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Singing in a cappella harmony

SONGS by The Beatles, Bob Dylan and Princess Te Rangi Pai will resound in four-part harmony when Gisborne a cappella group Savvy performs at Tairawhiti Museum on Sunday. Other songs include those made famous by Frank Sinatra, Gloria Gaynor and BJ...

Gig Guide

THIS WEEKThe Big Blues UpSmash Palace, Friday, 7pm, Saturday and Sunday at 4pm. Tickets $50 presales (all days) are available at www. povertybaybluesclub. co. nz Door sales for each day are $20. Ian Sinclair – My Secret LifeFormer journalist performs...

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THIS WEEKFreedanceDance to the rhythms, develop your creativity, fitness and health, and add joy to your life. Tonight, St Andrew's Community Centre, 7.30pm to 9pm. Entry $5. Bring comfortable clothes and a water bottle. HarbingerPlus The Rabbits...

Fibre is your friend . . .

Fibre works hard to keep your digestive system moving like clockwork, support optimal gut health, lower cholesterol and clear any excess hormones from the body. Simple ways to include a bit more fibre into your daily diet are:' Half a plate of leafy...

Te reo Maori theatre to grace Gisborne stage

The origins of pounamu in Arahura Valley is told in the play He Kura E Huna Ana that Wellington theatre company Taki Rua will stage at the War Memorial Theatre this month. Written by Maori language advocate Hohepa Waitoa, the play is set in two time...

‘SEEING THE VIEW FROM THE BEACH’

British High Commissioner speaks to The Gisborne Herald about the importance of seeing things from a different perspective

Gig Guide

THIS WEEKPaul JacksonWrights Vineyard and Winery. Saturday 1.30pm. The Search — Beer Festival after-partySmash Palace, Saturday, 7pm. Entry $10 at the door. COMING UPSubsetThe cinematic bass ensemble returns plus debut support act The Night Moves...

Schools orchestrating the moves

A consignment of scores of Michael Jackson’s music is on its way from the US to Gisborne for a newly-formed combined school orchestra. Made up of musicians from Gisborne’s secondary schools, the combined orchestra is the brainchild of the...

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Empowering people by giving them 'a hand up, not a hand out'

Welcome in Poland

Phil and Sue Newdick travel on from the Baltic States into Poland — first enjoying two days in the relatively quiet eastern city of Bialystok, before heading to wonderful Krakow in the south . . .We had opted for another bus ride from Lithuania to...

‘It’s powerful korero’

Stepping out of the classroom and into history, a group of Year 9 students and staff from Ngata Memorial College have brought the past forward by restoring two carved gateways in Tikitiki, learning their history and preserving them for...

Local artists on show

The Gisborne Artists Society and Gisborne Potters exhibition opens tomorrow and is the one opportunity the creatives have to show what they have produced over the year. Stars of this year’s show include Gisborne Pottery Group members Jamie Quirk...

A New Zealand story

A spin on the iconic kiwiana toy, Buzzy Bee, is one of two pieces by Gisborne artist Conor Jeory that have been accepted for the annual Molly Morpeth Canaday Award. The three-dimensional art form is the focus of this year's award and provides...

Gig Guide

Something on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz, or call 869-0630This weekBarleycorn: Live music at Matawhero Wines, 189 Riverpoint Road, Sunday (1-3pm).Death Do Us Part Danger Show: Love Hurts cabaret circus show with knifethrowing...

Last chance

The final performance in Tairawhiti Museum’s Sunday afternoon concert series will be presented by Claudia and Sophie Tarrant-Matthews. The sisters are studying piano and violin at the New Zealand School of Music and will perform works such as Pablo...

Turn your reno dreams into reality

When best friends Erin, Bonnie and Lana ditched their corporate careers to start Three Birds Renovations, they were rookie renovators with big ideas. Today, with many incredible house transformations under their tool belt, they're a power trio...

Fes is to dye-for

Dodging donkeys is not quite as dangerous as running with the bulls but it’s not entirely without risks. Our guide warned us to take evasive action whenever we heard the call ‘balek, balek’ (Arabic for ‘get out of the way’) as we walked...

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