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Young dancers bring The Nutcracker to Gisborne stage

TWO years in the planning and six months of effort is coming to a climax as a Gisborne ballet school prepares to present the classic ballet The Nutcracker at the War Memorial Theatre next month. Staged by Proctor Productions, with dancers from the...

Mum to many

IT'S NOT easy to conduct an interview while you are adjusting the monitor on a baby asleep in a bassinet, cuddling her twin sister on your knee, comforting a seven-year-old complaining of a sore throat, feeding a tribe of hungry mouths after school...

Cape to Cape: friends cycle from Cape Egmont to East Cape

A celebration of good health and rural New Zealand

Passion for Thai cuisine

Gisborne social media users have experienced a new flavour lately in Nalinee Boonsom’s Thai cooking exposés and advice. Kim Parkinson got in touch for a personal demonstration. Nalinee Boonsom is passionate about Thai food and culture and has...

Carols in the Vines

The creamy-smooth jazz arrangement of Ray Charles take on Jingle Bells, and Victor C Johnson’s arrangement of African Noel are part of this year’s Carols in the Vines at Bushmere Estate. Singers from the Gisborne Choral Society, and Gisborne...

Dana’s easy salmon pasta dish

■ 200g fusilli pasta (or choose another variety — penne pasta also works quite well in this dish)■ A courgette or two, chopped■ A few spring onions, finely chopped■ Large can — or two small cans — of smoked salmon■ Fresh chives (as...

A little rocky road indulgence

Rocky RoadFor 15-20 servingsIngredients375g dark or milk chocolate chips or melts1-2 teaspoons vegetable shortening (eg kremelta)200g marshmallows1 cup popped popcorn1/2 cup chopped dried apricots or glace cherries (or a mixture)METHOD1. Line an...

The pros of probiotics

What are probiotics and prebiotics?Probiotics are live beneficial micro-organisms — such as bacteria, yeasts and fungi. They help to balance the bacterial population of the gut. The most commonly used probiotics are lactobacillus and...

Try Tamarillos

If you’re up to trying something a bit different this spring, then tamarillos might be the answer. Tamarillos are tangy and sweet and often compared to Kiwi fruit, tomato, guava, and passionfruit. They’re the perfect addition to a fruit pie...

Helping girls to 'walk on water'

Liz Alder is running a girls surf programme with a difference — it combines technology with surfing, where girls learn editing skills so they can create their own media and produce content with positive messages. She talks to Kim Parkinson about...

Schools teach relationship skills

During the Grace Millane murder trial, a Gisborne Boys' High School student came home and told his mum he was learning about dating etiquette and healthy relationships at school. The mother of the teenager was heartened young people were being taught...

Show celebrates Ladybird Books' centenary

CREATOR of East Coast-as-parallel-universe graphic novel Hicksville, Dylan Horrocks is one of those of a Certain Age who recalls the artwork in the very English Ladybird books.“I’m fascinated by these things. They regularly cross the line into...

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK: ‘I had been hiding something’

Jess Ward kept her mental health condition to herself for years. It wasn't anything bad but she believed that if people found out, they might think less of her. So she kept her anxiety condition quiet and faced its daily demands on her own. But...

Gardening . . . good for the soul

During the hectic festive and school holiday summer months, take some time out in your garden to enjoy, refresh and regroup. Being and working in a garden is good for your soul . . .BerryliciousSweet and juicy bright red strawberries look so festive...

Small packages, good things

A lost donkey, a stolen moon buggy, a history lesson, a hijacked car, and a reluctant gnome feature in a selection of some of the best short films around from New Zealand’s leading international short film festival. A popular addition to the...

The 80s Show

In the early 1900s, imported artist Christopher Perkins introduced to New Zealand a hard-edged style of painting that fitted well with the quest for a regional identity. By the 1970s, New Zealand artists (mostly European) included Brent Wong, who...

Gig Guide

Got something going on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz, or tel 869 0630This weekHobnail Blue Sky Songs Tour: Classic celtic country folk performed live. Tonight, Dome Room, (8-10.30pm). Tickets $20 plus booking fee from...

All the world’s a stage

Three cottages are called for in Michael Cristofer’s play The Shadow Box, but Unity Theatre’s intimate space means a simplified but cohesive stage design solution is called for. Stage directions ask for three separate hospice cottages for three...