Crafting her art
Crafting her art
Tucked away in a shed in a wood yard off the beaten track in Milton, Sara Gillies fires up her welder as she prepares to make her next metal creation.
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Fresh appeal of oil-rich kernels
Fresh appeal of oil-rich kernels
It is taking time, but New Zealanders are slowly coming to the realisation that fresh is best when it comes to nuts, North Otago grower Stuart Hamilton says.
Forging a career in Paris
Forging a career in Paris
Paris-based Kiwi artist Marian Fountain’s works are being exhibited in Dunedin this month but one of her greatest honours has been to create a bronze monument as a tribute to NZ tunnellers in World War 1 in Arras.
Too good to resist
Too good to resist
The cast of Opera Otago’s production of The Pirates of Penzance is embracing the ridiculous to do the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta justice, singer Harry Grigg and director Nadya Shaw Bennett tell...
Celebrating culture and diversity
Celebrating culture and diversity
Grammy-nominated Imani Winds, visits Dunedin for the first time this weekend. Rebecca Fox talks to Monica Ellis about the bassoon and being an African American classical musician.
The pursuit of love
The pursuit of love
Dunedin-born actor Denyce Su’a was never shy in a crowd, so it was no surprise when she followed her heart into theatre, she tells Rebecca Fox.
Cooking up a revolution
Cooking up a revolution
Sick of the daily grind of working in a kitchen, Dylan Malcolm is experimenting with an innovative pop-up. He talks to Rebecca Fox.
Wow factor
Wow factor
Given the turbulent conduct and aftermath of the general election, one might be excused for thinking first of politics when it comes to Wellington, but as Rebecca Fox discovers, there is much more going on.
To end all wars
To end all wars
From a summer's day fishing by the Taieri River to the horrors of the Somme in 1917, the Globe’s latest production follows the journey of three young Otago men, playwright and director Keith Scott...
Putting it all together
Putting it all together
British conductor Simon Over has been coming to Dunedin for about nine years and is about to take a piece of New Zealand back home with him, he tells Rebecca Fox.
Journey adds to spice of life
Journey adds to spice of life
From cooking for London’s rich and famous to selling spice mixes in Dunedin, Dan Pearson has been on quite a journey, Rebecca Fox discovers.
Timely look at suffragette
Timely look at suffragette
So scared they might desecrate a national icon, writers Luke di Somma and Gregory Cooper took five years to get That Bloody Woman to the stage.
Pianist loves it in New Zealand
Pianist loves it in New Zealand
A soft spot for the Antipodes draws British pianist Freddy Kempf to New Zealand on a regular basis, he tells Rebecca Fox.
Celebrating Robbie Burns
Celebrating Robbie Burns
To help celebrate Dunedin’s Scottish connections a poetry competition is held every year. Rebecca Fox talks to this year’s judges about what they are looking for.
Lest we forget
Lest we forget
Playwright, choreographer and performer Jan Bolwell has turned her search for more information about her North Otago grandfather’s war service into a one-woman show. She tells Rebecca Fox about putting her family’s history on stage.
Challenges all round for Romeo
Challenges all round for Romeo
It is the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Joseph Skelton’s first role as Romeo and he is discovering it is a roller-coaster ride. He tells Rebecca Fox about his lead role.
All the world's a stage
All the world's a stage
He spent his formative years in Dunedin before going on to dance with the likes of the great ballet dancer and choreographer Rudolf Nureyev in Australia and Europe. Frederic Jahn tells Rebecca Fox about life as an international dancer.
View from the other side
View from the other side
With a new workshop and new urban lifestyle, New Zealand sculptor Terry Stringer has said goodbye to 20 years of country living. He tells Rebecca Fox about making the transition.
In the moments before sleep
In the moments before sleep
A lullaby might be defined as a quiet, gentle song for a child but composer Anthony Ritchie and poet Elena Poletti promise much more in an upcoming performance, Rebecca Fox discovers.
Together again
Together again
Nine years ago Bulgarian violinist Bella Hristova began a tour of New Zealand with pianist Michael Houstoun. She tells Rebecca Fox how it was the beginning of her performing career.