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Passion, dedication, simplicity keep top chef going
Top New Zealand chef Michael Meredith is visiting Queenstown this month to cook with Sherwood chef Chris Scott.
Rebecca Fox
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Spotlight on emerging stars
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Spotlight on emerging stars
Three young Dunedin musicians will this weekend compete for the title of Dunedin Concerto Competition winner at the Dunedin Town Hall.
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Choreographer has a way with ‘words’
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Choreographer has a way with ‘words’
Storytelling ballets may not have been fashionable when Cathy Marston first began choreographing them, but they are becoming so now.
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Role ‘real treasure, delight and honour’
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Role ‘real treasure, delight and honour’
He may be Australian, but violinist Peter Clark is enthusiastic about representing his homeland’s smaller rival as part of the NZ String Quartet.
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'This is the missing bit'
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'This is the missing bit'
Best-selling Irish author Dervla McTiernan still finds it ‘‘crazy’’ that hundreds of people turn up to her book events.
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Coffee became a career
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Coffee became a career
Celeste Wong caught the coffee bug working after school at Strictly Coffee in Dunedin. Two decades later, she just released her first book Coffee Creations.
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Finding home in new location
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Finding home in new location
Moving across the country and settling into a new home is not easy.
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Residency gives a new focus
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Residency gives a new focus
A granddaughter and daughter of late Dunedin artists Peter McIntyre sen and Peter McIntyre, Sara McIntyre, has returned to the South as the inaugural Forrester Gallery Residency recipient.
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A life and love of sharing food
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A life and love of sharing food
For nearly four decades Joan Bishop has shared her recipes with Otago Daily Times’ readers.
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Food and painting delivers a crossover of senses
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Food and painting delivers a crossover of senses
Converting the senses of touch, smell, flavour and sound into art is what drives Alexandra-based abstract artist Nicola Bennett.
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Living a life by the books
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Living a life by the books
A deep love for books has shaped Dr Caren Florance’s life.
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Feeding the mind and soul
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Feeding the mind and soul
For Reuben Brown the Whakatipu Music Festival is a rare chance these days to make music in his home region.
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Artworks that bring old, worn items ‘back to life’
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Artworks that bring old, worn items ‘back to life’
Whether designing advertisements, projecting films or delivering the mail, Dean Raybould has always made space for painting around his day job.
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Connection, conversation key for art
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Connection, conversation key for art
As many of Dunedin artist Simon Richardson’s portraits are held in private collections it is not often the public, or the artist, get to see them.
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Finding joy in a challenge
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Finding joy in a challenge
Winning the Michael Hill International Violin Competition in 2017 jump-started Ioana Cristina Goicea’s career.
New and traditional offerings
New and traditional offerings
The Easter and Anzac long-weekend picnics and walks might require a few more layers and warmth, and possibly swapping those end-of-season barbecues for slow-cooked casseroles or roasts.
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Finding magic in the light
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Finding magic in the light
A family trip to the South Island during breaks in Covid-19 lockdowns has inspired the work of Wellington artist Juliet Best being shown in her first solo exhibition in Dunedin.
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Meshing poetry and theatre
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Meshing poetry and theatre
Actor and director Fasitua Amosa had never come across poetry until he was asked to help turn a piece of poetry into theatre.
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Channelling Kate
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Channelling Kate
Curious about the many different ways people engage with Kate Bush’s music even though she does not often perform live, Sarah-Louise Young has created a tribute show with a difference.
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Brought home by music
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Brought home by music
Music always comes first for London-based New Zealand choreographer Cameron McMillan.