Brenda Harwood

Creating a new play bringing the lives of Shakespeare’s ‘minor’ characters to the fore has been a joyful family affair for an aunt and niece duo.

During National Volunteer Week, Fire and Emergency New Zealand celebrated the outstanding efforts of more than 11,800 volunteer firefighters in 590 brigades throughout New Zealand.

Taieri Altrusa members have put their sewing skills to good use, creating special garments, bedding and comfort items for tiny babies in Dunedin Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

The Dunedin Jazz Club continues its concert series with a show featuring two world-class Wellington-based musicians.

The chance to swap excess garden produce, jams or baking for needed items is proving popular with local fans of the monthly Crop Swap in the Valley event.

Dunedin Symphony Orchestra continues its 60th anniversary celebrations by honouring the music of leading Dunedin composer Emeritus Prof Anthony Ritchie.

Dunedin Symphony Orchestra continues its 60th anniversary celebrations by honouring the music of leading Dunedin composer Emeritus Prof Anthony Ritchie.

Two evenings of perfect winter weather encouraged large crowds to attend last weekend’s Dunedin Midwinter Carnival, enjoying spectacular lantern displays and performances.

Last week’s West Harbour Community Board meeting, held at the alternate venue of Ravensbourne Hall, was a quiet affair.

Dunedin residents are being invited to pull on a puffer jacket and boots, grab a torch and head outside to see who is really ruling the night, reports Brenda Harwood.

Excitement is growing among a busy cohort of Otago Polytechnic event management students, just a week out from their large-scale event "Detecting Hope: A Fashion and Art Fundraiser".

An array of top Dunedin performers will dress up in their finest music hall gear and step into the limelight during this weekend’s Playhouse Theatre 150th anniversary celebrations.

Violinist Skyla Murray is delighted to be home in Dunedin for the first time in two years, while on a short break from her studies at Finland’s Sibelius Academy.

A deepening of the relationship between the Dunedin Midwinter Carnival and mana whenua will be to the fore in aerial performance, storytelling and taoka pūoro at this week’s event.

The impact of cuts to support for the most vulnerable people in our society, as announced in the government’s recent Budget 2026, will have a significant impact on people’s lives, charities say.

Creating a social cafe, where people can gather each week for hot drinks, food and good company in a warm and safe space has proven a winning formula for the Salvation Army in Dunedin.

The simple joy of creating something with your hands can be a healing experience for people experiencing health challenges, trauma and loss.

An excited buzz filled the Otago Art Society galleries last Friday evening, as guests took their first opportunity to explore the society’s ‘‘Looking forward to looking back’’ Heritage Collection...