Growing up Pakeha
Growing up Pakeha
Imagine growing up as Pakeha then learning on your 50th birthday you were Maori. Waitangi weekend is a time of personal reflection for some. Nigel Benson talks to Peter Marshall.
Nigel Benson
Review: Connolly not at his best but still a hit
Review: Connolly not at his best but still a hit
The Big Yin made a big din in Dunedin last night.
Twisted take on femininity
Twisted take on femininity
Wellington sculptor Jan Kerr is known for her award-winning work in the World of Wearable Arts Awards.
The almost possible world of Crispin
The almost possible world of Crispin
Wellington artist Crispin Korschen has a simple explanation for her art - an "odd brain". Nigel Benson meets a painter of gothic fantasia.
Art prize specially for Southerners
Art prize specially for Southerners
Art is flourishing in Otago, and not just in the main centres. Nigel Benson looks at the region's newest art awards.
A critic on TV
A critic on TV
He's been staring at the box for more than 30 years. But now Otago Daily Times television reviewer Keith Harrison is hanging up his remote.
Primal stream of consciousness
Primal stream of consciousness
Her tribal creatures dance for all time. Immortalised in fired earth, like flies in amber. Nigel Benson meets Gennie de Lange.
Campervan holiday from hell
Campervan holiday from hell
Nigel Benson was as excited as we've seen him when he was offered a free holiday in a 21st century campervan late last year. But it turned into the holiday from hell.
Dunedin tenor wins opera grant
Dunedin tenor wins opera grant
Dunedin tenor Michael Gray has been awarded the New Zealand Opera Society 2009 opera grant.
Cartoonist traces lifeline
Cartoonist traces lifeline
He left Dunedin as a boy to become one of North America's most popular cartoonists. Now he's off to the Antarctic to retrace the footsteps of an ancestor. Nigel Benson meets Adrian Raeside.
Dance teacher immortalised
Dance teacher immortalised
A play about pioneer Dunedin dance instructor Lily Stevens will premiere at the 2009 Dunedin Fringe Festival.
When the Wallace Awards took notice
When the Wallace Awards took notice
It's been another colourful year for Otago art. Nigel Benson looks back on 2008.
Hatbox, horror and hanging
Hatbox, horror and hanging
She was one of New Zealand's most infamous killers, until her life finished at the end of a rope. Now a new Dunedin play has brought her back to life. Nigel Benson meets Minnie Dean.
Murderess brought back to life on stage
Murderess brought back to life on stage
Dunedin actor and writer Carol Krueger has brought Minnie Dean back to life in a play, Was Minnie Dean that Bad?, which premiered at the Globe Theatre in Dunedin on Thursday night.
Hands across the water
Hands across the water
A group of artists who think they're albatrosses visit Dunedin tonight. They tell Nigel Benson why the Otago Peninsula is such an artistic hub.
Organic Art: Connected to the Land
Organic Art: Connected to the Land
He's a man of the land who believes in taking a stand. Nigel Benson meets Russell Moses.
Salisbury House Gallery's demise follows two others
Salisbury House Gallery's demise follows two others
Another Dunedin art gallery is closing - the third in about a year.
Resident writers named
Resident writers named
The Robert Lord Writers Cottage in Dunedin will host four resident writers, starting this month.
Otago singers make Lexus semifinals
Otago singers make Lexus semifinals
Three Otago singers have been selected as semifinalists in the 2009 Lexus Song Quest.
Duo win Overseas League scholarship
Duo win Overseas League scholarship
Dunedin viola player Helen Bevin has been awarded the 2008 Royal Overseas League international chamber music scholarship.