From Paris on a DC3
From Paris on a DC3
A group of eight Parisian musicians are travelling around New Zealand in style, in the midst of an 18-day, 14-stop concert tour.
Brenda Harwood
Group’s mural plans ongoing
Group’s mural plans ongoing
Keep Dunedin Beautiful (KDB) is proceeding with caution on planning to replace one of the city’s oldest community murals, in the wake of controversy this week.
Thank you for the music DSO
Thank you for the music DSO
It’s not often you have a crowd singing along and dancing in the aisles at an orchestral concert, but nothing could have been more natural at Saturday’s fun and fabulous DSO Plays Abba concert.
Roads, tracks, flooding discussed
Roads, tracks, flooding discussed
A busy public forum at last Thursday’s Saddle Hill Community Board covered a broad range of topics, from road naming to flooding concerns in Waldronville.
Toilets, tributes and a layby restoration
Toilets, tributes and a layby restoration
Roading concerns and relief for summertime visitors to Purakaunui got the ball rolling at last week’s West Harbour Community Board.
Infant aid organisation grows
Infant aid organisation grows
Dunedin’s Nest Collective is two years old and "growing like a mushroom", just like the babies the organisation has helped with vital supplies.
70 years of friendship and support marked
70 years of friendship and support marked
The long history of friendship and community service among members of the Eastern Otago Federation of Women’s Institutes over the past 70 years was celebrated with laughter and memories recently.
Hoiho chicks receiving best of care
Hoiho chicks receiving best of care
Leading wildlife vets and vet nurses from across New Zealand have arrived in town to work with Dunedin Wildlife Hospital to care for an influx of tiny, fragile hoiho chicks.
Shakespeare’s ‘Dream’ brought to life
Shakespeare’s ‘Dream’ brought to life
Magic was in the air and on the stage, as a sold-out Regent Theatre audience were entranced by the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s stunning version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
New location celebrated
New location celebrated
Dunedin Middle Eastern dance collective Kazbah Studio will celebrate being settled in its new premises with a series of workshops and a belated Halloween performance this weekend.
Abba songs with an orchestral twist
Abba songs with an orchestral twist
The memorable music of pop superstars Abba will be given an orchestral twist, as local singers and a team of multi-instrumentalists joins force with the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra in concert this...
Sacrifice remembered
Sacrifice remembered
About 300 people turned out in bright sunshine on Monday for the Dunedin RSA Armistice Day service of remembrance, marking 106 years since the end of World War 1.
Family connection noted as gates re-dedicated
Family connection noted as gates re-dedicated
Dunedin man Charlie Boyes honoured his family connection to Caversham’s proud military history by putting his mechanical engineering skills to work to refurbish the wrought iron gates of the...
Cruise of thanks
Cruise of thanks
Otago Community Hospice community care co-ordinator Kirsty Wing and her 11-year-old son Gregor admire a 1965 Chevrolet Impala as they take part in a ride to remember last Sunday.
Hui looks at future of budgeting service
Hui looks at future of budgeting service
Dunedin community organisations came together for a ‘‘positive and useful’’ discussion about the future of the Dunedin Budget Advisory Service on Tuesday.
Birthday gifts for all
Birthday gifts for all
Cheerful, community-minded Dunedin woman Pam Whipp took an imaginative approach to the thorny issue of gift-giving at her recent 80th birthday celebration.
All welcome at powhiri
All welcome at powhiri
The Arai Te Uru Marae community will open their hearts and their doors to the community once again, as they welcome one and all to a manaakitanga community powhiri this weekend.
Hui to discuss future of budgeting service
Hui to discuss future of budgeting service
The challenges and opportunities facing the Dunedin Budget Advisory Service after funding cuts earlier this year, and what the future shape of the service could be, will be discussed at a hui on Tuesday.
Honour to organise service after life in navy
Honour to organise service after life in navy
Taking the lead in organising Dunedin’s Armistice Day service of remembrance is a special honour for Royal New Zealand Navy Reserve Lieutenant Peter Gee, a life-long navy man.
Rip-roaring show to celebrate 20th anniversary of CD
Rip-roaring show to celebrate 20th anniversary of CD
Renowned New Zealand organist Kemp English will present a rip-roaring romp through some of the most popular organ works to celebrate 20 years since the release of his first Stormin’ Norma ...