Brenda Harwood

Members celebrate Regent Trust’s 50th

Regent Theatre Trust of Otago past and present trustees, long-standing volunteers and staff...

Members celebrate Regent Trust’s 50th

The crisis that faced the performing arts in Dunedin in the early 1970s, and the massive community effort that resulted, were remembered at a gathering to celebrate 50 years of the Regent Theatre...

Sharing a festive meal

Beautiful Christmas cards made by local pre-school and school children will bring a little extra cheer to guests at the Dunedin Community Christmas Dinner at Dunedin Town Hall.

Pataka ora: helping the people thrive

More than 100 cheerful people, diners and volunteers, gather at Arai Te Uru Marae on Friday for...

Pataka ora: helping the people thrive

Arai Te Uru Marae was buzzing with Christmas cheer as more than 100 community members and volunteers gathered for the 19th and final pataka ora community meal for the year.

Whare Flat festival back for 48th year

Joining the line-up of this year’s Whare Flat Folk Festival is Italian trio Ensemble Sangineto,...

Whare Flat festival back for 48th year

The kaleidoscope world of folk music, where traditional Celtic music is heard alongside waiata, American old-time and bluegrass, returns for the 48th Whare Flat Folk Festival.

A journey of Maori creation

THE WORLD’S FIRST LOVERS Prospect Park ProductionsBy Jessica LattonWednesday, December 8Allen Hall TheatreReview by Brenda Harwood The beauty of taonga pouro and waiata accompanies a...

Rescue helicopter trust receives $5500 in donations

Mosgiel District Lions Club members visit the Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Trust last week,...

Rescue helicopter trust receives $5500 in donations

The impressive sight of rescue helicopters, prepped and ready to go, greeted representatives of community organisations who visited with donations on Friday.

Focus placed on South D connection

Working hard to connect the South Dunedin community and support local groups are South Dunedin...

Focus placed on South D connection

Commitment to progress and community connection in South Dunedin is the central focus for the committed team at the South Dunedin Community Network.

A fight for the right to equal parking

Dunedin woman Fiona Russell is continuing her battle for more mobility parking options in South...

A fight for the right to equal parking

The battle for better mobility parking options in South Dunedin continues for Dunedin woman Fiona Russell and a local mobility transport operator.

Limit of 30kmh backed

The urgent need for a reduction in the speed limit for vehicles passing Purakaunui School, progress on the State Highway 88 shared path and safety project, board responsibilities, and funding...

Shared path to be ready within the next 6 months

The Blanket Bay boardwalk, with its blue matting, is largely complete, with just a few finishing...

Shared path to be ready within the next 6 months

At its meeting last week, the West Harbour Community Board heard that good progress was being made on the SH88 Dunedin to Port Chalmers shared pathway and road safety project.

Pataka ora: helping the people thrive

Arai Te Uru Marae was buzzing with Christmas cheer as more than 100 community members and volunteers gathered for the 19th and final pataka ora community meal for the year.

Folk alliance launches with ‘Ballads to Blues’ concert

The inaugural concert for the Aotearoa NZ Folk Alliance, on January 3, will feature an array of...

Folk alliance launches with ‘Ballads to Blues’ concert

Leading New Zealand folk artists will step up to honour the legacy of folk in this country, and to look to the future, in an inaugural concert for the newly-formed Aotearoa NZ Folk Alliance.

Show a festive celebration

Critically acclaimed former Dunedin musician Nadia Reid is continuing her annual tradition at the Port Chalmers Town Hall.

Music, poetry concert fundraises for Ukraine

Dunedin musicians (from left) Sydney Manowitz (violin), Donald Cullington (piano) and Fiona...

Music, poetry concert fundraises for Ukraine

Dunedin musicians, singers and actors will come together next weekend in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, as they face a winter of pain and suffering.

Board holds first full meeting

Otago Peninsula Board members (back from left) Lox Kellas, Edna Stevenson, chairman Paul Pope, Cr...

Board holds first full meeting

Otago Peninsula Board members took on community liaison responsibilities, were appointed to a raft of committees and discussed speed signs and speed bumps on Portobello Rd during the board’s first...

Monitoring lagoon is a class act

Bayfield High School pupils and keen young scientists (from left) Emma Whiles Humphreys (14),...

Monitoring lagoon is a class act

A team of young scientists from Bayfield High School donned waders and stepped carefully into the water at Tomahawk Lagoon on Tuesday, as part of its ongoing work with Ecotago on water quality and...

Group steps up for lagoon

The Tomahawk Lagoon water quality and biodiversity monitoring project has reached a watershed, with the creation of a management plan and the formation of an active local community group.

Honouring fallen ancestor

Learning about the life and experiences of his great-great uncle, who was killed at Gallipoli, has been a fascinating journey of discover for Dunedin youngster Jasper Harvey (13). Jasper is...

Art fair brings buyers and artists together

Visitors browse the artworks at a previous OpenArts Annual Art Fair. Photo: Supplied

Art fair brings buyers and artists together

Local art lovers will have the chance to buy art works directly from the artists with the return of the OpenArts Annual Art Fair.

Contrasting but complementary works beautifully performed

Contrasting but complementary works beautifully performed

The vaulted roof and lovely acoustics of Knox Church were the perfect setting for City Choir Dunedin’s performance of two contrasting, but complementary choral works — Mozart’s Requiem and Forrest’s the breath of life.

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