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Old friends celebrate 60th anniversary

Nicholas Braithwaite is back in Dunedin to celebrate the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra’s 60th. Photo...

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Old friends celebrate 60th anniversary

Celebrating its 60th anniversary, the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra is bringing back two old friends, former principal guest conductor Nicholas Braithwaite and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra...

Capacity audience enthralled by young choristers’ performance

New Zealand Secondary Students’ ChoirSt Paul’s CathedralSunday, April 12Long acclamations, cheering and a standing ovation from an audience who filled every pew in St Paul’s...

Re-enacting Theomins’ Olveston soirees

Music of the Night,OlvestonFriday, April 10 On Friday, an early evening recital of classical music was presented in Olveston, the early 20th century, 35-room ‘‘English country house’’ which is...

Consort in good voice for demanding concert

Southern Consort of Voices, Miserere: Lamentations for Easter,St Joseph’s ChapelSaturday, April 11A capacity audience filled St Joseph’s Chapel on Saturday afternoon for the Southern...

Obituary: Philip Trusttum, artist

Philip Trusttum. Photo: supplied/Christchurch Art Gallery

Obituary: Philip Trusttum, artist

New Zealand figurative expressionist artist Philip Trusttum was an internationally regarded creator of large-scale, energetic paintings.

Obituary: Catherine O’Hara, actress

Obituary: Catherine O’Hara, actress

Canadian actress Catherine O’Hara was a gifted comedienne who starred as Macaulay Culkin’s harried mother in two Home Alone movies.

Obituary: Patsy King, actress

Obituary: Patsy King, actress

Veteran Australian actress Patsy King was best known for her role as governor Erica Davidson in long-running drama Prisoner.

Heartthrob turns heartbreaker

Aidan Turner as journalist Declan O’Hara in the Jilly Cooper adaptation Rivals.

Heartthrob turns heartbreaker

Irish actor Aidan Turner played a hairy-chested heartthrob in Poldark and Rivals.

It’s a swing and a ...

MLB: The Show 26 is one of those sports games franchises that is starting to creak a bit, writes...

It’s a swing and a ...

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

ODT quiz: April 19

Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Sunday, April 19.

ODT quiz: April 18

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ODT quiz: April 17

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ODT quiz: April 16

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ODT quiz: April 15

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ODT quiz: April 14

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ODT quiz: April 13

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Art seen: April 9

‘‘The Ogee & Manaia’’ [installation view] from left to right: Manifold (2025); Up up up (2025...

Art seen: April 9

By Joanna Osborne

Queenstown sculptor still creating at 92

Morgan Jones in the workshop with his steel sculpture About Nine (2021). PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Queenstown sculptor still creating at 92

At 92 years old Arrow Junction sculptor Morgan Jones may have slowed down but he cannot stop making things.

Art a path to conservation

Artist Clare Reilly at Orokonui Ecosanctuary. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

Art a path to conservation

Known for her vibrant paintings of New Zealand’s flora and fauna, Dunedin-based artist Clare Reilly is also a strong advocate for conservation. The painter tells Rebecca Fox how her painting...

Keep on running

Keep on running

If brutal lows twinned with thrilling highs is your bag, this might be the game for you, Ben Allan writes.

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