Gillian Vine

Lyndall Hancock returned to Quarantine Island (Kamau Taurua) recently to unveil a commemorative plaque in the chapel.

Gillian Vine admires a well-dressed concrete wall.

When Sandra Wallis was persuaded to enter the Otago Lily Society show for the first time, she hoped her huge red and while Oriental lily stem might get a second or third prize.

Gillian Vine urges a little caution in the vegetable plot.

It was a right royal occasion when the Dunedin branch of the Victoria League held its annual Christmas quiz at the Dunedin Club this month.

At a time when we all are worrying about rising food costs and how to be more environmentally conscious, three new books that give helpful advice have been released just in time for Christmas.

For almost 25 years, Fran Rawling has been involved in the preservation of old roses.

After eight and a-half years at Knox Presbyterian Church, the Rev Dr Kerry Enright has retired.

The West Harbour Garden Trail returns this month.  Gillian Vine reports.

Jenny Powell, "Dunedin Unesco City of Literature South D Poet Lorikeet", joined Bathgate Park School Year 0-1 pupils and their teacher Rachael Lawless recently, to write a poem about a teddy.

When Celebrity Eclipse arrived in Port Chalmers last week, it marked the end of a long drought — 955 days since a cruise liner had last visited Dunedin.

When Celebrity Eclipse arrived in Port Chalmers last week, it marked the end of a long drought — 955 days since a cruise liner had last visited Dunedin.

Gillian Vine looks for some cheap alternatives to buying vegetables.

A season of peace will be marked in Dunedin next month with activities including a garden visit and wreath-making.

YouthGrow is going back to its roots, after a lack of resources means the garden centre must close. 

Parihaka — the site of peaceful resistance to Taranaki land confiscation in the 19th century — will be remembered in Dunedin with a dawn ceremony on Saturday, November 5.