Central orchestra appoints new director
The Central Otago Regional Orchestra has appointed Queenstown-based Rakuto Kurano as its new music director.
Arts
Short story competition open for old and young alike
Short story competition open for old and young alike
Words and their power were central to a short story competition being sponsored by a Central Otago law firm.
Quiche and death for dinner?
Quiche and death for dinner?
This week there is a unique opportunity to eat dinner while watching a murder unfold.
Show to mix Irish history, music
Show to mix Irish history, music
A show replaying Irish history with curated music to match will make its way to Gore next month.
Theatre group secures funding
Theatre group secures funding
A Gore theatre group has secured $10,000 funding from the Mataura Licensing Trust (MLT) which will help it run events, including some at St James Theatre, until the end of next year.
Emerging artists up for exhibition award
Emerging artists up for exhibition award
Young creatives from around Otago and Southland will compete for a $1000 prize as part of the 53rd "Riversdale Mixed Media Arts Exhibition".
Art seen: April 23
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Art seen: April 23
By Joanna Osborne
Fathers and sons in turmoil
Fathers and sons in turmoil
By My Father’s Shadow follows two young brothers who venture into Lagos with their somewhat estranged father, Fola, during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis.
Crafting prowess on show at festival
Crafting prowess on show at festival
The third Southland Wool & Craft Festival will be about more than needles and yarn; it will showcase of crafting prowess, its founder says.
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Old friends celebrate 60th anniversary
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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...
Art seen: April 16
Art seen: April 16
By James Dignan
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Homecoming for Ngāi Tahu artworks
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Homecoming for Ngāi Tahu artworks
The first exhibition in the newly extended Forrester Gallery in Oamaru will be "Paemanu: Kārakaraka Toi", a collaborative collection of works by Ngāi Tahu artists which is arriving home for the first time.
Plenty of laughs in amusing show
Plenty of laughs in amusing show
MIGRATED CREATIVES PRESENT BROWN SUGAR The Playhouse— Wednesday, March 11The warmth and joy of the Pasifika community was to the fore in sweetly youthful piece Brown Sugar.
Brave and honest voice but jokes struggled to land
Brave and honest voice but jokes struggled to land
Stephen Lefebvre is a comedian with a brave and honest voice, but his recent show unfortunately left me feeling more sorrowful than joyful.
Capturing the natural world’s beauty
Capturing the natural world’s beauty
The beauty of the natural world is highlighted in "I found it in the forest", a photography exhibition by a Palmerston-based artist, running as part of the Dunedin Fringe Festival.
Dunedin Fringe Festival
Dunedin Fringe Festival
Dunedin’s night-life has been buzzing for the past two weeks, as fans of theatre, music, comedy, dance and visual arts had their fill, courtesy of the 2026 Dunedin...
Hilarious show relatable and deeply personal
Hilarious show relatable and deeply personal
Popular Dunedin comedian Harriet Moir kept a packed-out Te Whare O Rukutia audience roaring with laughter during her hilarious show Dear Stalker.
Intriguing premise in one-act play bursting with potential tension
Intriguing premise in one-act play bursting with potential tension
Pas de Trois, a new play by Penelope Hare, offered an intriguing premise and moments of visual beauty.
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Audience helps refine ‘slightly raw draft’
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Audience helps refine ‘slightly raw draft’
Playwright Carl Bland is putting his "words" where his mouth is by performing his own work in a theatrical reading of theatre company Nightsong’s latest work-in-development, Burning House.
Art seen: March 26
Art seen: March 26
By Laura Elliott