Love of nature reflected in film
Love of nature reflected in film
Writer and illustrator Sheila Natusch died last week at the age of 91. The indomitable spirit with which she approached life shines through in a new film, Rebecca Fox reports.
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Family business
Family business
Kobi Bosshard is widely known as the grandfather of contemporary New Zealand jewellery and his daughter is a film-maker, so it is no surprise she chose to document her father’s life and works,...
Life-long love of music
Life-long love of music
Li-Wei Qin has followed in his father’s footsteps by becoming a cellist. He tells Rebecca Fox about playing at the BBC Proms and at two Olympic Games.
Successful night for Otago at 'Cuisine' awards
Successful night for Otago at 'Cuisine' awards
Three Otago restaurants have been awarded ''two hats'' in national awards, while Moeraki’s Fleur Sullivan has been named a “Food Legend”.
Local landscape inspiration for work
Local landscape inspiration for work
Kingston artist Emma-Kate Moore entered the Parkin Drawing Award for the first time and, much to her surprise, was one of eight artists to have two works selected for the finals.
A passion for musical theatre
A passion for musical theatre
From the West End, London, to the Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, Mark Dorrell has been driven by a love of musical theatre, writes Rebecca Fox.
Crooked Spaghetti: it's not just cricket
Crooked Spaghetti: it's not just cricket
‘‘Innovation’’ and ‘‘flavour’’ are words that Marcus Tonga likes to use to describe his pastas and sauces. Rebecca Fox caught up with the Otago Polytechnic postgraduate student.
Project celebrates independent artists
Project celebrates independent artists
A series of projects are being held to celebrate the dedicated community of independent artists working in Dunedin, Rebecca Fox discovers.
Emphasising normality
Emphasising normality
Talking to Auckland artist Marie Shannon is like reminiscing with an old friend about the good times, the bad and the random, finds Rebecca Fox
Cuisine uniquely Dunedin
Cuisine uniquely Dunedin
Food designers seek the unexpected to highlight Dunedin’s underground literary ‘‘cool’’, discovers Rebecca Fox.
The art of storytelling
The art of storytelling
The story of an Otago farm boy who became famous for his conscientious objection to war has been made into an opera.
A new life and a new step forward
A new life and a new step forward
An unexpected event may have made life complicated for the 2016 Frances Hodgkins Fellowship artist but Miranda Parkes’ art is all the better for it, she tells Rebecca Fox
Transit from Venice
Transit from Venice
Lisa Reihana has wowed audiences at the Venice Biennale with her Emissaries project and its centrepiece video 'In Pursuit of Venus'. Rebecca Fox discovers she has also been working on a exhibition for Dunedin.
The art of pleasing the public
The art of pleasing the public
While public art has sometimes been controversial in Dunedin, people are being urged to have their say on a new framework, finds Rebecca Fox.A ''hunger'' for a renewed public art programme is...
Otago restaurants finalists in national awards
Otago restaurants named as finalists in national awards
More Otago restaurants than ever before have been named in the Cuisine top 100 restaurants for 2017, Rebecca Fox finds.
First love yields to passion
First love yields to passion
Just settling into a new life in Melbourne, British conductor Richard Davis is about to visit New Zealand for the first time, he tells Rebecca Fox.
Gift of music received and returned in full
Gift of music received and returned in full
Watching your children come of age musically is extra special if you are a musician yourself, as Belgians Marleen Thiers and Sigiswald Kuijken discovered. Rebecca Fox talks to the family that...
Seeking hidden Hodgkins
Seeking hidden Hodgkins
A search is on to find as many unknown Frances Hodgkins works as possible for an exhibition at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery later this year, Rebecca Fox discovers.
The science of art
The science of art
Art and science might be two different areas but a group of Dunedin artists and scientists have proved there can be a meeting of minds even on complicated concepts such as genetics. Rebecca...
Southern star shines
Southern star shines
Otago Farmers Market won people’s choice in a recent national competition so Rebecca Fox and photographer Craig Baxter went along to find out why people are so enthusiastic about the market.