SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020

Of the canvas

FULL CIRCLE: Lydia Monin, author of From In a corner of a Gisborne primary school playing ield is a tree planted early Poverty Bay to Broadway: The Story of Tom Heeney, and Tairawhiti Museum have last century in honour of former student, local hero and champion boxer, Tom combined their collections of memorabilia and material associated with early 20th Heeney. Lydia Monin, author of From Poverty Bay to Broadway: he Story century Gisborne boxer and local hero, Tom Heeney. of Tom Heeney, talks to Mark Peters about the signiicance of the Tairawhiti Picture by Paul Rickard Museum exhibition, Of the Canvas, a celebration of Tom Heeney.

n aicionado of death in the Given Hemingway’s self-aggrandisement, made up of memorabilia, photographs, in the ring was his world heavyweight bullring, of shooting wild animals, the writer’s disclaimer is a surprise, says radio interview recordings and documentary championship ight with in and of , Lydia Monin, author of From Poverty Bay to footage of the early 20th century local hero. 1928 in . Aonce wrote an angry letter of Broadway: he Story of Tom Heeney. hat Hemingway enclosed a copy of the letter Heeney and Hemingway became friends denial to the journalist who claimed the letter, tapped out on a typewriter, features in with a letter he wrote to his friend Tom after the Gisborne boxer retired from boxing famous author had knocked out Gisborne the exhibition Of the Canvas at Tairawhiti Heeney, which is also in the exhibition. and bought a bar in . boxer Tom Heeney. Museum. he multimedia exhibition is he crowning moment in Heeney’s career Continued on page 2

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THE BOXER: Despite an American reporter’s description of Tom Heeney as bearing a “chin like the corner stone of a State prison” the early 20th century LETTERS FROM AMERICA: Two typewritten letters from author Ernest Hemingway Gisborne boxer assumes a sculptural feature in the exhibition Of the Canvas. One is to Gisborne boxer Tom Heeney. The other, pose in this picture. sent with the letter to Heeney, is a copy of letter to Bob Consadine in which Hemingway Photo by AP/Shutterstock (6657632b) denies the columnist’s report he was more than 40 year old, or was involved in a brawl, and that “never did I ever have Tom Heeney on the loor”. Picture supplied Golden age of boxing in US From page 1 talks about meeting Tunney during the 1924. In the US in 1926 he was coined the Photo News story. Hemingway said he admired people who war”) and the korowai given to him by Heni Hard Rock from Down Under and came to Heeney remained, of course, Gisborne’s, had guts, says Lydia. Materoa, the widow of Sir James Carroll. rank among the world’s heavyweight boxers. if not the country’s, local hero. Hundreds “Visually, the letter is diferent from Heeney wore the cloak into the boxing ring Heeney was not a scientiic pugilist but of the town’s citizens had crowded outside reading a transcript of a conversation. You before ighting Gene Tunney for the world he did have a fantastic capacity to take the town’s radio station to listen to a relayed can see where he’s made some typos with heavyweight championship title — all are blows and fought his way to the world broadcast of the ight that signiied the end the typewriter and writing angrily.” part of Of the Canvas. heavyweight championships during the jazz of prizeighting’s golden age. Combined collections of Heeney Lydia irst heard of the Gisborne boxer age in New York. Clive Drummond, a skilled telegraphist, memorabilia contribute to Of the Canvas. while she was in New York researching “his was the golden age of boxing in had to transcribe the commentary from Lydia, author, documentary-maker and Irish boxers. During her search through the US, when ighters earned hundreds of Morse code. former TVNZ reporter and producer, had a microilm the name Tom Heeney kept thousands of dollars and the ight business “he people in were very collection of some of Heeney’s possessions popping up. was controlled by gunmen, gangsters and interested as Heeney was a New Zealander that the boxer’s good friend in Miami, “He was everywhere. I thought I had racketeers,” says Lydia in the blurb to From and they made special arrangements to have Mario Castricone, had sent her. better ind out more about him.” Poverty Bay to Broadway. the 2YA broadcast reproduced in the various “After Tom died Mario wanted to Born in Gisborne and of Irish stock, Heeney, though, was “dogged, lucky and, theatres so people could follow the course repatriate some of those things. He sent Heeney became a professional boxer unusually for the time, incorruptible”, of the ight,” says Drummond in a recording me quite a bit, so I had my own collection when he fought Bill Bartlett in Gisborne Although unsuccessful in his New York played on Radio New Zealand. and the museum had their own collection. in 1920. hat same year Heeney became match with Gene Tunney for the world “It’s hard to imagine now,” says Lydia. Bringing it all together as an exhibition is New Zealand heavyweight champion. championship title, the public warmed to “Tom returned to New Zealand shortly like closing the circle. It’s nice to think it’s Two years later he won the Australian the man one American reporter described as after the ight. back in Tom’s home-town.” heavyweight champion title then fought for “hooked to a deep earnestness . . . and iron- “When he came to Gisborne everyone Included are previously unseen archival “bread and butter stakes” against mediocre shod durability”. came out to see him. We think of boxing as content from both Lydia’s own research heavyweights in “and not too “[He] stood up to the champion for eleven niche these days but in those days it was the iles and from Heeney’s personal collection, brilliantly either”, said Tom Kieran in the rounds and won universal admiration for sport. a “listening post” where visitors can listen New York Times. his courage and tenacity as a real ighter,” “his was in the jazz age, the golden age of to radio interviews with the boxer (“He Heeney went on to ight in in enthused a reporter in a 1957 Gisborne boxing, the golden age of writing.” SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 3 PROFILE

WHANAU TAUTOKO: At Thursday’s powhiri to welcome Isaac to Council, his grandfather Hughie Hughes YOUNGEST: Isaac Hughes, 27, is the youngest and (left), father Bill Hughes and his mother Jan Hughes walked with him to the council chambers. Picture by Paul Rickard newest councillor at Gisborne District Council. Picture by Liam Clayton FUTURE-FOCUSED At 27, Isaac Hughes is the youngest councillor in Gisborne District Council’s history. He’s a busy guy who tries his best in every role. Herald reporter Matai O’Connor sat down with Isaac to learn more about him and his life

