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Mary Poppins
#68 Do - attend Taieri Musical's Mary Poppins. It was an outstanding performance at the Regent Theatre tonight. Producing a show almost...
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Writers and Readers Festival
#57 Do - I love to read so it was fantastic to attend the Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival this weekend. The festival had over 80...
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Dunedin Film Society
#53 Do - I love watching films, especially from the 1930s, 40s and 50s - so much elegance and history. Tonight I saw the 1939 film The...
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Nook and Cranny Music Festival
#50 Do - spot the musicians between the books! Fun event - the Nook and Cranny Music Festival at the Dunedin Public Library. Over 50...
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Orokonui Challenge
#43 Do - Today was the Orokonui Challenge! On a wet and windy day, it was perfectly described as a challenge, but for a fantastic cause,...
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Dada Dress
#41 Buy - locally designed and made clothing. My birthday present in March was a gorgeous merino wool dress by Dada - designed and made...
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Cleveland National Art Awards
#40 Do - I was very lucky to attend the preview of The Cleveland National Art Awards exhibition at the Otago Art Society tonight. So...
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ANZAC Day Dawn Service
#38 - ANZAC Day Dawn Parade Dunedin. 'They shall not grow old As we that are left grow old Age shall not weary them Nor as the years...
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Posy Making for ANZAC Day
#37 Do - participate in the making of about 4500 posies for the Posy Laying Ceremonies for ANZAC Day. This morning, along with many other...
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Blue Penguins
#36 Do - see the tiny cute Blue Penguins (also known as kororā) at Pukekura. I made the most of another great Wild Dunedin Festival...