Growing food to share
Gillian Vine isn’t apologising for repeating herself.
Gillian Vine
Magnificent magnolias
Magnificent magnolias
Gillian Vine stops and stares at magnolias.
Rhododendron Day faces setbacks but still going ahead
Rhododendron Day faces setbacks but still going ahead
The celebration of the 50th anniversary of Rhododendron Day, from October 14 to 17, has had two setbacks.
Understated elegance
Understated elegance
Gillian Vine looks at some of spring’s less flamboyant beauties.
Churches choose to broadcast services
Churches choose to broadcast services
While church communities are eager to come together again to worship, church leaders in Dunedin are adopting a safety-first approach.
Digging up some good reads
Digging up some good reads
Gillian Vine makes the most of lockdown and takes a look at some new garden books.
New loos in council plan
New loos in council plan
New toilet facilities at Outram may be a little closer.
The Wobbly Goat cafe up for sale
The Wobbly Goat cafe up for sale
After more than four years, Sarah Moore is selling Outram’s popular The Wobbly Goat cafe.
Planting for the birds
Planting for the birds
As well as putting out food in winter, encourage birds with suitable plants, suggests Gillian Vine.
Hands-on gardening workshops popular
Hands-on gardening workshops popular
Responding to members’ feedback on preferred activities, the Dunedin Garden Club (DGC) held a series of hands-on workshops on Saturday.
Call to address issues at swim spot before summer
Call to address issues at swim spot before summer
Pressure on a popular swimming area is likely to increase this summer and issues of parking and toilet facilities need to addressed before then, Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board member Martin Dillon...
Activist commemorated
Activist commemorated
A new public road off Cemetery Rd, East Taieri, is to be named after a Dunedin woman who promoted world peace.
Ladies of the rose garden
Ladies of the rose garden
Gillian Vine wonders how roses got their names.
Keeping of animals bylaw under review
Keeping of animals bylaw under review
Information that there were no restrictions on what animals and birds Dunedin residents could keep came as something of a surprise to Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board members.
Aim to give Dunedin people a voice
Aim to give Dunedin people a voice
A huge proportion of Dunedin people live outside the city and don’t feel they're being considered, the chairman of a fledgling residents’ association says.
Strong backing for lower speed limits
Strong backing for lower speed limits
Community consultation on the trial Mosgiel-Taieri Safer School Streets project showed overwhelming support for lower speed limits near schools, but new crossing locations did not get public...
Stories flood in as memorial opening nears
Stories flood in as memorial opening nears
A call for relatives of conscientious objectors to be associated with the Archibald Baxter peace memorial (The Star, 15.07.21) has resulted in about 30 people coming forward.
Bus users defying mask-wearing rule
Bus users defying mask-wearing rule
Despite the sharp increase in Covid-19 cases in Australia and tighter lockdowns in New South Wales and Victoria, many Dunedin bus users are still defying the mask-wearing rule.
Pellet fire supplier has bag buyback scheme
Pellet fire supplier has bag buyback scheme
"I’m not an out-and-out greenie," Martin Wilkes says, but he likes to do his bit for the environment, including having three electric cars for his business.
50th Rhododendron Day
50th Rhododendron Day
Plans are almost finalised for a programme to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dunedin’s annual Rhododendron Day.