Jules Chin

Free performance to pay homage to Chinese settler history

The lion dance is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture and other Asian countries in...

Free performance to pay homage to Chinese settler history

The Qiao Yi Hong De Lion & Dragon Dance team, together with the Otago Southland Chinese Association Lion Dance team, will be performing today in Oamaru.

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Incident at Totara School investigated

Commissioner Cleave Hay. Photo: ODT files

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Incident at Totara School investigated

A new incident at Totara School has prompted further action.

‘Team effort’ with granddad secures flower show award

Hayley Lawrence and her grandfather Ray Lawrence hold the champion vase Margaret Clark Cup,...

‘Team effort’ with granddad secures flower show award

The North Otago Horticultural Society (NOHS) had its Spring Flower Show in Oamaru’s Scottish Hall at the weekend, and for one championship winner a green thumb appears to run in the family.

Gender imbalance threat to hoiho survival

Twelve-year-old Yellow Eyed Penguins at the Penguin Rescue reserve in Moeraki. PHOTOS: JULES CHIN...

Gender imbalance threat to hoiho survival

It might seem like women’s choice for New Zealand’s Bird of the Year but its imbalance of the sexes is untenable if the yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho) is to survive.

Show a ‘shout out for liberal kindness’

Rocky Horror Picture Show writer Richard O’Brien says his new musical will be staged like the...

Show a ‘shout out for liberal kindness’

"I’d like to see us all take a step in a happier direction."

Classical musicians set to wow Oamaru

Classical musicians set to wow Oamaru

Classical music fans are in for a treat next month, with a baroque evening and a solo concert by a Dunedin classical guitarist.

District’s budding talent put on show

Pictured in front of some of the artwork on display at the George Burns Memorial Art Exhibition...

District’s budding talent put on show

The annual George Burns Memorial Art Exhibition at Forrester Gallery is showcasing some of the district’s budding young artists.

Surcharge for town’s only ATM ‘prohibitive’

Palmerston has the numbers. Photos by Craig Baxter.

Surcharge for town’s only ATM ‘prohibitive’

Palmerston people are being hit with a "prohibitive" $2.80 bank fee every time they use the town’s only ATM.

Homegrown sweets and the Rainbow connection

Oamaru's Rainbow Confectionery. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Homegrown sweets and the Rainbow connection

The company that invented pineapple chunks, which became famous as pineapple lumps, and the "last bastion" of New Zealand-made sweets is the subject of an upcoming exhibition at the Waitaki Museum...

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Imbalance of the sexes threatens survival

Penguin Rescue manager Rosalie Goldsworthy at the Katiki Point Lighthouse (also known as Moeraki...

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Imbalance of the sexes threatens survival

It might seem like women’s choice for New Zealand’s Bird of the Year but its imbalance of the sexes is untenable if the yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho) is to survive.