Brenda Harwood

Artists challenged to expand minds

This month’s OpenArts Inc spring exhibition features a broad range of imaginative works,...

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

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

Anna Leese - Opera Singer. Photo supplied.

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

Deep coloured stripes adorn the body of Benni, a five-and-a-half year old Toyger, owned by Sam...

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

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

Look out for orange voting bins, where you can deposit your completed voting papers ahead of...

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

Enjoyment . . . Children enjoy working on crafts with visiting author Emma Wood. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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

Brenda Harwood reviews the Taieri Musical Society's performance of Chicago at the Mosgiel Coronation Hall — Thursday, September 22.

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

Arts talk . . . Candidate Sophie Barker addresses Tuesday’s Stage South mayoral candidate forum,...

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

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

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.

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