Soloist thrilled to return
Soloist thrilled to return
Australian guitarist Karin Schaupp is thrilled to be returning to Dunedin to perform as soloist in one of the world’s best-loved guitar concertos - Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez.
Brenda Harwood
Sensitive, authentic story
Sensitive, authentic story
A committed cast and production team offer a strong and sensitive portrayal of the impact of dementia on a family in the Globe Theatre’s production of Gail Young’s Bothered & Bewildered.
Emerson’s Dunedin Marathon
Emerson’s Dunedin Marathon
More than 3600 participants joined the Emerson’s Dunedin Marathon in perfect conditions on Sunday, a signal of the event’s soaring popularity.
Funding requests heard
Funding requests heard
Waikouaiti Coast Community Board had a busy public forum at its meeting last week, hearing presentations on a range of ongoing projects from local organisations.
Brightening the day
Brightening the day
Alan Brown, of Milburn, holds his champion daffodil bloom ‘‘Ohakune’’ at the Outram Spring Flower Show on Friday.
Three tonnes of potatoes being donated to community
Three tonnes of potatoes being donated to community
Taieri Rotary members and volunteers have been hard at work harvesting three tonnes of spuds for distribution to families through primary schools.
Globe stalwart makes directing debut
Globe stalwart makes directing debut
An elderly woman’s struggles with dementia, and her determination to capture her memories, are at the heart of comedy-drama Bothered and Bewildered, by British playwright Gail Young.
Dance class offering trial lesson
Dance class offering trial lesson
Members of Dunedin’s Ageing Gracefully dance community group enjoy the joy and health benefits of dance during their regular Wednesday dance sessions.
Connection to land at heart of talk
Connection to land at heart of talk
Returning to the South for the New Zealand Young Writers Festival is a joyful homecoming for Kāi Tahu writer Tessa Patrick.
Poet returns for third time, staging hit show
Poet returns for third time, staging hit show
The New Zealand Young Writers Festival brings the cutting edge of contemporary writing to Dunedin this weekend, where three days of performances, panel discussions and workshops...
Cat show a purr-fectly appealing family outing
Cat show a purr-fectly appealing family outing
Cat lovers will flock to Mosgiel this Sunday for a close encounter with rare and exotically beautiful cats in the popular annual Southern Cross All Breeds Cat Club Show.
Meeting hears funding requests
Meeting hears funding requests
The Otago Peninsula Community Board meeting was dominated by a lengthy public forum, as a stream of local residents stepped up to raise concerns and speak to funding applications.
Pupils go political at mock meeting
Pupils go political at mock meeting
Pupils of Otago Peninsula schools experienced local government first hand, and had some good suggestions to make, during a "mock" community board meeting last week.
New study to target youth vaping issue
New study to target youth vaping issue
The views of young people around the thorny issue of vaping will be at the heart of a three-year research project, led by researchers at the University of Otago in Dunedin and Wellington.
Genealogists keen to ‘catch up’
Genealogists keen to ‘catch up’
A shared passion for understanding the past through family history has inspired members of the NZ Society of Genealogists Dunedin branch for the past 55 years.
Rotary takes on garden revitalisation
Rotary takes on garden revitalisation
The Rotary Club of Dunedin Central has joined forces with the Bradford School community to take on the massive job of revitalising the school’s gardens and orchard.
Literary talent to shine at festival
Literary talent to shine at festival
The team behind the NZ Young Writers Festival (NZYWF) is gearing up for three exciting days of events, performances and workshops this month, led by the next generation of literary talent.
Young entertainers nail ’80s energy
Young entertainers nail ’80s energy
High-energy dance sequences, songs and hi-jinks come thick and fast in Taieri Musical’s hugely entertaining production of Footloose.
Anthology unveiled on poetry day
Anthology unveiled on poetry day
Dunedin’s National Poetry Day celebrations marked a very special milestone, as about 40 creatives — poets, authors, musicians and dancers — came together for a joyful evening of verse and sounds at...
Dunedin pensioner caught out by scam
Dunedin pensioner caught out by scam
A Dunedin pensioner caught out online by scammers who stole a large chunk of his life savings is warning others to beware of the pitfalls.