 rm e Suh ae a ru o stlr i te aln ship sailing the in settlers of group a Wales South New from at farm His Beach. Waikouaitiof end north the at Matanaka to from buying land by holdings his Always increased he 1838. future, the in to eye bought an whaling with Karitane, seven at and one ships including six stations, owned he later years Fourteen 16, of age the At Heritage Heritage/Architecture NORTH . hill to the north of the beach. From the carpark there is a five minute walkto thefarmbuildings. a is there carpark the From beach. the of north the to hill golf the the up road narrow unsealed, Pass signposted, a follow racecourse.and course the before northern Waikouaiti the at to signposted entrance is farm Matanaka to turn-off The the landscape. that they seem to have been placed neatly but without purpose on Appeal Matanaka FarmBuildings Architecture for theChristchurchbuildingshedesigned. chiefly remembered B.W.is by who designed Mountfort (1858), church Anglican John’s St and (1863) church Presbyterian the both for land the however,donate did, He runs. sheep several of his shipping company and extending his lands with the acquisition up building prospered, Jones Johnny farmer, and merchant a As sent suppliestothefirst settlerstoDunedinin1848. Magnet : Farm buildings organised like a small village, so isolated . The farm supplied food to the whaling station and also and station whaling the to food supplied farm The . Matanaka Johnny Jones Johnny dates from 1840 when he brought over brought he when 1840 from dates (1809-69) worked as a sealer. a as worked (1809-69) 1 eye from there on the comings and goings at his whaling station whaling his at goings and comings the on there from eye an kept have must Jones whaler, and businessman hard-headed them. for sorry feel Aonly can One students. 15 to up seat could that school two-roomed a is buildings the of One winds. all to even now, there why is no obvious water source wonder and the site is exposed but help can’t Johnny Jones chose to build there in 1843. The access is difficult you Matanaka approach you As huge seaandskythatsurroundthem. the are powerful as you to gaze at the stark, simple buildings against close the quite are present farm, the buildings atmosphere of the past and a feeling of isolation farm colonial the Although today. in remarkably good condition and could easily hold a barn dance is It stored. was fodder the where loft the into go and ladder the climb can you want, you If loft. the from down straw dropping for gap a is manger each head. Above the at mangers their with proportions, but because you can go inside to look at the six stalls The stable is the most appealing building, not only because of its ‘Patented original their Galvanised Tinned Iron’ have roof’. still stables and granary the and school the as Sydney in prefabricated well were buildings largest three The house. as privy three-seater and stables granary, storehouse, a include buildings wooden original surviving The at Karitane;or, perhaps,hejustenjoyedtheviews.  sure you stop at the lookout point on the hill above Karitane for Karitane above hill the on point lookout the at stop you sure to you Make coast. the of forces views stunning the appreciate and down slow road the of nature undulating and winding The peacefulness. around scenes the and isolation of sense their retain they why is this Perhaps of them. are beauty 1 Highway the State despite busy visited, of infrequently side east the to villages These where thewell-knowncheesefactoryoriginated. from the and road from deviate north-south to through time main road coastal the follow and highway the the take , on to travelling are you If Scenic Route KARITANE ‘Purgatory’ toCharlesCreedwhosucceeded him. as Karitane described He daunting. Watkintask James his found the area. raise thetoneof Methodist missionaryto The Reverend a Sydney from landowner,out local brought and whaler a Jones, Johnny later years Three With violence. station. and drunkenness whaling came a that of site the became Karitane 1837, In Whaling Station Heritage site ofanoldNgai Tahu paorfortified village. end of the beach. It once provided a commanding position for the north the at sea the of out steeply rises Peninsula Huriawa The spot. picnic ideal an makes river the of mouth the ora near reserve isbeautiful, beach The anchor. boats fishing where River Waikouaiti the and beach by sides two on bounded is Karitane Picnic/Beach . the and beaches Waikouaiti and Karitane the of view superb a Warrington . You meet the main highway again at Karitane Evansdale , Seacliff

