Brenda Harwood

Social agencies have given the Government’s Budget 2022 a mixed report card, saying that it is a step in the right direction, but that it does not do enough for those on the lowest incomes.

The delay in the development of a new South Dunedin library and community complex has a silver lining, with the interim development of a community space on the site.

The cats are stacked up in the hall and the office at Cat Rescue Dunedin’s Caversham intake centre, as the organisation battles a "tsunami of cats and kittens".

A grim funding situation, rising costs, and high demand for services mean tough times for the Otago Community Hospice.

Fresh from the success of its recent 10-day book sale, the Regent Theatre is "clearing the decks" with the Giant $1 Book Sale this weekend.

The two-week Ōtepoti Youth Space pop-up has been popular, with the city’s young people turning out for workshops, poetry, music and an art exhibition.

Māori rock art and ancient stories are the inspiration for touring multimedia performance group Tararua, touring this month with Chamber Music New Zealand.

It takes a team effort to support a person to quit smoking.

Mother of four Jeanette Tumohe is enjoying family life even more after quitting smoking last year.

A grim funding situation, rising costs, and high demand for services mean tough times for the Otago Community Hospice.

The concept of dementia-friendly reading groups is growing in the city, with Mosgiel Library launching its own weekly sessions.

Ground-breaking research into the risk factors for glaucoma within the New Zealand population could help save thousands of Kiwis from unnecessary sight loss.

The steps used to create digital humans for film and gaming will be the focus of an Ōtepoti Youth Space workshop, presented next week by technology and game development professional Jeasy Sehgal.

Former Dunedin musician Anthonie Tonnon is thrilled to finally be out on the road in support of his Leave Love Out of This album, after nine months of delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

After the hard work of supporting its community through two years of a pandemic, the Valley Project is ready to reset and move forward with new manager, Kate Vercoe.

Altrusa International Taieri has recently started a new "Books for Babies" literacy project.

Poppy Day is going ahead tomorrow, albeit on a much smaller scale than in previous years.

Encouraging up and coming playwrights to put pen to paper is the inspiration behind local theatre company SBZ Productions holding a short play competition.

The Regent Red Setting Book Sale has been hailed as a resounding success, raising more than $110,000 for the Regent Theatre.