A tour through our history
A tour through our history
Dunedin’s experience of the 1981 Springbok tour provides the volatile backdrop for new film Uproar, but it’s not really about that, director Hamish Bennett tells Tom McKinlay.
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Clouds part once more
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Clouds part once more
Gordons and Bailter Space trailblazer John Halvorsen has never stopped writing songs, he tells Tom McKinlay. Now he has a new vehicle for his music.
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Strings to their bow
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Strings to their bow
French for Rabbits are on a chamber music trajectory, Brooke Singer tells Tom McKinlay.
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Turning off the tap
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Turning off the tap
Fossil gas appears to have arrived at the end of its natural life, writes Tom McKinlay.
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A symphony in jazz
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A symphony in jazz
Duke Ellington’s symphonic masterwork will be played tonight by the Dunedin City Jazz Orchestra.
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Immersed in an alien world
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Immersed in an alien world
Alien worlds have landed at Tūhura Otago Museum. Tom McKinlay talks to their creator.
Trouble on tour
Trouble on tour
Rock ’n’ roll emerges as a fickle life partner in a documentary about uncompromising New Zealand band King Loser, writes Tom McKinlay.
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Conservation conversation
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Conservation conversation
Conservation concerns are at the heart of Jenny Mitchell’s show, Tom McKinlay writes.
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Haters gonna hate
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Haters gonna hate
An attempt last week to stir up hate carries all the hallmarks of offshore groups, writes Tom McKinlay.
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Leading with feeling
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Leading with feeling
Auckland-based folk singer Jazmine Mary is heading south with some of their many identities, they tell Tom McKinlay.
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Songwriter tunes out the noise
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Songwriter tunes out the noise
Thom Burton is trying to transcend this angry moment, he tells Tom McKinlay.
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Keeping it together apart
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Keeping it together apart
The special bond between twins is at the heart of new music from the Mitchell sisters, they tell Tom McKinlay.
The art of being a dag
The art of being a dag
Guy Montgomery is bringing his way with words to Dunedin, writes Tom McKinlay.
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The fight for our lives
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The fight for our lives
Prof James Renwick is not ready to glue himself to stuff, but he’s comforted that other people are, he tells Tom McKinlay.
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Music carried on the ether
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Music carried on the ether
Calla’s embracing the ethereal on her new album, she tells Tom McKinlay.
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A wider circle of friends
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A wider circle of friends
A radical social experiment on Moray Pl has kai and connection at its heart.
Giving it everything
Giving it everything
The Veils’ vastly evocative new album is a statement of renewed confidence, Finn Andrews tells Tom McKinlay.
Zeroing in
Zeroing in
Now is the time to speak up on climate change, Jinty MacTavish tells Tom McKinlay.
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Musical journeys in art and science
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Musical journeys in art and science
Eels have migrated their way into the heart of some of chamber folk duo Where Water Meets’ music, writes Tom McKinlay.
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Whales and us
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Whales and us
In this part of the world, whales are big, the editors of a new book tell Tom McKinlay.