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The Ōtepoti Slam Collective (ŌSC), formerly the Dunedin Slam Collective, was founded by poet and playwright Kerry Lane. Alongside hosting open mic poetry nights until 2019, ŌSC also hosted competitive regional slams that were integrated with the NZ Young Writers Festival from 2017

The Easter Bunny hopped into ILT Stadium Southland for the first time ever yesterday. During his visit, he managed to judge the best Easter...

Dunedin Fringe Festival 2023 was thrown into doubt in September last year when Creative NZ (CNZ) declined their funding application. This year’s Fringe is set to go ahead, after a crowdfunding campaign and a great show of support from the community. Critic looks at what costs it took to send

Cumbrian pupils have been busy creating recipes for a new cookbook – the ‘Cook Bake Grow - Lockdown Aspiration in the Kitchen’. The recipe book was launched by the Primary Business Partnership (PBP) to get children cooking with their families and to brighten up lockdown. It features winning creations from Cumbrian children alongside recipes from top chef Simon Rogan and other local food fanatics who judged the competition. In his foreword chef Simon Rogan writes: “I was so pleased...