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Down the Rabbit Hole

Head down the rabbit hole at Te Papa’s experiential exhibition Wonderland this summer. First stop is Lewis Carroll’s drawing room where you collect the Lost Map of Wonderland. The map is a physical and digital device that unlocks experiences...

Museum date for jazz pianist

American-born jazz pianist David Paquette returns to Gisborne to perform at Tairawhiti Museum on Sunday. Paquette blends New Orleans-based music and swing with new flavours. He was a university student in Louisiana and performed regularly at Pat...

What's on in Gisborne?

Saturday, November 30Gisborne parkrun. Support International Volunteer Week by dressing in purple for a 5km run. Meet: Waikanae Beach Playground, Grey St, 7.45am. Kid, dog and pram-friendly. See Facebook. comTairawhiti Coffin Club. Design your own...

Exercise to energise, not exhaust

Experienced health writer Nicky Pellegrino offers a funny, frank, optimistic, refreshing and up-to-the-minute guide to menopause and perimenopause for the modern woman. If you google the words ‘exercise, menopause, midlife', what you'll find is...

This side of the Tasman

by Mark PetersThe Tasman Sea separates New Zealand and Australia and it is from that body of water New Zealand pianist Tony Lin and Australian violinist Christina Lieberwirth-Morris take their name: The Tasman Ensemble. The two musicians met at the...

Bien joué, Witi

WHALE Rider author Witi Ihimaera has been awarded a top French arts honour, the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters)

A life in art

Domestic interiors, landscapes, travel and a love of art history — the shapes of a life can be traced through Gisborne artist Phyllis Underdown’s retrospective exhibition at Tairawhiti Museum. The exhibition is of works the former Gisborne...

Breast cancer journey comes full circle

Getting into the spring of things

With spring in full swing there’s so much to enjoy in the garden, whether it’s fabulous flowers or filling your vege patch with delicious homegrown produce. Grow a Kiwi berryKiwi berries (Actinidia arguta), sometimes called ‘hardy kiwi’...

Toihoukura forges ahead

Five heads with Union Jack stickers glued over their ears feature in Hawaiiki Hou (new horizons), an exhibition of works by Toihoukura, Maori art and design school, staff members and students. Mounted on a wooden plinth, the heads in Christie...

In the spirit of Graeme Mudge

THREE years have passed since Graeme Mudge left this world but his family is still finding art work they had not seen before. Some of those pieces will be shown in an exhibition of the artist’s paintings and sculptures at the family home this...

REPRESENTING HER STORY

Regina remembers always reading every book about the Romans, Greek, Maori and Norse mythology there was at Manutahi Primary School in Ruatoria.“I was enamoured with the Greek mythology I think that was my inspiration to go have a look at the...

Taking a break . . . for now

Tairawhiti Civil Defence Emergency Manager Louise Bennett talks to Leighton Heikell about her career as Gisborne’s caretaker in an emergency, and why it is time to take a break. She has been described as empathetic, trustworthy and “bossy, but...

History of Maori in WW1 out this year

Gisborne historian and author Dr Monty Soutar will send his latest book to the publisher next week. It tells the story of Maori soldiers and the role they played in the First World War. Dr Soutar spoke to Gisborne Herald reporter Murray...

What’s On This Week

Australian native Sammy Johnson embraces his Maori and Polynesian roots to create positive and uplifting music. Smash Palace, tonight, 8pm. Tickets $35 from ticketspace. co. nzIndian and Western music fusion with sitar, acoustic guitar, tabla and...

Seeking meaning in a techno world

Audiences for Footnote Dance Company’s most recent production Search Engine can expect something physical, exciting and intense, says dancer Georgia Beechey-Gradwell. Within the shimmering, luminous world of the work, three choreographers explore...

Come to the bazaar

Artist and philosopher Peter Harris invites artists, artisans and musicians to be part of an art bazaar next month at his eclectic gallery Dreamspace. Hosted by Rosie Cruddas, the bazaar is open to all. An artist herself, Cruddas has lately focused...

Gig Guide

Something on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz, or call 869-0630. This weekOne One One: Gisborne Cosmopolitan Club, Friday. Ben Salter: The Dome Room, Friday (8pm)$15 pre-sales from the Aviary and at the door. Early bookings...