Hope held open day will boost numbers
Hope held open day will boost numbers
Synchronised swimming is a sport with a glittering history, but is facing challenging times as club membership is sinking.
Simon Henderson
Keeping generations of children safe in the water
Keeping generations of children safe in the water
In a nation surrounded by water, plenty of us enjoy a splash in nature as well as indoor and outdoor swimming pools.
Clean thinking behind ReWash service
Clean thinking behind ReWash service
Clutching plastic cutlery and a plastic-coated paper plate could soon be consigned to the dustbin of history.
Cereal ‘milk’ from waste grain
Cereal ‘milk’ from waste grain
Startup Dunedin’s Audacious programme highlights Otago Uni and Polytech students creating innovative business ideas. This week, how the leftovers from beer production can be turned from waste into a new sustainable product.
Dunedin's history, horror woven in drama
Dunedin's history, horror woven in drama
It's a tale of hidden lies and twilight prowls, of secret purpose and the madness of the mind.
Athletes guiding pupils
Athletes guiding pupils
Pupils at Dunedin's Sara Cohen School are being guided by some of the most gifted athletes in the country.
Art space a respite from pressures
Art space a respite from pressures
A Dunedin organisation has for 35 years helped people find peace in creativity.
Glossy black paint ‘a total surprise’
Glossy black paint ‘a total surprise’
When Reuben Kinghorn took possession of his classic Ford about two and a-half years ago, he discovered a dark secret. His 1947 Ford Club Coupe Super Deluxe, which was imported from California...
Worm farm collective app-based
Worm farm collective app-based
Startup Dunedin’s Audacious programme highlights University of Otago and Otago Polytechnic students who are creating innovative business ideas. This week in the series reporter...
Dunedin Midwinter Carnival
Dunedin Midwinter Carnival
The spirit of nature glowed from within as the Dunedin Midwinter Carnival entertained onlookers in the Octagon last Saturday.
Fundraising performances adding polish
Fundraising performances adding polish
Fundraising by turning brass into gold — gold coins that is — are members of the Logan Park Jazz Band.
Ancient saga
Ancient saga
Sharing a story from her childhood in Delhi at multilingual storytelling festival Around the World in 80 Tales is Ambika Kohli, of Dunedin. Her story is called Arjun and the Bird's Eye, a tale from...
Track gets backing
Track gets backing
A proposed pump track for the Portobello Domain is a step closer, thanks to the Otago Peninsula Community Board.
Plaque to honour Cull
Plaque to honour Cull
The contribution of former Dunedin mayor Dave Cull to Portobello will be recognised with a commemorative plaque.
School sustainably in style
School sustainably in style
The benefits of giving clothing a second chance were highlighted last week at Kavanagh College.
Rainbow community shares insights
Rainbow community shares insights
Bullying and bathrooms were some of the topics explored during a rainbow panel discussion at St Hilda's Collegiate School last week.
Club returning to Montecillo
Club returning to Montecillo
A Dunedin man is re-energising Saturday cricket at the Montecillo Sports Ground.
Sisters kept busy at skating champs
Sisters kept busy at skating champs
Ice champions from across the country gathered in St Kilda for the Dunedin Ice Skating Club championships last weekend.
Marking 100 years at Miller Park
Marking 100 years at Miller Park
It was 1921 and rugby was returning to Dunedin after the great upheavals of World War1.
Archaeologists and arborists team up
Archaeologists and arborists team up
Heritage plants and heritage properties are both worth saving, but when one invades the other, neither can benefit.