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Historic motorhome to be restored

Chris Gaskell, editor of the Motor Caravanner magazine, tells the Weekender of the determined efforts of local caravan fans to restore a 1928 bus to its proud role of New Zealand’s first motor home. An enthusiastic group of Gisborne residents has...

Versatile vinegar

Weight lossIf you’re looking to shed some pounds this summer, apple cider vinegar helps you feel fuller longer or it can help you avoid feeling hungry by slowing the emptying of your stomach. It lowers the glycemic index of high-carb foods and...

Iceblock-stick warplanes, by Graeme Mudge

Medical and plastic surgery procedure illustrations, travel sketches, water colours of Gisborne’s buildings, set designs, sculptures, abstract oil painting — the late Graeme Mudge did them all. It should come as no surprise then to find he also...

Ocean energy at Mahia

A VIRTUAL reality experiment that connects users to the spiritual power of the ocean through breath is one of several projects taken to a 10-day artists’ residency in Mahia this week. Former aerospace engineer, Josiah Jordan, is the artist behind...

How to write the next big hit

Elizabeth Boyce - Myra BruhlThere are weapons mounted on Sidney’s studio wall, says actor Elizabeth Boyce who plays Myra, Sidney Bruhl’s wealthy wife in Evolution Theatre’s production of Deathtrap. The audience can’t help but notice the...

Mixing music and caring

No two days are the same for Gisborne man Duncan Chisholm. The ambulance officer-come-disc jockey thrives in fast-paced and high adrenaline environments. Mr Chisholm joined the St John Ambulance Service in Gisborne four years ago and trained to...

Time to get growing in autumn

Contra comes to town

A social dance form with roots in country, Scottish country, and 17th century French dance styles will be introduced to Gisborne when American contra dance comes to town. Contra dance does not even require you take a partner. Dancers form couples...

What's on in Gisborne?

Saturday, February 9 ?St Andrew’s Car Boot Sale. A variety of realistically-priced bargains. 8am set-up in carpark behind St Andrew’s church (access off Childers Rd), 9am-midday, $5/car, ph 868 8226.?Waingake Horse Sports. Action-packed...

Voices from the ocean

A theatrical experience with a story and a visual backdrop created from underwater and on-water footage is about to be presented by Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir with Taonga Moana, a performance that takes choral music to another atmosphere. The...

Grow your own cuppa

Camellia sinensis, the tea camellia, is the common source of tea leaves. But this attractive species of camellia doesn't look anything like the flakes we tip into the teapot. The leaf tips are harvested regularly throughout the growing season and...

In the boganning

You know him as the unchained, Ozzie with a languorous whine as he delivers off the chain jokes on the satirical TV show 7 Days. Underneath mustachioed Chopper the comedian’s felt-tip tattooed skin though is Heath Franklin, a completely different...

Colour without commitment

COLOUR without the commitment is a dream come true for less dedicated “hair” devils and that is exactly what the Evo Fabuloso range provides. Raquel Inglis from Raquel Hair & Makeup now stocks Fabuloso — a semi-permanent colour range that lasts...

It's a rugby tactic, it's a dance move, it's the Maori Side Steps

THE nostalgia of old-school Maori showbands, and the slang term for the rugby tactic of thundering through a defender on the footie field, gave rise to the name for comedy-music act The Maori Side Steps. Described as Billy T James meets The Modern...

Hot night in Gisborne city

A night of tease and tantalisation with a smattering of the exotic is about to part the scarlet curtains and steam up the Pleasure Dome bar’s windows. Locally-produced burlesque show Behind the Red Curtain is the blushing, but not so coy...

The Company of Potters

The beards, the bushy hair, and the back-to-the-land kaupapa of 1970s New Zealand was all part of a quest for an alternative lifestyle that embraced the craft of pottery in a big way. Among those potters was long-time Gisborne resident Ian Smail who...

Indigenous academia

From Sir Apirana Ngata to Professor Tamati Reedy, Ngati Porou has a long history of academic champions. Gisborne Herald reporter Shaan Te Kani meets another ‘beacon’ in education, who is encouraging higher indigenous learning as a genuine...

What can we learn from the October 1769 meetings?

The question posed for discussion at this year’s First Meetings Korero held on Sunday was “What can we learn from the October 1769 meetings?” Hosted by Historic Places Tairawhiti Inc, the theme sparked a wide range of responses from nine...