Skilful performance enhanced by sparing use of light, sound
Skilful performance enhanced by sparing use of light, sound
A Year and a Day follows Nathan, who has been cursed to skip said amount of time into the future once the clock strikes midnight.
Tim Scott
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Musical an Uber cool ride
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Musical an Uber cool ride
A white van with the word "roadkill" plastered on its side is not the conventional venue for a musical, but is sure to make for a "once-in-a-lifetime Uber ride" for Dunedin audience members.
Artist explores shared experience of emotions
Artist explores shared experience of emotions
No matter the mood, a Dunedin Samoan artist hopes her latest exhibition will remind viewers they are not alone.
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Otago economy consistently strong: ASB
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Otago economy consistently strong: ASB
A back-to-back victory at the top of a national economic ranking shows Otago is consistent with its strengths, an economist says.
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Lecturers’ show to teach life lesson
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Lecturers’ show to teach life lesson
Two Dunedin teachers are turning their hand to comedy with the hope of imparting a different kind of lesson — that there is no "right answer" to life.
Milestone celebrated
Milestone celebrated
Ready to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Dunedin Fringe Festival ahead of its opening night birthday event is festival co-director Ruth Harvey.
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Back in ‘rat race’: Performance returns after 25 years
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Back in ‘rat race’: Performance returns after 25 years
Four masked businessmen held together by their ties are about to hit the streets of Dunedin.
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New rules hit airport hard, DCC hears
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New rules hit airport hard, DCC hears
New regulations on Dunedin Airport are "another fairly rough deal" from the government — and the city council may need to step in and help, councillors have heard.
Aggressive passenger booted off bus for threats
Aggressive passenger booted off bus for threats
A Dunedin man was kicked off a bus after threatening the driver and fellow passengers, police say.
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Sharing Scotland with the world
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Sharing Scotland with the world
Listening to the sounds of the pipe band before the Highlanders hit the field at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Bruce Fummey says he "welled up with tears".
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No quick fix for Dunedin flight shortages
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No quick fix for Air NZ capacity: report
Any "meaningful improvements" in problems getting flights to and from Dunedin with Air New Zealand are not expected to be made before the end of next year.
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Star attraction to return for festival
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Star attraction to return for festival
Dunedin's Star Fountain is making a limited return to the Octagon this week — but it might look a little different from how you remember it.
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Open water swim 'wakes up the senses’
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Open water swim 'wakes up the senses’
Dunedin swimmers, young and old, donned their wetsuits and reconnected with nature by plunging into open water yesterday.
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Easy does it
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Easy does it
Picking up a fridge they bought for $45 at the Dhargyey Buddhist Centre garage sale on Saturday are (from left) Alastair Fleming, Zac Evans and Nirai Smart.
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Go-ahead given for Dunedin concrete plant
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Go-ahead given for Dunedin concrete plant
A leading New Zealand cement manufacturer is set to build a new concrete plant in Dunedin.
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Dunedin game shooting for launch milestone
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Dunedin game shooting for launch milestone
A Dunedin-made video game is coming to PlayStation and Xbox — marking a milestone its creator says is a first for any game in Otago.
Southern authors in final cut for top literary prizes
Southern authors in final cut for top literary prizes
A Dunedin novelist says she is ‘‘really touched’’ to have been named a finalist for New Zealand’s richest writing prize — for the fourth time.
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Pub owner rejects licence opposition
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Pub owner rejects licence opposition
The Auckland-based owner of a St Kilda pub has dismissed police opposition to a liquor licence as ‘‘speculation and tenuous inference’’.
Call to probe extent of alleged offending
Call to probe extent of alleged offending
A Dunedin woman alleging sexual abuse by artist John Middleditch is urging police to investigate how far his offending may have stretched.
Car ploughs into house after wrong pedal hit
Car ploughs into house after wrong pedal hit
A 76-year-old woman ‘‘ploughed into the side’’ of a Dunedin property after hitting the accelerator instead of the brake, police say.