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Costa Rican magic

Gisborne traveller Rosa Briant takes us to Costa Rica where she finds ‘beautiful, immense, magical places . . .’On one hand Costa Rica is loud, chaotic, and without much resemblance to the rich latin and indigenous cultures of surrounding...

Consulting the community on water

FINDING a solution to disposing of Gisborne’s wastewater creates some unusual challenges, says Gisborne District Council Community Lifelines Senior Project Manager Wolfgang Kanz. The council is now getting under way with an extensive consultation...

‘No simple recovery’ from brain injury

Neuropsychiatrist Gil Newburn, known for his expertise and knowledge on brain injuries, has moved to Tairāwhiti. Reporter Akula Sharma talks to him about some of his upcoming research projects

Da-da da dum (click-click)

They're creepy and they're kooky,Mysterious and spooky,They're altogether ooky,The Addams Family . . .So when Lucas Beineke (Mike Seymour) from the regular world and crossbow-toting Wednesday Addams (Tirzah Rolfe) fall in love and want to marry, you...

Gig Guide

Got something going on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz, or telephone 869-0630This weekComedy double billImprov comedy, and Trump and Goldsack character comics, at Evolution Theatre, 75 Disraeli St, tonight (Friday). 7.30pm. $40...

Spaghetti Toast

Spaghetti Toast, Maorissey, and Set Waves rock the Dome garden bar on Saturday. Part-inspired by Watties and Gisborne weather, Spaghetti Toast bring psych-pop-rock to the stage. Maorissey pays tribute to 1980s British, post-punk band The Smiths. Surf...

Secret Impressionists — a guided tour

More than 50 previously unseen works by Impressionist artists are brought together for the first time in Art on Screen’s film, Secret Impressionists. The film offers a guided tour through the works of Manet (a pivotal figure in the transition from...

Finding their groove

Groove to the pulsating beats of high energy music as Aussie band Kurilpa Reach gets ready to rock the stage at Smash Palace tomorrow. The seven-piece band consists of guitarists Loughlin Craig and Will Murphy, Burdell brothers Pablo and Vincent on...

We'll meet again, my friends

SHE performed in New Zealand two years ago during her “farewell” concert tour but as seen after her near fatal car accident in 1992 there is no keeping Scottish country/folk singer Isla Grant down. The multi-platinum-selling singer is returning...

The silencer and the fury

With one finger raised at pretty much everything and the other paddling in the zeitgeist, Ozzie comedian Chopper is on his way here with something to say about chatter, babble and other mass media noise. Exploring a narrative about people's...

Capturing a classic Kiwi summer

A summertime photograph shot with a cellphone that Gisborne artist Conor Jeory bought for the quality of its camera has won him a Canon Powershot G7X Mark III. Jeory entered the photograph of his niece on Makorori Beach at sunset after he saw a post...

Heart of glass

A psycho-killer's girlfriend, an enthusiastic farmhand, and a confident Southern bride-to-be are among characters Scarlett Fawcett has previously played but her role in an upcoming production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie is one of the...

What's on in Gisborne

Saturday, October 7Yates — National Gardening Week, October 6–13. The week aims to foster love of gardening, or lend a hand in a community/neighbours garden. Register online during gardening week and receive a free packet of veggie seeds...

New venue for Tolaga artists

TOLAGA Bay’s artists will no longer have to travel down the coast to show their work, following the opening of a new art gallery in the coastal town. Local artist Jeanette Johnson opened Te Whetu Art Gallery on Cook Street just before Christmas...

Before the foreplay

When covers band Threeplay moved to Wellington, guitarist/singer Bruce Reid, bass player/singer Matt Jennings and drummer Mark Stichbury realised they could make a living from their music, says Reid. Threeplay began life as a blues band with songs...

Miracle of melodies, choral, orchestral effects

Handel's Messiah, the choral work that has been a hit for almost 300 years, will once more resound here on December 4 with the Gisborne Choral Society, organist Roy Tankersley and a galaxy of solo singers. Wellington's Lija Crichton, who delighted...

Oro Atua: Puoro Maori sound healing journey

A meditative soundscape that combines puoro with subtle electronica “to create a beautiful orchestra of nature”, can be viewed in Jerome Kavanagh’s video, Oro Atua: Puoro Maori sound healing journey. The sounds of Kavanagh’s instruments...

Lunch with Barleycorn

A SMALL but perfectly formed fan club has built up around Irish-influenced folk band Barleycorn so, by popular request, the four-piece will perform in the 2017 St Andrew’s Lunchtime series on Wednesday.“We seem to be rather popular,” says bass...