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The DUNEDIN Tohu Whenua Story

Nau mai, haere mai ki te kaupapa o Tohu Whenua.

Tohu Whenua are places that have shaped Aotearoa DunedinNZ New Zealand. Located in stunning landscapes and rich with stories, they offer some of our best heritage experiences. QUEENSTOWN

Walk in the footsteps of extraordinary and ordinary New Zealanders and hear about the deeds, struggles, triumphs and innovations that make us who we are.

With Tohu Whenua as your guide, embark on a journey to some of our most important landmarks and immerse Destination Queenstown yourself in our diverse and unique history.

Visit Tohu Whenua in Northland, Otago and West Coast. ŌAMARU

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Cover image credits. Top: Oamaru, Waitaki NZ. Bottom left: Arrowtown, Claudia Babirat. Bottom right: Rail Trail, James Jubb. Larnach Castle TWBR02

www.tohuwhenua.nz/otago The Otago 1 Tss Earnslaw 5 Otago Central Rail Trail 9 DUNEDIN RAILWAY STATION Lady of the Lake Pedalling Otago’s rural heart A first-class destination Story The TSS Earnslaw is one of the world’s oldest and New Zealand’s original Great Ride, this popular Ornate and flamboyant, Dunedin’s railway station largest remaining steamships and has graced Lake cycle journey offers a taste of genuine Southern is today considered one of the world’s best. The proof of a pioneering nation Wakatipu since 1912. In the days before any roads hospitality. Gold exploration and pastoral farming Built when 100 trains would come and go in a existed, she ferried people, sheep and goods to were at the heart of Central Otago’s economy day, the ‘giant gingerbread house’ is now home Otago’s Tohu Whenua are places that tell stories of our lake destinations. Take a cruise from Queenstown, and the railway the trail now follows provided the to a restaurant, gallery and the New Zealand see the giant steam engines at work and let the lifeblood for these isolated communities. Cycle or Sports Hall of Fame. On Saturday morning the people’s pioneering spirit - some of the cornerstones of iconic alpine scenery take your breath away. walk through rugged and spectacular scenery that forecourt’s farmers market is a popular meeting our economic and entrepreneurial livelihood. Real Journeys is second to none. James Jubb place for locals and visitors. DunedinNZ

Fame, fortune and farming; understand how we have Steamer Wharf, Queenstown Clyde to Middlemarch, Central Otago Anzac Square, Dunedin prospered as a nation. Experience the innovations and inventions born out of necessity, the wealth evident of 2 arrowtown 6 HAYES ENGINEERING WORKS 10 olveston an era, and appreciate the industries that set us up to One golden village, two tales A home of Kiwi invention A slice of grand Edwardian life be the self-reliant country we are today. Visit this thriving picture-postcard tourist town The Hayes family defined the spirit of ‘Kiwi Olveston has been loved by visitors since it was and view both sides of the gold-rush: the preserved ingenuity’. Marvel at their mud brick home and gifted to the City of Dunedin in 1967. Immerse INFORMATION KEY avenue where wealthy banks and merchants workshop where Ernest invented agricultural yourself in how the wealthy Theomin family traded in the mid-1800s, and the restored huts labour-saving devices including the fence-fixing wire lived from 1906-1966, surrounded by beautiful Great for Walking involved on the edge of town that reveal the more modest strainer, rabbit baiters and windmills, while Hannah things. Everyone will find something of interest families lifestyles of Chinese miners. cycled around the region in ankle length skirts, among the vast array of fine art, furniture and Tohu Whenua taking orders for his wares. Visit on an operating artefacts collected from around the world. Location Wheelchair Amenities Entry fee access Nicole Kunzmann day to see the original machinery in action. James Jubb Entry to the house is by guided tour. Nick Beale Bicycle Otago Central friendly Rail Trail Off State Highway 6, Arrowtown Hayes Road, Oturehua 42 Royal Terrace, Dunedin

3 kawarau suspension bridge 7 historic Ōamaru 11 larnach castle TRAVEL DISTANCES BETWEEN MAIN CENTRES SHOWN IN KMS BELOW. ote Travel times may vary during oor eather conditions A leap of faith A Victorian time capsule New Zealand’s castle

286 280 QUEENSTOWN In 1882 Harry Higginson won a top world engineer- This atmospheric precinct of ornately carved Located on the Otago Peninsula, Larnach Castle ing award for his innovative design of the Kawarau stone buildings tells of Victorian hopes and tells a colourful story, but this is no fairytale. CANTERBURY Suspension Bridge, allowing safe crossing of the dreams during the late 19th century boom years. The majestic mansion was built in the 1870s 113 DUNEDIN notoriously windy canyon. In 1988 it became the Relive the era by strolling in and around well- sparing no expense. William Larnach’s personal WEST COAST world birthplace of bungy with people leaping from preserved buildings that once housed merchant fortunes later crumbled and his grand vision fell OAMARU the equivalent of a 10-storey building. Jump, cycle and engineering enterprises, grain stores and into disrepair. The now lavishly restored castle or walk the bridge and marvel at the extraordinary banks, now home to shops, artisans, galleries is set in immaculate gardens and offers tours, feat of design and incredible landscape. Queenstown Trails Trust and Steampunk HQ. Claudia Babirat accommodation and events. DunedinNZ Wanaka   6 State Highway 6, Gibbston Valley Harbour Street, Ōamaru 145 Camp Road, Dunedin  Queenstown  Ōamaru 4 BANNOCKBURN SLUICINGS 8 Totara Estate TOHU WHENUA  8 1. TSS Earnslaw Man-made badlands Putting NZ sheep on the world’s table 2. Arrowtown OTAGO Visit the remains of the dams, tunnels, walls, It was from this once grand estate that the first 3. Kawarau Suspension Bridge  and water races that were built to flush out gold. shipment of frozen mutton was sent to England, 4. Bannockburn Sluicings 10 The result is a spectacular man-made landscape marking the start of an export industry that has 5. Otago Central Rail Trail 11 of cliffs and pinnacles to explore on foot or bike, underpinned New Zealand’s economic prosperity. 6. Hayes Engineering Works Dunedin Queenstown Waitaki and Ōamaru Dunedin where you can still see the remains of rammed- Wonderfully restored Ōamaru stone buildings 7. Historic Ōamaru earth houses where miners lived. provide a view of rural life in Victorian times, with 50 The Octagon, 22 Shotover Street, Visitor Centre 8. Totara Estate family-friendly activities on offer. Dunedin The Clocktower Building, 1 Thames Street, 9. Dunedin Railway Station Claudia Babirat Claudia Babirat Queenstown Ōamaru 10. Olveston . Larnach Castle Felton Road, Bannockburn State Highway 1, 8km south of Ōamaru