Truffle effort pays off after wait of 12 years
Truffle effort pays off after wait of 12 years
Hearing that black truffles had been discovered on his property at Bannockburn was like Christmas for Dunedin man Rod Keillor.
Rebecca Fox
Good health from healthy eating
Good health from healthy eating
New Zealander Jason Shon Bennett hated being sick so badly he did something about it. More than 20 years later, he has made a career out of his journey from asthmatic to health ''guru'' as an author, inspirational speaker and researcher. He talks to Rebecca Fox.
Finding her own voice
Finding her own voice
Performing Gretl in The Sound of Music ignited Sophie Morris' love of singing. She tells Rebecca Fox about juggling her love of show tunes with opera.
Launched in Dunedin
Launched in Dunedin
Former Dunedin man Jeremy Beck hit a major milestone in his career at the weekend - his first performance as a professional dancer with New Zealand's oldest contemporary dance company, Footnote. He tells Rebecca Fox how it felt.
Something for all tastes
Something for all tastes
Turning her love of cooking and baking into career has taken a different path for Green Island woman Petrina Robinson.
Cookbooks
Cookbooks
From those with delcious-looking sugary treats to healthy whole foods, there have been a range of recipe books released in recent months.
Presence of noted wine commentator coup for event organisers
Presence of noted wine commentator coup for event organisers
She gives wine cellar advice to The Queen, writes for the world's top wine reference guides and is one of the world's most respected wine commentators.
Behind the masks
Behind the masks
Masks have been part of Indian Ink's productions since its inception and its latest production Kiss the Fish is no exception. Rebecca Fox asks what influence masks have on a theatre production.
Doing the hard yards and loving it
Doing the hard yards and loving it
Starting your own theatre company and making it sustainable is hard work, but it does not mean you cannot have fun along the way. Rebecca Fox talks to Holly Chappell about disasters.
Gibbston organic wine trial proves a success
Gibbston organic wine trial proves a success
A three-year trial has shown it's reasonably simple to convert to organic wine production in Central Otago, provided there's the desire to do so and the financial backing, Gibbston Valley Wines (GVW) vineyard manager Grant Rolston says.
Healing power of the dance
Healing power of the dance
Being awarded the Caroline Plummer Fellowship for 2015 is a dream come true for Uzoamaka Nwankpa. Rebecca Fox talks to the Nigerian nurse and dancer about what she has called the ''Uzo Method Project''.
Road trip takes new direction
Road trip takes new direction
The Cape presented a few challenges for English-born director Bronwyn Wallace, writes Rebecca Fox.
Rise of 'Dumpling Queen'
Rise of 'Dumpling Queen'
The Wellington region's food, wine and craft beer scene is about to be celebrated by the city's annual Wellington on a Plate festival. Rebecca Fox finds out that behind many of the stoves and tankards are Otago-raised or trained chefs and brewers.
Duck and noir pinot tasting trail
Duck and noir pinot tasting trail
Seven Queenstown restaurants are joining 20 others nationwide in the annual Pinot and Duck Tasting trail.
Here to play with a 'very special' orchestra
Here to play with a 'very special' orchestra
Russian pianist Nikolai Demidenko returns to Dunedin this month to perform with the Southern Sinfonia. Renowned for his ''passionate pianism'' and authoritative performances of Russian concertos,...
Exploring the contemporary
Exploring the contemporary
Opening up dialogue about contemporary Maori art is important, Wellington Maori art curator Megan Tamati-Quennell says.
A new outlook
A new outlook
Artist Nigel Brown is leaving behind the windswept, wide open spaces of his Cosy Nook, Southland, property for the ''crowded'' streets of Dunedin. Going from a rural to urban outlook is bound to affect his work, he tells Rebecca Fox.
A taste of Wellie
A taste of Wellie
Our capital city is beamed into our homes most nights as our politicians argue and bicker, and we might visit for business or the odd concert or sports event. But what else does Wellington have to offer? Rebecca Fox finds out.
Otago features in cookbook awards
Otago features in cookbook awards
Recipe books with Otago connections scooped the awards at the annual Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.
Otago provides modern-day magic for 'Flute'
Otago provides modern-day magic for 'Flute'
Pitching good against evil is an age-old storytelling trick that has not dimmed in modern times. Opera Otago is taking the bold step of bringing Mozart's comic opera The Magic Flute into the 21st century, writes Rebecca Fox.