Otago Art Society members responded with enthusiasm to the society’s 149th annual exhibition, submitting a record 180 entries to the showcase, including paintings, ceramics, fabric art and more.
Dunedin pianist Abhinath Berry is home for a visit during the summer break from his studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and will share his music with local audiences in a...
Taking on a Shakespeare play full of difficult people and with a problematic central relationship, presented some challenges for The Taming of the Shrew director Thomas Makinson.
The efforts of community volunteers in the Port Chalmers and West Harbour areas were recognised last week through the annual West Harbour Community Awards.
After heavy rain forced the cancellation of the second night of the Dunedin Midwinter Carnival last Saturday, organisers have announced a special "make-up" event for affected ticket holders.
Organisers of November’s Dunedin Craft Beer and Food Festival are calling for local charities to apply for the potentially lucrative position of festival charity partner.
A wild mother duck and her seven ducklings have become regular visitors to the Newell family home in Sunnyvale, much to the amusement of the neighbourhood and radio listeners across the city.
Having a wild-living kākā take up residence in their inner-city garden has spurred a Dunedin couple to take action to keep native birds safe, and to urge others to do the same.
A 'symphony with a piano accompaniment', Brahms’ monumental Piano Concerto No 2 will be performed by pianist Dr Jian Liu and the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra on Saturday.
Against the backdrop of a constantly evolving situation for Dunedin people experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness, as winter starts to bite, the Dunedin Night Shelter is more in demand...
To celebrate National Volunteer Week, The Star highlights one of Dunedin’s unsung heroes — Otago Community Hospice and Christmas can collection stalwart Aimee Taylor.
Hundreds of hours of volunteer effort by local Rotarians are really paying off at Rotary Park, where a new, accessible loop track is nearing completion.
As a South Dunedin landmark, the Dunedin Gasworks Museum chimney is now somewhat reduced, but locals are relieved it is still standing and the museum site can now be accessed by the public.
In a chilly workshop space in North East Valley, a world of fantastical winged beasts is taking shape, amid final preparations for next weekend’s Dunedin Midwinter Carnival.
The Presbyterian Support Otago Family Works Foodbank is running low on a slew of staple items, as it gears up for the vital Octacan collection day next week.