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Spider the man

Local identity 'Spider' (aka Peter Tekira) will be remembered as a talented musician and affable bloke

Portrait of the artist as a young woman

A young woman smokes a cigarette at a window that reflects both interior detail behind her and the brooding silhouette of trees on the skyline in a 1982 self-portrait painted on cheesecloth on board by Gisborne artist Carol Montgomery. The...

Glorious spring

MID-SPRING is the time to apply fertiliser to everything in the garden to keep plants healthy and productive by supplying the nutrients they need. Fungal disease controlAs humidity and temperatures increase, so do fungal problems such as anthracnose...

Stellar line-up planned for first-ever Matariki concert

Almost as many stars as appear in the Matariki cluster will appear on stage for Gisborne's inaugural public Matariki celebration next month. Co-organised by East Coast Music Ltd founder Tyna Keelan and Te Runanga o Turanganui a Kiwa manager Athen...

Messi turns it on for Gizzy visitors

I am a football fan. I have been involved in football all my life. My dad (Charlie Ure) was a footballer and played for Gisborne City in their National League heyday. My brother and I grew up in the Gisborne City clubrooms and were always surrounded...

The distant, deserted sea

If all piano music in the world were to be destroyed, except for one collection, “my vote should be cast for Chopin's preludes,” American music critic Henry Finck once wrote. Along with Sergei Rachmaninoff's Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor...

The Young Folk come to Wairoa

FORGET everything you thought you knew about Irish folk music here come The Young Folk. The band uses a mix of traditional acoustic instrumentation, that includes mandolin, banjo, violin, trombone and synthesiser with contemporary production...

Have a Harakeke Christmas

CHRISTMAS tree looking a bit tired? Never fear, there are materials in your own backyard you can use to make decorations

Takuahiroa - Light Box

Takuahiroa is that space of creation — a state of creative potential. This concept brings together the individual expressions of new work presented by husband-and-wife artists Kaaterina and Tai Kerekere. Their latest collaborative exhibition...

Dub Cymatics loop their music at The Dome on Saturday

Fresh out of the Australasian melting pot and built upon utilising the potential of midi-synced live looping, is an exciting act who are on the first tour as a band. Multi-instrumental loop musicians and singers Erinsphere and Sid Berry are both...

What's on in Gisborne

Saturday, March 24Tai Chi at the Museum. Reap the benefits and develop your own routine. In front of Tairawhiti Museum, 8-9am, $5. No class if raining, will proceed in light drizzle. St Andrew’s Car Boot Sale. Variety of realistically-priced goods...

Wairoa hip-hop duo up for award

In 2017, Wairoa hip-hop duo Rugged and Wylde’s debut EP 4018sis, a mix of hip-hop, electro, trap and dub, made the Waiata Maori Music Awards finals. Made up of freelance sound engineer Zach Stark and Ratima Hauraki, the duo’s recently released...

Business unusual

Panapa Ehau enters the cafe slowly, texting as he walks. He exudes casual. But this 39-year-old university-educated director of Hikurangi Enterprises is a passionate driving force to make people’s lives on the East Coast better. He chats to Sophie...

Lazy Fifty present an ode to a lover

Lazy Fifty's latest groovy single Pretty as a Flower is best described as an ode to a lover. Listeners will dive deep into the psyche of lyricist and vocalist Adrian Athy and explore his fascination and obsession with a woman of his...

Three bass guitarists, a keyboard player and a drummer walk into a bar

The deep-groove smooth of bass guitar-driven Subset BC’s loungy rhythms isn’t 1960s psychedelia as we know it but the psychedelic aesthetic of the poster design for the five-piece’s upcoming Dome show suits the band’s general vibe, says...

Wonderful Wanaka hideaway

Justine Tyerman reverts to childhood behaviour after a week at a wonderful Wanaka hideaway...As a child, I used to hide at the end of the school holidays when it was time to drive back to Dunedin. Decades later, I gave in to the same impulse as our...

Paying homage to Queen

Hawke's Bay's Killer Queens are proud to be bringing their show to Gisborne for the first time this September. Featuring a four-piece band and four lead vocalists, the group bring their own style and edge in recreating over 20 Queen songs, and have...

Passing on knowledge

Students at Whatatutu School were treated to a visit by artist and educator Maungarongo (Ron) Te Kawa to learn about whakapapa, art and storytelling, all through the medium of quilting. Te Kawa was at the school last week to inspire rather than to...