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Delaney Davidson brings The Magic Lightbox to the Dome Room

A MONSTER cries on the side of a hill/ A child walks through a field/ A woman lies in a box/ Somewhere a letter gets written and sealed,” are a handful of lines from enigmatic Delaney Davidson’s song Bloodletter. Part performer, part carny, part...

Summer of Kiwis

Living in a floating home, the size of many Kiwis’ hallways, brings a few challenges. Sharing that confined space with guests can be an interesting experience. Did I mention intimate? Maybe it’s best not to delve too deeply, writes Sandra Walsh...

Beautiful, diverse Colombia

Colombia is Rosa Briant’s number 1 favourite country in South America . . . magical culture, beautiful people and some of the world’s most spectacular biodiversity . . .Colombia — one of the most beautiful and diverse countries I have ever...

Remembering Cyclone Bola

Residents of Gisborne and the East Coast were left reeling after the devastation that Cyclone Bola unleashed in 1988, scarring some parts of the land forever. Wynsley Wrigley takes a look back at those events which took place 30 years ago. Wednesday...

Dream has never dimmed

MAUDE Brown is a special kind of teacher. She has a lifetime of experience no university degree can match. The 82-year-old teacher has been called the “poutokomanawa” or the heart post, of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Nga Uri a Maui, and is...

A lot of data, quickly

AS the runners cross the finish line in the prestige men’s 100m dash in the hope of earning a coveted Olympic gold medal in Tokyo, the race for Gisborne-born Paul Robinson and his team will just be beginning. Working for one of the biggest news...

The arts in isolation

While we are in lockdown, The Guide will continue to report artistic pursuits, like the more solitary ones such as writing, visual arts — and home entertainment such as the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's initiative. The New Zealand Symphony...

I’d like to teach the world to sing

They've played at Turangawaewae Marae for the Maori King, they've gigged in Australia, “they've had so many requests for shows they can't keep up”, says Plenty magazine writer Andy Taylor of The Harmonic Resonators. The acoustic, country/folk...

Reconnecting with their roots

Bringing their history into the modern world of technology was one of the drivers for sisters Te Rina and Erica Ransfield in creating fitness programme Mana Marama.“It was about acknowledging our whakapapa,” they said.“Our inspiration behind...

Pleasing pasta

Comforting, easy and versatile, pasta is the ultimate crowd-pleaser. Whether it’s indulgent or a bright, fresh dish to enjoy in the sun, make the most of a staple ingredient with this selection of perfect pasta recipes . . .Serves: 3-4Preparation...

Close encounters in the Pacific

Encounters is the key word in the phrase “Tuia – Encounters 250” says contemporary New Zealand artist Peter Ireland. Tuia – Encounters 250 is the name given by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage to upcoming commemorations of encounters...

Nanogirl's science explodes on stage

FEW kids have thought of converting the household vacuum cleaner into a marshmallow cannon, but that will change tomorrow night. Dr Michelle Dickinson, otherwise known as Nanogirl, with her fumbling sidekick Boris, is in Gisborne with a show based on...

Last train to Smashville

by Mark PetersI’ve been everywhere man, sang Johnny Cash in 1996, and so has Kiwi band The Warratahs — except back to Gisborne for about 20 years. The country pop-rock band last played here at the Sandown Park Motor Hotel at about the time the...

Music students at Smash Palace tonight

Te Wananga o Aotearoa music students showcase their talent in an end of year concert at 7.30pm tonight at Smash Palace. Free entry

Grower with a passion for the future

Gisborne grower Tim Egan this week received the President’s Trophy at the New Zealand horticulture awards for service to the industry. He speaks to reporter Murray Robertson about what winning the award means. Gisborne grower Tim Egan this week...

From the underground

Abrasive modern punk for a dystopian future, is how Sam Mentink (aka Samari) describes Klang, a techno party with a political edge. And now Auckland's infamous underground techno crew is about to come to Gisborne “to destroy Smash Palace”.“You...

THE WILD WEST

Overseas tourists arrive in Aotearoa believing they can do the South Island in two weeks. The likelihood of them ever even reaching areas we travelled to is remote. We're weirdly grateful our plans coincided with a worldwide pandemic. It meant...

Nose to the sea

Two bookcases left behind in a library that was converted into a Pacific encounters gallery at London’s National Maritime Museum now contains 10,000 years of history from the easternmost edge of the globe. Works by iwi-based artists Steve Gibbs...