The songs we need
The Veils frontman Finn Andrews fielded some questions about the process that led to the new album.
Tom McKinlay
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Epic new epoch
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Epic new epoch
Four young Dunedin bands are drawing on the city’s rock ’n’ roll heritage to create new possibilities, Tom McKinlay writes.
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Taking the plunge
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Taking the plunge
Learning te reo Māori has opened profound new possibilities for story-telling, Witi Ihimaera Smiler tells Tom McKinlay. But it is a proficiency hard won.
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The daddy of all dilemmas
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The daddy of all dilemmas
What drives us to bring children into a troubled world, and who decides, Emma Neale asks in her new novel.
Layers on the land
Layers on the land
The layers of archaeological evidence at Moeraki lie together with the layered histories told and retold by mana whenua, Gerard O’Regan tells Tom McKinlay and Luke Chapman.
The poetry of wisdom
The poetry of wisdom
Jazz bandleader Jake Baxendale felt compelled to sing the praises of ancient wisdom, he tells Tom McKinlay.
Guardians of the pā
Guardians of the pā
The stories of Kātiki Point and the names associated with it are being given new life, Tom McKinlay and Luke Chapman learn.
Fresh take on The Clean
Fresh take on The Clean
A classic track by The Clean has proven its enduring appeal again. Sogg frontman Ollie Kemmett tells Tom McKinlay about their fresh take.
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Laughing matters
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Laughing matters
Comedy need not limit itself to the funny stuff, Alan Davies tells Tom McKinlay.
Solo and back to bass
Solo and back to bass
Andrew Wilson might be touring a solo project, but his gigs in Dunedin are all about connection, Tom McKinlay writes.
Further degrees of difficulty
Further degrees of difficulty
Improv is hard enough.
Toitū te whenua - To stop and stay
Toitū te whenua - To stop and stay
Moeraki has moved with the times while honouring all that is important in its long history, Justin Tipa tells Tom McKinlay and Luke Chapman.
Unlocking our identity
Unlocking our identity
It’s hard to be sure of anything these days, the author of a Dunedin Fringe Festival play tells Tom McKinlay.
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Good as gold?
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Good as gold?
Once it built Dunedin. But what role will any new gold crushed and sieved from Central Otago’s hills play in our fevered times? Tom McKinlay weighs some possibilities.
The war on forgetting
The war on forgetting
Dunedin musician Tane Cotton has turned his attention to broadcasting the work of others.
Toitū te whenua - A precious cargo
Toitū te whenua - A precious cargo
A record of the heroic deeds of early voyagers lives on in the Otago landscape, David Higgins tells Luke Chapman and Tom McKinlay.
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Boots and all
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Boots and all
John Clarke probably had to leave town, but it wasn’t our fault, his daughter, documentary maker Lorin Clarke, tells Tom McKinlay.
Composing possibilities
Composing possibilities
Still mixing it up
Still mixing it up
Her very many musical influences continue to help her say what needs to be said, Santi White tells Tom McKinlay.
Caring for the memories
Caring for the memories
So, I was searching in Te Aka, the Māori dictionary for the word "waha".