Focusing on the next generation of singers
Focusing on the next generation of singers
Fifty-seven years ago, Dame Kiri te Kanawa won the career-launching Mobil Song Quest at the Dunedin Town Hall.
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Awards sees increase in red varietals
Awards sees increase in red varietals
Judging got under way to find the most affordable wine drop in the country last week. Rebecca Fox talks to New World Wine Awards judging co-chair Jen Parr about the rise of red wines.
A passion for winemaking
A passion for winemaking
A move to Central Otago has been life-changing in more ways than one for Florida native Stephanie Maddox.
Music brings new life in NZ
Music brings new life in NZ
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s first violinist, Yuka Eguchi, has taken a quick break before her performance in Dunedin to visit her home country of Japan for the first time in...
A thrill to see work take shape
A thrill to see work take shape
Choreographer Rose Philpott’s first solo full-length commission hit northern stages earlier this year to acclaim and now it’s the South Island’s turn.
The link between taste and auditory senses
The link between taste and auditory senses
Wine writer, researcher and sound artist Dr Jo Burzynska has designed a multi-sensory wine experience that challenges how people think about wine, she tells Rebecca Fox.
In at the deep end
In at the deep end
The treats continue for cello fans as following the Crouching Tiger concert comes "Barley & De Pledge", featuring acclaimed UK cellist Matthew Barley.
From bow to baton
Bow to baton a ‘good show of how life can change’
They say every cloud has a silver lining and for Australian-based Umberto Clerici, Covid’s silver lining has been a change in career direction. He tells Rebecca Fox about taking up the baton.
Dunedin designers’ talents showcased
Dunedin designers’ talents showcased
Otago designers shone at the Hokonui Fashion Design Awards, in Gore, particularly in the the Upcycled section, finds Rebecca Fox.
Funding keeping creative work alive
Funding keeping creative work alive
Five new theatre residencies have been awarded to allow Dunedin practitioners to develop - rather than perform - new work. Rebecca Fox finds out what that means for those involved.
The art of the acrobat
The art of the acrobat
The Dunedin Arts Festival launched its programme this week, featuring international guests for the first time since Covid-19 hit. Rebecca Fox talks to one of them - Australian circus performer Malia Walsh.
Bittersweet surprise for hospitality award finalist
Bittersweet surprise for hospitality award finalist
The NZ Restaurant Association announced the finalists in the inaugural Otago Hospitality Awards last week. The results came as a big surprise to one finalist in particular.
Discovering the taste of Dunedin
Discovering the taste of Dunedin
Food plays a huge part in people’s identity and connection with a place, so Dunedin’s Precinct Food is out to investigate what foods people feel are part of the city's history and culture.
Monster moment for three soloists
Monster moment for three soloists
Three of Dunedin’s upcoming musical stars will have the rare opportunity to perform solos with the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra at the Dunedin Town Hall in Mozart’s Monster Mash.
Drawn to Dunedin
Drawn to Dunedin
Settling in to her new job as head of Dunedin’s Hocken Collections, Catherine Hammond is also discovering Dunedin.
In the service of flavour
In the service of flavour
Chef Marcus Verberne has returned to the place he calls home after more than 20 years cooking in some of London’s best restaurants.
A language all her own
A language all her own
Lithuanian musician Simona Smirnova is on her fourth visit to New Zealand but her first to Dunedin this month.
Drawn to success
Drawn to success
Three very different Otago artists have been selected as finalists in New Zealand’s top drawing prize.
Nutritionist making the case for animal products
Nutritionist making the case for animal products
American nutritionist Diana Rodgers, a proponent of the need to include animal products in a balanced diet, is in NZ to help farmers push back at the idea meat and dairy is unhealthy.
Soprano settled into Dunedin life
Unconventional beginnings for Song Quest judge
Having her New Zealand husband at her side through a music career in the United States, Nikki Hartliep is now returning the favour.