2 Walk the Christian sermoninOtagoon17May, 1840. above terrace the On riverbank reserve there is a cairn where Watkin schools. delivered the first mission establishing and conversions with progress some Watkinmade nevertheless, had, t pto, ay lne, ie f h Gvro. h seaside The Governor. the of wife Plunket, Lady patron, its (after Society Plunket the became which of Children, and WomenHealth the for Society the founded King Truby Sir 1907 In history. medical Zealand New in names best-known the of One Sir Truby King1858-1938 of SirTruby King. two-storeyed wooden house with the flagpole. This was the house white large the at left your to up look peninsula, the of base the at track the along back walk river.you the As of mouth the and you hill the of bottom takes the to peninsula the of it side northern the down until track the follow blowholes, the seeing After upwards. The best view is at high tide when the sea roars in and flings itself sea. the by cliffs the of out carved blowholes see can you where you takes track the peninsula, the of side south-eastern the On his mencouldn’t findfood. when retreat Taokato months, had six for pa the attacking After fishing. go and side north the on beach small the from night at canoes their launch to able also were cliffs;they sheer of top the at position unassailable almost its of because survived pa the in Tepa. Wera’sthe to siege Taokapeople cousin laid his revenge, another. one Chief Te on Wera, war was accused of killing family members. Intent on declared tribe the of members after siege long a withstanding for famous was pa Peninsula Huriawa The Peninsula. Huriawa the onto up heading track the to come you until hill the the towards right beach. turn Turn left hill, on the the road adjacent of to the beach foot and follow it the up At sea. the towards river,the Fromof reservemouth small the the near path the take  i Tuy ig a as itrse i mna health. mental in he interested years, 30 for also initiated reformsinthetreatmentofmentalillness. Hospital Mental was Seacliff of King Superintendent Truby Sir babies. their of measurements and weights the recording books Plunket children, their possessions young treasured as after retain mothers look Zealand New and to trained still are nurses Plunket hospitals, establishedtocareformothersandbabies. Karitane to name its gave years many for lived he where village 3 an Otago institution for nearly a century. Locals understood that understood century.Locals a nearly for institution Otago an village, Seacliff above hill the on stood building stone large The Seacliff MentalHospital Heritage SEACLIFF captures vividlytheatmosphere ofthehospitalinearly50s. Janet novels, novelist, her In Frame. the was patient known best Seacliff’s Perhaps patients wholivedthere. of thousands the of spirit the of something feel also may others Superintendent; Medical as years many his during planted had Sir which King trees Truby specimen fine with garden neglected somewhat a only see will people Some Reserve. Trubythe King but you can still walk through part of the old grounds, now called Only a few private buildings remain on the Seacliff Hospital site, Walk for inDunedin. cared are a patients and TodayFarm Cherry turnoff. at cheeses Karitane produces factory the near 1 Highway State on Cherry Farm at villas to transferred all were they Eventually at wards. remained Patients wooden storeyed single in housed practices. years more few a for Seacliff nursing modern to unsuited had to be demolished. A blessing in disguise, as it became totally building, for 50 years the largest public building in , Bay but the land was very unstable. In 1959, the original hospital evident. The hillside site offered magnificent views over Blueskin were distortion and subsidence of signs built, was than it after year Less a pounds. 78,000 of cost a at 1884 in completed building was three-storeyed the Castle, Balmoral resemble to Said north ofDunedin)wasapatientatSeacliff Hospital. line railway the (i.e. line’ the ‘up being as to referred someone Owls

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 views tothesouth. your way through low dunes to a long, sandy beach with stunning make you here From groups. picknicking or sporting by used be can parking, car provides and beach the reserve, to access The gives beach. which lovely its of because makers holiday and picnickers Otago for spot favourite a remains and years fifty last the over nature its in much changed not somewhat has Warringtonlarger, grown has it Though here. hype tourist no is There and trees. bushes amongst set cribs and houses unpretentious past beach Turn off the Karitane-Evansdale coastal road and drive down the Picnic/beach WARRINGTON Barnabas’s churc they were stored for some years. In 1935 they were installed in St because of their German origins, they went on to Dunedin where the them towards offload to Brisbane refused watersiders When in I. WorldWarof end church Catholic Roman a for made were windows these goes, story Originally,of the Arc. Joan and Crucifixion the Egypt, into Flight the Canterbury, of Augustine St depicting panels glass stained Bavarian are later, added wall, west the on windows outer The construction. 1872 original the of part were and England from imported were windows the Most of windows. glass stained striking the study and beams the on inscriptions the at look you as too, church the inside serenity of setting. feeling There’sa oaks. and trees native its by lined path a down is church you wooden graveyard, quiet old small, the this Passing of appeal the of Part the railwayline. beside just trees in it’saway Warringtonvillage, tucked of edge northern the on road coastal Karitane-Evansdale the on Found St Barnabas’s Anglican Church Heritage/Architecture:

