Nigel Benson

Old Dunedin tradition preserved by poet and artist

Poet Peter Olds (left) and sculptor Peter Nicholls admire their artwork in Dunedin yesterday....

Old Dunedin tradition preserved by poet and artist

A piece of Dunedin history was immortalised in the city centre yesterday.

Welsh singer opens arms to Dunedin

Bryn Terfel is embracing the opportunity to perform in Dunedin. Photo by Linda Robertson.

Welsh singer opens arms to Dunedin

One of the world's great voices will be unleashed in Dunedin tonight. Nigel Benson talks to Bryn Terfel.

B-52s on their way for Edgar Centre concert

The B-52s will perform in Dunedin in December.

B-52s on their way for Edgar Centre concert

International performers the B-52s and the Proclaimers will be joined by New Zealand's Dave McArtney and the Pink Flamingos at the Edgar Centre on December 9, for a one-off concert during a national tour.

The Guide: What's on this week

The Guide: What's on this week

Highlight Reel

Cooking up a new version of history

'Marriage of Convenience', by Nigel Brown.

Cooking up a new version of history

He's travelled back to the past to look at the present, reinventing Captain Cook on the way. Nigel Benson catches up with Nigel Brown.

A long haul - 100 years of fishing at Port

Skipper Ant Smith (left) and deckhand Evan Kenton haul in a net full of barracouta out beyond the...

A long haul - 100 years of fishing at Port

An old man of the sea turns 100 today. Nigel Benson visits the Port Chalmers Fishermen's Co-op.

Net result of century of fishing

Port Chalmers Fishermen's Co-operative president Steve Little yesterday peruses a photographic...

Net result of century of fishing

The Port Chalmers Fishermen's Co-operative marks its 100th anniversary this weekend.

Meeting 'Don Juan'

Actors Alex Greig, Aaron Alexander (Don Juan) and Allan Henry in Don Juan in Soho. Photos by Matt...

Meeting 'Don Juan'

Lock up your wives, mothers and daughters, for the most romantic rogue of them all strolls into the Fortune Theatre tomorrow, and he's a man on a mission.

Old stagers still playing up after 75 years

The cast of the 1935 Repertory production of A Man's House. Photo supplied.

Old stagers still playing up after 75 years

The Dunedin Repertory Society celebrates 75 years of breaking legs this year.

Art goes underground in Dunedin gallery

Jaenine Parkinson at the Blue Oyster Gallery. Photo by Craig Baxter.

Art goes underground in Dunedin gallery

It is Dunedin's only truly underground art gallery.

Dunedin artist explores the anatomy of art

'Eden Before The Fall' by Heather Straka

Dunedin artist explores the anatomy of art

Artists are often working on new bodies of art. But, a Dunedin artist has taken things just a little bit further . . . Nigel Benson meets Heather Straka.

Artist's paintings 'grotesque, marvellous'

Jeffrey Harris in his Bond St studio. Photo by Craig Baxter.

Artist's paintings 'grotesque, marvellous'

He's a paintbrush-wielding sorcerer who conjures up illusions of the mind. And even he's not always sure what they're all about. Nigel Benson meets Jeffrey Harris.