Brenda Harwood

Locals work together to improve beach, reserve

Volunteers plant native shrubs at Te Rauone Reserve earlier this month, as part of the ongoing...

Locals work together to improve beach, reserve

The small beach at Te Rauone Reserve, at the end of Otago Peninsula, is dotted with native flaxes and shrubs as part of ongoing efforts to improve the area and help prevent erosion.

Movie to trace menu’s origin

The true source of ingredients for the popular Sri Lankan vegetarian curries served at Dunedin’s Yours cafe and venue will be explored in a new documentary to be filmed early next year.

‘Neptune’ reunion on

Descendants and families of 150 New Zealand men — including 30 from Otago, killed in the World War 2 sinking of HMS Neptune, will gather in Dunedin next month for a reunion.

Clerici returns for concert

One of music’s "most majestic moments" awaits the audience at Saturday’s Dunedin Symphony Orchestra concert, featuring Tchaikovsky’s extraordinary Piano Concerto No. 1.

Reimagined classic absorbing, relevant

Modern adaptation of a classic . . . Chekhov’s classic play The Cherry Orchard, adapted by Sahara...

Reimagined classic absorbing, relevant

A modern re-imagining of Chekhov’s classic play The Cherry Orchard by Dunedin’s Sahara BreeZe (SBZ) Productions brings spectacular physical performance, original music, and multi-media together in an absorbing, entertaining production.

Gifts among show works

Otago Potters Group committee members Liz Rowe (left) and Bronwyn Gayle hold decorated pottery...

Gifts among show works

Gifts from well-known visiting potters will be displayed alongside works by Otago Potters Group members in the group’s 60th annual exhibition this month.

Three volunteer GPs to step down

Servants Health Centre in central Dunedin is preparing to farewell volunteer doctors (from left)...

Three volunteer GPs to step down

Times are changing at Servants Health Centre in central Dunedin, as three of its long-serving volunteer GPs plan to step down at the end of the year.

Christmas dinner support ensures event will be held

The new team heading up the Dunedin Community Christmas Dinner includes (from left) Dunedin city...

Christmas dinner support ensures event will be held

After a shaky start, preparations for the Dunedin Community Christmas Dinner are in full swing, with the DCC and Dunedin Community House stepping in to help.

REVIEW: Spectacle to the fore in ambitious adaptation of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard

Sahara BreeZe (SBZ) Productions presents The Cherry Orchard, by Anton ChekhovReview by BRENDA HARWOOD

Musical mentoring project leads to Parliament

SongCatcher project creator and founder Jackie Bristow (left) has been working with talented...

Musical mentoring project leads to Parliament

Young Dunedin musician Freya Jeffery, 12, is in for a thrilling experience, when she joins international musician Jackie Bristow in performing at Parliament next week.

Graduate design works on display

Te Pūkenga Otago Polytechnic School of Design third-year student Daniel van Lith with an image of...

Graduate design works on display

The design skills of 75 graduating Te Pūkenga Otago Polytechnic School of Design students, across a broad range of disciplines, will be showcased in the annual "Debrief" exhibition, which opens to...

Bus patronage up across city: report

Otago Regional Council transport implementation lead Julian Phillips continued his rounds of community boards with an appearance at the Saddle Hill Community Board meeting, held in central Dunedin last week.

Bus travel front of mind for board

Passengers line up for the afternoon Dunedin to Palmerston Bus at the Dunedin Bus Hub. PHOTO: ODT...

Bus travel front of mind for board

Bus services were top of mind for Waikouaiti Coast Community Board members at its last meeting for the year, held last week in Warrington.

Hundreds pay respects

Dunedin RSA Service of Remembrance speaker Cadet Warrant Officer Olivia Goldsmith addresses those...

Hundreds pay respects

About 300 people gathered in bright sunshine at the cenotaph in Queen’s Gardens on Saturday for the Dunedin RSA Service of Remembrance, marking the 105th anniversary of the end of World War 1 at...

Language week hoped to highlight Melanesia

University of Otago PhD candidate and Ni-Vanuatuan Leina Isno, a member of the Dunedin Wantok...

Language week hoped to highlight Melanesia

Despite being the largest ethnicity in the Pacific, with a population of 9 million spread across many islands, the rich array of Melanesian languages and dialects is relatively unknown in Dunedin.

Help called in to care for hoiho chicks

Auckland Zoo veterinarian and Dunedin Wildlife Hospital volunteer Adam Naylor feeds fish slurry...

Help called in to care for hoiho chicks

The Dunedin Wildlife Hospital has called in specialist reinforcements from NZ and overseas, as it battles to care for this season’s mainland hoiho/yellow eyed penguin chicks in their first fragile week of life.

Chicks a ‘real privilege’ to look after

Wellington Zoo penguin keeper Kristen Buckley is devoting three weeks of her annual leave to...

Chicks a ‘real privilege’ to look after

Wellington Zoo penguin keeper Kristen Buckley has taken three weeks of annual leave to spend her second hoiho breeding season at Dunedin Wildlife Hospital.

Milestone for organisation supporting young families

Coming together to celebrate the first birthday of The Nest Collective Dunedin branch are (from...

Milestone for organisation supporting young families

A successful first year for the fledgling Dunedin branch of The Nest Collective NZ was celebrated with an open day last month, showcasing its work in supporting families to access the basic...

Recreation facilities on cards

Otago Peninsula Community Board chairman Paul Pope is flanked by the Grants Braes Football Club...

Recreation facilities on cards

Playing fields, walking tracks, a new playground, coastal planting and beach access could be on the cards for the old Tomahawk School site under a draft plan.

Transport, safety discussed

Bus stops, public transport, traffic and pedestrian safety were all top of mind for the Otago Peninsula Community Board at its meeting in Portobello last week.

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