It’s kind of weird and hasn’t sunk in and lived in Ruatorea before Being a councillor and an accountant are Isaac is also a musician — he had piano yet,” Isaac Hughes says about being his family moved around the Coast. He not the only things Isaac gets up to. lessons from Margaret Dunsmore every the youngest councillor in Gisborne’s lived in , and fi nally He has interests in football, cricket and fortnight. “history. until he was 18 years old. He playing the piano. “It was my life for many years.” “You notice when people give you a second has been living in Gisborne since. Earlier this year he created a charity He doesn’t play the piano as much as he look because they recognise you, it’s quite He is the eldest of six siblings — Josh, football tournament after seeing a hole in used to, but enjoys sitting down after a busy odd. I haven’t got used to it yet.” Didi, Israel, Grace and Beulah. All of his the market for sports where you can just day and playing for about 20 minutes to Isaac won the by-election in November siblings including himself were home show up, play for an hour and a half and clear his head. and has been in the role for three weeks. On schooled. then leave. Isaac is also the chairperson of Swim For ursday he was offi cially welcomed to the “My parents home-schooled us for All of the money from teams signing up is Life Tairawhiti which is a major passion of Gisborne District Council with a powhiri. religious reasons.” donated to charity. his. “I always wanted to try to get into politics. He was still involved in school activities e fi rst tournament’s fundraising He speaks te reo Maori, and wants to start People would tell me I should get into it. But because his father Bill Hughes was a was given to Swim for Life Tairawhiti’s using it more and getting back into the habit I have always been the nice guy and politics principal at Hiruharama School until Isaac endowment fund administered through e of speaking te reo. is something that can divide a community.” was 14. Sunrise Foundation. e second is going “Our dad used to speak te reo all the time He was on the GDC Youth Council in Isaac’s Years 11, 12, and 13 were done to Stroke Tairawhiti and the next will raise but as I grew up I stopped. I regret that — I 2014/2015 and has been involved in through correspondence learning. money for the Gisborne Volunteer Centre. should have just kept speaking it.” governance roles since. At 15 years old he started on his “ ey co-ordinate a lot of charity work in His plans for the future aren’t set at this “I have noticed there is a huge lack of accountancy journey by doing an accounting Gisborne. ey don’t get a super amount of stage but he does plan on being future- youth in governance positions. I feel like paper. funding — it’s quite limited. So I wouldn’t focused in his role as a councillor. we will experience a bit of a brain drain He has been working at BDO Gisborne mind helping them.” “We all need to think 20 years ahead and once older generations stop being in those since January 2020. Prior to this he worked Cricket is another passion of his. He plays set things up for future generations. positions.” at Coates Associates for seven years. for High School Old Boys (HSOB), and is the “Next year I want to be focusing on the He had plans to go travelling overseas next Isaac studied a Bachelor of Business newly-appointed chairperson of Poverty Bay council and the community.” year but because of Covid-19 that won’t be Studies majoring in Accounting at EIT Cricket. ere could be a possibility of giving happening. So he thought about what else Tairawhiti from 2012 to 2015. He then “I thought ‘ah I’m not doing enough, I central government politics a go. he could do. pursued the goal of becoming a chartered better take some more roles on’,” he jokes. Isaac sees himself as socially liberal but “I’m going to be in Gisborne for the next accountant in 2015 and gained that “It’s a really cool and rewarding role to be fi scally conservative. wee while and there’s no point travelling designation in July 2020. in,” he said. “We are pretty lucky in Gisborne to have around NZ for the sake of it, so I thought I “Chartered accountancy is quite high level On Saturday mornings he helps with the had some good politicians come from this would give the by-election a shot. — it’s one of those things where they set the children’s cricket team, HSOB Pups. en in region.” “I would rather stay here and contribute to bar quite high. It was far more intense than the afternoon he plays cricket. But for now he will be working at BDO this community that has contributed to me. I expected.” He also enjoys vegetable gardening. until the end of the year. “You can do all sorts of stuff outside the Isaac regrets not taking a break between When he lived on the Coast he had a whole “I’m trying to keep up with everything council like volunteering to help make university and starting the chartered paddock as a vegetable garden. and not let anyone down. But when I fi nish change, but there are things you can’t aff ect accountancy pathway. “It’s time-consuming but it’s a very up at BDO I’ll be switching off for a week or unless you’re at the top table.” “I burned out and decided to take a year positive thing to do. I enjoy my time in the so and focusing on what I want to be doing Isaac was born in the East Coast town of off and start again,” he said. garden.” next year.” 4 THE GISBORNE HERALD GARDENING

Pohutukawa are hardy plants, tolerating dry, coastal and full-sun Our Kiwi Christmas tree conditions. e festive season heralds the vibrant colour of pohutukawa, the ‘New Zealand Christmas tree’. Its stunning red fl owers are a feature of our coastline in mid-summer and are a rich source of nectar for bees and native birds.

ohutukawa (Metrosideros plants, tolerating dry, coastal and full-sun Here’s some inspiration: excelsea) can be started from conditions. • Crisp white lobelias, alyssum and geraniums seed and will eventually grow Native plants like pohutukawa will benei t combined with trailing Dichondra ‘Silver Falls’. Pto around 5–8 metres tall when from being fed each spring and autumn with • Hanging baskets fi lled with vibrant red mature. ere are also new dwarf varieties Yates Dynamic Lifter Organic Plant Food. It’s a calibrachoas and cascading white lobelia. that grow to a much more compact 1–3 pelletised blend of composted chicken manure, • A planter bowl with a showy red geranium metres and can be planted into containers blood and bone, i shmeal and seaweed, and in the centre surrounded by a halo of white or grown as a dense hedge. ey’re hardy releases organic nutrients slowly to gently feed alyssum. plants. • Purple and white petunias and grey- leafed Regular applications of this plant food will cineraria ‘Silver Dust’ planted together in a help to improve the levels of organic matter decorative trough. Confidence with a smile in the soil, which encourages earthworms • A bright red, soft pink or snowy white • Full dentures • Partial dentures • Denture repairs and benei cial soil microorganisms as well as poinsettia in a matching pretty • Hygienic Workmanship • Mouthguards promoting improved soil moisture and nutrient pot. • Gold work • Quality materials • Personal Service • Teeth bleaching • Guaranteed Expertise storage. • For sheltered and shady spots, • WINZ quotes • Free Consultation After the fl oral frenzy of spring, it’s fantastic a combination of eye-catching red to be able to include summer fl owering plants and white impatiens. like pohutukawa in your garden, to help ensure • Festive touches — before an ongoing supply of food for birds, bees and guests arrive you can add some other benefi cial insects. fi nal pizzazz to the pots such as ribbons, baubles, sprigs of holly CHRISTMAS PALETTES and tinsel or even magical fairy GISBORNE Whether your Christmas colour theme is lights. purest snowy white, sparkly silver and purple DENTURE or traditional green, gold and red, you can co- — Courtesy of Yates CLINIC LTD ordinate your decorations with some gorgeous SIMONE CHALLIES pots of fl owers to brighten up your Christmas Laboratory Manager Pohutukawa are a magnifi cent dinner table or outdoor entertainment area. A sight on the East Coast during JODY LUCAS Clinical Dental Technician bonus is that your fl oral creation can last for the summer. File picture 36011-01 96 DERBY STREET, GISBORNE I PHONE/FAX 06 867 4823 months. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 5 FOOD Family favourite

Hine Nikora-Porou learned this easy ambrosia recipe from her grandmother. ‘She always makes it for Christmas dinner with the family,’ says Hine. ‘I think it’s everyone’s favourite Christmas dessert.’

Hine with the fi nished product in a loaf tin.

Ambrosia can also be served in little glasses (left). HINE’S SUPER-SIMPLE CHRISTMAS AMBROSIA

INGREDIENTS: METHOD: 300ml cream (slightly whipped) • In a large bowl slightly whip the cream until it is a 1.5kg yogurt (your preference for fl avour) smooth consistency. 1 cup fruit (whole, chopped or sliced) • Add in the yoghurt, fruit and marshmallows and 6 Cadbury Flake confectionary bars (or roughly 1 fold the ingredients together. cup of chocolate) • You can mix the chocolate fl akes into your 1 cup marshmallows ambrosia or have them as a topping. (I prefer my ambrosia mixture wet. If you prefer a • Chill in the fridge for 1 hour or until you are ready fi rm ambrosia just halve the yoghurt amount) to serve. • Tip: I have frozen some ambrosia to make it an ice cream-style dessert.

