The Bats headline fundraiser
The Bats headline fundraiser
Leading Otepoti-Dunedin bands, poets and artists will perform in venues across Port Chalmers this Saturday, in support of a local landmark.
Brenda Harwood
Mitchell rapt to be returning south
Mitchell rapt to be returning south
Multi award-winning songwriter Jenny Mitchell returns home to the South next week, highlighting songs from her new album Tug of War in performances in Dunedin and Gore.
Welcoming the return of Rhodo Day celebrations
Welcoming the return of Rhodo Day celebrations
There will be plenty of blooming good fun to be had this Sunday, as the Friends of Dunedin Botanic Garden hosts the annual Rhododendron Day celebration and plant sale.
Miniature trees a major attraction
Miniature trees a major attraction
An unusual and intriguing sight greets visitors to the garden of Dunedin woman Joy Morton.
Caution urged over electoral review
Caution urged over electoral review
Dunedin-based politics professor Janine Hayward has sounded a note of caution over national calls for a "short, sharp" independent review of voter turnout for local government elections.
Few changes for boards
Few changes for boards
Greater Dunedin’s six community boards have a fairly stable look, with a large cohort of existing board members joined by keen newcomers.
Artists challenged to expand minds
Artists challenged to expand minds
Otago Peninsula artists’ group OpenArts Inc is taking an imaginative approach to its third annual spring exhibition, opening tomorrow at Macandrew Bay Community Hall.
It’s all go in Green Island
It’s all go in Green Island
A buzz is in the air in Green Island, with road safety works nearing completion, beautification well under way, and a jobs expo and street party in the pipeline.
Insightful opera and classical music
Insightful opera and classical music
Excitement is building for Dunedin-based soprano Anna Leese, who is at the centre of two major projects during the Dunedin Arts Festival — an opera and the St Paul’s at One series.
It’s the cat’s whiskers for feline fans
It’s the cat’s whiskers for feline fans
Cat lovers from across Dunedin flocked to Mosgiel on Sunday to admire felines of all shapes, sizes, and breeds in the Southern Cross Cat Club Show.
Top lineup for NZSO concerts
Top lineup for NZSO concerts
International stars and local music greats join with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra for three diverse concerts and an exciting event during Dunedin Arts Festival.
The clock is ticking for last-minute voting
The clock is ticking for last-minute voting
Voters still have time to have their say in Dunedin’s local body elections, but the clock is ticking.
SuperGrans team with visiting authors on reading mission
SuperGrans team with visiting authors on reading mission
Local writers and grans visited kindergartens and early childhood centres recently to read to children.
Production a visual and aural feast
Production a visual and aural feast
Brenda Harwood reviews the Taieri Musical Society's performance of Chicago at the Mosgiel Coronation Hall — Thursday, September 22.
Exhibition comes up for air
Exhibition comes up for air
The many interconnected notions of "air" are explored in the ninth Art+Science exhibition, the latest project in an ongoing collaboration between Dunedin artists and scientists.
Mayoral candidates address arts
Mayoral candidates address arts
The issues facing the arts in Dunedin, from the ongoing debate around performance spaces to funding streams, were discussed in depth this week at the Stage South mayoral candidates election forum.
Mixed report card on support for arts
Mixed report card on support for arts
The Star approached some of the city’s arts organisations for a report card on the council in the past three years.
Mixed report card on support for arts
Mixed report card on support for arts
The Star approached some of the city’s arts organisations for a report card on the council in the past three years. We asked what the council had done well, and what had been less successful, its...
All go as election decisions loom
All go as election decisions loom
The Dunedin local body elections have reached the business end and candidates are frantically criss-crossing the city, knocking on doors and stepping up in the hopes of wooing voters at election forums.
Postal voting papers have been sent out in the mail, and households are poring over candidate descriptions and searching for extra information, as they make their ranking decisions.
Corruption, murder and musical magic
Corruption, murder and musical magic
Everyone loves a good story of murder, greed, and corruption – or at least they will by the time Taieri Musical Society closes the curtain on its production of Chicago.