Nervous time for Fortune, Sinfonia
Nervous time for Fortune, Sinfonia
Fortune Theatre and Southern Sinfonia representatives are anxious about a Creative New Zealand review of funding operations due next week.
Nigel Benson
Meltingly flavoured facial treat
Meltingly flavoured facial treat
The Aztecs called the cocoa bean "the food of the gods".
City musicians land telling blows
City musicians land telling blows
Three Dunedin musicians are national champions after the New Zealand Brass Band Championships in Dunedin at the weekend.
Hollywood loses out to laughter
Hollywood loses out to laughter
United States theatre performer Wolfe Bowart will do anything for a laugh.
Crowds gather for final
Crowds gather for final
It did not take much to find football fever in Dunedin yesterday, with Spanish and Dutch fans out in numbers for the World Cup final.
Two Dunedin-made films for festival
Two Dunedin-made films for festival
A Dunedin-made film about a robot will have its world premiere in the 2010 New Zealand International Film Festival this month.
Contemporary art spaces put on the map
Contemporary art spaces put on the map
Dunedin contemporary art will be well and truly on the map when a new art spaces guide is released this week.
Ice catches out two drivers within minutes
Ice catches out two drivers within minutes
Heavy ice caused two vehicles to crash within minutes of each other on Eglinton Rd, above the Zingari Richmond Rugby Club in Mornington, Dunedin, on Saturday.
Exercise helps SAR groups hone their skills
Exercise helps SAR groups hone their skills
Search and Rescue groups from throughout the southern region honed their skills with a simulated exercise at Dunedin Central Police Station at the weekend.
Pak'n Save the cheapest, survey shows
Pak'n Save the cheapest, survey shows
Pak'n Save has been named New Zealand's cheapest supermarket chain for the 11th consecutive year in Consumer NZ magazine's annual supermarket survey.
Disappointment over cancelled parade
Disappointment over cancelled parade
Dunedin weather rained on the New Zealand brass band championships' parade yesterday.
Youth and experience band together
Youth and experience band together
Time marches on. And so does music.
Finest cheese rolls in the South
Finest cheese rolls in the South
The science of making the perfect cheese roll was revealed in Dunedin yesterday.
The buzz on bees and honey
The buzz on bees and honey
The business of bees was all the buzz at the New Zealand Science Festival in Dunedin yesterday.
Long haul after fall
Long haul after fall
A Dunedin spinal injury victim who feared he would never walk again plans to walk nearly 1000km across Spain.
1000 musicians expected in city for competition
1000 musicians expected in city for competition
New Zealand's largest annual music competition starts in Dunedin today.
Exhibition blends two worlds
Exhibition blends two worlds
The worlds of art and science interact in an exhibition opening in Dunedin today.
Theatre turns fortunes around
Theatre turns fortunes around
The Fortune Theatre is on a roll, with a string of hit shows and sold-out houses reviving the venue's fortunes.
Artist-poet's Antarctic contribution rewarded
Artist-poet's Antarctic contribution rewarded
The Antarctic was a life-changing experience for Dunedin artist and poet Claire Beynon.
Meeting in support of Hillside bid
Meeting in support of Hillside bid
A public meeting is to be held in Dunedin to gauge support for Auckland's trains to be built at Hillside workshops.