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Rapping like a bard
Rediscovering Shakespeare for the hip-hop generation is just one mission on Writers and Readers Festival visitor Akala’s mind, writes Dionne Christian.
Posted: Tuesday March 26, 2019
The war on truth
Stephen Davis’ life convinces him a war on truth is being waged and must be resisted. That is now our experience too. Bruce Munro talks to the award-winning investigative journalist about government cover-ups, big business tactics and the role of conspiracies in the Christchurch mosques massacre.
Posted: Tuesday March 26, 2019
Interactive adventure in Botanic Garden
Posted: Tuesday March 26, 2019
Gordon Brown on life at 103
Posted: Monday March 25, 2019
Bill Gosden farewells the NZ Film Festival after 40 years
Posted: Sunday March 24, 2019
The Art of healing
Posted: Sunday March 24, 2019
Author's quest to meet 120 Kiwi centenarians: Seeking meaning in longevity
The stories of New Zealand's centenarians show they are a complete cross-section of Kiwi society. Is there any special reason they ticked on so long? JOHN McCRONE reports.
Posted: Wednesday March 20, 2019
Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival - 2019 Programme
The 2019 programme is live! For details see dunedinwritersfestival.co.nz
Posted: Tuesday March 19, 2019
A lead role in her life
In her new book Keepers of History, Dunedin-based writer Renee Hollis preserves the stories of some of our oldest citizens. In this edited extract, she talks to Evelyn Hutchins (nee Bovett), who was born in Arrowtown on October 23, 1913.
Posted: Tuesday March 12, 2019
International Writer’s Residence In Reykjavík
In 2019 the Reykjavík UNESCO City of Literature for the first time offers a free residency for a writer from another UNESCO City of Literature.
Posted: Monday March 11, 2019
Open Call for the International residency in Ulyanovsk for writers and translators from the Cities of Literature of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network
This is a unique opportunity to work in the homeland of the great Russian writer Ivan Goncharov, the poet Nikolay Yazykov, the historian and writer Nikolay Karamzin.
Posted: Monday March 11, 2019
Ruth Carraway creates drama in jail - and toilets!
Trouble-D is a play about the challenges, obstacles and enticements a recently released prisoner faces in the outside world.
Posted: Monday March 11, 2019
Youth Zone Mobilised
Youth Zone Mobilised is the opportunity to get your music out to the world! This year, OAR FM Dunedin’s Youth Zone is giving ten young musical acts the opportunity to record and produce their own original tracks to air on the station, available via podcast and from our recently released...
Posted: Wednesday March 6, 2019
Keynote experts to bring wealth of knowledge to short play festival
Chicago-based producer and director Tanya Palmer will add “an immeasurable wealth of insight, experience and knowledge” as the UNESCO Cities of Literature Short Play Festival’s keynote expert this September.
Posted: Tuesday March 5, 2019
Truthteller - An Investigative Reporter’s Journey Through The World Of Truth Prevention, Fake News And Conspiracy Theories
An essential guide for understanding the modern media world – for teachers, students and concerned citizens who want to know the facts, not fake news and conspiracy theories. Uses exclusive documents and interviews from the CIA, Pentagon, M16, NSA and British and American special forces to cast a light on...
Posted: Monday March 4, 2019
The Incurable Imagination
Audrey has a severe case of ‘imaginitis’! And it’s contagious. A fun-filled story written by a primary school teacher passionate about the power of the imagination.
Posted: Monday March 4, 2019
Saying Goodbye to Barkley
For many children experiencing the loss of a much-loved pet is likely to be their first brush with grief. This touching picture book is a celebration of one of life’s most formative relationships and the kaleidoscope of emotions that giving your heart to a furry friend can bring.
Posted: Sunday March 3, 2019