The ingredients, above and right. What a wonderful Christmas gift! 6 THE GISBORNE HERALD TRAVEL Thankful to be home in Aotearoa

In May this year, Sandra Walsh wrote about thriving during lockdown on the narrowboat Areandare she shares with husband Barry Teutenberg in the UK. ey recently returned to New Zealand, timing their trip home to coincide with the 30th birthday of Barry’s son. Sandra tells us about their journey and Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) experiences.

Sandra Walsh and Barry Teutenberg masked-up at Heathrow Airport before lying home to New Zealand. Pictures by Barry Teutenberg

earing masks from the return until day 14. Heading directly to our morning of August 20 until we room, we inally removed our masks. What entered our MIQ room after a relief that was! Any time from thereon, Wlunch on August 22, was a masks were worn when we left the room for unique experience we hope never to repeat. outside exercise. e only times we were ‘allowed’ to remove hree times a day a meal was delivered them were for eating, drinking or relishing a in a brown paper bag. he day’s menu was quick breather in the loo! included in the breakfast package. Some Heathrow Airport was eerily quiet the MIQ facilities ofer menu options — ours day we left. e taxi ride through almost was delivered as a fait accompli. However, deserted streets was unnerving. Gratitude at we’d been asked at check-in if we had any being able to ly to New Zealand overcame food preferences and they would’ve been any mask-wearing soreness or boredom followed. from sitting in an airport lounge for 11 Alcohol could only be purchased in-house. hours at Hong Kong. Every step of the Barry was bereft! heir cheapest wine was journey was well managed. It was a surprise $28 a bottle, which, having been used to be told we’d be lying to for to our cheap ‘home brew’ wine seemed our MIQ stay but that was great because extortionate. It was a small price to pay to Barry’s daughter Jamie lives there. be back. Another light ensued, then a short Early in our second week, I discovered coach journey. Once through procedures at an immensely helpful Managed Isolation Sudima Airport Hotel reception, we didn’t Facebook support group. From entering The light from Heathrow to Hong Kong was only 25 percent full. CONVERT YOUR POOL TO MINERAL WATER • Produces soft and natural MEMBER EXCLUSIVE OFFER feeling water • Moisturises your skin as you swim Create a mineral bathing DOUBLE • Conditions your hair destination YOUR DISCOUNT • Gentle on sensitive skin your own backyard. in • Provides a natural relief to muscular complaints 30% OFF • Relaxes your nervous system LENSES* OPSM GISBORNE WHEN PURCHASED WITH A FRAME. • Produce a mild floccing agent 260 Gladstone Rd 20% OFF enhancing water quality Ph: 867 7176 * CONTACTS www.spaandpoolwarehouse.co.nz 36590-02 *Offer exclusively available for Southern Cross Health Society members (excludes travel insurance and pet insurance policyholders). 60 Roebuck Road, Gisborne • Phone: 06 867 1240 T&Cs apply, see staff for details. Offer ends 20/12/20. 36886-01 Email: [email protected] • Facebook: Spa & Pool Warehouse Ltd SAturdAy, deCemBer 12, 2020 7 TRAVEL

Sandra hard at work in their comfortable third-loor room at the Sudima Airport Hotel in Christchurch.

Sandra getting some fresh air in the exercise area at the Sudima Airport Hotel in Christchurch.

