The portraits now hanging in the Eastern Southland Gallery highlight not only the eclectic nature of its collection but also the generosity of benefactors over the past 40 years
Like all fellows, having a year to dedicate solely to his art is an unbelievable luxury and one Mozart Fellow, Dr Simon Eastwood, hopes to use to advance his composition skills.
A group of young Auckland artists are keen to show you can have some fun and have a message in their first exhibition outside the big city, discovers Rebecca Fox.
At 81 years old, world-renowned conductor Matthias Bamert has become a freelancer.
Young Christchurch artist Jamie Te Heuheu has had many "pinch me" moments in recent times. He talks to Rebecca Fox about staying steady as his star rises.
Daniel Verstappen’s first love is the piano but coming a close second is his love of nature. A visit to NZ has been inevitable for the Belgian musician who likes to mix things up, Rebecca Fox finds.
For Alice Taylor her time in Dunedin provided an invaluable base for her experience on MasterChef and becoming a pastry chef and food writer, she tells Rebecca Fox, as her first cookbook...
Chinese-Kiwi playwright and performance poet Nathan Joe is looking forward to bringing his sell-out Dirty Passports show to Wānaka.
Like Batman and Robin, Abbott and Costello or Tom and Jerry, Alex Wright and Phil Grainger, of Orpheus and The Gods, The Gods, The Gods have always come as a duo — until now.
Sometimes finding the positive in the stories about New Zealand food is difficult especially in times of rising costs.
For the first time, a series of works artists Jeffrey Harris and his wife, the late Joanna Margaret Paul, did of each other in the first years of their relationship are being exhibited.
A chance meeting with gallery owner Stephen Higginson at the Venice Biennale has resulted in German-New Zealand artist Sandro Kopp’s works being exhibited in Dunedin.
Learning to judge beers might sound like fun but it takes a lot of concentration, junior judge Dan Thomas tells Rebecca Fox.
Contemporary dance company Footnote New Zealand is bringing its latest double bill dance show IYKYK to Queenstown.
A new exhibition aims to shed more light on the late New Zealand artist, critic, writer, and gallerist Giovanni Intra.
Chocolate is subjective, Elle Coco says, and we have something for everyone in this year's special Fresh Easter Edition.
Elle Coco’s passion for chocolate is all-consuming. The chocolate judge and educator explains why to Rebecca Fox.
There could be nothing more suited to the Dunedin Fringe Festival — a play written by a local, performed by locals and watched by locals.
Emma Lange nearly lost everything to brain cancer but in the recovery process discovered she still had her creativity and sense of humour. Rebecca Fox talks to Lange about her upcoming...
Three of New Zealand’s top female wine experts will be sharing their knowledge at an upcoming food and wine festival in Wānaka. Rebecca Fox discovers where their passion for wine comes from and what they are drinking - and eating.