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A laughing matter
There were a few raised eyebrows when British playwright Gail Young told people she was writing a play about Alzheimer's disease.
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In her own skin
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In her own skin
Award-winning New Zealand author Emily Perkins will visit the South this month to help launch the Queenstown Writers Festival programme.
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Raising a hat - or two - to ‘elevated comfort food’
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Raising a hat - or two - to ‘elevated comfort food’
Otago restaurants have again come out on top in national food awards, finds Rebecca Fox.
Janet Frame Centenary exhibition opens
Janet Frame Centenary exhibition opens
Recipes pulled out of magazines and splattered with grease spots and food, ferry tickets, clippings, maps, letters — it all speaks of a very ordinary life.
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Third culture kid set to tell tale
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Third culture kid set to tell tale
Growing up in multiple countries sounds glamorous but for some it can lead to unintended consequences.
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Fresh perspective on an ordinary life
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Fresh perspective on an ordinary life
Last night it was announced writer Janet Frame’s papers will be inscribed in the Memory of the World Aotearoa New Zealand register. To celebrate the honour and what would have been Frame’s...
From Daleks to cave trolls
From Daleks to cave trolls
On a recent trip to Wellington, Rebecca Fox took advantage of a rainy day to visit a couple of the city's mind-bending indoor attractions.
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Singing ‘gives back in spades’
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Singing ‘gives back in spades’
With 23 Otago-Southland singers from New Zealand’s national choirs joining Dunedin City Choir in this weekend’s performance of Mozart’s Requiem, esteemed conductor and music director...
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Mixing music with theatrics
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Mixing music with theatrics
Mozart’s dramatic Requiem, written as he was dying, is bringing some of the country’s top soloists to Dunedin to sing alongside City Choir Dunedin and the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra.
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Opening up the cupboards of history’s rural life
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Opening up the cupboards of history’s rural life
Having grown up on a small Gore farm, Dr Katie Cooper has an affinity for the rural lifestyle - so much so she has written a book tracing the history of NZ's rural kitchens from 1800-1940. She talks to Rebecca Fox.
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Gallery a bedrock in artists’ careers
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Gallery a bedrock in artists’ careers
It has been 20 years since Michelle Chalklin-Sinclair gave up hotel management to become an art dealer and set up The Artist’s Room.
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Capturing a free spirit
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Capturing a free spirit
The first news camerawoman in New Zealand, Margaret Moth, who started her career in Dunedin, is the subject of a new documentary Never Look Away.
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An education in great tastes
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An education in great tastes
Dunedin’s Jackie Jubel is learning at the hands of New Zealand’s top winemakers as she assists in the judging of the New World Wine Awards.
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Farm kitchen a dream for chef
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Farm kitchen a dream for chef
Nearly 10 years ago when Fresh first spoke to chef Gus Hayden about his new venture creating boutique luxury preserves, his long-term goal was to establish his own commercial kitchen.
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Lifting up art’s treasures
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Lifting up art’s treasures
Published and unpublished poems by the late artist Joanna Margaret Paul are being released later this month alongside an exhibition of her paintings and drawings.
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Artistic trio collaborate
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Artistic trio collaborate
Three contemporary artists from around New Zealand have been brought together in Queenstown to showcase their work.
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It’s high time to tap into versatility of tea
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It’s high time to tap into versatility of tea
A revolution is going on in the world of tea.
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Love of birds strikes a chord
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Love of birds strikes a chord
Conductor James Judd believes Rod Biss’ varied work in the musical world, from composition to critiquing, should be celebrated.
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Challenging perceptions
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Challenging perceptions
Linda Cook admits her works are more demanding and grungy than pretty.
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Singing home’s praises
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Singing home’s praises
He may have grown up in Melbourne but to Lexus Song Quest semifinalist Austin Haynes, Arrowtown will always be his true home, he tells Rebecca Fox.