Giving new life to old taoka
Giving new life to old taoka
The sounds of southern Maori have been recreated in an exhibition at Dunedin Botanic Garden, Tom McKinlay reports.
Tom McKinlay
Children find their inner artist
Children find their inner artist
The artistic heights children can reach before their fifth birthday will be on display at the Dunedin Railway Station gallery from Saturday.
Coastal transformation
Coastal transformation
A garden by the sea is restoring a little of New Zealand as it used to be, in more ways than one, writes Tom McKinlay.
Rhymes with Robbie
Rhymes with Robbie
Dunedin's wordsmiths have again captured the essence of poet Robbie Burns, reports Tom McKinlay.
Janet Frame award winner to work on new poetry
Janet Frame award winner to work on new poetry
Dunedin-based poet and novelist Diane Brown plans to use the prizemoney from the 2012 Janet Frame Memorial Award to write a new collection of poetry.
You ain't seen nothing yet
You ain't seen nothing yet
After all these years, the boys from Bachman Turner Overdrive are taking care of business, Tom McKinlay reports.
One chance for '7 Days'
One chance for '7 Days'
The funny men of 7 Days are coming south,Tom McKinlay reports.
When things go wrong for denizens of the deep
When things go wrong for denizens of the deep
Whale strandings have all the makings of a drama, as a couple of documentary-makers discovered. Tom McKinlay reports.
Show reflects Pacific bonds
Show reflects Pacific bonds
Art of the Pacific, contemporary and traditional, mixes at the Dunedin School of Art's latest exhibition, "Pasifika Cool".
Songs from the shed
Songs from the shed
Unreformed Australians singing Georgian harmonies. Sounds a bit spooky, Tom McKinlay reports.
Highlighting plight of 'last ocean'
Highlighting plight of 'last ocean'
A campaigning film about fishing in the Ross Sea stars the grotesque toothfish. But it's not really about the fish, reports Tom McKinlay.
High art and slapstick
High art and slapstick
Need a good laugh? Then head for the ballet, reports Tom McKinlay.
Changing it up
Changing it up
Change is in the air for a Dunedin-based organisation helping young people bring the future into sharper focus, reports Tom McKinlay.
Jogging them along
Jogging them along
My wife called me cruel when the boys and I returned from our run up Baldwin St.
Yoga club something to smile about
Yoga club something to smile about
Dunedin already has one laughter club. A group of up to about 20 people gather weekly to practise laughter yoga and have a bit of a chortle with club leaders Lora Johnston and Lynley Butson at Community House in Moray Pl.
Letting the laughter out
Letting the laughter out
There does not always seem to be a lot to laugh about. By why let that stop you, say a couple of Christchurch laughter practitioners, reports Tom McKinlay.
Warmth best answer to moisture
Warmth best answer to moisture
When things are wetter inside the house than outside, it's time to take action. But is a dehumidifier the answer? Tom McKinlay reports.
Trading-in the coal scuttle
Trading-in the coal scuttle
A little global warming sounds like a good idea at about this time of year. But can that bag of coal really be justified? Tom McKinlay reports.
Real lives realised
Real lives realised
The message is in the method for a team of New Zealand film-makers, Tom McKinlay reports.
Interrogating the terror
Interrogating the terror
Masked gunmen descended on Ruatoki in the dead of night in 2007. But not to worry, they were police. Tom McKinlay talks to a couple of film-makers who aren't quite so relaxed about it.