News and events from the Otago Arts Fellows
News from and about our programmes, staff and students
11 Sep 2026
Otago researchers celebrated for advancing knowledge and improving lives
From improving health outcomes and strengthening communities to exploring the frontiers of science and technology, Unive...
09 Sep 2026
Capturing the stories behind 100 years of Music at Otago
What was it like to study music at Otago? How has music teaching evolved over the decades? And what relationships, exper...
07 Sep 2026
New book on the global rise of sovereign citizens
What if someone told you your mortgage is illegal, your taxes are voluntary, that you don’t have to hold a license to dr...
05 Sep 2026
Road to Netherworld Dancing Toys began at Otago
After finishing high school in 1980, Nick Sampson told his parents he had no plans for future study. He’d been offered a...
03 Sep 2026
Finding connection across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa
For Sammi Ammar, the opportunity to travel to Rapa Nui came at the perfect moment.
01 Sep 2026
Kaikōura erosion monitoring holds answers for world’s rock coastlines
Erosion rates on parts of the Kaikōura Peninsula more than doubled after the 2016 earthquake, showing major quakes can “...
28 Aug 2026
Otago a home and haven for celebrated writer
In a ceremony at the Dunedin Town Hall on Saturday, University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka staff gave two standing o...
28 Aug 2026
Book honours ‘world-class scholar and wonderful human'
A mainstay of Mātai Whakapono Karaitiana - Theology at Otago has been honoured with a Festschrift, a book that pays trib...
25 Aug 2026
Turning to crime pays off for Otago author
A criminally good book has just hit the streets of Dunedin. The perpetrator? Otago kaimahi Molly Crighton.
24 Aug 2026
To break, or not to break?
Dr Patrick Mazzocco would have a lot of questions for someone considering a career break, starting with ‘what’s prompted...
18 Aug 2026
Celebrating Our Home in dance video
An Otago tauira is hoping a video she has made, featuring some of the most beautiful parts of Ōtepoti, will help people...
17 Aug 2026
Publications editor turns children’s book author
With remarkable simplicity, Lisa Dick turned a handful of words into a heartfelt story about love in her debut children’...
Upcoming events
16 September 2026
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Lunchtime Concert: Striking Out: Music from the mid-1920s
Marama Hall, University of Otago, Central Campus, Dunedin
17 September 2026
Various times
Lunchtime Theatre presents: Fugue
Allen Hall Theatre, University of Otago, Central Campus
18 September 2026
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Lunchtime Theatre presents: Fugue
Allen Hall Theatre, University of Otago, Central Campus
23 September 2026
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Lunchtime Concert: A programme of chamber music
Marama Hall, University of Otago, Central Campus, Dunedin
23 September 2026
5:30pm to 7:00pm
Archibald Baxter Memorial Trust Annual Peace Lecture
Archway 2 Lecture Theatre
23 September 2026
5:30pm to 7:00pm
Michael King Memorial Lecture
Burns 1 Lecture Theatre Arts Building, 95 Albany Street, Dunedin
23 September 2026
6:00pm to 7:00pm
Public talk – We are one people (aren't we?): From Parihaka to Pākehā myth
Burns 2 Lecture Theatre, Dunedin
24 September 2026
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Lunchtime Theatre presents: What the World Needs
Allen Hall Theatre, University of Otago, Central Campus
24 September 2026
5:30pm to 7:00pm
Inaugural Professorial Lecture - Professor Sophie Bond
Burns 2 Lecture Theatre, Dunedin
25 September – 26 September 2026
Music Programme centenary celebrations weekend
Dunedin campus
25 September 2026
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Lunchtime Theatre presents: What the World Needs
Allen Hall Theatre, University of Otago, Central Campus
30 September 2026
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Musical Theatre Voice students showcase
TBC
30 September 2026
5:30pm to 7:00pm
Inaugural Professorial Lecture – Professor Caroline Orchiston
Burns 2 Lecture Theatre, Dunedin
01 October 2026
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Lunchtime Theatre presents: PERF 301 Performance Project
Allen Hall Theatre, University of Otago, Central Campus
01 October 2026
5:30pm to 7:00pm
Dan and Gwen Taylor Lecture: Three puzzles about the imagination
Burns 2, Ground floor, Arts Building, 95 Albany Street, Dunedin
02 October 2026
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Lunchtime Theatre presents: PERF 301 Performance Project
Allen Hall Theatre, University of Otago, Central Campus
06 October 2026
5:30pm to 7:00pm
Dan and Gwen Taylor Fellow Lecture: Care Ethics in the Aging Society
Burns 1 Lecture Theatre, Ground floor, Arts Building, 95 Albany Street, Dunedin and online
07 October 2026
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Lunchtime Concert: Performance Students in Recital III
Marama Hall, University of Otago, Central Campus, Dunedin
08 October 2026
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Lunchtime Theatre presents: Voyager 36
Allen Hall Theatre, University of Otago, Central Campus
09 October 2026
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Lunchtime Theatre presents: Voyager 36
Allen Hall Theatre, University of Otago, Central Campus
14 October 2026
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Lunchtime Concert: Performance Students in Recital IV
Marama Hall, University of Otago, Central Campus, Dunedin
14 October 2026
5:30pm to 7:00pm
Inaugural Professorial Lecture – Professor Trudy Sullivan
Burns 2 Lecture Theatre, Dunedin
15 October 2026
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Lunchtime Theatre presents: Masquerade
Allen Hall Theatre, University of Otago, Central Campus
16 October – 18 October 2026
Celebrating 150 years of teacher education in Otago
University of Otago, Dunedin
16 October 2026
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Lunchtime Theatre presents: Masquerade
Allen Hall Theatre, University of Otago, Central Campus
28 October 2026
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Margaret Dalziel Lecture: Australia’s Indigenous languages and what they can teach us
College of Education Auditorium, 145 Union Street East, Dunedin
26 November – 27 November 2026
OERC 20th Annual Symposium
Room 1.17, Otago Business School, University of Otago Campus, Union Street East, Dunedin