News and events from the Otago Arts Fellows
News from and about our programmes, staff and students
30 Sep 2026
30 with the VC | Distinguished Professor Tony Ballantyne
New Zealand history, the British Empire and his new book.
29 Sep 2026
From athletes to the arts – celebrating Otago’s students
A University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka student who has excelled in basketball and athletics has won the top sports...
28 Sep 2026
Exchange experience unlike anything else
Izzy Fyfe turned stepping outside her comfort zone into one of the most rewarding chapters of her university journey.
28 Sep 2026
Humanities researchers return to Queenstown Lakes for MindJam
A popular annual event is set to return to Queenstown Lakes this Labour Weekend.
24 Sep 2026
Otago congratulates 2027 Arts Fellows
The University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka will host a full contingent of Arts Fellows in 2027.
23 Sep 2026
Otago stars in the spotlight for Music’s 100th birthday
A wealth of Otago musical talent will take the stage this week to celebrate 100 years of Music at Otago.
17 Sep 2026
Greece is the word for weightlifting opera singer
It all started with a fitness bootcamp in his garage. Now, Otago alumnus Niuafolau Joel Amosa is off to Greece to compet...
16 Sep 2026
Otago celebrates return of Children’s Writer in Residence
New Zealand’s longest established residency for children’s writers returns and with it the promise of more stories for,...
15 Sep 2026
Lights, camera, politics
Otago students are holding the country’s top and aspiring politicians to account with a thorough grilling on camera ahea...
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...
Upcoming events
06 October 2026
5:30pm to 7:00pm
Dan and Gwen Taylor Fellow Lecture: Care Ethics in an 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
13 October 2026
5:15pm to 7:00pm
Bonding, Bridging and Linking: Muslim Migrants, Belonging and Tangata Whenua in Aotearoa
St David Complex Seminar Room A G.02 University of Otago
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