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Bangkok and the yodelling pickle

ACCORDING to the 80s camp anthem from the musical Chess, “One Night in Bangkok and the world’s your oyster.”Or not. Within minutes of landing at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, a pickpocket or two has swiped my wallet and my proverbial...

A new dimension

The world premiere of a work commissioned for a classical concept marimba will be part of the Yoshiko Tsuruta’s programme in Gisborne on Saturday. Composer Andrzej Nowicki wrote Snowplay for Tsuruta’s upscaled marimba and threw in passages for...

Gig Guide

Got something going on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz, or telephone 869-0630This weekCommon Folk: Classic dances: Folk dance for beginners, with Jane Luiten. No skill or partner required. St Andrew’s Church hall, tonight, 7pm...

New works at Adair

AMONG works produced by 20 artists at Adair School of Art are pieces by artist-in-residence Jess Jacobs. The school opened in April and runs a mix of evening and weekend courses made up of eight-week and six-month programmes

Laksamania

Laksa is a nutritious and flavourful Malaysian recipe with heaps of variations. I adapted the recipe to local ingredients and came up with a thick, delicious and spicy soup to ward off the winter chills. Fish stock2-3 snapper heads and...

Destination Krakow

KRAKOW, at the bottom of Poland is turning into a destination city, and for good reason. After a week in Northern Ireland, we decided it was time to step out of our comfort zone. So we booked a plane to Kraków on a friend’s recommendation, found...

Supporting your skin for spring

THANK goodness for that. We made it through another winter. As much as we all enjoy those cosy fires and indoor days, isn’t it fantastic to feel the sun?The new season means time to pay attention to our skin again as it’s had a rough time over...

GD's famous biscuits

Granny Dear agrees to share the chocolate chippie recipe she’s been making for 60 or so years. Justine Tyerman tells the story of the famous biscuits . . .When the bride-to-be requested chocolate chippies for her wedding last year, her grandmother...

Gig guide

Got something going on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz, or telephone 869-0630. This weekThe Wave featuring Seymore & TDK: The Dome Room, June 9 (6pm). First 30 free then $20 on door. Tomorrow People: Wellington-based reggae...

Specialty ‘salad-funk’ sound coming to town

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...

Emily Blunt a practically perfect Mary Poppins

In the half-century since the original Mary Poppins debuted, we’ve learned a lot about refined sugar, frankly none of it good. Doctors tell us it can lead to obesity, heart disease and all sorts of other detriments to our health. But let’s face...

St Pete’s: Seat of imperial Russia

Phil and Sue Newdick continue relating their travels in Russia and the Baltic . . .We were not disappointed with St Petersburg, but we found the claim that it was more impressive than Moscow incorrect. We found both cities wonderful — St Pete’s...

The day the sun stood still

The moment the South Pole is aimed furthest away from the sun on the 23.5 degree tilt of the Earth’s axis party animals will cut loose in the industrial subdivision. The shortest day of the year will be marked — possibly permanently scarred —...

Create your own garden of remembrance

Autumn weather is perfect for gardening and at this time of year there are so many plants to choose from. Happy gardening. Time to sow Flanders PoppiesNovember 11th will commemorate the centenary of Armistice Day, which is the date when the First...

Worlds entwine in Wairoa

Ta moko and Celtic patterns twine with one another across Wairoa artist Craig Gemmell’s new mural for the town’s college.“The college wanted something that illustrated the uniqueness of Wairoa’s heritage,” he told The Wairoa Star. The...

Jazzing up the Palace

Gisborne's premier — and probably only — jazz collective is stepping under the lights again to treat ears to all shades of jazz this Friday at Smash Palace. The six-piece John Mackill's Jazz Collective is bringing decades of experience to the...

Exploring our own ‘backyard’

Driving along magnificent stretches of Central Otago highway without a care in the world, the sun streaming down from a clear, blue, autumn sky, my husband Chris and I encountered some extraordinarily-friendly gestures from the occupants of other...

Adams slots in, ‘Kings’ on its way

As soon as Kings of the Gym director James Packman saw Kate Adams he knew he had found the ideal person to play star netball player Annie Tupua in the Kiwi comedy. Annie is Maori, a student teacher in the PE department and a very fit, born-again...