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Ōamaru
mOERAKI Dunedin The Victorian Precinct The buildings of Ōamaru’s Victorian Precinct house traditional bookbinders, woodworkers and crafters; the general store sells rock confectionery, a vintage steam train chugs to the harbour. Consider joining a guided walking tour.
Every Sunday next to Friendly Bay and the Historic Precinct, year round from 9.30am-1pm.
Ōamaru Blue Penguin Colony
Ōamaru Public Garden Open
Come dusk, observe them as they waddle up the beach to their nests.
since 1876, this is one of the oldest public gardens in New Zealand. In keeping with Ōamaru’s Victorian flare there are glasshouses, ponds and rose gardens.
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Whitestone City Where history
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Architecture Beautiful buildings include the Forrester Gallery, National Bank, opera house, and courthouse, built from locally quarried limestone.
lessons jump off the page and straight into real life, kitted out like an old colonial town. Dress up in Victorian attire and ride a pennyfarthing carousel.
Craftworks Brewery The Tasting
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Room serves traditional Belgian style beers with artisan bread and cheese. Find it down Harbour Street, within the heart of the Victorian Precinct.
famous and award-winning, the factory tour and cheese tasting is a must. Sit in the store-cum-café and gorge on cheese platters and wine.
Steampunk HQ An experience
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The Natural Dairy Tour this small, family-run dairy farm. Visit the milking shed, meet the cows and taste fresh milk. Tours run daily at 10am and 1.30pm
Cape Wanbrow Walks Ranging
MORE... > Walk to Ōamaru Lookout > Take Penny Farthing Lessons > Visit Totara Estate and Clark’s Mill > Enjoy Bushy Beach Walk > Visit Janet Frame House
from thirty minutes to a full five hours, the Cape Wanbrow walking track traces sparkling coastline, offering something for everyone, including walkers, cyclists and our furry canine friends, too.
TOP TIP: Nearby Kakanui’s vast sunflower fields erupts into colour every January.
MOERAKI BOULDERS Visit or
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Ōamaru Farmers’ Market
assortment of inventions and unique contraptions and enquire about the annual festival on Queen’s Birthday weekend.
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stay in Moeraki, a small coastal fishing village and home to the famous Moeraki Boulders. A series of huge spherical stones (some reaching two metres high) have assembled on the beach like a giant set of marbles.
SHAG POINT/MATAKAEA RESERVE Once used by early moa hunters, this rocky headland is the site of burial grounds, fossilised reptiles and sacred Māori sites. New Zealand fur seals now bask here, with a cliff-top viewing area to observe their exploits. Ten minutes from Moeraki.
Eight minutes from Moeraki, this historic lighthouse that was built in 1878 and acts as an important breeding site for yellow-eyed penguins.
PUKETAPU OR SACRED HILL Fifteen minutes from Moeraki in the town of Palmerston, take a scenic walk to the town’s main landmark, drenched in outstanding panoramic views.
MACRAES Explore the old Gold Point Stamp Battery and look out over the Frasers Open Pit, an enormous open cast mine. A 45-minute drive from Moeraki but well worth the detour.
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