Winning ideas rewarded
Winning ideas rewarded
Entering products in a national competition is a big step for Otago and Southland’s small producers of preserves and sweets but it can bear fruit.
Rebecca Fox
Deconstructing the message
Deconstructing the message
Dunedin’s George St has often been swathed in the projections and video installations by David Green.
Drawn to the land
Drawn to the land
Naseby artist Jenny Chisholm’s connection to the land, sea and sky is reflected in her landscape paintings and sculptures.
Barber proposes eating way to better food system
Barber proposes eating way to better food system
World renowned chef, author and voice of the farm-to-table movement Dan Barber spoke to the Eat New Zealand’s annual hui recently.
Colours from a New Zealand palette
Colours from a New Zealand palette
Lyttelton artist Oliver Perkins has combined architecture, paint and canvas in two exhibitions opening at Dunedin Public Art Gallery today. He tells Rebecca Fox about "A Kind of Arrow" and "Free...
New company ‘dreaming big’
New company ‘dreaming big’
A University of Otago theatre lecturer and a student have created a new theatre company in an effort to provide more work for theatre graduates in Dunedin.
Live theatre a forum for prisoners
Live theatre a forum for prisoners
Having introduced the Otago Corrections Facility to the restorative powers of forum theatre, Ruth Carraway is continuing the work in the community.
It’s the end of the world
It’s the end of the world
Christopher Ulutupu took the opportunity to become a tourist while the Dunedin Public Art Gallery Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Visiting Artist.
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.
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.