Brenda Harwood

Magic, mystery, and merry japes will be to the fore at Dunedin’s Chingford Park next weekend, with three Dunedin Summer Shakespeare performances to be held in a leafy glade at the park.

A hot, sunny day meant every patch of shade was in high demand as about 400 people gathered at Lawrence Chinese Camp for Sunday’s Chinese New Year celebrations.

World Wetlands Day, marked annually on February 2, highlights the importance of wetlands across the globe as water storage and filtering sites, as well as habitats for an extraordinary array of...

The impact of the recent hot, dry weather in Dunedin is evident at Tomahawk Lagoon, where the water level is extremely low.

Annual Ngāi Tahu Waitangi Day celebrations return to Ōtākou Marae on Monday, as Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou takes its three-yearly turn at hosting the popular community event.

The call is out for fans of the popular board game Connect Four to turn out in big numbers for a world record attempt next weekend.

The history of Chinese settlement in Otago and their important contribution, from the goldfields to market gardens, will be taught to children in the region through Chinese settlement lessons.

As families across Dunedin count the cost of Christmas the next challenge for many is ensuring pupils start their school year with a full kit of supplies.

The call is out for fans of the popular board game Connect Four to turn out in big numbers for a world record attempt next weekend.

Twin celebrations will be at the heart of the Chinese New Year Festival at Lawrence Chinese Camp this Sunday.

The history of Chinese settlement in Otago and their important contribution, from the goldfields to market gardens, will be taught to children in the region through Chinese settlement lessons.

A truly "big day out" was enjoyed by more than 12,000 people, as much of Dunedin made its way along the coast for Sunday’s Brighton Gala Day.

As families across Dunedin count the cost of Christmas the next challenge for many is ensuring pupils start their school year with a full kit of supplies.

The rising cost of living comes with a "triple whammy" of extra expenses for households at this time of year, with Christmas, holiday season, and back-to-school costs all adding to the pressure.

The surprise discovery of a tiny kitten, deposited by an enterprising mother cat in a crockpot in the kitchen of a Hawksbury Village home, is one of the more unusual recent cases dealt with by a...

Four generations of the Neill family celebrated 40 years of family get-togethers, with a day of fun, sun and more than a little competition at the weekend.

The postponement of Nadia Reid’s annual Christmas shows gives local music fans another chance to catch the performance, to be held on January 20 and 21, at 6.30pm, in the Port Chalmers Town Hall.

A large-scale conservation project and two local swimming pools were the big winners in the final Otago Community Trust funding round for last year.

The countdown is on to New Zealand’s next census, Stats NZ says.

Southern health officials are urging people to keep up good health behaviours, as thousands of cases of Covid-19 continue to be reported across the country.