Shane Gilchrist

The most popular recreational pursuit in New Zealand, walking offers many benefits. Shane Gilchrist puts one foot in front of the other. 

As this year's high school formal season gets into full swing, Shane Gilchrist talks to some teens for whom it seems the big night is more about resourcefulness and respect than romance. 

Veteran Dunedin musician Rob Sharma's passion remains undimmed, Shane Gilchrist discovers.

Mix teenagers, talent and teamwork and, hey presto, it's chamber music magic, writes Shane Gilchrist. 

Cameron Monteath is sitting at the piano in the entranceway of his Opoho home, contemplating a musical path that he and his mum, Susan, suspect began in the first few weeks of his life.

Dunedin woman Rua McCallum has contributed two pieces of Maori theatre for the Puaka Matariki Festival. Shane Gilchrist reports. 

Having formed 30-odd years ago, almost before "alt-country'' entered the critics' lexicon, the Minneapolis outfit shows there is still magic among its members, even if Gary Louris' co-founder, Mark Olson, is absent.

Passionate, prolific and private, award-winning poet David Eggleton clearly enjoys acts of subversion, writes Shane Gilchrist.

Shane Gilchrist discusses a new exhibition with a pair of emerging artists who take the concept of reflection to a deeper level.

It was a mass featuring variations on black: from the themes and imagery of fire, war, an afterlife spent above, below or somewhere in between;to the clothes of both band and crowd; to the freight-train power of Black Sabbath, who tore a hole in the night and, via singer and protaganist Ozzy Osbourne, invited us to jump on in.

Want to catch a salmon off an inner-city wharf? Well, you could fly to Vancouver, 12,000km away. Or you could try your luck in Dunedin.

Dunedin country music artist Kelvin Cummings heads to Norfolk Island on Saturday looking to add to his recent haul of awards.

Taniwha, witches, dreams and gender-switching kids ... Anika Moa has done it again, aiming for the ears of young ones while offering more than enough lyrical depth to make the adults chuckle, too.

Andrea Bosshard's latest effort, The Great Maiden's Blush might explore big themes, yet the Kiwi film-maker is not interested in making big statements, Shane Gilchrist writes. 

Scottish artist Jen Smith's first Dunedin exhibition documents not only her travels but also the kindness of strangers, writes Shane Gilchrist.

A century after the New Zealand Government declared April 25 a holiday in recognition of the dead of Gallipoli, we are still coming to grips with the campaign, writes Shane Gilchrist.

Among its various themes, New Zealand film Mahana deals with generational differences which, as Shane Gilchrist discovers, is not unlike the demeanour of two of its lead actors.

A contemporary tale about a home invasion, Orphans & Kingdoms is also an examination of big themes, actor Jesse-James Rehu Pickery tells Shane Gilchrist.

A contemporary tale about a home invasion, Orphans & Kingdoms is also an examination of big themes, actor Jesse-James Rehu Pickery tells Shane Gilchrist.

At times serene, at times stormy, Otago Harbour has long carried the hopes of many. In the final of a three-part series, Shane Gilchrist ponders a range of prevailing factors that could ripple into the future.