Colours from the whenua
Colours from the whenua
Earth pigment artist Sarah Hudson has been making the most of her time in Dunedin as the Caselberg Trust's Creative Connections Resident 2022.
Rebecca Fox
Canning ‘risk’ pays off for Emerson’s winning Weissbier
Canning ‘risk’ pays off for Emerson’s winning Weissbier
A beer brewed by Emerson’s in Dunedin has won the inaugural supreme title at the New World Beer and Cider Awards.
The dance of two artists
The dance of two artists
For two Dunedin creatives, working together on a new book helped them navigate some tough times. Rebecca Fox talks to Lynley Edmeades and Saskia Leek.
Last-century Maori writing published
Last-century Maori writing published
A work by a Dunedin indigenous-led education and publishing initiative Kei te pai press is featuring in a contemporary Maori art exhibition in Wellington.
Sustainable inshore fishing model for sharing
Sustainable inshore fishing model for sharing
Southern fisherman Nate Smith has taken another step in his mission to ensure the sustainability of the inshore fishery.
It’s all in the eyes
It’s all in the eyes
Two Wanaka artists have again made the list of finalists for the country’s top portraiture award.
Facing the challenge
Facing the challenge
As the duck shooting season begins on Saturday, "Game Chef" Angelo Georgalli tells Rebecca Fox about the challenge of cooking the perfect duck.
Recognition for city textile artists
Recognition for city textile artists
Two Dunedin artists have been selected as finalists in Changing Threads, the country’s premiere textile awards.
The art of the city
The art of the city
Dunedin artist Simon Kaan has been selected as one of 18 Asian-New Zealanders to be featured in a new series highlighting the achievements of top pan-Asian creatives.
Long road to Venice for artist
Long road to Venice for artist
Dunedin’s Milford Galleries is again at the forefront of New Zealand’s representation at the "Olympics of the art world", the La Biennale di Venezi.
Taonga puoro not typecast
Taonga puoro not typecast
Whakatipu Music Festival brings professional musicians, emerging performers, local talent and backstage professionals together in a long weekend of music.
Wide variety of styles on offer at awards impress beer judge
Wide variety of styles on offer at awards impress beer judge
Judging New Zealand’s top beers is a tough job but someone has to to do it.
Whitestone wins more medals
Whitestone wins more medals
Oamaru cheesemaker Whitestone Cheese Co won a mass of medals at the recent New Zealand Champions of Cheese Awards.
International fare at artisan bakery
International fare at artisan bakery
Before coming to New Zealand Tomer Weisshof had never heard of, let alone made, an Easter bun. Now he's making them in the hundreds for his burgeoning artisan bakery business in Dunedin.
Knitted sculpture a lament
Knitted sculpture a lament
While most people knit socks, or sweaters, Dunedin artist Michele Beevors knits memorials to elephants, gorillas and giraffes.
The show must go on — to acclaim
The show must go on — to acclaim
Winning a Dunedin Fringe Touring Award is a fitting end to Faumuina Felolini Maria Tafu‘na’i very first play and its tumultuous beginnings finds Rebecca Fox.
Respect for a wreck
Respect for a wreck
Discovering the remains of the schooner Don Juan grounded at Deborah Bay was a pivotal moment for artist Jasmine Togo-Brisby, her family and community’s heritage and culture, she tells Rebecca Fox.
Make the most of your heritage
Make the most of your heritage
We all have a heritage, some of us celebrate it, others just accept it. However we look at it though, it can enrich our lives and open our eyes in many different ways.
Song quest gateway to new world
Song quest gateway to new world
Many of New Zealand’s top opera singers have come out of Dunedin and part of their journey has been competing in the country’s top singing prize now known as the Lexus Song Quest.
Meeting Covid’s challenge
Meeting Covid’s challenge
Art curator Ruth Harvey was so blown away by an American community arts organisation she moved to the US to work there. Now home in Dunedin, Harvey talks to Rebecca Fox about running the organisation in Covid times.