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Under an East Coast moon

The inaugural Tairawhiti Arts Festival starts in only five weeks time and now is the time to make theatre reservations for shows. So much is packed into the October 4 – 20 season the number of performances for each theatrical event or concert are...

Defending their ‘Pachamama’

It took nature millions of years to create the Amazon rainforest but, in the past 100 years, one third of it has been destroyed . . . largely by man. It's the largest tropical rainforest on the planet, covering seven percent of the world's surface...

Medals and milestones

With a year of highlights behind him and the tantalising possibility of the Olympic Games ahead, triathlete Tayler Reid is poised to hit the ground running for potentially his biggest season yet. He talks to Grant Miller. Tayler Reid has been on...

Gig Guide

Got something going on? Let The Guide know at guide@gisborneherald. co. nz, or telephone 869-0630. This weekDJ Murdurah (video DJ): Shipwreck Bar, every Saturday, (9.30pm). Free entry. IRB local covers band: Cosmopolitan Club, July 13. St Andrew’s...

From Capture to PriMau

Shameless self promotion, confesses former Gisborne musician Maurice Priestley in his email about recording The Spines in his PriMau Production studio. Priestley is now based in Wellington, which is where he has worked for the past 15 months with The...

A journey of brain science and discovery

Medical physicist Samantha Holdsworth's incredible career path

Short skirts and big hair — Tina to a T

The full-noise, high-energy show, Tina – Simply The Best was due to stride across the War Memorial Theatre stage in March but was postponed because of the Covid-19 alert response. Sure, we don't need another hero, but Tina Turner tribute artist...

Amazing avocados: October offers many gardening delights

Whether it’s fabulous flowers, lush new foliage or the promise of delicious spring produce, enjoy all the gardening delights that October has to offer. Protecting feijoas from insects and diseasesDeliciously sweet and fragrant feijoas can be...

‘I need to see my wife’

Not much gets in the way of true love, but a pandemic and poor timing are exactly what held apart a newlywed doctor and a PhD researcher from Bangladesh. Last March Nafisha Tasmin was ready to sit her exam allowing her to practise as a medical...

Diving into a moon shaped pool

The technical, experimental prowess and intelligence of Radiohead is the inspiration for the English band’s tribute act Hail to the Thieves, says guitarist Ben Throp. The complex, nuanced sound, and time signature changes in Radiohead songs make...

Flourishing in Uawa . . .

Te Aitanga a Hauiti Centre of Excellence Trust is an Uawa-based organisation dedicated to developing their iwi and community. Shaan Te Kani learns about what the trust is doing to help its people thrive . . .Ka tipu te whaihanga, e hika, ki Uaw...

Four decades of fashion

Jenny Harding’s high-end store Starforme has seen it all throughout her career, managing to survive the economic downturn through the immense loyalty of her customers. As a thank you to her customer base, she throws an autumn and spring fashion...

It was 60 years ago today

UNDERWATER! “The spectacular film of a million thrills” shot in Superscope, and starring Hollywood sex symbol Jane Russell, screened at the Kings Theatre on August 8, 1955, the day Gisborne Borough was designated a city. On that day Gisborne...

Mountain to fountain

Guitar-jangle pop band The Chills’ much anticipated album Snow Bound ploughs into our lives tomorrow — the day before the Dunedin band performs in Gisborne. Accompanying them will be Reb Fountain who released ahead of going on tour with The...

Light in August

Paintings press against the walls in the narrow entrance to artist Catherine August’s home while her living room-studio is crammed with portraits, works in progress, ornaments, prints, a bird cage with a bird in it, sewing materials and furniture...

From pen to page to novel

It's not often readers get to peek behind the curtain and see what goes into a novel, but Tairawhiti will be treated to just this when two authors come to town this Saturday. Authors Kirsty Powell and Kerry Harrison stop by Muirs Bookshop to talk...

Showcasing creativity with fibres

The first-ever national Creative Fibre Education Event is to be held in Gisborne next weekend, with an opportunity for people to have a go at different crafts. Event spokeswoman Lynne Boulter says everyone involved is ready for a weekend of...

Summertime in Alaska

When pop-folk duo Looking For Alaska last performed in Gisborne, the act was made up of Aaron Gott and former Gisborne Girls’ High School student Amy Maynard. Maynard described their debut album as “kind of like Mumford and Sons meets Of...