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Dunedin audiences are no stranger to the masterful trumpet playing of Ralph Miller — a renowned player with the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra and the Dunedin City Jazz Orchestra, among others.

Podcasts, poison and a promising premise are the ingredients of Casketcase, a new play by Dunedin theatre company Good for Her Productions.

When I arrived in Dunedin as a medical student, I didn’t imagine I’d one day return as both a psychiatrist and a comedian.

Award-winning Irish-Kiwi composer and performer Dave Flynn brings his acclaimed solo show "Celtic Guitar Master" to Port Chalmers next week, offering audiences a taste of richly expressive Celtic...

Fresh from triumphant appearances on the festival circuit, New Zealand indie music legends The Bats are touring the country to celebrate their 2025 album Corner Coming Up.

The Dunedin Fringe Festival will welcome a contemporary circus performance, created and performed by award-winning New Zealand circus artists.

Shower and car singers unite for the chance to sing your hearts out at Bangers & Brews — a pub singalong with a twist.

What happens when the state controls memory — and asks ordinary people to decide who deserves to live?

The popular two-yearly Hope and Sons Art Awards exhibition returns to the Otago Art Society (OAS) galleries from this weekend.

St Clair School’s much loved Food Truck Fest is back tonight, from 5pm-8pm at the school grounds.

The University of Otago Staff Women’s Caucus and Graduate Women Otago will host an International Women’s Day Breakfast this Friday morning.

Wellington-based stand-up comedian Jerome Chandrahasen is bringing his hit show on language and laughter, On Words, to the Dunedin Fringe Festival next month.

What happens when a comedian walks into a volcano?

After entertaining 700,000 music fans across the United Kingdom, United States and Europe, The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight is now on tour in New Zealand for the first time.

Multi award-winning Dunedin comedian and entertainer Harriet Moir debuts her brand new comedy show Dear Stalker at next month’s Dunedin Fringe Festival.

International concert organist Hans Hielscher is a frequent visitor to New Zealand and on several previous occasions has performed on "Norma" the Dunedin Town Hall organ.

Dunedin Fringe Festival audiences are invited to experience altered states of sound and chromatic consciousness at a unique, one-off event hosted by local band OMMU and visual artist Sam Caldwell.

The Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) opens its 2026 season with a searing new version of Macbeth — an explosive contemporary reimagining of Shakespeare’s brutal tragedy.

Wellington-based guitar virtuoso Lockie Bennett starts the autumn 2026 season for the Dunedin Jazz Club later this month.