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The Lazy-Fi Rock ShowLazy Fifty and UNI-FI join forces to celebrate the release of their new albums with the Lazy-Fi Rock Show. Smash Palace, tomorrow, 8pm. SOLD OUTMichael LlewellynDome Room, Saturday, 8pm. Tickets $22.50+bf from...

Gig Guide

Got something going on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz, or telephone 869-0630. THIS WEEKBuild-a-band: Motivate your muso mates or just turn up, instruments and sound gear all provided. Smash Palace; every Friday (8pm).Tiromoan...

Reaping rewards of a good work ethic

Harnie Jo has achieved a lot in her 28 years. The Gisborne dentist is an accomplished pianist and recently travelled to Nepal as part of a grassroots volunteer mission to provide dental care. She speaks with Sophie Rishworth about having a good work...

Top seller overcame childhood challenge

A Gisborne real estate agent is expounding the value of hard work in overcoming the challenges of dyslexia, after claiming a top international award. LJ Hooker Gisborne’s David Egan has been awarded the Roger Stark National Award for LJ Hooker’s...

A rock rises as the winner

VISITORS to the Te Ha Arts exhibition took the people’s choice vote seriously, says Tairawhiti Museum director Eloise Wallace. Visitors and school groups inspected the works and filled out ballot forms. The impact of settlement on Tairawhiti’s...

BETWEEN IMAGE AND OBJECT

:The physicality and materiality of sculpting in stone suited artist Diana Scott but during her master's year at art school she explored painting and sanding aluminium in layers, using the same tools she had used as a sculptor. The line you never...

Breaking the cycle

YOU sleep under your bed or in your wardrobe to escape sexual abuse each night. That started when you were just 15 months old. You watch your mother being beaten each day. There are constant parties, drinking and drugs. You run away from home at 13...

Hine’s Easter doughnuts . . . and cute cake pops

Dry ingredients2 cups flour¾ cup sugar3 tsp baking powder½ tsp saltWet ingredients1 egg1 cup milk (I have used oat milk)¼ cup vegetable oil1 tsp vanilla essenceToppings / Filling1 packet of mini Easter eggs or chocolate buttons for decoratingYour...

Kill Devil blues

From Kill Devil Hills and packing a cigar box guitar among her arsenal of instruments comes North Carolina musician Ruth Wyand. Described as a “the tribe of one”, the one-woman band of Ruth will perform at Wairoa’s EastEnd Cafe on Saturday...

Photographic exhibition at Zest Cafe

EYES are windows to the soul but hands tell its story, which is what inspired hobbyist photographer Isabella Grant to shoot various people’s hands. Called The People Project, the 10 intimate images are a way of acknowledging some of the inspiring...

Stepping up to rheumatic fever

TAIRAWHITI’S sixth rheumatic fever champion is Nancy Aupouri. She was brought up on a farm in the Tapuaeroa Valley in Ruatoria with five siblings.“Being a blue-eyed, barefooted tomboy, I loved the outdoors and spent my free time riding horses...

Bay rules the roost in 1920

Champion boxers, hockey and cricket teams

Recession, what recession?

Gisborne residents shopping local and snapping up big-ticket items, such as cars, houses, spa pools, and kitchen and bathroom upgrades. Andrew Ashton investigates

Bonkers for brigadeiros

Brigadeiro is a delicious chocolate confection that is a staple in Brazil. These truffles are super simple and only require four ingredients. They are soft, chewy and deliciously chocolatey. Instead of more common classics like truffles or bonbons...

Professor at the top of his game

Gisborne’s Professor Jack Richards has been named one of the 50 most influential language teaching specialists in the world — and the only Kiwi. Reporter Kim Parkinson meets the man known for his generosity in supporting the arts, at his summer...

Close encounter in the Catlins

The sign said to stay well clear of the sea lions at Cannibal Bay in the Catlins, but the sea lions clearly could not read. We were standing at a safe distance from a cluster of these magnificent creatures, watching them frolicking or fighting —...

Maori stories

TELLING their stories at home, then widening their reach to a broader audience, is the key focus of a series of exhibitions that from Monday starts opening across five Manutuke marae. The stories are those of the region’s Rongowhakaata iwi which...

Epic search for homegrown talent

All That Glitters is Gizzy is on the hunt for locals to share their talent on-stage this year at Te Tairawhiti Arts Festival. If you're a comedian, singer, musician, dancer or magician, have a special talent, ability or skill, organisers want to see...