Heathrow Airport eerily empty on August 20. New adventures on the horizon in NZareandare until we left, almost everyone from landing. We realised a couple of the hotel staf, the NZDF, the police days beforehand we’d miss our cosy and security, were amazing. third loor room, with Christchurch he only hiccup was a sombre Airport and the snow-topped security guard in the exercise area Southern Alps glimmering who scolded me like a naughty majestically in the distance. schoolgirl for wearing my own We had a king-sized bed and mask. Nowhere was it stated you large bath. We hired an exercise HAD to wear one provided. he bike, and relished time to catch-up. hospital-type . . . you know, the one For me that was working (I’m a that doesn’t it correctly so slips digital marketing consultant) and down your face and you have to writing daily blog posts about MIQ; keep touching it to pull it up? No for Barry getting his purchasable prizes for guessing why I wasn’t so digital jigsaws inalised. keen on those. hat was a minor On September 4 we were inconvenience. informed of the time of our Similar to our UK lockdown specially-chartered light to experiences, we watched a snippet . When we’d rearranged of spring’s blossoming on our walks our lights for the third time, Air around the carpark and gardens. NZ booked us a light to Gisborne Covid-19 brain-tickling nasal swabs on Sunday December 6, insisting were taken on days three and 12. we’d have to remain until then. By Although unpleasant, they weren’t the time we were able to rearrange painful. this only one seat remained on the We had a couple of visits from Saturday afternoon light. Barry Jamie, chatting through the took this and surprised Tom at his two-metre wide fence. A Wellness 30th birthday party. Team called the room frequently, We’re incredibly thankful to be and NZ Healthline contacted us in an almost Covid-free country. regularly. We downloaded the well- Having bought a campervan functioning NZ Covid Tracer App. to travel around New Zealand, hey’ve spent billions in the UK we’ve called her NZAreandare and still don’t have one anywhere and continue to blog about our near as good as this. journeys. Barry’s taking some Payment for MIQ commenced superb photos you may want to shortly before we arrived. We check out. came on one-way tickets, with the intention of staying at least • Anyone with relatives or friends six months, so haven’t had to pay. coming home may ind this post Since then, a place in MIQ must be helpful: booked BEFORE a light. https://barryandsandra. We completed our managed com/2020/09/03/miq-day-12-ten- Sandra and Barry with their campervan, NZAreandare. isolation exactly 14 days from tips-to-thrive-in-managed-isolation/ 8 THE GISBORNE HERALD COLUMN Problems with screen use in education he Ministry of Education (MoE) has improving teaching and learning. never did, scored slightly lower on reading that frequent computer use recently published a study showing International research has also shown exams; those who used tablets frequently and BYOD (bring your own that computer or tablet-based that tablet-based learning has had negative were a full year’s reading level behind and device) policies at primary learning in Year 5 students reduces impacts on reading and several other areas of up to three years for some. hese trends school level led to a decline in T by Julie reading enjoyment, as measured by data learning as well, particularly for children in held across all states, and across all schools digital skills. from the Progress in International Reading this age group. with diferent socioeconomic proiles. he Digital technologies do Cullen Literacy Study. It also showed that New A large study of educational progress report stated that “scores for tablet-related present opportunities to Zealand students have the greatest access data across the whole of the US compared activities, like games and apps, are similarly enrich learning; such to computers but the lowest reading scores academic outcomes with time spent learning dismal. For reading-related apps, educational as the ability to contact among the eight OECD countries surveyed. on computers in Grade 4 (Year 5 equivalent) games and electronic textbooks, more usage experts, present data and It seems that in primary schools, New students. It found that tablet use was is clearly associated with worse scores. his research, to name a few. Zealand has adopted screen use in education associated with lower performance. raises questions about the value of these he digital divide does need far more readily than other countries, but For reading, students who used tablets approaches as a basis for instruction.” to be addressed, not only has so far failed to prove that devices are in some classes, compared to those who OECD and Australian data has even shown through the Government’s initiative to provide access to computers for high 1467 school students, but also by tackling wider inequities. ACROSS 55 Travelling show (6) DOWN 37 Hankering (4) But this latest study by the MoE has 1 Theatre platform (5) 56 Nab (6) 2 Burrow (6) 42 Pasture (5) found that computers were available for 4 Shortly (2,1,6,5) 57 Perplexed (7) 3 Passing (5) 43 Without warning (8) 93 percent of students here, signiicantly 11 Drive out (5) 60 Washes pots (anag) 5 Steel pin (4) 44 Dub (6) higher than the international average of 44 14 Slow-moving creature (10) 6 Back problem (7) 45 Satisfactory (10) percent. Writing on tablets had the strongest (5) 61 Activity decline (8) 7 Language (6) 46 Money (4) 15 Taking apart (11) 62 Managed (5) 8 Temporary quiet spell (4) 47 Live-in school pupil (7) link to reduced reading enjoyment, and 16 Blood feud (8) 65 Visitor (6) 9 Unexpected bonanza (8) 48 Scattered (6) the frequency of digital teaching also had a 19 Protracted (7) 66 Assemble (6) 10 Eye cover (6) 49 Beginning (5) signiicant negative impact. International 20 Indistinct (5) 67 Changelessness (9) 11 Threatened (10) 51 Calf meat (4) experts have described why it remains 21 Cost-effective (9) 72 Astonishing (9) 12 Compassion (4) 52 Thaw (7) important that children learn to read in 24 Drug dependence (9) 73 Panache (5) 13 Despised (7) 53 Required (6) print, and similarly to write by hand. 26 Pick (6) 74 Wretched (7) 17 Shackle (5) 58 Complete nonsense (5,5) What many New Zealanders may not 27 Give a bounty to (6) 79 Ghastly, shocking (8) 18 Nitwit (10) 59 Buy off (5) have realised is that our use of computers 31 Building block (5) 80 Office machines almost 22 Yarn (5) 63 Expression of gratitude in the classroom is the highest in the world. 32 Declare (8) obsolete (11) 23 Point out the route to the (5,3) In 2015, New Zealand was in the top few 34 Of no real importance 81 Aviator (5) driver (8) 64 Machinery (5) countries in the OECD for use of screens (10) 82 Solid (5) 25 Propriety in manners 65 Squashed (7) 38 Argue (7) 83 Move aside! (3,3,2,3,3) and conduct (7) 68 Prickly plant (7) in schools. However, since that time other 39 Higher in rank (6) 84 Prise (5) 26 Japanese warrior (7) 69 Attempting (6) OECD countries have slightly reduced their 40 Feedbox (6) 28 Shock (6) 70 Red wine (6) use, while New Zealand, relatively, has had a 41 Injure (4) 29 Salad vegetable (6) 71 Be against (6) “huge increase” in computer use in schools. 42 Wartime accessory (7) 30 Wrist band (6) 75 Similar (5) his gives us more reason to question 45 High-ranking cleric (10) 33 Hearten (5) 76 Broad smile (4) BYOD policies, and the need for schools to 50 Manifest (7) 35 Restrict (5) 77 Idol (4) ask parents to purchase personal devices 54 Tots up (4) 36 Optical glass (4) 78 District (4) for children as young as seven or eight. hat is without considering issues of cost, 123 456789 10 11 12 13 inappropriate content access, documented health risks and parental supervision required when giving young children 14 15 16 personal devices. As noted by an Auckland solicitor, schools, principals and boards of 17 18 trustees may also need to consider liability if complaints are made, when evidence of risk 19 20 21 is increasingly being presented. 22 23 In a recent article, Dr Arran Hamilton relected on a review he conducted with 24 25 26 27 John Hattie about the efectiveness of education technology entitled, “Not all 28 29 30 that glitters is gold”. He noted that “the challenging conclusion is that the impact of 31 32 33 34 35 almost all types of technologies (on learner 36 37 achievement in standardised tests) is on average only half of what can be realised 38 39 40 41 by good old-fashioned human-to-human interactions . . .” he use of digital devices in primary schools has been well intended; a response 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 to fear that children will be “left behind” in a world where they need digital skills; a reaction to exciting claims made by the Ed 54 55 56 57 Tech industry of personalised learning and improved outcomes; and maybe even due to 58 59 the ease in class management where children are engaged with tablets, freeing teachers 60 61 62 to work with a smaller group. But while this 63 64 latter example may be common justiication, at Sensible Screen Use, we would have to 65 66 67 68 disagree that it’s a good enough reason. Frequent device use can come with potential 69 70 71 risks not only to health, but to learning 72 73 74 75 outcomes and enjoyment of reading. To get the beneits that digital technologies 76 77 78 can ofer to our children’s learning, we need to have evidence-based, moderate and 79 80 81 purposeful use of devices in schools.

■ Julie is a paediatric physiotherapist in Auckland, is the mother of four children, and 82 83 84 is the founder of Sensible Screen Use (www. sensiblescreenuse.org). SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 9 TELEVISION ON TV THIS WEEKEND

THE GOOD DINOSAUR Sunday, 7pm, TVNZ 2 Charming animated Pixar movie. In a world where dinosaurs and humans live side-by-side, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.

