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Gig guide

Something on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz, or call 869-0630. This weekDiscotravaganza — Go Get Funcked: The Dome Saturday (9pm).Presales $10 The Aviary, door $15COMING UPExNE: Annual new music showcase featuring Uni-Fi, The...

Caring for indoor plants

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Spooktacular cupcakes

One of the best times of year to get creative is Halloween, and these cupcakes are an easy way to get into the spooky season. You do not have to be a skilled baker to decorate these Halloween treats either — you'll be surprised how easy these...

Colour, power and filler

Every month dietitian Mary Hope runs nutrition workshops at Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti — this time it was aimed at giving us some ideas for home-made lunches to take to work. Kim Parkinson went along to get some lunchtime inspiration . . .Mary Hope...

Day tripping in Italy

ONE afternoon I took the train to Vicenza. I didn’t know much about it, except that there were a number of examples of buildings designed by Palladio — and since his influence in architecture was so great, I thought I should have a look. Arriving...

We Gotta Get Into This Place

The White House seems an appropriate venue to acknowledge Vietnam Veterans Day — even if the leader of the free world has compared his work and social life as a real estate developer to sacrifices made by soldiers in the distant country. On Sunday...

What's on in Gisborne?

Saturday, April 13Gisborne Parkrun. A weekly 5km run or walk for all abilities. Meet at Waikanae Beach Playground for 8am start. Kid, dog and pram-friendly. See www. parkrun. co. nz/gisborne/St Andrew’s Car Boot Sale. Plenty of bargains. In the...

A powerful Lady MacBeth

NO WOMAN in any of Shakespeare’s tragedies is as powerful as Lady Macbeth, said actor Beth Morton.“With Macbeth, it’s kind of like Macbeth and Lady Macbeth," Morton said. In Unity Theatre’s upcoming production of the popular tragedy, Morton...

Reflection of Te Tairawhiti

The banks of the Taruheru River will soon be draped with colour once the lights of Te Ara i Whiti are switched on for Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival.“The kaupapa of Te Ara i Whiti is literally to create a light path, but it's also a reflection of Te...

From Spain to the East Coast

Iberia by Spanish pianist Isaac Albeniz is said to be one of the most difficult pieces ever written for the piano — but New Zealand musician Lorelle McNaughton’s performance of the work earned her 98 percent for her Masters recital at the Sydney...

Orchestrating the show band

The “flash side” of Maori music will be showcased when the Modern Maori Quartet performs for the first time with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. The two musical dimensions will come together to perform in Gisborne for the first time next...

Ghosts in the theatre

A new theatre festival is to stage former Gisborne woman Emma Maguire’s first play at Wellington’s BATS Theatre next month. Six Degrees is a new festival at which Maguire will make her debut as playwright and director of her play, Why Are We...

Stripped back theatre at Unity

The true story of a group of women who produced a nude calendar to raise money for leukaemia research is the basis of Calendar Girls. Unity Theatre will next month hold auditions for a stage production of the comedy. In the stage production, Yorkshire...

Living in the moment

The Alps2Ocean adventure race taught te reo Maori tutor Nadine McKinnon how to live in the moment to overcome pain and fear of what lay ahead. She talks to Marianne Gillingham about the highs and lows of the event. The thought of traversing the South...

Wild about food

Justine Tyerman discovers old French wine barrels being put to good use in the Kawarau Gorge. During recent travels in my turangawaewae, I came across the Wild Earth Kitchen at the historic Goldfields Mining Centre in the Kawarau Gorge near...

A passion for learning te reo

ALLIE Templin has always had a passion for language and people. It’s a great combination, especially if you are a speech language therapist. And for Allie, it is the perfect job because it brought her and her whanau from the United States to...

‘007’ puts away her signs

It’s all about relationships,’ says Anne James as she talks to Debbie Gregory about her 27 years in real estate in Gisborne . . .The name is James — Anne James. But you can call her 007. This was the basis of a very successful advertising...

Summer styles

From on trend to so cute!