'No excuse' for pooing in street
'No excuse' for pooing in street
A Dunedin business owner believes a woman, thought to be a freedom camper, who defecated in the gutter outside his workshop is still in the city.
Shawn McAvinue
Mood blanket for Robbie Burns
Mood blanket for Burns
A 40m-long hand-knitted blanket adorns the Robert Burns statue in the Octagon as part of Dunedin Fringe Festival.
Last chance to see duo
Last chance to see duo
Comedy pop duo Two Hearts make their final Dunedin Fringe Festival performance tonight.
Painter predicts future views
Painter predicts future views
Dunedin artist Mark McLeod with his alkyd on canvas painting Winter in St Clair from the Dunedin Fringe Festival exhibition "Future Views''.
Legends rumoured for Dunedin Sound show
Legends rumoured for Dunedin Sound show
Dunedin Sound music legends Shayne P Carter and Martin Phillipps are rumoured to be performing in a Fringe Festival show on Friday and Saturday.
Driver survives harbour plunge
Driver survives harbour plunge unhurt
A driver escaped unhurt after his car went off the road into Otago Harbour in Dunedin today.
Fringe Festival show cancelled
Fringe Festival show cancelled
The Dunedin Fringe Festival comedy "Tat from Tit'' has been cancelled.
Poetry show to provoke your social conscience
Poetry show to provoke your social conscience
A political poetry show is set to wake your social conscience.
Lovable comedic eccentricity
Lovable comedic eccentricity
A week remains to celebrate the innovation and creativity of the lunatic fringe, wrties Shawn McAvinue.
Show not for everybody
Show not for everybody
If you walk out of the Dunedin Fringe Festival comedy Attention Seeker tonight you won’t be the first to do so.
Going solo no joke
Going solo no joke
English comedian Simon Clayton is set to hit it out of the park, but not on his own yet.
Workshop to explore actors life stories
Workshop to explore actors life stories
A workshop exploring the life stories of six actors is the basis of the Dunedin Fringe Festival show Life Stories: A Work Showing, which premieres tonight.
Q&A with Charmian Hughes
Q&A with Charmian Hughes
Shawn McAvinue talks with Charmian Hughes about her show Soixante Mirth, which she will perform during this year's Fringe Festival.
Comedian big fan of Highlanders
Comedian big fan of Highlanders
A Scottish comedian travelled from the lowlands to cheer on The Highlanders in Dunedin.
‘Queen’ revived for festival
‘Queen’ revived for festival
The cast of Dunedin Fringe Festival show Queen dance to the song It's Raining Men near the Fortune Theatre yesterday.
Q&A with Jeremy Elwood
Q&A with Jeremy Elwood
Shawn McAvinue talks with comedian Jeremy Elwood, who is returning to the Fringe Festival after an absence of several years.
Mothers of all shows
Mothers of all shows
A couple of tough mothers are set to initiate strangers tonight.
Showcase starts festival
Showcase starts festival
Dunedin Fringe Festival opening night showcase co-hosts Tahu Mackenzie and Oscar Kightley entertain at the Dunedin Town Hall last night.
Petrol likely used for fire
Petrol likely used for fire
Petrol was used to start the fire that melted a Mosgiel playground, police say.
Poison pen case probed
Poison pen case probed
The net is closing on an anonymous writer with a "poison pen" sending letters to residents of a small Otago town.