Counting them in
The man behind the success of the Dunedin Jazz Club is finally tonight stepping into its spotlight himself, reports Tom McKinlay.
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Love and other considerations
Love and other considerations
Dunedin film-maker Ollie Lucks bares all and shares pretty much everything in his new film, writes Tom McKinlay.
Charmaine Reveley’s broad church
Charmaine Reveley’s broad church
Dunedin designer Charmaine Reveley makes feminine fashion, but she’s not interested in stereotypes, she tells Tom McKinlay.
Dipping her toes in
Dipping her toes in
There were lessons lurking just below the surface, during the making of Anya Tate- Manning’s Show Me Shorts entry, she tells Tom McKinlay.
A wonderful difficulty
A wonderful difficulty
While it seems to have been shuffled sideways for now, the weight of history and the reality of the present both support a view that we haven’t heard the last of He Puapua, Tom McKinlay reports.
The words that sparkle
The words that sparkle
The new poetry editor of the Weekend Poem plans to champion the diverse, she tells Tom McKinlay.
Distinctly in harmony
Distinctly in harmony
The spirit of song and the wairua of waiata flow together in the music of Aro. Tom McKinlay talked to the two halves of the musical partnership about their new EP.
A heart of darkness
A heart of darkness
One of Owen Marshall’s darker tales is about the hit the big screen. He tells Tom McKinlay how it came to be.
A heart of darkness
A heart of darkness
One of Owen Marshall’s darker tales is about the hit the big screen. He tells Tom McKinlay how it came to be.
Nation’s PM wrapped up in Carlson
Nation’s PM wrapped up in Carlson
Tanya Carlson’s piece in an Otago Museum exhibition has done national service, writes Tom McKinlay.
Still off track
Still off track
For those at the eye of the storm, the latest chapter in the effort to address climate change risks more compromise and failure, writes Tom McKinlay.
Vive le cinema!
Vive le cinema!
The French Film Festival is back. Tom McKinlay gets some pointers from Alliance Francaise president Kim Cousins.
Gilding with brass
Gilding with brass
Polished brass will lift Nadia Reid’s sound on her latest tour, Tom McKinlay writes.
Kyle Mewburn no longer faking it
Her story
For years, decades, award-winning author Kyle Mewburn felt like a fraud. But it wasn’t your usual imposter syndrome, she tells Tom McKinlay.
Acts of creation
Acts of creation
Tane, Maui and Hine-nui-te-po are back, reclaimed and recast for new generations by master story teller Witi Ihimaera, writes Tom McKinlay.
Company of collaborators
Company of collaborators
Sara Munro is playing favourites, Tom McKinlay reports.
Elton’s still in his element
Elton’s still in his element
Ben Elton made Thatcher’s Britain and the trenches of World War 1 the stuff of comedy, but can he wring a laugh from climate collapse and plague? Tom McKinlay asks the touring comedian.
Playing it cool
Playing it cool
Dunedin’s new jazz club is taking on one of the great albums, writes Tom McKinlay.
New legacies
New legacies: The Chills' late harvest
Three albums into The Chills’ comeback, Martin Phillipps says he feels like he can finally relax a bit. Tom McKinlay reports.
Lies and ill will
Lies and ill will
A new play to debut at the Dunedin Arts Festival is not about telling the truth, but might have truths to tell, writes Tom McKinlay.