Sweet Swans to flock to Queens Park
Sweet Swans to flock to Queens Park
Rehearsals for Shakespeare in the Park Charitable Trust’s 25th performance are well under way.
Arts
Returning music festival to honour art, community
Returning music festival to honour art, community
The Waitati Music Festival returns this weekend for the 11th annual celebration of alternative music, the arts and community.
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Traditional art style painstaking
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Traditional art style painstaking
The old and rarely seen in New Zealand art of scrimshaw has captured the judges’ imagination and won practitioner Gus Milne the top award in the Craigs Aspiring Art Prize in Wānaka this summer.
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A fresh look at the familiar
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A fresh look at the familiar
Doug Hart might be retired but he has never hung up his paint brush.
Art seen: January 23
Art seen: January 23
By Joanna Osborne
Delving deep into Dylan’s past
Delving deep into Dylan’s past
As Timothee Chalamet plays Bob Dylan in the biopic A Complete Unknown, the man himself, at 83, is finding new ways to remain relevant, writes Matt Thorne.
Art seen: January 16
Art seen: January 16
By James Dignan
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Colourful expressionism
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Colourful expressionism
Inspired by Queenstown’s vibe and environment, Christchurch artist Carrie Broomhall has created a series of work for her first solo exhibition, Rebecca Fox reports.
Chasing the waves
Chasing the waves
Mount Maunganui surf photographer Rambo Estrada has always been drawn to the back roads of Aotearoa.
Olsen and guests
Olsen and guests
Angel Olsen’s last album was in 2022.
Guests for festival
Guests for festival
The NZ Highwaymen, from left, Frankie Stevens, Dennis Marsh, Gray Bartlett and Brendan Dugan, will be guests at the Bayley’s Tussock Country music festival this year.
Kitchen raffled for club
Kitchen raffled for club
One Gore woodworker has been cooking away for the past year, crafting a toy kitchen set to be raffled off at the Gore A&P Show.
Review: Paddington bear as charming as ever
Review: Paddington bear as charming as ever
PADDINGTON IN PERUDirector: Dougal WilsonCast: Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Ben Whishaw, Imelda Staunton, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, Julie Walters, Olivia Colman,...
Artist’s works reflect Southland and herself
Artist’s works reflect Southland and herself
Her name in Arabic means light but her artistry is canvassed in dark tones.
Bluff Music Festival looms
Bluff Music Festival looms
The Summer Sounds Bluff Music Festival is back for 2025.
Duo promise show with Celtic flavour
Duo promise show with Celtic flavour
A New Zealand duo will bring to Invercargill its blend of traditional Celtic and contemporary music.
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What's on for 2025
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What's on for 2025
This year is shaping up to be a busy one in Otago as festivals return with international acts and top-performing NZ artists and home-grown talent plan shows in the region.
Excitement builds for music festival
Excitement builds for music festival
Some high-quality talent has been revealed for this year’s Bayleys Tussock Country music festival which will be a special year for country music in Gore.
Delve into four-week ‘retreat of the mind’
Delve into four-week ‘retreat of the mind’
Summer 1988.
Country music trio heading to Tamworth
Country music trio heading to Tamworth
Award-winning Southland trio The Dollys are kicking off their summer performance season in Tamworth at the Country Music Association of Australia’s music academy.