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NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4 THE PUNISHER Saturday, 8.30pm, TVNZ DUKE Sunday, 9.45pm, TVNZ DUKE Freddy Krueger returns to terrorise the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors After his wife and family are killed, a former FBI agent looks to eradicate crime by — as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good. acting as judge, jury — and executioner. Starring: John Travolta, h omas Jane. 10 THE GISBORNE HERALD SATURDAY-SUNDAY TELEVISION TVNZ 1 © TVNZ 2020TVNZ 2 © TVNZ 2020 THREE PRIME MAORI TV 5pm The Chase 0 5.50 Travel Guides 5pm Lego Masters USA 5pm Surveillance 5pm The Hui: Kaupeka Wha 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 3 0 (Starting Today) 3 0 Dashcam PGV 0 5.30 F Matangi Rau M 3 0 7pm Extreme Cake 7pm PGV 2006 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 5.30 Prime News 6.30 Nga Whetu O Te Kohu 3 Action. 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PG 8.30 Keeping Up With The 6.30 Through The Bible With 1.50 Pawn Stars PG 6am Maori All Blacks v 2019 Documentary. 7am How Do They Do It? PG Kardashians PG Les Feldick 2.20 Counting Cars PG Moana Pasifika (HLS) 3.22 Shazam! MV 2019 Action. 7.30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 9.30 Buried In The Backyard 7am Leading The Way 2.50 Lazy Boy Garage PG 3 6.30 Zachary Levi, Mark 8.20 Naked And Afraid MC 16 Charity Invitational (HLS) 3.20 NXT PGV 10.30 Summer House M 7.30 Key Of David Strong. 9.10 Mission Declassified PG Blair Vining Invitational 4.05 Classic Pawn Stars PG 11.30 Snapped M 3 8am The Kindness Diaries 5.31 Godzilla II: King Of The 10am Barnwood Builders PG XV v NZ Parliamentary 4.30 Ax Men ML SUNDAY 8.30 Phil Spencer’s 100 Monsters MVL 2019 Action. 10.50 Building Off The Grid PG Team. 5.15 PD 16V 12.20 Infomercials 3 Homes 7am Currie Cup (RPL) Kyle Chandler, Millie 11.40 Homestead Rescue PG 3 6am Counting Cars PG 5am The Profit 9.30 Cash Cowboys Stormers v Pumas. Bobby Brown. 12.30 Gold Rush: Parker’s 9.10 Get A Room With Carson 6.25 Mountain Men PG 7.40 Midway MVLC 2019 Action. Trail PG 10.30 Irish Pickers 9am Currie Cup (RPL) And Thom PG 3 7.10 NCIS: New Orleans MV Ed Skrein, Patrick 1.20 Demolition Down v Lions. 10am Get A Room With Carson 11.30 Monty Don’s Japanese 7.55 NXT PGV Wilson. Under PG 3 11am Currie Cup (RPL) And Thom PG Gardens 8.50 Mountain Men PG 10am Late Night MLS 2019 2.10 Aussie Salvage 3 10.50 Body Fixers PG 12.30 Hope For Wildlife v . 9.35 Rooster And Butch PGC Comedy. Squad PG 11.40 World Of Dance 3 1pm Condor Sevens (HLS) 10.25 Pawn Stars PG 3 1.30 Down East Dickering 11.45 Long Shot MLS 2019 3pm Aussie Salvage 12.30 Dress To Impress Day Two. 10.55 NCIS: New Orleans MV 1.25 2.30 Jade Fever PGC Comedy. Squad PG Million Dollar Listing 2.30 Charity Invitational (HLS) 11.45 Ax Men ML NY 3 3.30 Hope For Wildlife 1.50 10 Minutes Gone MVL 3.50 Aussie Salvage Blair Vining Invitational 12.40 Mountain Men PG 2019 Action. 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TVNZ 1 © TVNZ 2020TVNZ 2 © TVNZ 2020 THREE PRIME MAORI TV 5pm The Chase 0 5.05 America’s Got Talent 0 5.25 Fish Of The Day 0 5.30 Prime News 5pm Te Ao Toa 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm M The Good 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 6pm The Great Escapers 3 Discussion of the latest 3 0 7pm Country Calendar 0 Dinosaur PG 2015 7pm The Block Australia PG 0 7pm Pawn Stars PG sports news from a Animated Adventure. A 23-metre Miles King’s love of The teams have A British Navy Maori perspective. teenaged Apatosaurus gunpowder bucket sheep saw him become befriends a human boy. overcome hurdles to 6pm Waka Huia a pioneer of sheep Voices of Jeffrey Wright, produce some of the is brought into the 6.30 Te Ao Marama shop; a belt owned by 3 milking in New Zealand Frances McDormand, best bathrooms in the 7.30 Rise M Primates Maleah Nipay-Padilla. country music legend M 7.30pm on TVNZ 1 and a successful show’s history. Who will 8.30 Shadowlands PGC 8.40 M Rampage 16VC 3 Merle Haggard creates 1993 Drama. 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Breakfast team present 9.25 8 Simple Rules 3 0 3 1pm Nga Pari Karangaranga marketing, share a room 10am The Doctors PGC 8.06 Sunday Night the latest news, sports 9.55 Neighbours 3 0 11am Hot Bench PGVC O Te Motu 0 at a bed-and-breakfast With Grant Walker. and weather. 10.25 Murphy Brown PGC 11.30 Ice Road Truckers MVL 0 1.30 Ako Music and nostalgia. 10.55 Dress To Impress 0 when a snowstorm 9am The Ellen DeGeneres 2pm Toku Reo 3 10pm The 10 O’Clock Report 11.55 Selling Houses 12.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Show PG 0 strands their flight in 3pm 3 10.10 Mediawatch Australia PG 0 Us PG 3 0 Korero Mai 3 0 Montana on Christmas 11.04 The Retro Cocktail Hour 10am Tipping Point 1pm Judge Rinder 1.30 Married... With 3.30 Pukuhohe 3 Eve. Mayim Bialik, Ryan 11am The Chase 3 0 2pm The Middle 3 0 Children PG 3 4pm Fresh 3 MONDAY Noon 1 News At Midday 0 2.30 Home And Away PG 3 0 McPartlin. 2pm The Late Show With 4.30 Miharo 3 12.04 All Night Programme 0 5am 6am 12.30 Emmerdale PG 0 3pm Shortland Street PG 3 0 3pm Bondi Vet Stephen Colbert PG 3 5pm Pipi Ma 3 First Up Morning Report 9.06 Nine To Noon 3.35 Power Rangers: Ninja 4pm The Fishing Show 3 5.05 Takaro Tribe 3 Vinny is still confused 0 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 10.45 The Reading Steel PG Classics PG 3 0 3 5.20 by what happened; Belle 4pm 0 3.30 Jeopardy Waiata Mai Noon Midday Report Brain Busters 3 struggles; a mischievous 4.30 Friends 3 0 4.30 Newshub Live At 4pm American Pickers PGS 5.30 Tamariki Haka 1.06 Afternoons Gabby decides to 5pm The Simpsons PG 3 0 4:30pm 5pm Tagata Pasifika 5.40 Potae Pai 3 4.06 The Panel meddle. 