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ALL SENSES ENGAGED

Julie Haines experienced an assault on all the senses during an overland tour to see gannets

Gig guide

Something going on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz, or call 869-0630. This weekA Classic Night at the Proms: Gisborne Concert Band and Bay Cities Symphonic Band, St Andrew’s Church, Saturday (4pm). Tickets at door, $10 adults, $5...

Digging up the past in Connemara

This is a play that redefines the concept of graveyard humour, mainly as much of it takes place in a cemetery. Martin McDonagh's A Skull in Connemara is the latest offering by Gisborne Unity Theatre and opens on Friday, June 3. This production has...

Gig guide

This weekThe Pohutukawa Tree: Evolution Theatre Company November 1-2, 7-9, 14-16 (7.30pm), Sun November 3 (4pm).Tickets $22.50+bf-$32+ bf from eventfinda. co. nzMotel California: Eagles tribute band. The Dome Room, Friday, 8.30pm. Tickets $30 from The...

Inspired by tradition

Deep down, Poutu Puketapu (Ngāti Porou) is a traditionalist, although you might not think so looking at his latest exhibition. Coming off the back of his master's studies at Toihoukura, EIT's School of Māori Visual Arts, Puketapu's art now graces...

Guarding our environment

I learnt my matauranga in the field from my elders, from my grandmother, and my papa across the river in Rangitukia,” East Coast Kaitiaki taiao and veteran DoC Ranger Graeme Atkins said.“The Taiao is my passion and I hope people learn how...

Home cook’s guide to Chinese food

Taking favourite recipes from each of China's diverse culinary regions, Ross Dobson simplifies them so you can recreate them with ease at home. Including expert guidance on finding and selecting the key ingredients to stock your pantry, plus...

The sound of freedom

The sound of unmitigated freedom is how entertainer Jackie Clarke describes the gospel-charged, rock and soul music of the late Aretha Franklin. Next month, Clarke will be joined by Annie Crummer, Bella Kalolo and Ria Hall to sock it to their...

What's on in Gisborne this coming week?

Saturday, November 24Gisborne Parkrun. A weekly 5km run or walk for all abilities. Meet at Waikanae Beach Playground for 8am start. Kid, dog and pram-friendly. See http://www. parkrun. co. nz/gisborne/St Andrew’s Car Boot Sale. A variety of...

SPECTACULAR ON OUR DOORSTEP

Forget the Grampians in Australia and Cappadocia in Turkey. If you want to see rock formations while overseas travel is difficult you need look no further than New Zealand’s own North Island. Turn off SH2 at Tutira and you’ll find a host of...

Bewitching remake

by Lindsay Bahr, AP Film WriterNo matter how you cut it, The Witches is a really disturbing tale. Not that one should expect anything else from Roald Dahl, but for some reason this story about a group of grotesquely disfigured women who hate children...

‘DOING MY PART’

Taonga Takiwātanga (autism) Charitable Trust founder Dorothy Taare-Smith was born and brought up in Kaiti. It was a household where community service was a given.“My dad was instrumental in the development of Ilminster Intermediate school swimming...

Aromatic yellow rice

210 minutes10-15 minutesJuice of 3-4 limesZest of 1 lime2 cups cooked Basmati rice1 teaspoon cumin seeds8 to 10 curry leaves, whole or chopped1 teaspoon turmeric powder2 tablespoons olive oil⅓ cup red kidney beans, drained & rinsed⅓ cup...

A film of two halves

Moretz soars in wildly unimaginable ‘Shadow in the Cloud’

Paid to play video games around the world

Life of a Gisborne-born, professional video game player

Another round of monster mayhem in Godzilla vs Kong

by Jake Coyle, AP Film WriterGodzilla vs Kong begins, fittingly, with the big guy asleep. There is King Kong, colossus of the big screen, waking on a mountainside. He rouses slowly in the morning sun from slumber before showering in a nearby...

Blooming bells

Zygocactus, with their pretty, flattened-bell flowers, are delights of the winter garden that bloom in shades of pink, red, lavender, orange, yellow and white. They’re often called ‘crab’ cactus, because of their crab-like segmented stems, or...

In recovery . . .

January’s gone already. What happened to those New Year’s resolutions to get back into a shape other than round? Did you take a break from your healthy eating and exercise programme over Christmas, and have you let January slip by without...