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The iconic Dunedin Railway Station. © DunedinNZ
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Larnach Castle: a vision of past and present
Larnach Castle stands proud and bold on the highest point of the entire Otago Peninsula. Read the story . . .
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Street food and markets: around the world in New Zealand
From bacon butties in Dunedin to dumpling and donuts in Auckland or fresh veges on Wellington's windy waterfront, New Zealand's food markets are a great way to eat. Read the story . . .
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Southern Scenic Route: Queenstown to Dunedin
If you get as far as Te Anau, it’d be rude not to keep going, don't you reckon, and explore the deep south. Read the story . . .
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Loved by the locals: Dunedin city
Do what the locals do in Dunedin city. Read the story . . .
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Otago Rail Experience
Take a spectacular day-trip by train up the Taieri Gorge, or use the Taieri Gorge Railway to transport you to the start of the Central Otago Rail Trail. Read the story . . .
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Port Chalmers: a cradle made of sea
The clatter and clang of the container terminal, shags drying their wings on the transoms of fishing boats, glistening surf beaches and the lingering feel of the hundreds of years of history. Read the story . . .
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Otago Peninsula: catching the wind
Otago Peninsula is the ruins of a gutted volcano, an eroded pudding of lava that cradles in its arms the glorious Otago Harbour. Read the story . . .
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Loved by the locals: Dunedin
Do what the locals do in Dunedin. Read the story . . .
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Loved by the locals: Otago Peninsula
Do what the locals do on the Otago Peninsula. Read the story . . .
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Loved by the locals: Waitaki
Do what the locals do in Waitaki. Read the story . . .
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Otago Peninsula: prodigious wildlife and a bona fide castle
If ever you should tire of the splendours of Dunedin, explore the Otago Peninsula, extending from the city to the northeast, to the southern headland of the entrance to the harbour. Read the story . . .
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Dunedin City: Edinburgh of the south
‘Dunedin’ is an ancient name for Edinburgh and the resemblance doesn’t stop at the names. Read the story . . .
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Cheese rolls: the sushi of the south
Come to Southland, or Otago and, more specifically Dunedin, and try one of these hot and tasty little blighters. You will be, from a cuisine perspective anyway, reborn. Read the story . . .
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Olveston House: how the other half lived
Designed by a London architect and built in 1904 – Dunedin's Olveston House is really something special. Read the story . . .
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The wondrous wildlife of Otago Peninsula
‘The most accessible wildlife in the South Island’ is the catch-cry here. Well, there are wheeling seabirds, honking sea lions and all manner of other natural noises, but you get the point. Read the story . . .
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Otago Central Rail Trail: journey into an ever-changing heartland
The Otago Central Rail Trail is 150km from Middlemarch to Clyde and takes in just about everything that’s stunning about Central Otago. Read the story . . .
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