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How to do your family tree
Each of us has a story written in our DNA. But that's only part of the puzzle. Researching the family tree is one of those projects that starts but never quite finishes. Where to begin can be intimidating. Gareth St John Thomas has spent his career helping people tell stories.
Posted: Tuesday July 16, 2019
UKU//UTU - With Nigel Borell, Heramaahina Eketone and Wi Taepa
Curated by Māia Abraham and Jesse-James Pickery 17 July 2019 - 24 August 2019
Posted: Monday July 15, 2019
Prague - Unesco City of Literature Creative 2-Month Residency 2020
Calling writers and translators
Posted: Monday July 15, 2019
Notice of the Friends of the Hocken Collections Award 2020
Friends of the Hocken Collections Award 2020 is now open for applications. The intended outcomes of the 2020 Award are creatively open for project applicants to develop and propose. Both collaborative and singular applications are welcome, and salient aspects such as medium, genre, scope, and purpose are prescription-free.
Posted: Monday July 15, 2019
NZIFF 2019 Dunedin Programme Launched
The full programme for the 43rd New Zealand International Film Festival has been revealed in Dunedin. 79 feature-length films from 34 countries will screen over 18 days beginning on Thursday 1st August.
Posted: Monday July 8, 2019
The artful forger
New Zealand's only convicted art forger, Karl Sim, and his associates entangled art experts from around the country in their web of deception. In this extract from the new book A Good Joke: The Life and Crimes of Notorious New Zealand Art Forger Karl Sim, Dunedin author Ian Dougherty reveals...
Posted: Monday July 8, 2019
In search of untold stories from World War II
War divides us | War unites us | War changes us
Posted: Monday July 8, 2019
Young poets invited to find ‘voice’ via contest
Posted: Sunday July 7, 2019
The Flick - Theatre Review
Significant Issues Smuggled in under the Seemingly Innocuous Dialogue
Posted: Saturday July 6, 2019
Issue 17 of Down In Edin Magazine
New Issue! Hot off the digital press!!! A special bumper Issue 17 of Down in Edin Magazine is now up. Enjoy!
Posted: Friday July 5, 2019
Bellbirds, books and baroque architecture: visiting New Zealand’s oldest city Dunedin
The South Island destination has gothic buildings and golden beaches, with plenty of wildlife, delicious food and live music
Posted: Friday July 5, 2019
Have you got YOUR 'University of Otago - FONEBOOK 150' yet?
Posted: Thursday July 4, 2019
At home in the movies
Posted: Thursday July 4, 2019
Archibald Baxter Memorial Peace Garden Crowdfunding Campaign - Update
Posted: Wednesday July 3, 2019
High-flying life recalled in memoir
Posted: Sunday June 30, 2019
Literary Tram 2019 in Ulyanovsk: photos and video
June 21, Literary tram drove through Ulyanovsk. For the fourth time, the townspeople traveled around the night city and listened to the texts of writers from the UNESCO literary cities. Many people gathered, and two trams set off on a literary tour.
Posted: Tuesday June 25, 2019
West Papua: The Pacific Crisis we can no longer ignore
Meet Rosa Moiwend, West Papuan activist, human rights defender, and researcher
Posted: Monday June 24, 2019
Carnival attracts record crowd
Posted: Monday June 24, 2019
Art with a heart will help refugees
Posted: Thursday June 20, 2019