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'This is the missing bit'

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Rebecca Fox

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. EntertainmentBooksBest-selling Irish author Dervla McTiernan still finds it ‘‘crazy’’ that hundreds of people turn up to her book events. She talks to Rebecca Fox about the novels that have captured the imagination of so many readers. Dervla McTiernan loves nothing more than being at home writing with her cats, dogs, children and books. ‘‘I live a very quiet life.
Role ‘real treasure, delight and honour’

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Rebecca Fox

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. EntertainmentMusicHe may be Australian, but violinist Peter Clark is enthusiastic about representing his homeland’s smaller rival as part of the New Zealand String Quartet. The newest member of the quartet is on his first NZSQ tour in Australia and about to perform at Dunedin’s Orokonui Ecosanctuary, he tells Rebecca Fox.
Coffee became a career

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Rebecca Fox |Alison Lambert

Wednesday, 7 May 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. Life & StyleFood & WineCeleste Wong caught the coffee bug working after school at Strictly Coffee in Dunedin. Two decades later, her passion for the popular bean has not wavered, and she has just released her first book Coffee Creations. She tells Rebecca Fox how a ‘‘side thing’’ became an unexpected career.
Finding home in new location

2 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Rebecca Fox

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. EntertainmentArtsMoving across the country and settling into a new home is not easy. To assist with the transition, Auckland artist Tori Beeche drew on artist collective Mothermother for solace and inspiration. She tells Rebecca Fox about the resulting exhibition in her new home of Queenstown.
Residency gives a new focus

2 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Rebecca Fox

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. EntertainmentArtsA granddaughter and daughter of prominent late Dunedin artists Peter McIntyre sen and Peter McIntyre, Sara McIntyre, has returned to the South as the inaugural Forrester Gallery Residency recipient. She talks to Rebecca Fox about her photography journey.
A life and love of sharing food

2 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Rebecca Fox |Alison Lambert

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. Life & StyleFood & WineFor nearly four decades Joan Bishop has shared her recipes with Otago Daily Times’ readers. Having made the momentous decision to retire her Southern Kitchen column this year, she talks to Rebecca Fox about her love of food and sharing her recipes. Tasty and quick. For Joan Bishop, they are the two essentials to any good recipe.
Food and painting delivers a crossover of senses

3 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Rebecca Fox

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. EntertainmentArtsConverting the senses of touch, smell, flavour and sound into art is what drives Alexandra-based abstract artist Nicola Bennett, whose work will be showcased at the Aotearoa Art Fair next month alongside some of the country’s top artists. She talks to Rebecca Fox about her two great loves — food and painting.
Living a life by the books

3 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Rebecca Fox

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. EntertainmentBooksA deep love for books has shaped Dr Caren Florance’s life. The Australian artist, book designer-topographer and former University of Otago printer in residence returned to Dunedin recently for World Book Day. She talked to Rebecca Fox about finding her ‘jam’ and her dream home.
Feeding the mind and soul

4 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Rebecca Fox

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. EntertainmentMusicFor Reuben Brown the Whakatipu Music Festival is a rare chance these days to make music in his home region. The Southland born and bred musician and conductor talks to Rebecca Fox about brass bands and stepping up to the podium. While he will always be a brass bandie at heart, Reuben Brown’s curiosity and love of exploring has led him to immerse himself in orchestral music.
Artworks that bring old, worn items ‘back to life’

4 weeks ago | odt.co.nz | Rebecca Fox

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. EntertainmentArtsWhether designing advertisements, projecting films or delivering the mail, Dean Raybould has always made space for painting around his day job. Rebecca Fox talks to the recent Cleveland Art Award supreme winner. Rubbish dump shops are Dean Raybould’s favourite places.