prah h building the approach 4 Minister - Lord Palmerston - the town’s importance during the during importance town’s the - Prime Palmerston Lord British - Minister illustrious an after Named gold. to connections (the 85 SH and 1 SH site sluicing gold replica A Heritage PALMERSTON volcanic cones addgeologicalinterestto thelandscape. Wanbrowsouth, Taiaroathe to Remarkable and Head. () Cape as far as see can you north the to Valleyinland; stretches River Shag the you Below countryside. and coast the of views spectacular the enjoy to you allows however, pace, leisurely A ocean fortheenemyduring World War II. the survey to hill the up run to used who policeman local a was Canter, aracetothesummit andback,heldeveryOctober. Kelly Kelly’s in part take can you runner keen a are you If hours. about 1.5 only takes hill) (sacred Puketapu of top the to walk The signposted. is track The Street. Stour into left turn 1, SH on south Heading 1.5 hours.Steepbutwellformed. Puketapu SummitandCairn Walk and knick-knacks of clutter a for souvenirs. today notable is shop the Founded in 1898 and still run by members of the Appleby family, Appleby’s shop sculpture Italian attractive an commemorates thesixlocalsoldierskilledduringBoer War. station, railway the of front In The BoerWar Memorial providing workformanypeople. inland) kms (32 Goldmine Macraes massive the with town the sustain helps still Gold title. its in reflected is goldrushes 1860s

Pigroot) with miner’s hut, miner’s with reminds visitors of Palmerston’s of visitors reminds at the corner of corner the at  SHAG POINT the people. for units farm smaller into divided be could landholdings private huge, that so legislation ownership land changed he Agriculture, a fighter for the cause of the small man. As Minister of Lands and thrown off their lands to make way for sheep probably made him crofters seeing of Scotland in experiences childhood His 1901. Yorkin of Duke the by conferred knighthood a with career his ended and politician a became Valleyrun, Shag Jones’s the Johnny on shepherd a as John work commemorates started He summit (1839-1901). the McKenzie on cairn high metre 13 The from wherethecoalwasshipped. ramp set in a cramped inlet was a part of the Shag Point Harbour boat-launching present The sea. the under extended tunnels the learn it’sto and surprising 1860s the in here started mining Coal Sightseeing afternoon betweenNovemberandFebruary. late the in is penguins the see colony.to seal time a best has The also Point Shag penguins, yellow-eyed for ground breeding A Ecotour 5 are Gl Mn, oae i a oe, sky-dominated open, an man-made featuresonearththatcanbeseenfromthemoon! in located landscape, is on a huge scale. The locals claim it’s Mine, one of the few Gold Macraes Heritage/Sightseeing MACRAES FLAT AND GOLDMINING AREA rse oe, n wt aias rzn o te, h hls are hills nevertheless man-made. the them, on operation. grazing animals mining with Macraes and over, modern Grassed the of result end an around hillsides you, artificial and smooth enormous the at marvel can you Mine Point Golden the to road the is down drive you mine As the to turnoff the village, signposted ontheMiddlemarch-Dunback road. the from kms 5 Located The GoldenPointMineatDeepdellCreek massive Macraes operationafter1990. the by followed (1889-1954), Mine Point prospectors Golden the individual 1860s, at activity company the the came Then mining. alluvial in out carried area the in discovered first was gold When mining. of periods three been have There Goldmining Griffin outlivedhim-avictoryofsortsforeachman. but survived, Stanley’spub Hotel. Kingdom United the ran who date back to a feud between Stanley and a rival publican, Griffin, Its motto, ‘While I live, I’ll crow’, and its symbol of a red rooster after goldwasdiscoveredthereinthe1860s. built to quench the thirst of the miners who came to Macraes Flat Rebuilt in 1882, Stanley’s Hotel is the only remaining one of four Stanley’s Hotel and afewotherbuildings. Stanley’shistoric the Hotel only comprises now which township Flat Macraes s h nm gvn o h ae ad o h small the to and area the to given name the is  Mining takes place in a series of pits, the deepest of which reached more than1,000,000ouncesofgoldintenyears. produced has Mine Gold Macraes technology, latest the operates. Using mine modern the week a days seven day, a hours 24 Macraes GoldMine(1990) machines reshapethelandscape. ancient at machinery look inside, while high above on the hillsides huge modern and buildings old the around wander can You the are machinery remains oftheunderground mine. and buildings mining protected the Today is 1954. until continued operation small-scale a and here recovered valley the in were Mine gold of ounces 15,000 1930, and 1890 Between miniscule. Point Golden old the comparison, In Hotel (03)4652400foraguidedtourofthemine. vehicles is fascinating. If you want to see more, contact Stanley’s gigantic of movements the watching and Macraes in being Just excavators. Oneineightloadsminedcontainsgold-bearingore. backhoe large by trucks tonne 150 onto the loaded is fragment it before rock to used is Blasting surface. the from metres 237 6