Brenda Harwood

A lifetime’s affection for the poetry of Cilla McQueen has led to an exciting performance project for Dunedin violinist Tessa Petersen.

As it marks 11 years of providing free medical care for Dunedin people in need, Servants Health Centre is struggling in the face of growing demand and dwindling volunteers.

One of the very first plays produced at The Globe Theatre, in 1961, returns to open the theatre’s 60th anniversary season.

Work has begun on installation of a shade sail at the Green Island playground this week — the final step to complete the three-year project.

The depth of writing talent in Dunedin and across New Zealand means the Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival will remain a top-class festival, despite the ongoing lack of international travel.

The Dunedin Festival of Women’s Art and Music (DfestWAM) will be launched this weekend, as part of the Dunedin Fringe Festival.

The popular train at Dunedin Botanic Garden has a new engine after 29 years, and will soon have a new name to go with it.

Te Mahinga Kai— The Student Garden has been a labour of love for members of the on-campus group Students for Environmental Action during the past eight months.

Disturbing the present to bring about change and a better future is the theme of the Salvation Army’s 2021 State of the Nation report.

As a small public gallery listened intently, Waikouaiti Coast Community Board members asked health and local authorities searching questions about water quality and health in its area.

The Valley Project is launching a new-look community hub and a local business project as part of its continuing efforts to encourage community connections.

Dunedin-based soprano Rhiannon Cooper was thrilled to be invited to join some of her musical heroes on stage for the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra’s first concert of the year.

The peace and joy of flying across the Pacific on the giant wings of the toroa-albatross await players of the interactive game Toroa, now in its prototype phase.

Helping people of all abilities to experience the joy of dance is a labour of love for the team behind Dunedin’s Gasp! Dance Collective.

Dunedin’s diverse economy gives the city a buffer against the turbulence of the Covid-19 world.

Supporting patients at Otago Community Hospice to tell their stories and share their thoughts is a fascinating privilege for the volunteers of the Hospice Biography Service.

An ecological treasure of national importance lies hidden in the intertidal zone near the entrance to Otago Harbour — the remarkable Aramoana saltmarsh.

A volunteer hub is to be launched in South Dunedin next week.

Hundreds of Dunedinites took advantage of beautiful weather last Saturday to picnic in the Octagon and enjoy a broad range of entertainment to mark Waitangi Day.