Reviews
Reviews
Dunedin is abuzz with arts energy this month, with the Dunedin Fringe Festival in full swing, and visits from touring groups keeping arts fans busy and happy.
Brenda Harwood
Putting a playful spin on city landmarks
Putting a playful spin on city landmarks
A vision of Dunedin in the colourful works of iconic Dunedin artist Annie Baird is inspiring young visitors to Dunedin Public Art Gallery to explore the city in their own way.
Board increases youth grant funding
Board increases youth grant funding
Saddle Hill Community Board members were so impressed by the calibre of the applicants for the board’s youth ambassador awards they increased the funding pool to be able to support all seven young...
Dedication to swimming rewarded
Dedication to swimming rewarded
Open water swimming is the passion of high achieving young competitor Keira Hughes (15), who will travel to Rotorua this weekend for the New Zealand Secondary Schools and South Island Open Water...
School reunion to celebrate 150 years
School reunion to celebrate 150 years
Celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of Purakaunui School will continue with a reunion for past and present pupils and those connected with the school during its long history.
Dunedin marathon returns
Dunedin marathon returns
The organisers of Emerson’s Dunedin Marathon are always on the lookout for ways to make the event more efficient and fun for participants.
Event celebrates saint’s arrival in Port Chalmers
Event celebrates saint’s arrival in Port Chalmers
The 125th anniversary of the arrival of Australia’s first saint, Mary MacKillop, and her Sisters of Joseph in Port Chalmers will be celebrated this Sunday, St Joseph’s Day.
Co-housing residents open doors
Co-housing residents open doors
Residents of one of Dunedin’s newest neighbourhoods, Toiora Cohousing, will open their space to visitors this Saturday in an open day to celebrate Neighbours Aotearoa month.
Medieval Family Day first for city
Medieval Family Day first for city
The sights and sounds, but luckily not the smells, of medieval life will be to the fore during a fun-filled Medieval Family Day this Sunday at Tūhura Otago Museum.
Party to celebrate church milestones
Party to celebrate church milestones
First Church will roll out the fun and games this weekend to celebrate two important milestones for the church and Dunedin city over Otago Anniversary weekend.
Top-notch team celebrated Beatles with passion, flair
Top-notch team celebrated Beatles with passion, flair
The musical genius of the Fab Four was celebrated and enhanced in a fabulous performance by Dunedin Symphony Orchestra and a top-notch team of musicians and singers in Saturday’s "All You Need is Love" show.
New space to Knockabout in
New space to Knockabout in
In its fifth year as a Dunedin Fringe Festival venue, the New Athenaeum Theatre (NAT) has opened up a second pop-up space, the downstairs Knockabout Studio, so it can host extra shows.
Harvesters ready for pick of the crop
Harvesters ready for pick of the crop
Dozens of keen volunteers are ready and waiting to help harvest fruit from Dunedin backyards, to help keep it from going to waste while supporting people in need with extra food.
Marae welcomes community
Marae welcomes community
Arai Te Uru Marae will fling open its doors and welcome the wider community into Te Ao Māori (the Māori world) once again, with the return of its pātaka ora community meals and manaakitanga pōwhiri...
Show time for fringe festival
Show time for fringe festival
The Dunedin Fringe Festival is back, with more than 20 venues across the city set to host 11 days of creative fun from March 16-23.
A vocal showcase to love
A vocal showcase to love
The All You Need Is Love concert will be a golden opportunity to showcase some of the city’s exciting young vocal talent, School of Performing Arts professional practice fellow Arlie McCormick says.
Harvesters ready for pick of the crop
Harvesters ready for pick of the crop
Dozens of keen volunteers are ready and waiting to help harvest fruit from Dunedin backyards, to help keep it from going to waste while supporting people in need with extra food.
Classical music competition begins
Classical music competition begins
Twenty of the Otago-Southland region’s most talented young classical musicians will gather in Dunedin this weekend for the preliminary rounds of the second Dunedin Concerto Competition.
Coastal projects pitched
Coastal projects pitched
Waikouaiti Coast Community Board members were intrigued to learn of a local group dedicated to growing, using and teaching people about the use of willow in basket weaving during the public forum...
Restoration offers chance to remember
Restoration offers chance to remember
The remarkable life and achievements of Major Sir John Larkins Cheese Richardson (1810-75) were remembered at the unveiling of his refurbished grave in the Northern Cemetery.