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A visit to the hair salon

Only six women feature in Robert Harling's play Steel Magnolias but they each have their own stories going on, says actor Susan Partington.“There are still jokes we're only getting now,” says Partington, who plays Louisiana town Chinquapin's...

Show me the money ... plant!

Jade is an indoor plant, primarily grown for its lustrous green leaves. This palnt features thick, woody stems and glossy green, fleshy, oblong leaves up to two inches long. Happily, this low-maintenance plant lives a long life, taking on the...

Discovering the meaning of taonga

Artwork by Gisborne student Teoarani Maxwell has made its way on to an online album showcasing toi Māori (Māori art).The Year 12 student at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Horouta Wānanga entered a photography piece called Taonga. Maxwell, of Ngāi Tai...

Walking alongside patients

Gardening: Tihei Taiao is an environmental series that aims to promote Matauranga Maori and Te Reo MaoriBy the time I was 19 years old, I already had three children and was a busy full-time mum. I'd seen too many whanau die early from preventable...

Lippy dilemma: matte versus gloss?

Justine Tyerman takes a walk on the wild side when she dabbles in matte after a life-time of gloss. I’ve always been a high-gloss girl, ever since I began using lipstick at the ripe old age of six. But recently I’ve noticed the trend for matte...

Welcome to winter . . .

As winter sets in don’t put your gardening gloves away. There are lots of wintery gardening delights to keep you wonderfully busy and your kitchen stocked with fresh, home- grown ingredients. There are so many plants to sow, grow and enjoy. Grow...

CHOCOLATES ON THE SLEIGH

ry 2022 . . .These candy-loaded candy cane sleighs will not only make great gifts for your friends but will probably make you the most popular mum on the block. They are super easy and crazy cute. Not only are they a great gift to have on hand, but...

Auckland to Uawa

Samuel Hughes is 28 years old and already is the deputy principal of Tolaga Bay Area School. Reporter Matai O’Connor wanted to find out more about his life and how he came to be in this role . . .Auckland-born Samuel Hughes has a goal of providing...

Between Worlds,Between Worlds

English explorer James Cook’s three voyages began in 1769 with a scientific expedition to Tahiti and ended with his death in Hawaii in 1779 which meant he spent a good part of the last 10 years of his life voyaging around the Pacific. Te Mapouriki...

Gig Guide

Got something going on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz, or telephone 869-0630. This weekFreeDance: Movement and dance meditation practice with sound and rhythm, led by Pascale. St Andrew’s Church Hall, tonight, 7pm, $7. Sonic...

East Coast represented in Tangata Beats

Two East Coast bands are among the top seven Smokefree Tangata Beats and next month will vie for the top spots at this year’s national final. Gisborne Girls’ High School band Mahuika took second place at the Smokefreerockquest East Coast regional...

What's on in Gisborne?

Saturday, September 7Gisborne parkrun. Wear a colourful tutu on your run/walk. Meet: Waikanae Beach Playground, Grey St, 7.45am. Kid, dog and pram-friendly. See http://www. parkrun. co. nz/gisborne/St Andrew’s Monster Garage Sale. A selection of...

Strumming for fun

PERHAPS it’s night bowls, you wonder as you drive down Rawiri Street on a Friday evening and see all the lights blazing upstairs at the Gisborne Bowling Club and cars lining the streets. But then the unmistakable strains of ‘I Walk the Line’...

Childhood classic brought to life in production that zings with magic

Kids are going to love this, said one theatre-goer at last night's preview performance of Evolution Theatre's production of Charlotte's Web.“And their parents,” said another patron who loved the story as a kid and had read it to her children. The...

A world in close-up in the garden

LONG used to looking at the world close-up due to an eyesight condition she had lived with since childhood, 100 days project contributor Julia Hennessy focused on the small things in her photographs. Contributors to the 100-day project created an...

Shake on down to New Orleans sound

A SERVING of spicy jambalaya full of mystery meat is promised by dapper swing band Wellington City Shake-’em-On-Downers when they perform at the Dome on Saturday. With a mix of swinging brass, big double bass beats and creamy guitar to drive the...

New shape to poet's collection

A KERERU and a waxeye flanking a kokako in a rowboat surrounded by darkness feature on the cover of poet and former Gisborne woman Louise Wallace’s collection of poetry, Bad Things. The kereru holds a lighted match so the anxious trio, including...

A winding path

Tama Waipara, director of the upcoming, inaugural Te Tairawhiti Arts Festival, talks to The Weekender about the winding path of his international musical career to his more recent behind-the-scenes roles . . .From the Manhattan School of Music to...