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Nighy’s Oscar nomination for Living well deserved

Bill Nighy is at his stunning, tightly-wound best in this poignant and powerful English-language “reimagining” of Akira Kurosawa’s much-loved 1952 movie Ikiru (To Live).He plays Mr Rodney Williams, a respected, no-nonsense English civil...

Asian inspiration

I have a vivid memory of saving my pocket money to buy this dish at the night market in my village when I was 11 years old. I waited all week for Friday night to come when the smoke from the stall carried with it the wonderful smell of grilled...

Talking toilets

Despite my green tendencies, I’ve never been a fan of composting toilets . . . but a recent visit to the loo at Glenorchy changed all that. This tiny settlement at the head of Lake Wakatipu, permanent population 450, is home to the astounding Camp...

?Carotenoid-rich food

No single food or food component can protect you against cancer by itself. But research shows that a diet filled with a variety of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans and other plant foods helps lower risk for many cancers. Squash and pumpkin...

Pacific flavours and old-school sounds at fifth East Coast Vibes

ROOTS reggae with Pacific, international and old school flavours helped East Coast Vibes celebrate its fifth anniversary with a happy crowd of about 800 at the Soundshell outdoor theatre on Saturday. One Point Five Men opened the show with homegrown...

Down on the farm

The comic strip style of Footrot Flats trots, stalks, skitters and stamps through playwright Roger Hall’s script for the musical based on Murray Ball’s popular cartoon. Based on the iconic comic strip most of us have grown up with, Musical...

On top of the world

In 2015, I realised a long-held dream, to go trekking and sight-seeing in Ladakh, Northern India (you can read part one of Jane's story ).While in Ladakh with Kay, we met up with a friend and former colleague of mine, Tony Hyde, who taught at Aiglon...

Show us the money

'We're trying to understand the future of cash'

Silencing the voices in my head

Justine Tyerman behaves in a far from ‘age-appropriate’ manner on a recent trip to the Catlins . . .Woohoo! Book those Easter flights NOW, I shrieked as I spotted the $99 airfares to Queenstown. Feeling daringly-spontaneous, we jumped on the Air...

The Scottish play comes to Unity Theatre

THE minimalistic set and staging of Unity Theatre’s production of Macbeth means the production comes down to the words, character and acting, says Joe Martin who is cast in the title role.“I love the part. You go from one extreme to...

Waiting for The Man

Public riots in London's Hyde Park in 1855 gave rise to the free-speech tradition that continues today at the park's Speakers' Corner, and it was partly the soapbox orators' theatricality that inspired the show, The Man. The performer behind the...

Artist paving the way for others to follow

An internationally celebrated artist living in Gisborne has added a new arts award to her bio. The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi last week announced its first ever major arts award for queer artists in Aotearoa, and Lindah Lepou as the inaugural Toi...

Gig Guide listings this week, July 19

One One One from TaurangaCosmopolitan Club, tomorrow. TRAMPSMusic, poetry and song. All welcome to the fortnightly event at the Band Room, Childers Road, July 21, (2pm).COMING UPThe WizRSA, July 27 (7pm).Smash Winter SeshIncludes Bloodnut, Dick...

Madame President of lawn bowls

HISTORICALLY reserved for kings and aristocracy, lawn bowls has spent the last decade lowering the final drawbridge in removing gender separation from the sport. During her 30-year bowling career, Carol Hawes, the first female president of Gisborne...

Seven days in berlin

An invitation from Wales took Mary-Jane Richmond across the world to Germany. She writes about her first few days in Berlin. The email dropped into my mailbox on May 9. It was from Wales, an invitation from composer Sir Karl Jenkins to join a world...

Ready to rock

Rock ‘n' roll icons The Narcs are set to create musical pandemonium when they reach Gisborne in November. The three-piece band will be playing some of their earlier sensations such as Heart and Soul (Remake), No Turning Back and Stay Away, among...

SOMETHING TO CHEW ON

For their last album, Sludge Pop, indie group Soaked Oats incorporated lots of synths deep in the mix that fatten out the sound a bit more.“The themes running across our songs change as we do, and as such there isn't one thing we're always trying...

Gig Guide

Got something going on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz, or telephone 869-0630. This weekNew Zealand Symphony Orchestra: Classical Hits featuring the world premiere of Dame Gillian Karawe Whitehead’s Turanga-nui. War Memorial...