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Living the dream

Tairāwhiti artist Kelly Spencer, aka Kell Sunshine, has just returned from an art residency on the Greek island of Crete. She discusses how her love of travel provides the inspiration for her art

Te Matatini — the Kapa Haka Olympics

With 47 teams from all over Aotearoa made up of 1800 competitors, and an expected crowd of 35,000 people, Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival is big. Michael Neilson chats to the Gisborne-born and bred “kapa haka nut” Matai Smith about...

A NEW WAY TO TRAVEL

I remember being at school, a group of us crowded around a computer screen as our teacher showed us blurry bird's-eye view images of where we lived, or where our school was located through Google. Back then I found it a little boring. However...

Career of 31 years full of surprises

AN ATTACK by a youth wielding a scissor blade 20 years ago nearly proved fatal for Gisborne taxi driver Bill Shaw but it did not put the him off his choice of career.“I was attacked in broad daylight by a young chap who was in the back seat of my...

A warm welcome to spring time

Spring is a floral spectacular. Enjoy all the flowering delights of spring and plan for beautiful blooms in the coming months. Happy gardening everyone. SO MANY FLOWERSAs the weather warms up there are so many flowers to grow from seed. Just one...

Refreshingly sweet, zesty

1 cup green lentils, rinsed1 litre water1 bunch cavolo nero or curlykale, stems removed and finely choppedhandful fresh mint leaves¾ cup currants¼ cup capers1 large spring onion, sliced1/8 teaspoon white pepper¼ cup hempseeds1 tablespoon balsamic...

Trek of a lifetime

Gisborne physician Sari MacKenzie shares her adventures while trekking the Annapurna Circuit from Besisahar to Pokhara in Nepal, considered one of the best treks in the world. Here’s the last of a series of four about her 17-day, 273km expedition...

Romeo and Juliet online

Young lovers divided by bitter family rivalry is at the heart of the London Globe Theatre's production of Shakesepeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. Now available for free viewing online, the performance stars Adetomiwa Edun (left) as Romeo and Ellie...

Two days, and many ways, to make a 10-minute play

The concept is this: A team of five people (usually a writer, director and three actors) get given a theme, a prop they have to use, and a line of text they have to say. Then they have 48 hours to come up with a 10-minute play.“Some of the plays...

Leonardo’s wine

As payment for The Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci's 15th century painting on the walls of the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle, the Renaissance man was gifted a vineyard by Lodovico Il Moro. Leonardo is said to have loved wine and called...

Mist on the moor

Five days in West Yorkshire with family took Mary-Jane Richmond to the moors and the minster, an old woollen mill converted into an art gallery and offices, and allotments . . .The day after I arrived in West Yorkshire I was out on Baildon Moor, on...

'Big Veg Lasagne': nutritious and delicious

1 onion, finely diced1 eggplant, finely diced1 courgette, finely diced1 capsicum, finely diced1 loosely packed cup grated pumpkin or carrot150g button mushrooms, stems removed, diced3 cloves garlic, finely chopped½ teaspoon driedmixed herbs½...

A passion for aquaculture

LIVING and growing up in Te Tairawhiti, it seems natural to develop a love for marine and coastal life. For Gisborne’s Lisa Collins, coastal marine aquaculture is her absolute passion. Her love for the sea goes beyond enjoying what it provides for...

Bringing science into the home

Dr Michelle Dickinson is passionate about science and even more passionate about making it accessible and fun for children to learn and build confidence with it. Window wobblersScientific Principle:Evaporation, CrosslinkingTime required: 30 minutes...

Getting personal with new councillor, Tony Robinson

'It's all about the people'

‘I am particularly fond of muffins’

Flamboyant, loud and likeable is how Liam Duncan describes his brilliant, witty and amoral bachelor character Algernon Moncrieff in Oscar Wilde's comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest. Cast as the idle, decorative, bachelor in the Evolution Theatre...

Lives and breathes antiques . . .

Walking into Mary Parker's room is like walking into a bygone era — antiques line the walls, and a tall elegant lamp lights the room. Mary sits rather regally in her Victorian chair. Photos of her favourite husband — her third and final marriage...

Summer smoothies

Flesh of 4 ripe tamarillos1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries1 cup natural yoghurt3 teaspoons honey⅓ cup milk½ teaspoon vanilla extractAdd all the smoothie ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and enjoy. 23...