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Cracking problems in the wine industry

WHILE many in the wine industry tear their hair out and suffer sleepless nights over vexatious problems like botrytis, powdery mildew and achieving nil-residue in wine, Trevor Lupton regards such things as exciting challenges. The horticultural...

The secret life of flowers

Romance, blight, sex, death and a whiff of the wilderness beyond, it’s all in photographer Runa Kuru Kristjonsdottir and florist Holly Tong’s work, Volucris. The high definition, 1650 x 1100 photograph that depicts a tangle of living and fading...

Speaking TRUTH to power

Multi-award winning Swedish journalist Joachim Dyfvermark has investigated high-profile stories across Europe for more than 20 years. His experiences often sound like a movie script. He sat down with Gisborne Herald reporter Jonathan Rush to talk...

Fruits of a Splendid Isolation

Big heads, Small Room, was the name of young Turks, John Walsh, Richard (Buck) Ro­gers, Daryl File and Kent Baddeley’s 1985 exhibition.“They operated from the high-horse of driven, perhaps arrogant, young men prepared to criticise but also to...

Incinerators and hens key to early goal

A HEALTH Camp child who became a champion canoeist, a businessman who enjoys manual labour, and an investor who would just as soon raise money for the community, Les McGreevy is all of these. The Rotary Foundation recognised his tangible support of...

Full moon party

The Brazilbeat Soundsystem with Nego Beto on percussion and DJ Mara Weiss, Dizfunk (CJ Hokamau) and DJosé (Joseph Meredith) will keep the annual Full Moon Party at Smash Palace’s outdoor stage pumping on Saturday. UV black lights will also be at...

The Catch not the one that got away

THE Catch is the little film that could. Director Simon Mark-Brown and lead actor Nicol Munro were in Gisborne for a charity screening that drew 50 appreciative filmgoers to the Odeon Multiplex on Saturday. Mark-Brown nursed the idea for the movie for...

Dining in . . .

‘When your best friends — and their daughters (and sons for that matter) — are fabulous cooks, why go out to a restaurant?’ asks Justine Tyerman. ‘Nicki and daughter Anna cooked this delicious chicken dish for us recently. I loved the...

Somewhere beyond level four

It's hard to say what emergency level the US is at in filmmaker David Crowley's proposed dystopian movie A Gray State. The military is running the show and there are brutal invasions of families' homes. A returned Afghanistan serviceman, Crowley is...

Cooking at home? You’re on the right track

Healthy eating is one hot buzz-word at the moment. Isn’t it ironic then that so many of us follow recipe books step-by-step? Very few chefs have proper nutrition-based training, yet some of us utterly rely on their cooking expertise to base our...

Tiny Ruins stopping over

In the wake of their “sonic dream of a record”, Olympic Girls, New Zealand band Tiny Ruins has announced Gisborne as a stopover for their spring tour. Songwriter Hollie Fullbrook founded Tiny Ruins 10 years ago. The Auckland singer and...

My, my, how can I resist you

by Mark PetersA production of musical rom-com Mamma Mia! set on a Greek island and based on the songs of pop group ABBA is in search of a cast. Pre-auditions for the Musical Theatre Gisborne (MTG) production, directed and choreographed by Dean...

In Oren’s corner

Around 7.30 each morning, Oren Tibble opens up the 911 Coffee cart business outside his home on Ormond Road. He sets up the table and chairs. If it's not too busy he makes coffee, serves at the till, chats with customers and knows some regular orders...

Gig Guide

Something on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz, or call 869-0630. This weekKevin Bloody Wilson: Almost Awesome Tour, with special guest Jenny-Talia. War Memorial Theatre, Tonight, (8pm).St Andrew’s Lunchtime Concert Series...

Concept design comp

Earth Guardians is the theme of a design competition created in a partnership between Massey University's college of creative arts and Weta Workshop. Aimed at high school students, the new concept design competition has been organised to help...

Chinese food made easy

Lamb is commonly used in the north of China in stir-fries and dumplings and often spiked with cumin, a spice we don't typically associate with Chinese food. Here, the lamb is slow cooked, rendering it fork tender so it can be shredded and wrapped in...

Laughs a minute with two Kiwi shows

Comic Kajun Campbell Brooking, who says his roots are in Tairawhiti, has been described as quick-witted and punchy. Locals will have a chance to judge for themselves when he comes to town, and the Coast, in two shows. DIY Comedy is bringing Brooking...

Unity Theatre building gets a makeover

A fresh paint job has given the Unity Theatre building in Ormond Road a much needed spruce up, says Unity committee member Norman Maclean.“It makes the building more noticeable. When people ask ‘where is Unity Theatre’ you can say ‘look for...