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What's on in Gisborne?

Saturday, March 23Gisborne Parkrun. A weekly 5km run or walk for all abilities. Meet at Waikanae Beach Playground for 8am start. Kid, dog and pram-friendly. See http://www. parkrun. co. nz/gisborne/St Andrew’s Car Boot Sale. A variety of...

Passing on crisis skills,Gallantry award for Sierra Leone evacuation

JOHN Dyer does not go looking for disasters and conflict, but he has just spent over a decade in the world’s hotspots. He has been everywhere from war-torn Afghanistan to countries still reeling from the 2004 Asian tsunami, and most notably in...

Quit now, or don't even start smoking

WHY are so many women in Tairawhiti continuing to smoke when the harmful effects of smoking on mother and baby are so well known?Are the effects well known? Maybe not, so let’s take another look. To start at the very beginning, women have more...

Get ready for Kings of the Gym

He held auditions for Stars In Their Eyes earlier this year then co-produced a Let’s Go Back To the ‘80s dress up night. James Packman is now performing in Unity Theatre’s The Shadow Box. The show had barely begun when Packman planned his next...

Kiwi music festivals suffering mixed fortunes

IT takes persistence and experience to run a major music festival, says Rhythm and Vines founding director Hamish Pinkham, especially in the regions where organisers have to pay special attention to locals’ needs. Plans for Gisborne’s three-day...

Super soufflé

Justine Tyerman pops in to visit a friend and discovers a veritable feast of South American cuisine prepared by a talented young chef from Argentina . . .Cloe’s souffléINGREDIENTS:5 eggs1 romanesco (aka Roman cauliflower)Half a broccoliHalf...

HISTORY AND HIKING

Mike Yardley heads back to the Marlborough Sounds, hikes 15km and learns more about James Cook’s time there

Much to learn and see in Moscow . . .

Gisborne travellers Sue and Phil Newdick take us on a tour of Moscow . . .The time we had in Moscow was never going to be long enough — there is so much history to learn and places to see. Moscow, like the rest of Russia, seems to have embraced...

What the Dickens?

To avoid disappointment at missing out on comedian Penny Ashton’s show Olive Copperbottom - A Dickensian Tale of Love, Gin and the Pox, do not read this preview. You’re not going to get in. Actually, that is a dirty, low-down fib and what’s more...

Dana’s vegetarian pitta pizzas

Do you find yourself on some evenings scrambling to know what to cook that’s quick, no-fuss — but also reasonably healthy? Then, look no further…Here are my easy, weeknight, vegetarian pitta pizzas. If you wish to add some meat though, you can...

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The origins of an artist

At what stage does an artist consider creating a retrospective show of their career? And in terms of years covered, what is the magic number?For Peter Ireland that figure is 66 — the number of years between early paintings done in 1956 as...

A flute player’s farewell

A “gorgeous flute part” played by Gisborne musician Anna Cooper in the 2015 Gisborne Choral Society and Civic Orchestra production of The Armed Man set the benchmark incredibly high, says soprano Catherine Macdonald.“She was still at school at...

NZ Art Show invitation

Artists from Gisborne, the East Coast and elsewhere are invited to apply for a place to exhibit at the 2020 NZ Art Show. The show seeks contemporary artists “with something fresh and exciting to offer art lovers”.Gisborne artist Jason Courtis...

Capturing the wairua of Troy Kingi

A photo of Troy Kingi by Gisborne photographer John Flatt (Lightseeker Photography) has been selected as part of the Auckland Festival of Photography this year. The image was submitted to the competition and will feature on Queen's Wharf this...

Sow many flowers

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Blissful Rarotonga

Julie Haines discovers there’s more to Pacific island getaways than sandy beaches and snorkelling, when she joins some tours both on and off the beaten track in Rarotonga. The clock hands at the front of my Cook’s Island bus rested firmly in...

Natural wonders astonishing . . .

Jan and Rick Clare continue their adventures on Australia’s Larapinta Trail. Jan writes of the ravages of a bushfire, places no words can describe, and the sad story of Kevin, one of the ‘stolen generation’ . . .We were woken by a beautiful...