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A spooky Friday 13th Live on the Lawn

DANCE and sing away any possible misfortune this Friday the 13th with the second concert in the Live On The Lawn series. Established country singer, radio host and MC Walter 'The Wiz' Walsh will host the bad luck-themed concert on the riverbank in...

Soldiers in space

by Dave Williams, APA four-star general begrudgingly teams up with an eccentric scientist to get the US military’s newest agency, Space Force, in Netflix’s new sitcom. The Office creator Greg Daniels and star Steve Carell reunite in the series...

Sharing the art of printmaking

The recent retrospective exhibition celebrating 45 years of printmaking in Gisborne attracted large numbers to Tairāwhiti Museum. The Gisborne Printmakers Group was established by the late Penny Ormerod in 1976 and they have worked together for one...

A baritone at Tiromoana

A song-cycle that is one of 65 poems composed by a lovelorn knight-poet who plans to stuff them, along with his pain, into a huge coffin that 12 giants will throw into the sea, will be the highlight of a recital at Tiromoana this month. Nineteenth...

Romance in waltz at Operatunity

Travellers got front row seats to an unscripted fairytale recently, when one Operatunity Travel performer proposed to another during a tour of Hawaii. Tenor Bonaventure Allan-Moetaua popped the question to partner and Operatunity violinist Jessic...

Clearing the way

Gisborne Canoe and Tramping Club members spent a day over Labour Weekend tidying up the western end of the Otoko Walkway, now downgraded to a “non-maintained” track

Red lentil chilli in an acorn squash

This dish from Meatless Monday pairs two of autumn’s best culinary offerings: chilli and roasted squash. Acorn squash serves as a bowl for this spicy and smoky red lentil chilli, which gets a unique twist with the addition of hominy. For the Red...

Much love

The One Love Festival has upped the ante with the launch of sister festival, Good Vibes, an event that brings roots, rock and reggae acts to Gisborne this week. Held at the Farmers Air Event Centre tomorrow, the Good Vibes winter tour will feature...

Gig Guide

Got something going on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz or telephone 869-0630. This weekCosmopolitan Club: GNL plays your favourite music. Tomorrow. Musica Viva: presents Australian pianist Tony Lee Tiromoana, 41 Winifred St, Okitu...

Gig Guide

THIS WEEKThe RabbitsEnjoy local young band The Rabbits at Matawhero Wines, Sunday, 1pm. Rangatahi Performance WorkshopHead High actors Te Huamanuka Luiten-Apirana and Te Ao o Hinepehinga Rauna are hosting a workshop for aspiring actors. From January...

Artist inspired by rural upbringing

Although it is called painting, one could mistake Sarah Gordon as a builder when she has her tools in hand. In front of the canvas Sarah can be found without a brush — instead, she is armed with blades and trowels made of silicone and steel. Her...

A dream come true

The frost-covered, gas lit world of Clara, her nutcracker doll’s dream-like transformation into a prince and their journey through magical lands come to life when a Moscow Ballet company dances into town on Monday. Following last year’s sell-out...

DEER HUNTERS WITH A CAUSE

'Join our tribe, to look after each other and our beautiful country'

A perfect ride

Now and again, everything just works out perfectly, and indeed exceeds all expectations, says Gisborne Canoe and Tramping Club committee member Geoff Cobb. The Te Wera-Rakauroa cycle ride he led in September was one such trip. I have to say it...

Bitter Cold Night

Virus whistleblower tribute marks the start of NZ Music Month

Tales from the shed

POVERTY Bay Pen Pushers’ third anthology includes works that range from travel writing and poetry to a ghost story and beyond. Among contributions by Elenor Gill, Michael Flaherty, Dorothy Fletcher, Claire Martinez, Barbara Berge, Dell Buscke and...

Closing in on 200 wins

When Daniel Bothamley left school at 15, his old man told him he needed to find a job. Initially, he wanted to be a farrier, a specialist in equine hoof care, but he was too small. Through his efforts to find work in the stables, he was encouraged to...

King cauli

As a child, Justine Tyerman remembers the only way cauliflower was ever served was boiled to mushy oblivion and then drowned with a thick cheese sauce to provide some flavour. But now cauli is regarded as an über-cool super vegetable . . . in fact...