A journey of Maori creation
A journey of Maori creation
THE WORLD’S FIRST LOVERS Prospect Park ProductionsBy Jessica LattonWednesday, December 8Allen Hall TheatreReview by Brenda Harwood The beauty of taonga pouro and waiata accompanies a...
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Rescue helicopter trust receives $5500 in donations
Rescue helicopter trust receives $5500 in donations
The impressive sight of rescue helicopters, prepped and ready to go, greeted representatives of community organisations who visited with donations on Friday.
Focus placed on South D connection
Focus placed on South D connection
Commitment to progress and community connection in South Dunedin is the central focus for the committed team at the South Dunedin Community Network.
A fight for the right to equal parking
A fight for the right to equal parking
The battle for better mobility parking options in South Dunedin continues for Dunedin woman Fiona Russell and a local mobility transport operator.
Limit of 30kmh backed
Limit of 30kmh backed
The urgent need for a reduction in the speed limit for vehicles passing Purakaunui School, progress on the State Highway 88 shared path and safety project, board responsibilities, and funding...
Shared path to be ready within the next 6 months
Shared path to be ready within the next 6 months
At its meeting last week, the West Harbour Community Board heard that good progress was being made on the SH88 Dunedin to Port Chalmers shared pathway and road safety project.
Pataka ora: helping the people thrive
Pataka ora: helping the people thrive
Arai Te Uru Marae was buzzing with Christmas cheer as more than 100 community members and volunteers gathered for the 19th and final pataka ora community meal for the year.
Folk alliance launches with ‘Ballads to Blues’ concert
Folk alliance launches with ‘Ballads to Blues’ concert
Leading New Zealand folk artists will step up to honour the legacy of folk in this country, and to look to the future, in an inaugural concert for the newly-formed Aotearoa NZ Folk Alliance.
Show a festive celebration
Show a festive celebration
Critically acclaimed former Dunedin musician Nadia Reid is continuing her annual tradition at the Port Chalmers Town Hall.
Music, poetry concert fundraises for Ukraine
Music, poetry concert fundraises for Ukraine
Dunedin musicians, singers and actors will come together next weekend in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, as they face a winter of pain and suffering.
Board holds first full meeting
Board holds first full meeting
Otago Peninsula Board members took on community liaison responsibilities, were appointed to a raft of committees and discussed speed signs and speed bumps on Portobello Rd during the board’s first...
Monitoring lagoon is a class act
Monitoring lagoon is a class act
A team of young scientists from Bayfield High School donned waders and stepped carefully into the water at Tomahawk Lagoon on Tuesday, as part of its ongoing work with Ecotago on water quality and...
Group steps up for lagoon
Group steps up for lagoon
The Tomahawk Lagoon water quality and biodiversity monitoring project has reached a watershed, with the creation of a management plan and the formation of an active local community group.
Honouring fallen ancestor
Honouring fallen ancestor
Learning about the life and experiences of his great-great uncle, who was killed at Gallipoli, has been a fascinating journey of discover for Dunedin youngster Jasper Harvey (13). Jasper is...
Art fair brings buyers and artists together
Art fair brings buyers and artists together
Local art lovers will have the chance to buy art works directly from the artists with the return of the OpenArts Annual Art Fair.
Contrasting but complementary works beautifully performed
Contrasting but complementary works beautifully performed
The vaulted roof and lovely acoustics of Knox Church were the perfect setting for City Choir Dunedin’s performance of two contrasting, but complementary choral works — Mozart’s Requiem and Forrest’s the breath of life.
Production makes most of superb theatrical satire
Production makes most of superb theatrical satire
Brenda Harwood reviews The Real Inspector Hound on Thursday, November 24 at Playhouse Theatre.
Celebrating disability pride
Celebrating disability pride
Disability pride will be to the fore at the Dunedin celebration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities this Saturday.
‘Little change’ in teens’ habits
‘Little change’ in teens’ habits
The physical activity levels, screen time and nutrition of adolescents in Dunedin and Otago were intensely scrutinised by researchers in last week’s Beats symposium, which revealed "little change".
Memorial rededicated
Memorial rededicated
The windswept hilltop site of the Upper Junction war memorial, with its stunning views across Dunedin, was rededicated to the memory of 17 local men killed in World War 1 in a ceremony on Tuesday.