Brenda Harwood

Parts of the Meridian Mall have been transformed into magic lantern grottos, courtesy of the Dunedin Midwinter Carnival team.

Local country music singers and musicians are flocking to be part of the Southern Country Music Awards, a new local awards event set for July 30 and 31.

Auckland-based comedian Paul Ego is stoked to be on the road again with his colleagues from the popular 7 Days TV show, bringing the 7 Days Live tour to audiences.

Comedian James Roque returns to the circuit with a hour of comedy centring on his childhood nickname, Badong.

After a Covid-enforced hiatus for the first half of the year, the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra launches into a very busy and varied 2022 concert programme with two Forsyth Barr Matinee Series...

The documentary Behind the Mask, created by Dunedin film-maker and doctor Paul Trotman, will screen online from June 25 to July 10 as part of the Doc Edge Festival.

There were thrills, tackle and tangles as a fun group of Opoho School pupils cast their lines into Sullivans Dam recently.

The West Harbour Community Board was in a generous mood at last week’s meeting, distributing funding to an array of local organisations and individuals.

A new mental health crisis respite care facility is to open in Dunedin.

Increasing reports of suicidal people being turned away from mental health services when seeking support reinforce the critical need for increased peer support services for those in mental distress.

The Mosgiel and rural Taieri communities are invited to give their input into the future work of the Taieri Network at two community hui.

Brenda Harwood review's Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap performed by Dunedin Repertory Society at The Playhouse on Sunday, May 22.

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.