Brenda Harwood

Dunedin’s inaugural Chinese Cultural Festival will celebrate the Year of the Snake in style — with two weeks of events, performances, tours, celebration dinners and more.

The Waitati Music Festival returns this weekend for the 11th annual celebration of alternative music, the arts and community.

The thousands of costumes and props held in the wardrobe at Mosgiel’s Fire Station Theatre are a popular resource for both theatre productions and the community, and are in need of care and...

In her first attempt at growing hollyhocks in her garden, Green Island resident Judy Bremner has been amazed by the results.

Dunedin’s abysmal summer weather so far is proving a challenge for lily growers in the city, blooms slow to open and the dreaded botrytis fungus affecting many plants.

The Star chief reporter Brenda Harwood shares the stories behind her favourite photos of the past year.

Dunedin’s Warrington Beach and Baldwin St received some very special visitors last week, as fans of the Norwegian fjord horse took part in a Viking-themed photo shoot designed to raise awareness of...

After 18 years at the heart of day-to-day life at Abbeyfield Dunedin, dedicated housekeeper Robyn Thomson is hanging up her apron.

Love, loss and life in hospitals during the 1980s are explored in the debut novel of Dunedin doctor and author Mira Harrison, about a junior doctor struggling through his first year.

After decades at the heart of the Green Island community, retired Green Island School principal Steve Hayward has stepped down as chairman of the Greater Green Island Community Network (GGICN).

The railings on the St Clair sea wall fence have become noticeably rusty, but are still fit for purpose, the Dunedin City Council says.

The Archbishops and Primates of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia have confirmed that Dunedin-based archdeacon the Ven Dr Anne van Gend is to be installed as the 11th Bishop...

Good company, good food and plenty of games and activities to stimulate the brain are at the heart of Senior Link, which has successfully supported local seniors for the past 19 years.

Colourful watercolour depictions of scenes from around the world are on display at the Otago Art Society, as Dunedin artist Ron Esplin celebrates his 80th birthday with an exhibition and book...

Months of work to refresh Pixie Town and create an exciting new Tinker Town activity space have made Toitū Otago Settlers Museum a popular destination for families this festive season.

Mosgiel’s Fire Station Theatre offers a new take on Christmas in its festival season show "Santa Gets an E-Sleigh", by Judi Billcliff.

Dunedin’s Rasa School of Dance will pull out all the stops this Sunday to stage its 21st annual Rasa Festival of Dance at Dunedin Town Hall.

The relationship between Dunedin Fringe Festival co-director Ruth Harvey and her "bestest littlest friend", Meta Balko, of the United States, has led to a unique art exchange.