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Bumper backyard crop

Despite the damp summer, Dunedin’s plum trees have yielded a bumper crop for Community Fruit Harvest Dunedin Ōtepoti volunteers over the holiday season.

By Brenda Harwood

Bumper backyard crop

Keen young fruit picker Gustav Judd Ludwig, 6, shows off a large haul of plums picked from trees...

Bumper backyard crop

Despite the damp summer, Dunedin’s plum trees have yielded a bumper crop for Community Fruit Harvest Dunedin Ōtepoti volunteers over the holiday season.

Pancake day put off over flooded reserve

Pancake day put off over flooded reserve

The Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, the Very Rev Tony Curtis has a damp start to Shrove Tuesday outside the combined churches’ tent in the Museum Reserve.

Report’s troubling findings felt locally

Salvation Army Dunedin Community Ministries manager Logan Bathurst puts together a food parcel...

Report’s troubling findings felt locally

The sobering Salvation Army State of the Nation 2026 report’s findings, highlighting the hardship faced by many whānau across the country, are reflected in the experiences of Dunedin families.

Essential tremor group offers support

Keen to shine a light on the challenges of living with essential tremor and the support available...

Essential tremor group offers support

Living with the "embarrassing, disabling shakes" caused by essential tremor is a daily reality for hundreds of Dunedin people.

Rain no impediment to book sale prep

Regent 24 Hour Book Sale volunteers Margaret Lindsay (left) and Jill Bowie, helping with setup on...

Rain no impediment to book sale prep

Volunteers with the Regent 24 Hour Book Sale are undeterred by this week’s rough weather as they work to transport and set up tens of thousands of books and other treasures ahead of the sale.

Show a success despite weather

The "dahlia basket" floral art section at the show. PHOTOS: BRENDA HARWOOD

Show a success despite weather

Despite Dunedin’s mostly cold, wet summer, there were beautiful blooms out in force at the Outram Summer Flower Show.

Children’s Day returns to Tūhura for family fun-filled festivities

Children’s Day returns to Tūhura for family fun-filled festivities

Creative crafts and gallery trails will offer a world of discovery for young explorers.

New approach highlights The Bard’s adaptability

New approach highlights The Bard’s adaptability

Dunedin Summer Shakespeare presents If Music Be the Food of Love: Shakespeare in SongSunday, February 15Dunedin Botanic Garden band rotunda The endless...

Lawrence novella inspiration for play

Cast members in Keith Scott’s adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s The Fox, (from left) Caitlin Gordon,...

Lawrence novella inspiration for play

As Dunedin’s Globe Theatre embarks on its 65th anniversary year, the theatre welcomes the return of stalwart playwright/director Keith Scott after a seven-year absence.

Trio place fourth in coast race

Trio place fourth in coast race

Kings High School students Daniel Kelleher, Thomas Weatherall and Rory Harrold celebrate completing the two-day Kathmandu Coast to Coast recently.

Opinion: busy times, hard times for many

Students have every right to expect warm, dry and well-ventilated housing. PHOTO: ALLIED MEDIA...

Opinion: busy times, hard times for many

Dunedin has been pumping!

Fair to help young performers

Baking will be on offer at a Blanket Fair this Sunday. PHOTO: ALLIED MEDIA FILES

Fair to help young performers

A community market to sell odds and ends will support budding entertainers.

Pride Month schedule offers diverse mix

Elliot Weir and Meihana Pōtiki-Grayling enjoy a moment in the sun during last year’s Dunedin...

Pride Month schedule offers diverse mix

Dunedin will sparkle this March with a Pride Month calendar that will stretch from the blacksmith's forge to the stars above.

Pets a big influence on major life milestones, survey shows

A new survey has revealed the extent to which pets shape the lives of their owners, dictating everything from daily routines to significant financial and family choices.

Toitū’s former path traced in performance

Dancer-choregorapher Oliver Connew will present a dance work celebrating Dunedin’s hidden Toitū...

Toitū’s former path traced in performance

Dancer-choreographer Oliver Connew will present a processional solo dance performance tracing the course of Dunedin’s Toitū stream this Saturday at 2pm.

MacKenzies rejoice, reunite, regale

MacKenzies rejoice, reunite, regale

The Clan MacKenzie Society of NZ Inc will hold its next gathering in Mosgiel next month.

Soldiers’ stories revealed

Soldiers’ stories revealed

The Presbyterian Research Network will present a talk on the impact of two soldiers during World War 2 next week.

With a bit of ‘Lady Luck’

Kelly Hocking plays a washed up New York cabaret singer in Lady Luck. Photo: Lara Macgregor

With a bit of ‘Lady Luck’

Dunedin-based performer Kelly Hocking becomes her alter ego, Lady Luck, in an over-the-top metaphorical cabaret for the Dunedin Fringe Festival.

Up-and-coming jazz artist set to serenade

Virtuoso guitarist Lockie Bennett performs at Dunedin jazz Club next weekend with his trio. Photo...

Up-and-coming jazz artist set to serenade

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

Fears as social programmes slashed at Otago prison

Constructive activities for prisoners at the Otago Corrections Facility in Milton have declined...

Fears as social programmes slashed at Otago prison

Creative and social programmes for prisoners have fallen by two-thirds at the Otago Corrections Facility, sparking concerns for prisoners’ wellbeing and rehabilitation.

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