B&B rates bid planned
B&B rates bid planned
Dunedin bed and breakfast operators disenchanted with new rating assessments which came into effect yesterday will hold a legal seminar next week in a bid to challenge the changes.
Nigel Benson
Rates assessment upsets B and B operator
Rates assessment upsets B and B operator
Another Dunedin bed and breakfast operator is questioning changes that will mean the business pays commercial rather than residential rates.
Back on the music map
Back on the music map
More than 20 years after the Dunedin Sound won international recognition, the city's music-makers have switched on a direct feed to the world's ears.
Dead man talking
Dead man talking
Horror at capital punishment in the United States led Nigel Benson to befriend a death row inmate. Meet Charles Don Flores.
Fade to black
Fade to black
Four new works by four New Zealand composers have world premieres in Dunedin this weekend. Nigel Benson previews "Black Magic".
World-class recording studio opens in Dunedin
World-class recording studio opens in Dunedin
A music star with a million-dollar voice took centre stage at the launch of the New Zealand Music Industry Centre this week.
Blades over the ice
Blades over the ice
Next month Nigel Benson travels to England to take part in centennial commemorations of the start of the ill-fated Scott expedition to the South Pole.
Through the pinhole: Artist who sparked bomb scare speaks
Through the pinhole: Artist who sparked bomb scare speaks
A Dunedin artist's latest project has bombed. And he couldn't be happier. Nigel Benson meets Matthew Wilson.
Finnish with a flourish
Finnish with a flourish
The Southern Sinfonia's concert this weekend mines a rich vein of violin music. Nigel Benson meets Vesa-Matti Leppänen.
In the melting pot
In the melting pot
Artistic worlds meld and weld in Dunedin this week. Nigel Benson previews "Alchemy".
Southern actress secures Shortland St role
Southern actress secures Shortland St role
Television soap opera Shortland Street will get a shot of Southern flavour today.
Turning landscaping into child's play
Turning landscaping into child's play
Landscaping can be quite an education. Nigel Benson goes digging.
The rebirth of cool
The rebirth of cool
She had one of the great voices. And some of the greatest vices, as well. Nigel Benson rediscovers Dusty Springfield.
Laughter echoes as festival ends
Laughter echoes as festival ends
The 2010 Dunedin Fringe Festival scraped off its greasepaint, packed up its funny suitcase and wandered out the backstage door yesterday.
Dr Glam the perfect escape
Dr Glam the perfect escape
The final curtain comes down on the 2010 Dunedin Fringe Festival this weekend.
High-flying show wows students
High-flying show wows students
One of the headline acts of the 2010 Dunedin Fringe Festival got some higher education yesterday.
Quipsters even made my lunch taste funny
Quipsters even made my lunch taste funny
Lunch was more fun than a barrel of monkeys yesterday.
Dances of the dreamtime
Dances of the dreamtime
The next wave of dance is coming. Nigel Benson meets Aboriginal choreographer Vicki Van Hout.
From dance to improv to huge heels
From dance to improv to huge heels
The politics of dancing will split the Fringe today.
Impromptu gathering just magic
Impromptu gathering just magic
I had the most magical Fringe experience last night. And it didn't even involve going to a performance.