The oasis in the industrial subdivision, is how Smash Palace pioneer Phil Parker coined Gisborne's eclectic venue three decades ago.
Named after the 1982 Roger...
Gisborne act SuperFlyKilla celebrates its own birthday on Tuesday when it turns one year old.
Made up of Dan Broughton (keys/guitar/vocals), Darren Kahukoti (k...
Saturday, January 25
Earlybird Market. Fresh seasonal fruit and veges, pickles, plants and other goods. Alfred Cox Park, 204 Grey St, 6-8am, $5 stall. Proc...
Lumberjacks, French-speaking Canadians, grizzly bear trappers and travel writer Bill Bryson's conflicted walk in the woods are about all most of us know about Q...
The red-blooded sound of Andalusia comes to Gisborne this month when flamenco guitar player Paul Bosauder brings a dancer, and a world-class flamenco percussion...
Saturday, January 11
2020 Hapuka Hunt (to Jan 12). Annual two-day boat and beach fishing competition for anglers of all ages. Te Puka Tavern, 153 Beach Rd...
Popular British old-school reggae act Black Slate returns to Gisborne tonight to perform at Smash Palace.
Formed in 1974 with musicians from England, Jamaica a...
Oils, mostly, were the glue. Alcohol the fuel, says the text that accompanies a selection of collaborative works painted by John Walsh, Richard Rogers and the l...
Saturday, December 14
Gisborne Wainui Lions: Christmas Tree Sales. Pick up a tree and decorate for the festive season. Salvation Army site, 389 Gladstone R...
Rhythm and Vines' pool party is an opportunity for festival-goers to get chilled and amped before hopping on the exclusive pool party bus out to R&V. Held at Em...
A resurgence of interest in the performance of New Zealand compositions was noted at this year's Gisborne International Music Competition. Seventeen out of 42 e...
Before flamenco changed his life, a couple of Bob Dylan songs made up New Zealand musician Paul Bosauder's appearance at Beirut's MusicHall.
A cabaret-style, wo...
For the first time in three years, Auckland Domain will be lit up with a large scale event for the Auckland Arts Festival.
The festival runs from March 11-29 an...
In an exclusive audience with David Bowie — the rock legend happened to be sitting in an otherwise empty Auckland bar — Napier musician Roy Brown approached him...
A song-cycle that is one of 65 poems composed by a lovelorn knight-poet who plans to stuff them, along with his pain, into a huge coffin that 12 giants will thr...
Saturday, January 18
Earlybird Market. Fresh seasonal fruit and veges, pickles, plants and other goods. Alfred Cox Park, 204 Grey St, 6-8am, $5 stall. Proc...
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 soa...
The curiously titled work Dick's Maggot features in the easy listening titles in the varied programme British organist and pianist Ian Miles will perform in Gis...
THIS WEEK
Black Slate
Smash Palace. Tonight, 8pm. Early-bird tickets $30 from ticketspace. VIP tickets $60 and include meet and greet with artists.
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You've just finished work on a sunny Friday afternoon, you're parked up with a mate overlooking the coast, and you crack a well-deserved ice-cold beer. A track ...
Electro Dub collective Knights of the Dub Table blend dub, reggae, drum ‘n' bass, hip-hop, trip-hop, jazz and funk to deliver the roots sound but often go even ...
The summery sound of Pacific reggae with a smattering of R&B, funk, soul and poly fonk is coming to Gisborne next month in the shape of the Good Vibes Summer Fe...
As payment for The Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci's 15th century painting on the walls of the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle, the Renaissance man...
Along with traditional Christmas carols led by the Gisborne Choral Society and Gisborne Civic Orchestra musicians at Carols in the Vines, the choral society wil...
Artists from Gisborne, the East Coast and elsewhere are invited to apply for a place to exhibit at the 2020 NZ Art Show. The show seeks contemporary artists “wi...