Successful blend of arias and dance
Successful blend of arias and dance
Opera Otago’s contribution to Dunedin’s Fringe Week opened in Hanover Hall on Tuesday evening with Arias at Dusk, a unique performance of popular operatic arias.
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‘Celebration of the female form’
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‘Celebration of the female form’
Sparkling costumes and big feather fans feature at a traditional Dunedin burlesque show inspired by the vintage glamour of the pre-1950s.
Moir’s risque tales hit mark
Moir’s risque tales hit mark
Dear Stalker, by award-winning comedian Harriet Moir and staged at Te Whare O Rutukia, has a sellout season for good reason.
Pretty in green
Pretty in green
Princess Catherine, Princess of Wales, presents a shamrock to Irish wolfhound Turlough Mor, also known as Seamus.
Banksy unmasked after arrest details from 2000 found
Banksy unmasked after arrest details from 2000 found
The ubiquitous street artist known only as Banksy for the past 30 years may have finally been identified, mainly thanks to an arrest in New York in 2000.
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Perfect colleague Steve excelling in his line of work
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Perfect colleague Steve excelling in his line of work
Meet Steve.
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Finding ways to reduce food waste
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Finding ways to reduce food waste
Eyes widened to the size of dinner plates when Elena Piere managed to save 13.1 tonnes of food waste from going to landfill last year.
Drug dealer loses prized pinball machines
Drug dealer loses prized pinball machines
Pinball wizard Kim Michael Dozier made a play for the big time.
Former US Marine facing deportation to NZ
Former US Marine facing deportation to NZ
Paul Canton hasn't lived in NZ for 50 years and served as a Marine, but is facing deportation to a country with which he has "no connection".
Big promoters accused of holding govt to ransom
Big promoters accused of holding govt to ransom
There are allegations of corporate concert welfare and promoters holding the government to ransom over funding for big events while home grown talent is left out.
Cops want to hear about copper crime
Cops want to hear about copper crime
As the value of scrap copper goes up, so are reports of the metal being stolen, and police want help to catch the thieves.
Apology but no idea where frozen embryos are
Apology but no idea where frozen embryos are
An Auckland fertility clinic has apologised after frozen embryos went missing and it still does not know what happened to them.
Radio firm's shares tumble after shock jock axed
Radio firm's shares tumble after shock jock axed
An Australian radio giant's value has slid further after it axed a top-rating show and set up a likely lengthy legal battle with shock jock Kyle Sandilands.
Taliban accuses Pakistan of strike on rehab centre, killing 400
Taliban accuses Pakistan of strike on rehab centre, killing 400
More than 400 people were killed in a Pakistani strike on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, the Afghan Taliban administration says, in the deadliest incident since the two neighbours began fighting late last year.
Boost for Kaikōura's iconic bird
Boost for Kaikōura's iconic bird
Kaikōura's tīti (Hutton's shearwater birds) are in good condition as they prepare to leave the nest after favourable summer weather.
Crime group of alleged US hitman accused of bribing prison officers
Crime group of alleged US hitman accused of bribing prison officers
Police allege an organised crime group they've linked to the killing of a New Zealand man corrupted prison officers and bail officials.
Shop worker calls cops on customer smelling of booze
Shop worker calls cops on customer smelling of booze
A woman who ‘‘smelt of alcohol’’ was caught driving over the legal limit after being spotted by a Dunedin shop worker, police say.
Porch sleeper prompts plea from police
Porch sleeper prompts plea from police
Police are urging Dunedin’s student population to lock their flats and report suspicious activity after a middle-aged man returned to a flat where he was previously caught sleeping outside.
Student's drug stash found as cops overhear call to lost phone
Student's drug stash found as cops overhear call to lost phone
A student unwittingly dobbed himself in when his phone containing hidden drugs was handed to Dunedin police during St Patrick’s Day partying.
The yolk's on you: Paddy's Day egging backfires
The yolk's on you: Paddy's Day egging backfires
A teenager in Dunedin received a formal warning for assault from police after lobbing an egg at a group of young women.