5.30 The Big Bang Theory 3 0 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 5.30 Prime News 5.50 ZooMoo 3 5pm Checkpoint 1.30 Country Calendar 3 0 Miles King’s love of CHOICE PAY TV sheep saw him become 5.30 New Zealand From SKY SPORT 1 SKY 5 MOVIES PREMIERE DISCOVERY Above a pioneer of sheep 6pm Currie Cup (RPL) 5.45 SmackDown MVC 5.10 All Nighter 16VLSC 2018 5.40 Aussie Salvage 6.30 Antiques Roadshow milking in New Zealand Cheetahs v Lions. 7.30 NCIS: New Orleans MV Comedy. JK Simmons, Squad PG and a successful 7.30 Inside The QE2 Hotel From Toyota Stadium, (1/2). Emile Hirsch. 6.35 Aussie Salvage cheesemaker. He has 8.30 People Magazine Bloemfontein. 8.30 NCIS: LA MV 6.35 Five Feet Apart ML Squad PG now built up a new Investigates MCLSV 8pm Currie Cup (RPL) 9.30 NCIS: LA MV 2019 Drama. Haley Lu 7.30 Gold Rush: Parker’s breed of milking sheep. 9.30 Lake Erie Murders MCLSV Richardson, Cole Trail PG Welcome Sharks v Bulls. 10.30 Chicago PD 16V 2pm Kirstie’s Handmade 10.30 Antiques Roadshow From Jonsson Kings Sprouse. Stranger. 11.25 Mountain Men PG Christmas PG 0 11.30 Inside The QE2 Hotel Park, . 8.30 Richard Jewell MVLS 2019 8.30 Ed Stafford: First Man MONDAY A celebration of festive MONDAY 10pm NPC Archive (RPL) 1999 Drama. A security guard Out PG Ed Versus Will 12.15 SmackDown MVC crafts and Yuletide 12.30 New Zealand From Division Three Final: saves thousands of lives Lord. 1.55 Chicago PD 16V from an exploding bomb 9.25 Naked And Afraid MLC magic. Above East Coast v Poverty 0 2.45 NCIS: New Orleans MV but is vilified by the 10.15 Demolition Down 3pm Tipping Point 1.30 Ultimate Sportsman’s Bay. 0 3.35 Mountain Men PG press who falsely report Under PG 4pm Te Karere Lodge MONDAY 3 0 4.25 that he is a terrorist. 11.05 Mission Declassified PG 4.30 Driving Test 2am Grand Slam Fishing 12am Condor Sevens (HLS) NCIS: LA MV 5pm The Chase 0 Day One. 5.10 NCIS: LA MV Paul Walter Hauser, Sam 11.55 How It’s Made PG 3am People Magazine Rockwell. MONDAY From King’s College, 6am Jeopardy! Investigates MCLSV 10.43 The Peanut Butter Auckland. 12.20 How Do They Do It? PG BRAVO 4am Lake Erie Murders MCLSV 6.25 Wheel Of Fortune Falcon MVL 2019 Adventure. 12.45 Expedition Unknown PG 5pm 50 Ways To Kill Your 1.30 Condor Sevens (HLS) 5am 6.45 The Simpsons PG Zack Gottsagen, Shia 1.35 Weather Top Tens PG Mum PG Monty Don’s Japanese Day Two. 7.10 Storage Wars PGL LaBeouf. 2.25 Naked And Afraid MLC 6pm Undercover Boss 3 0 Gardens From King’s College, 7.35 Storage Wars PGL MONDAY 3.15 Naked And Afraid MLC 7pm M Wayne’s World PG 6am The Great Interior Auckland. 3 8am Border Security: 12.23 Hellboy 16VL 2019 Action. 4.05 Naked And Afraid MLC 1992 Comedy. When the Design Challenge 3am Aotearoa Rugby Pod best-friend hosts of a , Milla 4.55 Naked And Afraid MLC 7am Phil Spencer’s 100 3.30 Playmakers Australia’s Frontline PGC public-access television Jovovich. 5.45 Naked And Afraid MLC Homes 4am Tri-Nations (RPL) 8.25 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It show are offered a chance Away MVL 2.23 10 Minutes Gone MVL 6.35 Demolition Down to become professionals, 8am Hope For Wildlife Argentina v All Blacks. 9.15 Pawn Stars PG 2019 Action. Michael Under PG they soon realise they are 9am Escape To The Chateau: From McDonald Jones Chiklis, Bruce Willis. 7.30 What On Earth? PG losing control. DIY Stadium, Newcastle. 9.40 NCIS: LA MV M 4.01 Lost In London MLS 2017 8.20 Ed Stafford: First Man 9pm Gladiator 10am The Day The Rock Star 6am NPC Archive (RPL) 1999 10.25 SVU MV M 3 0 2000 Action. Drama. Woody Harrelson, Out PG Died PGC Division Three Final: 11.10 Storage Wars PGL Owen Wilson. 9.10 Gold Rush: Parker’s MONDAY East Coast v Poverty 3 10.30 Inside The QE2 Hotel 11.35 Storage Wars PGL 5.46 Five Feet Apart ML Trail PG 12am Judge Jerry Bay. 12.25 Infomercials 11.30 Antiques Roadshow Noon Jeopardy! 2019 Drama. Haley Lu 10am How Do They Do It? PG 8am NZ Barbarians U85 10am Judge Jerry 3 12.30 Hope For Wildlife 12.25 Wheel Of Fortune Richardson, Cole 10.25 How Do They Do It? PG Club Cup Final (HLS) 10.30 How To Look Good Naked: 1.30 New Zealand From 12.50 NCIS: LA MV Sprouse. 10.50 How It’s Made PG UK 3 Eden Lizards v University Above 1.40 NCIS: LA MV 7.43 Richard Jewell 11.15 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 11.30 Snapped M 3 Squids. From Eden Park, MVLS 2019 Drama. 12.05 Swamp Murders M 2.30 Rick Stein’s Secret 2.30 NCIS: LA MV 12.30 The People’s Court 3 Auckland. 9.53 The Peanut Butter 12.55 The 1990s: The France 3.20 Storage Wars PGL 1.30 The Real Housewives Of 8.30 Condor Sevens (RPL) Falcon MVL 2019 Adventure. Deadliest Decade MVLSC Orange County PG 3 3.30 Big Cat Country 3.45 Storage Wars PGL 3 Day One. 11.33 Hellboy 16VL 2019 Action. 1.45 Top Gear: Patagonia PG 2.30 Vanderpump Rules 4.30 River Cottage: 4.10 The Simpsons PG 3.30 Hoarders PG 3 3.30 Condor Sevens (HLS) 1.35 Crypto 16VLS 2019 Thriller. 3pm Gold Rush PG 4.40 4.25 Undercover Boss 3 0 Christmas Special 2010 Day Two. Jeopardy! 3.20 The Dead Don’t Die 16VLC 4.15 Gold Rush: The Dirt PG 5.20 Keeping Up With The 5.30 Mysteries At The 5pm Currie Cup (RPL) 5.05 Wheel Of Fortune 2019 Horror. 4.45 Fast N’ Loud PG Kardashians PG 3 Museum PGC Sharks v Bulls. 5.30 Pawn Stars PG 5.05 Hustlers 16LSC 2019 Comedy. 5.40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG KEY 0 3 (HLS) (RPL) (DLY) 16 18 Closed captions; Repeat; Highlights; Replay; Delayed; Approved for persons 16 years or over; Approved for persons 18 years or over; 13Dec20 Compiled by C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG Parental guidance recommended for younger viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. 12 THE GISBORNE HERALD

