‘Rediscovering’ Dunedin
‘Rediscovering’ Dunedin
After years of looking after her treasured artists, Dunedin gallery owner Michelle Chalklin-Sinclair is doing something for herself.
Rebecca Fox
From the editor
From the editor
Being able to get together with friends and family this Christmas season is such a privilege.
Panto aims at adding a little Christmas cheer
Panto aims at adding a little Christmas cheer
Dunedin’s Globe Theatre wants to bring some happiness to 2020 with a true pantomime complete with music, humour and slapstick, so it has brought in English composer Richard Lamming to...
Webby another reason to rejoice
Webby another reason to rejoice
The magical sound of the harp captured Helen Webby’s imagination as a child and has never waned. Rebecca Fox talks to the musician about how the harp bridges cultures and generations.
Spreading the word
Spreading the word
A Lawrence couple wants to prove there is more to honey than as a spread. Rebecca Fox talks to Dana and Megan Young about keeping it small.
Dedicated to their art
Dedicated to their art
Strong and nimble fingers are what link three very different artists exhibiting at Dunedin Art School’s SITE 2020 exhibition. Rebecca Fox talks to three students about their work.
A tale of female friendship
A tale of female friendship
Presenting the first full-length professional play to open in New Zealand since Covid-19, the producer and cast behind Di, Viv and Rose have taken a big gamble. Rebecca Fox talks to its...
Good triumphs over evil forces
Good triumphs over evil forces
Heartbreak ruled Royal New Zealand Ballet’s 2020 season until last week when the company hit the stage for the first time this year in Sleeping Beauty. Rebecca Fox talks to artistic...
Celebrating continuing relevance that is Hotere
Celebrating continuing relevance that is Hotere
Dunedin Public Art Gallery will this week open the first major exhibition of Ralph Hotere’s work in 20 years. Rebecca Fox talks to gallery director Cam McCracken about the significance of...
Banana bread that’s good for you
Banana bread that’s good for you
A Dunedin PhD student is on a mission to create foods to help people avoid chronic disease. Amir Amini tells Rebecca Fox why he is so passionate about green banana flour.
In the footsteps of Bruce Mason
In the footsteps of Bruce Mason
It may have had the longest rehearsal in history, but The End of the Golden Weather hits the stage tonight. Rebecca Fox talks to Lisa Warrington and Matt Wilson about the New Zealand...
Home away from home
Home away from home
United States musician and playwright Amanda Palmer had a stroke of luck this year when Covid-19 struck - she was touring New Zealand. She tells Rebecca Fox of her "mixed bag" of a year half a...
Existential ties between play, reality
Existential ties between play, reality
It has been a long wait, but Arcade Theatre is staging its first production since the Covid-19 lockdowns with existential French play No Exit. Director Shaun Swain explains his choice to...
Shivers down the spine
Shivers down the spine
Conducting a concert of eerie, mysterious and spine-tingling orchestral works with the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra is a first for Vincent Hardaker.
All that JAZZ
All that JAZZ
Tui-award winning jazz bassist Umar Zakaria hopes to add his energy and musical flavour to an upcoming Dunedin concert by locals Karin Reid and Alex Wolken. He tells Rebecca Fox how winning...
Expressing the colour of music
Expressing the colour of music
Musician Mark Menzies does not like being pigeon-holed as a specialist - hence his varied career. The violinist talks to RebeccaFox about loving all music.
A love of cooking
A love of cooking
From helping pick pumpkins on her father’s orchard to starting a new business, it's been a big year for Steph Peirce. Rebecca Fox talks to the Millers Flat girl wowing locals with fresh, flavoursome takeaways.
Out of the shadows
Out of the shadows
Karen Rankin-Neal, winner of Dunedin’s Hope and Sons Art Awards, talks to Rebecca Fox about her two loves - pastels and scratch boards.
Garden leaves impression
Garden leaves impression
A visit to Claude Monet’s garden in Giverny, France, has inspired Port Chalmers artist Russell Moses’ latest works. He talks to Rebecca Fox in his own garden oasis.
Zero waste key to home meals
Zero waste key to home meals
Rebecca Fox asks Dunedin’s Titi owner and head chef Hannes Bareiter about cooking for his family of four.