Obituary: popular British actor’s varied career spanned seven decades
Although Timothy West never played the greatest stage roles at the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, he took on many of them in regional reps and on tour.
Obituary: Peter Sinfield, songwriter
Obituary: Peter Sinfield, songwriter
Although he did not play their music, lyricist Peter Sinfield was an integral figure in the success of 1970s band King Crimson.
The habit of acting
The habit of acting
The Italian star Isabella Rossellini is having a late-career renaissance.
Treat for country fans
Treat for country fans
January tends to be a month when bars and musicians alike are taking a well-deserved break.
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What's on for 2025
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This year is shaping up to be a busy one in Otago as festivals return with international acts and top-performing NZ artists and home-grown talent plan shows in the region.
Artist shows men can 'do anything' too
Artist shows men can 'do anything' too
Canterbury sculptor Sharon Earl has always known "girls can do anything" - but now she has created an exhibition to show how brilliant men are.
Obituary: Teri Garr, actress
Obituary: Teri Garr, actress
Academy Award-nominated comedy actress Teri Garr’s sunny personality lit up the screen in films such as Young Frankenstein and Tootsie.
Obituary: Paul Di’Anno, musician
Obituary: Paul Di’Anno, musician
Paul Di’Anno’s voice drove heavy metal band Iron Maiden to prominence, but his self-destructive behaviour meant that he never got to enjoy their fame.
With ears to hear
With ears to hear
The riffs, raps, beats, hooks and loops of another year have been released upon the airwaves.
Folk music awards to be held in Dunedin
Folk music awards to be held in Dunedin
The inaugural Aotearoa NZ Folk Alliance (ANZFA) Folk Music Awards will be hosted during the third annual Ballads to Blues showcase of New Zealand folk artists in Dunedin in early January.
‘Bluey’ bound for big screen
‘Bluey’ bound for big screen
Walt Disney Co. and BBC Studios are teaming up to bring kids — and their parents — an extremely Bluey movie.
Dying hard in the service of airport safety
Dying hard in the service of airport safety
Festive cop-aganda in the vein of Die Hard, Carry-On is the straight-to-streaming Christmas action movie you didn’t know you needed this holiday season.
ODT quiz: January 11
ODT quiz: January 11
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ODT quiz: January 10
ODT quiz: January 10
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ODT quiz: January 9
ODT quiz: January 9
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ODT quiz: January 8
ODT quiz: January 8
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ODT quiz: January 7
ODT quiz: January 7
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ODT quiz: January 6
ODT quiz: January 6
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ODT quiz: January 5
ODT quiz: January 5
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ODT quiz: January 4
ODT quiz: January 4
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