Lies and ill will
Lies and ill will
A new play to debut at the Dunedin Arts Festival is not about telling the truth, but might have truths to tell, writes Tom McKinlay.
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Small town boy
Small town boy
Michael Metzger’s Dunedin Fringe Festival play examines rural masculinity through the lens of his own story, he tells Tom McKinlay.
Words from a world apart
Words from a world apart
A play streaming into the Dunedin Fringe Festival tells a story of homelessness in the words of those shut out, writes Tom McKinlay.
Lens on human bonds
Lens on human bonds
A Kiwi film about separation and connection has arrived at just the right moment, its co-director tells Tom McKinlay.
Ways of knowing
Ways of knowing
Opportunities are going begging as we fail to recognise the potential of matauranga Maori, Prof Jacinta Ruru tells Tom McKinlay.
A story of heart and home
A story of heart and home
Director Max Currie’s classically Kiwi feel-good film is for everyone, he tells Tom McKinlay.
Cool head
Cool head
There is now no avoiding what needs to be done on climate change, writes Tom McKinlay.
Clauses for optimism
Clauses for optimism
As Waitangi Day looms, one of the country’s foremost chroniclers of the Treaty's history finds cause for optimism. Dame Claudia Orange tells Tom McKinlay why she hopes change will be good for everyone.
Appetite for recovery
Appetite for recovery
Eating disorders are on the rise and delays in treatment are proving deadly, say those calling for action. Tom McKinlay reports.
Solo duo
Solo duo
Hollie Fullbrook and Nadia Reid brought forward plans to tour together, by several decades, writes Tom McKinlay.
Lives of best fit
Lives of best fit
The game is on, an app to help us cut our carbon footprints, Tom McKinlay reports.
Comforts of home
Comforts of home
Clever reuse and an emphasis on energy efficiency are features of an ongoing restoration of an augmented villa, Tom McKinlay writes.
Sharing stacks up
Sharing stacks up
Electric car-sharing really stacks up in a new housing development, writes Tom McKinlay.
Seeing the land
Seeing the land
We can see new possibilities for our farming landscapes, Prof Hugh Campbell tells Tom McKinlay.
Wise investments
Wise investments
Values based on Maori ancestral knowledge are piloting an ethical fund through the world of investing, Tom McKinlay writes.
Leading the chorus
Leading the chorus
All it took was a little help from her friends, and a cathedral. Abby Wolfe tells Tom McKinlay about her big new video.
Boom and bust
Boom and bust
A new documentary captures the phenomenon that was Waiuta, writes Tom McKinlay.
Ultra keen
Ultra keen
If you like running, and running, there’s a sport for you. And now it’s arrived in Dunedin, writes Tom McKinlay.
Playing the parts
Playing the parts
When Yvette Reid went to cast the film Savage, she wasn’t just looking for actors, she tells Tom McKinlay.
Nail the vowels and the kawhe will follow
Nail the vowels and the kawhe will follow
Tom McKinlay can’t even properly report what Talia Ellison says. For all that, there appears to be evidence of progress.