Projected organic imagery generated in response to dark-groove cinematic bass beats combine in a unique audio-visual encounter under the Dome next week. The winter solstice …
Let your wild side out to the pulsating sound of Brazilbeat Sound System with MC Dreadeye, Dizfunk, and DJose on the shortest day, or longest …
“I didn’t realise there were so many Ernies out there,” says Gisborne musician ErnieJ who marked his metamorphosis from bluesman to pop-rock recording artist with …
Twenty teams, 48 hours, a five-minute outcome — the 48hours guerrilla filmmaking competition is back on. The 20 film crews registered in Gisborne include 10 …
The three theatres, including Musical Theatre Gisborne, that formed a consortium to share resources for their productions of the popular musical Mamma Mia have a …
Polyswagg is an aura that emanates from one’s being through dance that oozes with ancestral culture and ultra-skill, according to the urban dictionary. It is …
Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera The Yeomen of the Guard
From Saturday, June 15, through to Sunday, June 23
Salsa dancers from around the country will glide into Gisborne at the end of the month for a special Latin night at the Dome. “I …
Recordings of Victorian-era composers Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic operas billow with a full orchestra accompaniment. For the Gisborne Choral Society (GCS) production of the duo’s …
Strummity, composed by Stella Perano and Avery Adams has won the duo first prize in the Young Ukers inaugural songwriting competition. Along with Matawai School …
In a workshop led by artist Melanie Tahata, Makaraka School students created their own work in response to Tahata’s installation. The students’ works are now …
Multiple music producers bring a range of flavours to the fourth annual ExNE — East by North East — a recorded showcase of local talent …
A work by Gisborne artist Gene Walker is among the 51 finalists in the National Contemporary Art Award. Award rules mean a picture of the …
A 3D-printed trophy from the Weta Workshop was presented to Gisborne writer Aaron Compton last weekend for his part in the the creation of a …
Salmonella Dub Soundsystem
You’ve seen them on satirical panel show 7 Days and now you can see them live. Top Kiwi stand up comedians Ben Hurley, Michelle A’Court …
Love your Local Venue Day — Tomorrow is Love Your Local Venue Day. Live music venues are a vital part of the local scene so …
They’ve booked studio time and accommodation in Hamilton, they’ve done as much pre-production as possible at home, they’ve saved up from gigs, but Gisborne heavy …
Light off the river outside three Gisborne artists’ studio/gallery lends itself to inspiration and to the exhibition space. The building is the historic Plunket building …
The air will be polka-dotted with popping balloons in the Balloon Pop Polka at the Piano Extravaganza IX concert on Monday. The novelty item features …
'We like to go crazy live and have fun': The Schizophonics’ frontman Pat Beers
A collection of 44 tapestries stitched by more than 600 embroiderers to depict New Zealanders who convalesced at Mt Felix Hospital in Surrey, England, during …
Before we get into what a joyous, funk-pop-kiwiana covers band White Chapel Jak is, a note to Gisborne acoustic guitarists - forget everything you know. …
Jacked up on lattes and Pilates, mums and dads go nuts in the mosh pit, Year 10 student Jackson Clarke performs a mean guitar lead …
Those in possesion of a DVD of the 2016 ExNE, the inaugural East by North-East showcase of local music, know they have in their hands …
Duo Col Legno
The children of pioneer Maori filmmaker Merata Mita are glad that her story has been told on film by one of them. Awatea Mita was …
Gisborne artist Dave Andrew talks about his new exhibition, About Time, at Tairawhiti Museum. “As a youngster I was always interested in drawing. This interest …
Three installations that explore connections between whakapapa and raranga (Maori weaving) make up Dr Maureen Lander’s exhibition Flat-Pack Whakapapa. Now on at Tairawhiti Museum, Flat-Pack …
Ruffles, godets, bells, sequins, rhinestones, flares and frills are only a fraction of the exotica Musical Theatre Gisborne’s costume-makers have spent more than 700 hours …
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