Lifestyle news

Ice Block winter rave returns to Smash Palace
Ice Block will bring the heat on Saturday, July 12, with top DJs and a climate theme.

Meet the $80,000 record Hereford bull coming to Gisborne
Wilencote and Mokairau were partners in a $80,000 auction record bull purchase this week.

Letters: Chorus of voices missing from Gisborne's theatre history
OPINION: Gisborne readers have their say.

What's on in Gisborne; Live rock music, Cooks Cove Harriers Club run and steam train excursion
What's on in Gisborne; Live rock music, Cooks Cove Harriers run and steam train excursion

'Wonderland': Gisborne photographer's creative journey earns top honour
'Impossibly possible': A Gisborne artist's journey to NZ's top photography accolade.

See the photos: Local photographer wins World Press Photo award in Amsterdam
The winning project focuses on Ngāi Tūhoe connection to Te Urewera land

Gisborne Choral Society to perform Mozart and Dvorak in April concert
What to expect from Gisborne Choral Society's upcoming concert

Multidisciplinary artist Jamie Berry to unveil new public artwork in April
The pou will display projections, reflecting on Aotearoa's history and identity.

How a physiotherapist found serenity and success in painting
'It's my essence': Artist blends trauma care with painting.

Art exhibition, heavy metal music and Teddy Bear’s Picnic
New art exhibition, heavy metal and Smash Palace and last chance to see Badjelly the Witch

Learn printmaking basics at Gisborne workshop with Jean Johnston
'Multi-layered art print': Workshop introduces printmaking basics

Heti & Hope to perform at Eastwoodhill Arboretum with songs from new album
'I feel like this is where I belong': Heti on performing live.

‘We’ll do it again’: Full house for high tea fundraiser
A high tea for the Women's Institutes proves a big hit in Gisborne

Lee stars again in Gisborne Bridge Club competition
Lee, Cheyne combine for impressive 73.81 score on Wednesday.

Eight movies in one at Big Bike Film Night
Curator's goal 'to bring together the best short cycling films from around the world'.

Hearts attack: Big points from two pairs over bridge club week
Turnbull/McMurray, Roberts/Lee rack up 70-points-plus on the bridge tables

Kiri Allan reveals new pūhoro ta moko
The ta moko is the work of Northland artist Anikaaro Harawira.
Lifestyle news around NZ

'Two small boys left fatherless and their mother cast as a scarlet woman'
The scandalous true-crime murder case that shocked New Zealand.

Everything Millennial is cool again
New York Times: Peak Millennial is back and the era’s trends are taking on a new life.

Lemony bow tie pasta with broccoli and macadamia crunch
Here's how you can make this tasty vegetarian pasta dish.
More Gisborne Lifestyle news

Country music awards hit high note with renowned guest artists
Country music singers from throughout New Zealand are vying to be the best.

Jackson Hole adventure
Mike Yardley explores the charm of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, from its majestic peaks and cowboy culture to wildlife wonders.

Effortless Elegance
Unlock the secret to effortlessly vibrant gardens with euphorbia — easy to grow, stunning to behold. Unlock the secret to effortlessly vibrant gardens with euphorbia — easy to grow, stunning to behold. There are many, many different perennial...

Enjoying life in their third age
Gillian Cowperthwaite learns more about the flourishing group for seniors that is Gisborne’s U3A. Gisborne’s U3A is a thriving chapter with 422 members, in a global movement which had its beginnings in France in 1972. The first New Zealand group...

Gisborne dancers among best in NZ
Gisborne hip hop dancers Kylah Ashwell and Paul Hawaikirangi aka 98 Cents won the open duo division at the New Zealand Hip-Hop Dance Championships in Auckland last weekend, fulfilling a long-held dream to compete in the national competition. As well...

Repeat screening of Hodgkins doco
Due to popular demand, Frances Hodgkins, Anything but a Still Life will have an encore screening at The Dome Cinema on Sunday at 6.30pm. Director Blandine Massiet du Biest, who was in Gisborne for the first screening, was thrilled to get a full...