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Pre-Christmas fiesta at Tiromoana

A pianist, a clarinettist, and two bassoonists will perform in the last of the Tiromoana concert series for the year on Sunday at arts patron Professor Jack Richards’ Wainui Beach home. The musical pre-Christmas fiesta brings together four young...

A tangled brew with Australian bluesman Spiegel

This is 40 flavours of wrong but there are those of us who are cured of the blues through subjection to interminable jams during our formative afternoons. Australian bluesman Lloyd Spiegel is about to resolve that trauma with what Australian Guitar...

Artist and adventurer Nepia-Clamp shares love of the sea and culture

An internationally-recognised artist, carver, voyager, sailor and pioneer — Te Aturangi Nepia-Clamp has spent much of his life at sea. Leighton Heikell talks to him about his experiences and his 27-year-long dream. Turanagawaewae translated means...

Good for your soul

Grow your own Christmas cherriesCherries are the quintessential Christmas treat, with delicious shiny red fruit becoming available in summer. A big bowl of chilled cherries is hard to resist, as are fruit and savoury salads with cherries, cherry...

Warding off dementia

What do you do on a daily basis to keep your mind fit? An recent Australian study gives us the lowdown on warding off cognitive decline and dementia . . .Last month, an Australian report on ageing summarised the best available research on preventing...

Music academy her dream job

What does a natural musician do after they have finished studying, taught music and sailed around the world performing on cruise ships? Open a music academy of course. Hailing from Gisborne, singer Annabelle Flood is bringing her love for music to...

Farewell to firefighting

After 44-and-a-half years as a firefighter in Gisborne, Ramon Griffiths, or “Griff” as he is known, has handed back his pager. He spoke to Sophie Rishworth about his long career. Senior fire fighter Ramon Griffiths, “Griff”, always enjoyed...

Gig Guide

This weekDoug Snelling and Ernie White play acoustic blues: Wrights Wines cellar door, Saturday, 2pm. No charge but bookings essential. Deadset 4: Halloween hoe (or scythe) down hosted by Harbinger at Smash Palace, Saturday, 8.30pm. Tickets $15.50...

The comforting gift of food

Author and podcaster Sophie Hansen has written 130 recipes to cook for loved ones who might be moving house, busy with a new baby, celebrating a milestone or just in need of a little love and appreciation . . .Sophie Hansen believes in simple, tasty...

Gizzy Gig Guide

■War Memorial Theatre, tonight, 7.30pm. Tickets from ticketek■Smash Palace, Friday, 8pm. Free entry.■A Gizzy Kai Rescue benefit gig that includes Paws, Slyone, Stix, Brazilbeat, Geeez, DJose, plus more to be announced. Smash Palace, Saturday...

Surreal moment for young photographer

Local photographer Georgia Richardson’s work was unveiled in a recent Te Papa exhibition. She is one of four photographers included in the E reti! Toroa te ao retireti i Aotearoa, Skate! Explore skate culture in Aotearoa exhibition. Richardson...

What's On in Gisborne this week

■Featuring Threat. Meet. Protocol, The Murder Chord, Blame Thrower, Dead Model, Hagseed, No Brainers, Unruly, and The Rabbits. Smash Palace, Sunday. Doors open at 3pm, the bands kick off at 4pm. Tickets $20+bf from www. undertheradar. co. nz or $30 at...

THE WINNER IS . . .

THE WINNER IS . . . Pascale Delos. To celebrate the release of R De Wolf’s new book, The Gisborne Herald set up a competition to give away her two books in The Spirit Voyager series, Guardians of the Ancestors and new release The Future Weavers. The...

WHEN CHIZEL MEETS BRUSH

Sometimes you need to get stuck to get moving. At least that’s what happened to Rosie Cruddas. The artist and former gallery owner was feeling low. Not wanting to draw, she forced herself to grab a canvas and get a painting, and Tairāwhiti is all...

Cruise on out

A banjele and bass guitar bring broader textures to Gisborne’s ukekele-based ensemble, the G’Zukers Good Time Band who bring their summertime sound to Matawhero Wines on Sunday.“We have a couple of Gillian Welch songs the banjele goes really...

At the toe of Tane

On the way to Hokianga Harbour Jo Ferris stops to grasp the presence of New Zealand’s largest kauri tree firsthand . . .My bucket list is a work in progress. It changes with the years, whimsy and emerging possibilities. Realistically, it also...

Joining the dots

A local couple's pioneering attempt to explore Gisborne's botanical landscape resulted in the publication of New Zealand's first full-colour art album in 1889. To celebrate their remarkable achievement, Tairāwhiti Museum is proud to present Colours...

Views from the bay

A tour around the bay on the vintage pilot boat MV Takitimu often includes a talk for guests by historians Anne McGuire of Uawa-Tolaga Bay and Gisborne man Joe Martin. The pair’s accounts weave together to build a story from two perspectives...