Connection a focus for Fringe festival
Dunedin Fringe Festival co-directors Ruth Harvey and Kate Schrader are delighted with the array of artists and performers who already have signed up to be part of the 2024 festival.
Brenda Harwood
REVIEW: Wonderful end to a fulfilling year
REVIEW: Wonderful end to a fulfilling year
Tchaikovsky’s Piano ConcertoDunedin Symphony OrchestraDunedin Town Hall Saturday, December 2A large audience came together at Dunedin Town Hall to hear the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra in...
Community transforms school site into a "garden of bounty"
Community transforms school site into a "garden of bounty"
This week, The Star launches a new series looking at community gardens in Dunedin, looking at how they work, their benefits, and sharing information on how people can get involved.
Nativity scene will collect groceries
Nativity scene will collect groceries
The Christmas story is depicted in a unique way at First Church of Otago — through a larger-than-life 3-D nativity scene designed to be filled up with donated groceries.
A furry headache
Charities call for aid with kitten influx
They are cute, fluffy, and adorable ... and about to become a major headache for Dunedin animal welfare organisations.
Locals work together to improve beach, reserve
Locals work together to improve beach, reserve
The small beach at Te Rauone Reserve, at the end of Otago Peninsula, is dotted with native flaxes and shrubs as part of ongoing efforts to improve the area and help prevent erosion.
Movie to trace menu’s origin
Movie to trace menu’s origin
The true source of ingredients for the popular Sri Lankan vegetarian curries served at Dunedin’s Yours cafe and venue will be explored in a new documentary to be filmed early next year.
‘Neptune’ reunion on
‘Neptune’ reunion on
Descendants and families of 150 New Zealand men — including 30 from Otago, killed in the World War 2 sinking of HMS Neptune, will gather in Dunedin next month for a reunion.
Clerici returns for concert
Clerici returns for concert
One of music’s "most majestic moments" awaits the audience at Saturday’s Dunedin Symphony Orchestra concert, featuring Tchaikovsky’s extraordinary Piano Concerto No. 1.
Reimagined classic absorbing, relevant
Reimagined classic absorbing, relevant
A modern re-imagining of Chekhov’s classic play The Cherry Orchard by Dunedin’s Sahara BreeZe (SBZ) Productions brings spectacular physical performance, original music, and multi-media together in an absorbing, entertaining production.
Gifts among show works
Gifts among show works
Gifts from well-known visiting potters will be displayed alongside works by Otago Potters Group members in the group’s 60th annual exhibition this month.
Three volunteer GPs to step down
Three volunteer GPs to step down
Times are changing at Servants Health Centre in central Dunedin, as three of its long-serving volunteer GPs plan to step down at the end of the year.
Christmas dinner support ensures event will be held
Christmas dinner support ensures event will be held
After a shaky start, preparations for the Dunedin Community Christmas Dinner are in full swing, with the DCC and Dunedin Community House stepping in to help.
REVIEW: Spectacle to the fore in ambitious adaptation of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard
REVIEW: Spectacle to the fore in ambitious adaptation of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard
Sahara BreeZe (SBZ) Productions presents The Cherry Orchard, by Anton ChekhovReview by BRENDA HARWOOD
Musical mentoring project leads to Parliament
Musical mentoring project leads to Parliament
Young Dunedin musician Freya Jeffery, 12, is in for a thrilling experience, when she joins international musician Jackie Bristow in performing at Parliament next week.
Graduate design works on display
Graduate design works on display
The design skills of 75 graduating Te Pūkenga Otago Polytechnic School of Design students, across a broad range of disciplines, will be showcased in the annual "Debrief" exhibition, which opens to...
Bus patronage up across city: report
Bus patronage up across city: report
Otago Regional Council transport implementation lead Julian Phillips continued his rounds of community boards with an appearance at the Saddle Hill Community Board meeting, held in central Dunedin last week.
Bus travel front of mind for board
Bus travel front of mind for board
Bus services were top of mind for Waikouaiti Coast Community Board members at its last meeting for the year, held last week in Warrington.
Hundreds pay respects
Hundreds pay respects
About 300 people gathered in bright sunshine at the cenotaph in Queen’s Gardens on Saturday for the Dunedin RSA Service of Remembrance, marking the 105th anniversary of the end of World War 1 at...
Language week hoped to highlight Melanesia
Language week hoped to highlight Melanesia
Despite being the largest ethnicity in the Pacific, with a population of 9 million spread across many islands, the rich array of Melanesian languages and dialects is relatively unknown in Dunedin.