Awards celebration of year’s achievements
Another impressive year of theatre in the city will be celebrated at the 14th Ōtepoti Dunedin Theatre Awards next month.
Arts
Art seen: January 29
Art seen: January 29
By Joanna Osborne
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Move brings out the colour
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Move brings out the colour
Artist Clive Humphreys still considers Dunedin home, even though he has lived on Waiheke Island for the past seven years
Quirks of life in every corner behind the hill
Quirks of life in every corner behind the hill
Robin Robilliard credits Ronald Blythe as the prompt for her book
Shakespeare’s raw emotion serves film well
Shakespeare’s raw emotion serves film well
If you have not heard already: bring tissues for Hamnet.
Art seen: January 22
Art seen: January 22
By James Dignan
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Finding time for creation
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Finding time for creation
Having to make the tough decision to give up a career she loved, Dunedin woman Disa Walker decided to go back to the activities she used to love
Exhibition to support local arts projects
Exhibition to support local arts projects
An archive of prints from a long-standing Auckland studio is on show and for sale at a Gore art gallery, with proceeds supporting the studio’s legacy and Gore arts.
Violins, bows given in father’s memory
Violins, bows given in father’s memory
The family of the late violist Duncan Gillies, who served in World War 2 and played in both the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and the forerunner to Dunedin Symphony Orchestra
Youth to get taste of choral singing
Youth to get taste of choral singing
Youngsters who love to sing will have the chance to come together for some fun, singing and expert tuition with Dunedin Children’s Choir next week.
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What's on for 2026
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What's on for 2026
It's time to find out what will be entertaining, exciting, stimulating, getting us talking and inspiring us in Dunedin in 2026.
Dreamy tales of rail come alive
Dreamy tales of rail come alive
Journalist Monisha Rajesh’s Moonlight Express is a love letter to trains and their special magic.
Music dean hopes to rekindle culture
Music dean hopes to rekindle culture
A local school of music is continuing to branch out with hopes of rekindling a culture of live music performance in Gore.
Te Anau easel for festival muralists
Te Anau easel for festival muralists
Te Anau has been transformed into a vibrant outdoor gallery as the 2025 South Sea Spray Festival brings world-class mural art to the heart of Fiordland.
Art seen: December 18
Art seen: December 18
By James Dignan
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Outside the box
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Outside the box
For the past 10 years Dunedin Dream Brokerage has been finding homes for art projects in empty urban or retail spaces throughout Dunedin.
Music review
Music review
If you are going to put together a dozen-strong jazz and funk troupe with a 50-piece orchestra, as Snarky Puppy’s Michael League has decided to do, you are going to need some authoritarian percussion
Suitcase art project to celebrate sustainability
Suitcase art project to celebrate sustainability
Clothes and suitcases usually go together, but a new project will turn suitcases into art.
Delightful festive feast of panto
Delightful festive feast of panto
Tomfoolery of the most amusing kind abounded in the Globe Theatre’s Christmas show Alice in Wonderland: A Pantomime, delighting a sold out audience last Friday night.
Reid returns home
Reid returns home
Former Dunedin musician Nadia Reid returns home to New Zealand this month, following a busy year touring the United Kingdom and Europe.