Magic of the moon
Magic of the moon
Sometimes science and technology need to catch up with artistic endeavour for magic to happen. Rebecca Fox talks to British artist Luke Jerram about hanging the moon - literally.
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Food foraging makes walks rewarding
Food foraging makes walks rewarding
Getting out and exploring the city has two benefits for Dunedin couple Danie Erickson and Josh Urquhart - improved mental health and some tasty finds.
Foraging flourishing
Foraging flourishing
Foraging for food has become increasingly popular in recent years. Rebecca Fox talks to one of NZ's first professional foragers, Peter Langlands, and two amateur Dunedin foragers excited by the discoveries on their doorstep.
Artistic family
Artistic family
Dunedin artists have got in behind the West Harbour Arts Charitable Trust as they raise funds to continue its artist in residence programme. Rebecca Fox talks to a creative Deborah Bay family who...
Digesting our relationship with food
Digesting our relationship with food
A new innovative theatre project by Dunedin’s Talking House and members of the University of Otago School of Performing Arts opens next week. Rebecca Fox talks to Prof Stuart Young and actor Simon...
Artistic collaboration
Artistic collaboration
A group of Central Otago artists have come together to show their work in a unique way in galleries around the South.
Multiplane perspective
Multiplane perspective
Mark Cowden seems to reinvent himself every few years. In his latest iteration he is an artist specialising in multiplane works, finds Rebecca Fox.
Top award for plum preserves
Top award for plum preserves
Wanaka business Augustines of Central has won a top award at the Outstanding New Zealand Food Producer Awards.
Worked up over ‘epic odes’
Worked up over ‘epic odes’
A third-generation clarinettist, American Jonathan Cohen is loving his great adventure of living and performing in NZ. He tells Rebecca Fox about one of his favourite pieces of music.
Emblems of identity
Emblems of identity
Ngai Tahu visual artist collective Paemanu and the Dunedin Public Art Gallery have worked together to create ‘‘Hurahia Ana Ka Whetu, Unveiling the Stars’’. Rebecca Fox talks to artist Ross Hemera and curator Lucy Hammonds.
The thrill of performing
The thrill of performing
For Amanda Atlas and Katie Trigg, the opportunity to sing with Dunedin-trained international stars Simon O’Neill and Jonathan Lemalu is one not to be missed. Rebecca Fox talks to the...
Coeliac disorder turns life upside down
Coeliac disorder turns life upside down
Discovering you have coeliac disease is life changing, but for Shelley Charlton it turned her world upside-down.
‘It’ll be amazing’
‘It’ll be amazing’
Art, light and music will come together in Queenstown this weekend at LUMA 2021 and the inaugural Wakatipu Music Festival.
Dancer comes full circle
Dancer comes full circle
It has taken about 13 years for dancer Sara Garbowski to get the opportunity to dance a major role in Giselle, a ballet she first danced in as a 17-year-old apprentice. She talks to Rebecca Fox...
Enjoying a taste of Wanaka
Enjoying a taste of Wanaka
Wanaka is becoming a hub for small artisanal food producers, if the number of medals they have received in the Outstanding Food Producer Awards this year is anything to go by.
The simple life
The simple life
Esk Valley senior wine-maker Gordon Russell visited Dunedin last week to talk to those who drink and sell his wine. He took time out to talk to Rebecca Fox about keeping things simple.
Singing in the rain
Singing in the rain
New Zealand singer Geoff Sewell, of Amici fame, is determined that the show must go on, even if he has had to move to plan C to make it happen. He talks to Rebecca Fox about his upcoming show...
Honouring their ancestors
Honouring their ancestors
Two Dunedin art students have been named as finalists in the inaugural Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award. Rebecca Fox talks to Hemi Hosking-Kereopa and Ngahina Belton-Bodsworth.
Chef and the city
Chef and the city
Covid-19 forced chef Kane Bambery to take a good hard look at his life. Now back in his home town he's on a mission to reduce waste, support local producers and get fellow chefs talking to each other.
Worry-free gluten-free
Worry-free gluten-free
Today is World IBD Day which aims to unite people in their fight against inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis and end the silence around these diseases. This...