club (PBBC) blues aficionados such as the Bridge Street Band...
The work featured in brat pack movie The Breakfast Club, romantic drama Howards End, and computer-animated comedy The Peanuts Movie and now the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra brings Beethoven’s famous Fifth Symphony live to your living room. Almost...
An exhibition featuring eight photographic diptychs opens tomorrow night at Tairāwhiti Museum, and the photographer behind it, Phil Yeo, has taken on big themes. While the thinking behind the works is complex, the results are striking and have won...
The Gisborne Camera Club is doing very well this year, says photographer Elenor Gill who was recently acknowledged with the Photographic Society of New Zealand’s Licentiate award. The award is the first tier of the Photographic Society of New...
Smooth, jazzy, funk soul weaves through Raglan band Masaya’s sound. Their single Soda Dreams is a pop-based, summery song threaded with jazz guitar grooves but Masaya like to mix up their oeuvre a little, says lead vocalist Reiki Ruawai.“Most of...
War Memorial Theatre, Thursday, August 20, 7pm. Tickets $50+bf from i-SITE or ticketek. POSTPONED. Dome Room, Saturday, August 22, 7pm. CANCELLED. A smorgasbord of Handel, Mozart, world music and more. Gisborne Choral Society, St Andrew’s Church...
A love of the natural environment is at the heart of photographer Ebony Whitaker’s works which can be seen in his show at Tairawhiti Museum, Returning to the East. Whitaker’s love for the East Coast comes from a long association with the...
The Gisborne Artists’ Society is up and running again and the first course of the year is a one-day event run by artist Jaqui Kay. On Sunday June 28, 10am-4pm, at Lysnar House studios, Kay will help participants explore watercolour and ink to...
Taught classical piano by Gisborne tutor Coralie Hunter, former Boys’ High student Mustafa Sheikh later developed a taste for rap. Better known as Mussie, and as founder of the Bread Charity, a cause that aims to support the dreams of children...
A mega night is coming up for Smash Palace with Wellington bands Tahini Bikini, Sureboy and Nervous in the Buslane hitting the stage tomorrow night from 7pm. Six-piece “salad-funk” band Tahini Bikini, inspired by neo-soul, funk and hip-hop, are...
Don’t be fooled by the comfy hammock. Brothers Jock and Sam Barns-Graham, founders of the Revive festival that starts on January 2, are working hard to ensure the festival site is ready for festival-goers. The all-ages event will be held at...
Jamie Quirk pulled up outside the Gisborne Herald office last Tuesday in his cream-coloured Toyota Hilux with the Department of Conservation label on either side.“So, we’re going to Puhi Kai Iti which is Cook’s landing site. The contractor...
Winter rose is one of the many names given to plants in the increasingly popular hellebores. Their delicate nodding heads in white, pink, purple and red tones are a charming addition to the winter garden. They have attractive leathery leaves, often...
If you bought this edition of The Gisborne Herald while the ink was still wet, you have time to create and submit a piece of work to Miharo Gallery’s second Wet Paint show. The rules are straightforward:• Create a work in any medium, of any...
The Prince Regent’s butler’s storyThis could be the beginning of a new career, says Neil Coomber of his theatrical debut as Edmund Blackadder in Unity Theatre’s production of the comedy, Blackadder III.“Or the end of a short one.”While...