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The StarSeptember 20

Review: Comedy of recognition to the fore in local garden club play

Trouble and strife at the monthly meetings of a local garden club are at the heart of Gone to Seed, an amusing community theatre offering from Mosgiel’s Fire Station theatre.
Brenda Harwood
Review: Comedy of recognition to the fore in local garden club play
Review: Comedy of recognition to the fore in local garden club play
The StarSeptember 19

Families battling childhood cancer face soaring costs as charity struggles

Families facing childhood cancer are under increasing financial pressure as the cost of living crisis adds another layer of stress to an already devastating experience.
Families battling childhood cancer face soaring costs as charity struggles
Families battling childhood cancer face soaring costs as charity struggles
The StarSeptember 19

Get out and about this Spring

Spring is here — time to get out and enjoy it!
Get out and about this Spring
Get out and about this Spring
The StarSeptember 19

Live your best life naturally

Health 2000 Sunray It is a new era for Health 2000 Sunray, which has been a fixture in the city centre for close to 40 years.
Live your best life naturally
Live your best life naturally
The StarSeptember 19

Hot yoga ‘transformative’

Hot Yoga Dunedin member Kate Ferguson shares her journey with hot yoga. After a nasty ankle break during volleyball, I had years of pain and wasn’t able to play sports, or even go on walks.
Hot yoga ‘transformative’
Hot yoga ‘transformative’
The StarSeptember 19

Mystery museum founder Bruce Mahalski set to inspire young minds

The West Harbour Arts Charitable Trust has named Bruce Mahalski, founder of the Dunedin Museum of Natural Mystery, as its 2026 artist-in-residence.
Mystery museum founder Bruce Mahalski set to inspire young minds
Mystery museum founder Bruce Mahalski set to inspire young minds
The StarSeptember 19

New Zealand schools celebrate Wig Wednesday to support kids with cancer

For Henry Hill School, in Napier, a day of crazy hair is also a chance to remember children who have been part of its school community and faced childhood cancer.
New Zealand schools celebrate Wig Wednesday to support kids with cancer
New Zealand schools celebrate Wig Wednesday to support kids with cancer
The StarSeptember 19

Balancing the budget: Dunedin gymnastics club raffling a car to fund a better building

The Dunedin Gymnastic Academy is hunting for a venue of up to 2000sqm so its athletes have enough room to grow.
Sam Henderson
Balancing the budget: Dunedin gymnastics club raffling a car to fund a better building
Balancing the budget: Dunedin gymnastics club raffling a car to fund a better building
The StarSeptember 19

Early contribution to hospice a ‘lasting legacy’

As the Otago Community Hospice prepares to mark its 40th anniversary, the extraordinary contribution of two Dunedin women has come to the fore.
Brenda Harwood
Early contribution to hospice a ‘lasting legacy’
Early contribution to hospice a ‘lasting legacy’