Elton John concert biggest so far this year
Elton John concert biggest so far this year
The Sir Elton John concert in Dunedin this month will be the largest concert staged in New Zealand so far this year.
Nigel Benson
'ODT' subscribers snap up tickets
'ODT' subscribers snap up tickets
Otago Daily Times subscribers have been quick to secure tickets to the "Big Night In" community concert at Forsyth Barr Stadium on November 12.
Journalists to write up Kiwi road trip
Journalists to write up Kiwi road trip
A couple of Aussie journalists have been running down New Zealand.
Castle to sell excess oddments to public
Castle to sell excess oddments to public
Larnach Castle is giving up some of its treasures and decades worth of unused goods this weekend.
Reports of all kinds just part of the job
Reports of all kinds just part of the job
There is one report veteran TVNZ journalist John McDermott remembers most of all.
Backyard veteran signs off
Backyard veteran signs off
For nearly half a century he was Television New Zealand's southern man, but the tables have turned for the veteran journalist. Nigel Benson interviews John McDermott.
Awards-nominated film has Dunedin connections
Awards-nominated film has Dunedin connections
A film with Dunedin connections is in the running for a swag of Aotearoa Film and Television Awards.
Rose supporter a finalist
Rose supporter a finalist
A Dunedin woman who helped preserve the historic Northern Cemetery heritage rose collection has been named the 2011 Gardener of the Year Awards Otago regional finalist.
Deadline looms for preferential tickets
Deadline looms for preferential tickets
Otago Daily Times subscribers have just two days left to apply for preferential tickets to the "Big Night In".
Octagon awash with fans
Octagon awash with fans
Thousands of revellers in Dunedin's Octagon last night were in fine voice as the city centre was blacked out for the 2011 Rugby World Cup final.
Compliance checks begin
Compliance checks begin
A police checkpoint on George St, in Dunedin, processes motorists earlier this week as they begin targeting drink-driving and car compliance leading up to Labour Weekend.
Vive la difference; ah, 'we'
Vive la difference; ah, 'we'
He's cocky and she's a bit more black and white.
Fireworks for stadium for Big Night In
Fireworks for stadium for Big Night In
Organisers are quietly hoping the Otago Daily Times Big Night In doesn't go off with too big a bang.
Ceramic career takes flight
Ceramic career takes flight
A triptych of porcelain feathers has won New Zealand's premier pottery prize.
Palmerston pups dress to thrill for trip to town
Palmerston pups dress to thrill for trip to town
It's a dog's life. Well, it is for Palmerston couple Pat and Robyn Crook.
Big rush expected for "Big Night In" tickets
Big rush expected for "Big Night In" tickets
A stampede for tickets to the Otago Daily Times "Big Night In" 150th anniversary community concert on November 12 is expected to start next week.
Blown around the ocean
Blown around the ocean
A Dunedin man picked the perfect storm for a sailing adventure to Vanuatu.
Fan zone in town hall is to close
Fan zone in town hall is to close
The Dunedin City Council has decided to close the Rugby World Cup fan zone in the Dunedin Town Hall after all, despite a previous announcement it would extend the event for the duration of the tournament.
All the fun of the circus at Fortune
All the fun of the circus at Fortune
Audience members (from left) Joshua Vink (4), Jacob Waite (6), Zachary Ross (8), Gabriel Vink (7), Jamie Gallagher (9) and Annabelle Martin (2) are upstaged by The Little Jester performers Hadley Taylor, Rhys Latton and Nadya Shaw Bennett at the Fortune Theatre yesterday. Photo by Peter McIntosh.
The circus is in town.
The Fortune Theatre's school holiday production, The Little Jester, tells the story of an 11-year-old boy who joins his uncle's gypsy carnival troupe after his father is called away to war.
"The play is like a travelling gypsy troupe has arrived in town," Rhys Latton, of the Ake Ake Theatre Company, said yesterday.
Restoration project sunk by high winds
Restoration project sunk by high winds
Good morning, Herb Grenfell. Um ... you know that boat you were restoring with your son, Brandon?