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Gizzy gig guide

■June 3 – 7 at venues in Wairoa, Nuhaka and Iwitea. For information and programme visit■Smash Palace, Friday, 8pm. Entry $5 on the door.■The popular Lynette Stankovich and Wally Te Ua duo sing requests. Outside Elliott Travel, 183 Gladstone...

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What's on in Gisborne this week

Celebrate sounds from the 60s-80s in a new musical concept. Lawson Field Theatre, November 14 at 3pm and 7.30pm. Tickets from Gisborne i-SITE and ticketek. An intimate showcase of drum and bass and electronic music. Dome Bar, Saturday, November...

A lifetime of summer shows

AT 96-years-young Lilian Phelps is still looking after her own garden and still passionate about the lasting legacy of the Poverty Bay Horticultural Society’s annual summer show. Creating floral schedules and displays for the show has been...

What's on in Gisborne

■War Memorial Theatre. Semi-final tomorrow, 10am, 2pm, 7pm. Final on Saturday, 7pm. Admission free.■Support acts Kings of Kaiaua, 2k Rhythm and Ter3ign. Smash Palace, tomorrow, from 7pm. Tickets $10+bf from eventfinda. co. nz■Dome Bar, Saturday...

‘Lovers of the beautiful’

Gisborne’s Masonic Hotel sits neglected in the middle of town, slowly becoming an eyesore and potentially a danger. Its history is interwoven with the history of Gisborne, but it is at risk of being lost. Andrew McKenna investigates

Rockstar support for local production

Rock royalty has chipped in to support the local production of Rock of Ages. Guitarist for Whitesnake and lead guitarist in Broadway’s Rock of Ages, Joel Hoekstra, gave a hearty shred on his guitar and wished the cast a fantastic show.“James...

Gig guide

The Unbearable Weight of Massive TalentNicolas Cage plays Nick Cage, in fictionalised form. In debt and short on options, he accepts a $1 million offer to attend a fan’s birthday party, but the CIA want Cage to help put away the party host, a drug...

A concerted effort

No sooner had pianist Sean Scanlen arrived in Gisborne to take up the role of head of music at Lytton High than he was performing with the Piano Extravaganza team, singing in Gisborne Choral Society productions, and took on the role of musical...

Parsnips aplenty

ROASTED, pureed, used in salads and in soups, parsnips are a versatile vegie with large creamy, tender sweet flavoured roots that are ideal for starting in late summer. Sowing parsnip seeds direct where they are to grow is the best way to create...

Diplomacy and Gender

In Russia: day 2, 3, 4?Diplomats from the Westkeep coming with a message. Again it's a long table; butmore in keeping, a table less . . .less in the limelight. And the spotlight is on, notthe little man of the longwhite table, but one ofhis Ministers...

Trad, jazz and Latin in National Youth Brass Band repertoire

BRASS bands have come a long way since they played only arrangements of orchestral, jazz or pop numbers, as Gisborne people will hear for themselves when the National Youth Brass Band performs here this month, says musical director and conductor...

Shear hard work

KEVIN Williams wasn’t very happy with his wife Donna when she entered the Westpac Business Excellence Awards.“He doesn’t like the limelight,” says Donna, his partner in the K. Williams Shearing partnership which ended up winning the Maori...

Thankful to be home in Aotearoa

Wearing masks from the morning of August 20 until we entered our MIQ room after lunch on August 22, was a unique experience we hope never to repeat. The only times we were ‘allowed' to remove them were for eating, drinking or relishing a quick...

A good sport

One of the major driving forces behind Gisborne’s Kaiti Hill Challenge is hoping to bring similar innovative ideas to prominence in other North Island communities, after being appointed to a new role with Sport New Zealand. Sport...

Sharing a delicious meal ‘good for the soul’

Starchy vegetables such as sweet potato, pumpkin, carrots and squash are in season during the colder months and this provides the perfect opportunity to give our digestive system a break from the abundance of raw salads consumed over the summer...

A big hole to fill in Wairoa

Finding a dentist for the town like pulling teeth

Turanganui-a-Kiwa

Tangata whenua stories of Turanganui-a-Kiwa will soon be shared in a way that has never been done before. In the build-up to the launch of a special project that celebrates the uniqueness of the area, reporter Shaan Te Kani spoke to the groups...