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...
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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.
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...
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.
Stepping back in time
Stepping back in time
Six artists from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra have the rare and exciting opportunity to tour New Zealand in the wake of Covid-19. Rebecca Fox talks to concertmaster Andrew Beer.
Hitting all the right notes
Hitting all the right notes
Australian soprano Emma Pearson has stepped into the breach so the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s Metamorphosis tour can go ahead. She talks to Rebecca Fox.
Touring Alexandra’s new cycling wine trail
Touring Alexandra’s new cycling wine trail
A new cycling trail opens up at the end of the month in Alexandra called Pedal for Pinot. Rebecca Fox took one for the team and volunteered to be the first to try it.
Getting a good taste of Central
Getting a good taste of Central
This year, more than ever, promotions such as Eat, Taste, Central, which is encouraging people to visit Central Otago and enjoy its food and wine, are important to the region’s tourism and hospitality businesses.
Raising men’s mental health
Raising men’s mental health
Following Mental Health Awareness Week, Dunedin artist Anton Lambaart is keeping the discussion about how men deal with grief, loss, conflict and challenges alive with his latest...
Repurposing everyday items
Repurposing everyday items
Auckland artist Christine Hellyer describes Dunedin as a special place. She talks to Rebecca Fox about her latest exhibition.
Traditional recipes with a vegan twist
Traditional recipes with a vegan twist
Rebecca Fox talks to Kind Company’s chef Sophia Craig about cooking when you live in a flat of five.
Shine a light
Shine a light
A new gallery specifically dedicated to light works has opened in Queenstown. Rebecca Fox asks artist Trish Campbell why such a dedicated gallery is needed.
Back to the future
Back to the future
The discovery of a box of what looked like white powder at Dunedin Art School has led artist Tim Barlow back to his old art school for a residency. He tells Rebecca Fox about rediscovering old...
Taking Maori art to the world
Taking Maori art to the world
The work of some of our country's most respected Maori artists goes on show in Dunedin this weekend. Rebecca Fox talks to Milford Galleries Dunedin director Stephen Higginson about the great things happening in NZ art.
Relating to words and writing
Relating to words and writing
NZ's Young Writers Festival begins in Dunedin next week with workshops and events to inspire young writers. Rebecca Fox talks to poet and national slam champion Jordan Hamel.