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Good memories

Central School deputy principal Sherrill Beale has retired after 30 years at the school. She talks to Kim Parkinson about her career and her passion for netball. The thing I will miss most is the kids,” says Sherrill Beale, surrounded by a team of...

Gig Guide

Got something going on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz, or tel 869 0630This weekAnthonie Tonnon: The Dome, May 5. Tickets $20 from Aviary or www. anthonietonnon. comSuper Narco Man: EP release party, Smash Palace, May 5 (8pm)Timeless...

The Wolves auditions continue

Auditions continue on Sunday for Gisborne Unity Theatre's newest play, The Wolves by Sarah de Lappe. Director Iscah Montgomerie was thrilled with the high calibre of talent that auditioned last weekend and was looking forward to seeing more this...

All-star Christmas comedy

by Lindsey Bahr, AP Film WriterWho we are with our parents and who we are in a romantic relationship can seem like different people. For Harper (Mackenzie Davis), a newspaper reporter living a nice adult life in Pittsburgh with her art student...

VJ Day — 75 years ago today

Gisborne, New Zealand and much of the world celebrates the end of WW2

Take a bow Chris Hudson

Gisborne man Chris Hudson is a legend in local theatrical circles for his skills in prop-making and set-building. Chris turned 90 on Thursday and this weekend celebrates his birthday with his extended family — Gisborne Theatre Arts. He talks to...

Writer ‘buzzing’ over 3D-printed trophy

A 3D-printed trophy from the Weta Workshop was presented to Gisborne writer Aaron Compton last weekend for his part in the the creation of a New Zealand speculative fiction anthology called Te Korero Ahi Ka (to speak of the home fires burning). The...

Limoges: a city with a long history

We were able to find a convenient train, which is always our preferred mode of transport, to take us from Bordeaux to our next stop in Limoges. The train trip was inexpensive, fast and comfortable. Once we had identified our train and boarded, it was...

Ladies sing the blues

Ladies Sing The Blues is the name of next month’s Poverty Bay Blues Club evening. Any blues muso is welcome to take the stage at any of the monthly club nights, but the annual Ladies Sing The Blues is all about the women.“Often it’s the guys...

A Visit to Flanders Fields,‘Huge waste of life’

I ARRIVED in Roeselare, a town in the West Flanders province of Belgium, the only part of the country that borders both France and the Netherlands. There they speak Flemish, a very distinct Dutch dialect. My Belgian friends and hosts were Dieter and...

Real men sing

London has the Chaps Choir and the Bellow Fellows, Australia has the Australian Rugby Choir — and now Gisborne is to have its own ensemble of singing men. Voice teacher and conductor Gavin Maclean is keen to start a men’s choir for all ages. An...

In awe of humpbacks

Wally and his mates were a tad shy the day I went whale watching off Australia’s Sunshine Coast. Celebrating its 50th anniversary under this banner recently, this exquisite tropical coastline was developed much earlier of course. It’s just that...

Pancake Rocks and more at Punakaiki

The Buller District of the South Island's West Coast extends from Kohaihai through Westport and Punakaiki, known mostly for the geological wonder that is the Pancake Rocks. Like many naive tourists, the latter was the main destination Barry and I...

Don’t limit our ambitions

Zaley Tamihana-Brown had people tell her she would not finish high school, would likely be pregnant before she did anyway, and end up on the dole. All because she was a young Maori woman. Those stereotypes just made her more determined. Zaley speaks...

HIGHER RESOLUTION HOPE

Leading revolution in MRI contrast weighting

Wool expert calls time on career

Ross Buscke was farewelled by friends, and employers and staff from Carrfields Primary Wool, in a special private function at the Gisborne Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club last week. He was presented with a special trophy by his workmates from...

Gig guide

Got something going on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz, or call 869-0635. THIS WEEKCommon Time: Live on the Lawn free concert series. Marina Park, riverbank by Lawson Field Theatre; January 20 (6—8pm).ManaLion and Tunes of I...

Time to wind down

The Poverty Bay Club didn’t want him, but Rotary did. John Gillies talked to Bill Thorpe about his long involvement with the service organisation, alongside his working life — first with family business Columbine before moving to...