Taranaki's Womad festival cancelled for 2026
For just the third time in more than 20 years, the iconic Taranaki music and arts event Womad will be taking a year off next year.
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Leese returns with purpose
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Leese returns with purpose
Former Dunedin-based opera singer Anna Leese is back performing with the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra this month.
Dads play back-up for daughters on their first EP
Dads play back-up for daughters on their first EP
Harbour Street Jazz and Blues Talent show winners Winnie Conlan and Olivia Morriss have recorded their first EP with their dads playing back-up.
In harmony
In harmony
University of Otago voice senior lecturer and mezzo soprano Tessa Romano sings Circus Woman Songs, from The Trapeze Artists by Dunedin composer Anthony Ritchie, during a St Kilda Brass concert at the Trinity Catholic College auditorium yesterday.
Split Enz to reform for Christchurch festival
Split Enz to reform for Christchurch festival
The iconic New Zealand band will perform together for the first time in almost 20 years for the Hagley Park party.
Novice musicians triumph in school band contest
Novice musicians triumph in school band contest
A band of talented pupils from Dunedin’s Bathgate Park School won the Otago Rockshop Bandquest a few months after starting to learn their instruments.
Dazzling show hits bulls-eye
Dazzling show hits bulls-eye
Chicago, the Musical, Regent Theatre, Thursday, August 28.
Dunedin mates releasing 'bangers' on their own terms
Dunedin mates releasing 'bangers' on their own terms
The members of London-based "Kiwi band for the world", Mild Orange, share a passion for travel and connection.
Auckland schools dominate Big Sing
Auckland schools dominate Big Sing
The finale of this year's Big Sing secondary schools' competition in Dunedin has come to a close, with choirs from Auckland taking the top awards.
NZ’s top school choirs competing in city
NZ’s top school choirs competing in city
New Zealand’s premier secondary schools’ choral competition is returning to Dunedin for the first time since 2019.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce engaged
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce engaged
Pop superstar Taylor Swift and NFL player Travis Kelce are engaged to be married, the couple have announced.
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Singer beats cold to win opera competition
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Singer beats cold to win opera competition
It snot fuddy when you catch a cold — especially if you are an opera singer who is about to compete in one of New Zealand’s top opera competitions.
Obituary: Teen sensation who sold millions of records
Obituary: Teen sensation who sold millions of records
Connie Francis, the first woman to reach No 1 in the US Billboard charts, sold tens of millions of copies of her genre-spanning songs of youthful love and heartbreak.
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Emotion in her fingers
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Emotion in her fingers
Egyptian-Italian pianist Francesca Khalifa is looking forward to returning to Wānaka to perform as part of a tour of New Zealand.
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Horses for Curses
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Horses for Curses
Angry shouting seems the appropriate response to the world as it is, Tane Cotton tells Tom McKinlay. But that doesn’t mean it’s all he has.
Standard of singers ‘excellent’
Standard of singers ‘excellent’
Judging by the quality of singing already coming from the competitors in the Otago Daily Times Southern Aria Competition this year, organisers are preparing for the unusual possibility of...
All that brass
All that brass
Dunedin schoolchildren cheer on Hot Potato Band member Luke Bartley as he plays the sousaphone at Tahuna Normal Intermediate School.
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‘Founding father’ enormous in establishment of heavy metal
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‘Founding father’ enormous in establishment of heavy metal
From urinating on a historic national monument while wearing a dress, to biting the head off a bat and snorting a line of live ants through a straw, Ozzy Osbourne was famous for his infamy.
First airing of piece on plight of S. Dunedin
First airing of piece on plight of S. Dunedin
Otley & Amalia, Dunedin Symphony Orchestra, King’s and Queen's Auditorium, Saturday, August 16.
New Swift album reflects 'joy' of tour
New Swift album reflects 'joy' of tour
Taylor Swift says her forthcoming album, the upbeat The Life of a Showgirl, was inspired by the joy she felt when performing around the world on her record-setting Eras Tour.