Two years previously he was one of four councillors who voted against Dunedin’s proposed new stadium, now known as Forsyth Barr Stadium. ‘’It is a wonderful asset to the city, it is providing enormous benefits,” a visibly upbeat Cull told media of the stadium, which opened in 2011.
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Outgoing Dunedin mayor Dave Cull, at a press conference to talk about his time in office. That statement was made with the benefit of hindsight, and driven by Cull’s renowned pragmatism: it was built, so let’s make it work. But it wasn’t easy. Financially the city was driven into austerity during his first term, and it wasn’t until later that Dunedin started experiencing something slightly unusual: growth in levels not seen since the gold rush of the 1860s.
Mikhailovsky Ballet s Adrian Blake Mitchell Hosts Dance Talks & Master Class For Westside Ballet
An alumnus of the ballet school, Mitchell offered to teach a class to support Westside Ballet s boys ballet program.by BWW News Desk
Adrian Blake Mitchell, professional male ballet dancer at the Mikhailovsky Ballet Company, will livestream both a Master Class and also will host Westside Ballet s Dance Talks series - Zooming from St. Petersburg on President s Day, Monday February 15, in honor of Black History Month and to support Westside Ballet s ongoing Crisis Relief Fund.
An alumnus of the ballet school, Mitchell offered to teach a class to support Westside Ballet s boys ballet program and as well to share his professional ballet journey as a part of Westside Ballet s newest installment in their Dance Talks series. The Master Class will run from 9:30-10:50am on the President s Day National Holiday and will be offered at $15 for participants not currently enrolled at Westside
Sea shanty about NZ settlers resurfaces about 190 years later
A sea shanty called
Wellerman is rising up the UK record charts about 190 years after the Weller family settled in Aotearoa.
The Longest Johns rendition of
Wellerman has made it into the official top 40 charts in Britain.
Before that, it was a viral sensation on TikTok, sung by Scottish postie Nathan Evans, who now has a record deal.
The song immortalises whaling family the Wellers, who settled in Dunedin in 1831.
RNZ tracked down Edward Weller s great-great grandson and name sake, Edward Ellison, who is a kaumātua at Ōtakou Marae in Dunedin.