Rising from the ashes
Rising from the ashes
Eleven Otago restaurants made the cut for NZ's top restaurant awards including, for the first time, three in Wanaka. Rebecca Fox discovers the challenges faced by first-time scorer Ode Conscious Dining.
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Heat goes on at home show grill
Heat goes on at home show grill
Temperatures will be rising in some Dunedin restaurant kitchens as their chefs prepare to go head to head in a competition first for the city. They tell Rebecca Fox they are ready for the challenge.
The South's dark underbelly
The South's dark underbelly
The south’s Gothic atmosphere and traditions are being celebrated in an exhibition of artists from around New Zealand at Milford Galleries Dunedin.
Mason's voice lives on
Mason's voice lives on
To mark the inaugural New Zealand Theatre Month, Dunedin’s Globe Theatre will perform a play by one of the country’s theatre greats, the late Bruce Mason. Rebecca Fox talks to his daughter Rebecca...
Age no barrier for dancers
Age no barrier for dancers
Showing that age is no barrier to creative contemporary dance, Rebound Dance Company is making its debut at the Dunedin Arts Festival.
Simon Gault's spring flavours
Simon Gault's spring flavours
The reality of his health problems hit home for Simon Gault a few years ago, and now he is on a mission to pass on the information he has learned in his quest for better health.
Helping minorities find a voice
Helping minorities find a voice
Sweatshop is giving culturally and linguistically diverse emerging writers from Western Sydney a voice. Ahead of their trip to Dunedin, Winnie Dunn and Shirley Le tell Rebecca Fox about their journeys.
Wilson taking 'exciting step in my career'
Wilson taking 'exciting step in my career'
About 220 musicians will take to the Dunedin Town Hall stage for the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Carmina Burana. Rebecca Fox talks to soprano soloist Natasha Wilson.
Meet the space makers
Meet the space makers
Four Dunedin artists — Kim Pieters, Aroha Novak, Charlotte Parallel and Megan Brady — are transforming spaces at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery in very different ways in an exhibition celebrating...
Modern twist to Mozart classic
Modern twist to Mozart classic
Opera Don Giovanni draws former Dunedin singer Robert Tucker back to the city while it brings Australian baritone Adam Jon here for the first time.
Dancer adds a touch of glamour
Dancer adds a touch of glamour
From Dunedin dance student to showgirl, Jessica Hart is passionate about the creative, beautiful art form. She tells Rebecca Fox about her road to heels and feathers.
Sampling the City of Sails' smorgasbord
Sampling the City of Sails' smorgasbord
A short break in our biggest city this winter can offer a relaxing and, if you are lucky, sunny time away. Rebecca Fox discovers Auckland’s less well-known foodie spots.
Group focuses on playing the music
Group focuses on playing the music rather than instrument
Italy’s Ensemble Zefiro has a cult following for its music played on 17th- and 18th-century woodwind instruments. Rebecca Fox talks to founder Alberto Grazzi.
Textiles and vision
Textiles and vision
A 19th-century copy of a baroque marble sculpture of David has inspired Dunedin Public Art Gallery curator Lucy Hammonds to look at the way contemporary New Zealand artists use ‘‘textiles’’ in...
Planting the seed
Planting the seed
An idea to start a consultancy half a world away is developing into a mission to change the way people think and eat for nutritionist Anna DeMello.
'Fictional remake' nominated for top prize
'Fictional remake' nominated for top prize
A Dunedin-born artist is one of four nominees for New Zealand’s top art award, the Walters Prize. Rebecca Fox asked Jacqueline Fraser about her work.
Plath poetry tells the story
Plath poetry tells the story
Dunedin hosted the filming of a movie about American poet Sylvia Plath 13 years ago. Now, the city will hold the Australasian premiere of a play based on her poetry.
Trio enjoying musical journeys
Trio enjoying musical journeys
Returning to their homeland is important for two Kiwi musicians based in Sweden. Anna McGregor tells Rebecca Fox about promoting New Zealand music through the Klara Kollektiv.
Rich new sense of direction
Rich new sense of direction
Dunedin artists Miranda Bellamy and Robert West have made the finals of NZ's premier drawing award, the Parkin Drawing Prize 2018. Rebecca Fox talks to them about their work.
Art education vital for learning about world
Art education vital for learning about world
Having just given his inaugural professorial lecture, David Bell looks back on the place of art education in New Zealand. He tells Rebecca Fox about the changes that have taken place.