▶ Mahi Toi: Christmas Arts Workshop (to Dec 16 & Dec 18). Make Christmas crafts for a gift or to dress the table. Toihoukura, PHOTO OF THE WEEK WHAT’S EIT, 80 Cobden St, 10am-2pm, free. Register: Sue at [email protected] ph 869 0810, LIGHT SLEEPER By GAy yOUNG Emma at [email protected] ph 869 0847. ▶ Petanque Open Day, 3-5pm. See Dec 13. ON Tuesday, December 15 ▶ he Band School Holiday Programme, 8.40am-3pm. See Dec 14. in Gisborne ▶ Tairawhiti Menzshed. Work in a fully- To help promote events you are involved in, e-mail: equipped woodwork or carpentry workspace. for a listing on the Tairawhiti Menzshed, cnr Parkinson & [email protected] Innes St, 9am-midday. Details: Ph/txt James What’s On page, or [email protected] for a listing on the Tairawhiti Gisborne events diary. 022 465 0396. ▶ Tonui Collab: School Holiday Workshop, 9am-midday. See Dec 14. Saturday, December 12 ▶ OSCAR Summer Holiday Programme, 9am-3.45pm. See Dec 14. ▶ PUBLISHED IN ERROR: Maori Wards East Coast Information Hui, 5-8pm. ▶ Arty Farty School Holiday Programme, 9am-4pm. See Dec 14. ▶ Canned Heat. Students from Danceit Studios perform routines in a concert. ▶ Baby Time. Songs, stories and fun for u/2’s War Memorial heatre, 159 Bright St, 6.30- and their carers. HB Williams Memorial 8pm. Tickets+Bfee: $20 from ticketek.co.nz or Library, 34 Bright St, 10am, free. Gisborne i-Site, 209 Grey St, ph 868 6139. ▶ Christmas in the City: Santa’s Grotto, 10am-2pm. See Dec 13. ▶ he Addams Family (to Dec 19). By arrangement with OriGiN TM heatrical, ▶ Mahi Toi: Christmas Arts Workshop, Musical heatre Gisborne presents a kooky 10am-2pm. See Dec 14. musical comedy embracing family wackiness. ▶ Mahjong Club. Gisborne Town & Country Lawson Field heatre, 7 Fitzherbert St, Women’s Club, 42 Emily St, 1pm, ph 281 0187. 7.30pm. Tickets: $27.50-$47.50 from ▶ E Tu Elgin: Christmas in the Park. Family- ticketek.co.nz or Gisborne i-Site, 209 Grey St, friendly event to bring tamariki to experience ph 868 6139. kinship, values, connection and love. Next to Submit photos: www.gisborneherald.co.nz/photo-of-week, or e-mail: [email protected] the Elgin Shopping Centre, Lytton Rd, 1-3pm. By submitting a photo, the entrant agrees to allow The Gisborne Herald Co Ltd permission to use the image now and in the future for printed material and online. Where possible The Herald will make contact irst. ▶ Labretta Suede & he Motel 6. Auckland- based ‘50s rock and roll-influenced band. ▶ he Addams Family, 7.30pm. See Dec 12. ▶ he Addams Family, 7.30pm. See Dec 12. ▶ Hawke’s Bay/Poverty Bay Summer Dome Room, PBC, 38 Childers Rd, 8pm-late, Wednesday, December 16 Swimming Championships, 8am. See Dec 18. R18. Tickets+Bfee: $25 from eventbrite.co.nz ▶ he Band School Holiday Programme, Friday, December 18 ▶ Tairawhiti Coin Club. Design and Sunday, December 13 8.40am-3pm. See Dec 14. ▶ Hawke’s Bay/Poverty Bay Summer decorate a personalised coin; constructed by Tonui Collab: School Holiday Workshop, Swimming Championships (to Dec 20). See the a joiner. BCR Joinery, 522 Gladstone Rd, ▶ Poverty Bay Golf Club: TasteOne ▶ Christmas Open. Play in a stableford game. 9am-midday. See Dec 14. cream of the region’s swimmers, national 9am-midday. Details: [email protected] PB Golf Club, Lytton & Awapuni Rds, 9am- ▶ OSCAR Summer Holiday Programme, champions and record holders on display. ▶ Tairawhiti Menzshed, 9am-3pm. See Dec 15. 4pm, shotgun start at 9.30am. Details: See 9am-3.45pm. See Dec 14. Gisborne Olympic Pool, 45 Centennial Marine ▶ Gisborne Farmers’ Market. Locally grown gisbornegolf.co.nz or tinyurl.com/y5j25ajs ▶ Arty Farty School Holiday Programme, Dr, 8am-4.45pm, $1.80 spectator fee. produce, lowers and seedlings. Cnr Stout & Fitzherbert Sts, 9.30am-12.30pm. Details: Christmas in the City: Santa’s Grotto 9am-4pm. See Dec 14. ▶ he Band School Holiday Programme, ▶ gisbornefarmersmarket.co.nz (to Dec 24). A magical festive experience for ▶ CV Workshop. Update your curriculum 8.40am-3pm. See Dec 14. Gisborne Boardriders Club: he Samuel kids; a free photo with Santa, or drop off a gift vitae before applying for a summer job, or ▶ OSCAR Summer Holiday Programme, ▶ Fox, Hamuera Harrison, Donny Harrison for less fortunate kids. Treble Court, Peel St, practise job interviews. Taiki e! Impact House, 9am-3.45pm. See Dec 14. 10am-2pm. 7 Peel St, 9am-5pm, free. ▶ Arty Farty School Holiday Programme, & Scott Tamepo Memorial Suring Day (to Dec 20). Come along for a celebration to ▶ Lions Express Train Rides. Take the kids ▶ Fifties Forward. Low-impact aerobics. 9am-4pm. See Dec 14. for a train ride around the playground. Starts YMCA Stadium, 447 Childers Rd, 9.30am, $4. ▶ Gisborne Senior Citizens: Indoor Bowls & remember local surfers from Waipiro Bay near Gisborne Wainui Lions Junior Cycle ▶ Mainly Music. A fun music group for Housie. Have fun and meet others. Senior who have passed. Whanau-friendly, tag team Park, Centennial Marine Dr, 11am-3pm, $2. pre-schoolers. St Andrew’s Community Citizens Hall, 30 Grey St, Bowls 9-11.30am, suring event with spot prizes and a BBQ. he Pines, Waipiro Bay, Dec 19 10am-3pm, ▶ Carols at the Pa. Bring the whanau and Centre, 176 Cobden St, 9.45am, $4/Fam. Housie 1-4pm, $3, ph Arnold 868 5529. get into the swing of Christmas. Te Poho-O- Details: Trish ph 867 2789 or 868 5513. ▶ Toddler Time. Songs and stories for ages Dec 20 10am-1pm, $20A, $10Ch. For catering Rawiri Pa, Drive, 1pm. ▶ Christmas in the City: Santa’s Grotto, 2-5 and their caregivers. HB Williams or accommodation purposes of those staying overnight at Iritekura Marae; register at ▶ Of he Canvas: Tom Heeney (to Feb 28, 10am-2pm. See Dec 13. Memorial Library, 34 Bright St, 10am, free. 2021). A multi-media exhibition featuring ▶ Mahi Toi: Christmas Arts Workshop, ▶ Christmas in the City: Santa’s Grotto, eventspronto.co.nz Gisborne-born boxer Tom Heeney, NZ’s irst 10am-2pm. See Dec 14. 