An opportunity to change her life led Cynthia Hiu Ying Lam back to NZ and to follow a dream. She tells Rebecca Fox about writing and performing her own family story.
It took a push from her son for Lissie Brown to head back to art school to complete her master’s degree.
A Covid-19 lockdown gave Wellington-based drummer Mark Lockett just the push to put pen to paper. Now the album is out and he is touring the country sharing his music.
A new ballet celebrating the life of Katherine Mansfield heralds many firsts for the choreographer and dancers bringing the writer’s personal story alive in her centenary year, Rebecca...
Guitarist Graham Wardrop may have performed around the world and now lives in Christchurch but he still calls Dunedin and Otago home.
American illustrator and New York Times columnist Julia Rothman has been enjoying summer in New Zealand and in particular Dunedin.
Watching a film by Oliver Lucks, Julia Rothman was so impressed by his work she direct messaged to tell him so.
Janice ChiFen Huang’s journey back in time to learn about early Chinese migrants’ life in Otago has highlighted how food can bring the past and present together, she tells Rebecca Fox.
In trying to create something special for her late father’s 80th birthday Mary Jane Sneyd accidentally discovered a talent for fabric art.
After being in a creative bubble working towards the release of his latest album last year, Sean Donnelly, known as SJD, has emerged blinking into the daylight for his second year as Otago University's Mozart Fellow.
As children head back to school, Rebecca Fox asks a nutritionist, a mum and chef and a budget adviser for some suggestions on how to tackle breakfasts and lunchboxes.
Balclutha artist Belinda Mason can empathise with those heading back into education after many years, but she has come out the other end and believes it is all worth it.
Queenstown artist Marc Blake has a big year ahead and it started with a bang, winning the supreme award in the Craigs Aspiring Art Prize.
Anna Kelly McLeod has fond memories of her time as a student in Dunedin and her family’s connection with Otago features in a cookbook she has written.
A year-long project has come to fruition for Dunedin artist Madison Kelly as she exhibits her latest body of work based around Otago Harbour.
After a couple of years of Covid-interruptions and border closures decimating the arts and entertainment industry, 2023’s calendar is starting to fill up as international acts come back.
A new wine festival celebrating the Central Otago wine industry is being held this month.
For Sue Heazlewood cooking, gardening and making her home feel special has always been a big part of her life.
New Zealand’s national museum Te Papa’s exhibition "Hia Hia Whenua - Landscape and Desire" features some rarely seen works with close links to Otago and Southland. Curators Rebecca Rice...
Filipino couple Dan and Ana Valencia are on a mission to expand Kiwis’ knowledge of the sweet and savoury delicacies of their homeland.