10am-2pm. See Dec 13. ▶ Christmas in the City: Santa’s Grotto, 10am-2pm. See Dec 13. global sporting hero. Tairawhiti Museum, ▶ he Addams Family, 7.30pm. See Dec 12. ▶ Mahi Toi: Christmas Arts Workshop, Ballance Street Upmarket. Local art, food 10 Stout St, Sun 1.30-4pm, Mon-Sat 10am- 10am-2pm. See Dec 14. ▶ and artisan wares for sale. Between Retro and 4pm, locals free, visitors $5, ph 867 3832. hursday, December 17 ▶ Garden Lovers Xmas Market: Nurture Pharmacy 53, Ballance St, 11am-2pm, unless he Addams Family, 2pm. See Dec 12. he Band School Holiday Programme, Earth. Locally grown and created treats, fresh ▶ ▶ wet. Stall inquiries; ph Ro 021 844 480. Petanque Open Day. A game for all of the 8.40am-3pm. See Dec 14. organic lowers, dried loral art, heirloom ▶ Christmas Party at Wrights. Bring along family. No previous experience needed. Bridge and Rummikub Club. Gisborne seeds, plants, bug hotels and more. Location ▶ ▶ family, friends or workmates for Christmas Kahutia Bowling Club, 165 Cobden St, 2-4pm, Town & Country Women’s Club, 42 Emily St, is yet to be advised: See Facebook, 3-6pm. cheer and gourmet pizzas. Wrights Vineyard free. Details: Graeme ph 027 204 8053. 9am, ph Liz 281 0187. ▶ Outside he Box: Summer Break Beach and Winery, 1093 Wharerata Rd, 11am-4pm. ▶ Casual Badminton Group. Come along for BBQ. For all with dyslexia or other speciic Monday, December 14 a game. Badminton Centre, 134 Roebuck Rd, learning diferences to come along for some he Gisborne Concert Band play live from 1.30pm. Bookings essential: ph 027 656 8222 ▶ he Band School Holiday Programme 9am, $4. Details: Raewynne ph 027 256 4351 fun and meet others. Meet at the BBQ by the (to Dec 18). For ages 6-16 to take music to the or [email protected] Oneroa Walkway, Midway Beach, 4.30pm. or [email protected] Tennis for players of all skill levels. next level or play a new instrument. he Band ▶ Tairawhiti Menzshed, 9am-2pm. Bring along some food. ▶ School, Te Wananga o Aotearoa, 360 Childers See Dec 15. ▶ Kaituhi Rawhiti Book Launch: Ormond Tennis Club, Hill Rd, Ormond, 2-4pm, ph 862 5741 or 862 5856. Rd, 8.40am-3pm, $50/day, bring a packed ▶ OSCAR Summer Holiday Programme, A Celebration of East Coast Writers. smoko and lunch. Details/to register: 9am-3.45pm. See Dec 14. An anthology bringing together imagination, ▶ Santa, Ministock 100, Ashley Scott Memorial & Ramp Derby. Come along for a [email protected] ▶ Arty Farty School Holiday Programme, memories, story and verse from 32 local Tonui Collab: School Holiday Workshop 9am-4pm. See Dec 14. writers. Waikanae Surf Life Saving Club, night of speedway racing. Eastland Group ▶ Raceway, 357 Awapuni Rd, gates open 4pm, (to Dec 16). For ages 7/o; Dec 14 robotic cars; ▶ Christmas in the City: Santa’s Grotto, 280E Grey St, 5.30-10.30pm, free entry. Dec 15 digital animation; Dec 16 chemical 10am-2pm & 6-9pm. See Dec 13. Proceeds from book sales go to future projects racing 6pm. Gate sale tickets, subject to reactions. Tonui Collab, Shed 3/48 Esplanade, Mahjong Club, 1pm. See Dec 15. of local writers through the Margaret Spencer change: $50Fam (2A+3C), $20A, $10Snr, ▶ $8 5-15s, u/5s free. 9am-midday, $35/child/workshop. Register: ▶ Christmas Movie in the Park: . Writers’ Encouragement Trust. Purchase a Ph 777 0522 or tinyurl.com/y4dw856k Come along for a potluck dinner and outdoor book; $20 cash-only on the night. ▶ he Addams Family, 7.30pm. See Dec 12. Hail to the hieves. A tribute to ▶ OSCAR Summer Holiday Programme movie. Bring a plate to contribute, cutlery, ▶ he Addams Family, 7.30pm. See Dec 12. ▶ (to Dec 18). Activities for ages 5-13; including plates and picnic blanket. Te Puawaitanga ▶ SOLD OUT: Landslide Tribute Show. Radiohead’s inest oferings from Pablo Honey badminton, beach/water fun, bubble wrap Park, Ruatoria, 3pm games, 4pm kai, 4.30pm Auckland-based, ive-piece band with classics to A Moon Shaped Pool. Smash Palace Bar, games and sketching. YMCA, 447 Childers Rd, he Polar Express, free. Details: Rawinia at from Rhiannon to Little Lies. Dome Room, 24 Banks St, 8pm, R18. Tickets: $23+Bfee at 9am-3.45pm, $45/child/day. Register: [email protected] PBC, 38 Childers Rd, 8.30pm. undertheradar.co.nz Ph 867 9259 or tinyurl.com/y3wtzh2j ▶ Waikanae Junior Twilight Carnival. Sunday, December 20 ▶ Arty Farty School Holiday Programme Find a shady spot on the beach and watch the Saturday, December 19 (to Dec 18). For ages 5-12; fun, arts-based junior lifesavers. Waikanae Surf Life Saving ▶ Earlybird Market. Come along for pre- ▶ Hawke’s Bay/Poverty Bay Summer activities and cooking. Kids Creation Stationz, Club, 280E Grey St, 5.30-7pm, free. loved treasures, baking, fruit and vege. Behind Swimming Championships, 8am. See Dec 18. Turanganui-a-Kiwa Activity Centre, ▶ Build-a-Band. Let’s jam. Smash Palace Bar, the Gisborne i-Site, 209 Grey St, 6-8.30am. ▶ Christmas in the City: Santa’s Grotto, 29 Carnarvon St, 9am-4pm, $30-$50/child/ 24 Banks St, 6-9pm, free entry, R18. Stallholder inquiries: Wendy ph 862 5860. 10am-2pm. See Dec 13. workshop. Register: See Facebook or email ▶ Late Night Shopping in the City: ▶ Gisborne Wainui Lions: Christmas Tree ▶ Gisborne Sceptic Group, 11am. Details: [email protected] Christmas Carols. Enjoy a magical late night Sales. Pick up a tree and get decorating. Topics and venue ph 867 3715 or 867 7122. ▶ Badminton Centre, 134 Roebuck Rd. in the CBD and Treble Court; carollers, Santa’s Proceeds to local charities. Salvation Army ▶ Lions Express Train Rides, 11am-3pm. Social morning, 9-11.30am, $4, ph 867 2584. elves and fairies. Treble Court Peel St, 6-9pm. site, 389 Gladstone Rd, 7-11am, $30/tree, See Dec 13. Summer Club for Yr 11-13 & seniors, 7-9pm, ▶ Gisborne Caledonian Society Practice. stands and delivery extra. ▶ Gisborne Country Music Club. Singers and $6, ph 021 216 6700. Modern, sequence and social dancing. ▶ Gisborne parkrun. A 5km run or walk. musicians welcome. Blind Foundation Rooms, ▶ Christmas in the City: Santa’s Grotto, St Mark’s Church Hall, 776 Childers Rd, Waikanae Surf Life Saving Club, 280E Grey St, 39 Grey St, 1-4pm, $3 incl afternoon tea, 10am-2pm. See Dec 13. 7.30-9.30pm, $4. 7.45-9am. Register at parkrun.co.nz/register ph Flo 867 7637 or [email protected]