Dunedin Central
The city of Dunedin was built with the riches of the gold rush, consequently it has one of the best collections of Edwardian and Victorian architecture in the southern hemisphere. Gothic church spires, ornate mansions, swathes of native forest and magnificent views of the harbour make Dunedin very memorable. It is also the first and only city in New Zealand to be named a UNESCO Creative City of Literature - home to some of New Zealand’s most celebrated writers including Janet Frame and poets Charles Brasch and Thomas Bracken - the author of our national anthem.
Around the city you can visit historic homes, dip into the chocolate factory and browse the excellent museums. The resident student population keeps Dunedin lively.
Take a drive along Otago Peninsula to discover Larnach Castle and a choice of wildlife encounters – there are penguin, albatross and seal colonies here. Functional facts: Approx. population 119,000, i-SITE Visitor Centre, domestic and international airport.
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Dog With Two Tails Cafe and Bar, Dunedin, OtagoThu 16 Jul 2020 7:30PM / ComedyWho let the dogs out? we did. Comedy is back at Bark! (dog with two tails) Relax with chilled beer and warm laughs at Dunedin's premier comedy open mic. Our local comedians have left hibernation and are ready to ... more -
RDS Gallery, Dunedin, OtagoFri 3 Jul 2020 11:00AM / Contemporary ArtRecently, on the occasion of an overview of the artist's work held by the Wallace Arts Trust collection, spanning the years 2004-2019, Sir James Wallace remarked that Pete Wheeler 'is by no means as well-known in New ... more -
Kings and Queens Performing Arts Centre, Dunedin, OtagoSat 18 Jul 2020 5:00PM / Classical MusicThe perfect way to celebrate the first 2020 orchestral concert by Dunedin’s own orchestra! The programme is designed to display the outstanding talents of the DSO’s players. In the first half, the woodwinds and ... more -
Port To Port Cruises and Wildife Tours, Dunedin, OtagoSat 4 Jul 2020 11:00AM / Family EntertainmentSee these amazing offers and experiences during July School Holidays 2020! -Marine Studies Centre and Touch Tanks Tour and Ferry- Visit the Touch Tanks at Marine Studies Centre, Portobello. Get there by boat! See ... more -
From Sir Sydney Nolan’s epic paintings to Peter Carey’s Booker-winning novel, Ned Kelly has come a long way to find himself thundering on horseback across a barren moonlit landscape, dressed only in boots and a ... more -
All good doctors prescribe a good laugh, and we've imported the highest quality chuckles money can buy This month we have a bona fide bonanza of international talent, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, USA, and even one ... more -
An ex-con masquerading as a priest works to heal the wounds of a grieving congregation with his unorthodox brand of faith and forgiveness in this darkly compelling Oscar-nominated Polish drama. In Jan Komasa’s ... more -
Help give the year’s best New Zealand short films the homegrown recognition they deserve by voting for your favourite. For this year’s New Zealand’s Best short film competition, Festival Director Marten Rabarts, ... more -
A revelation at the French box office that’s also bound to resonate with heartland New Zealanders, In the Name of the Land humanely and bittersweetly celebrates the life of a stoic farmer over four decades of struggle. ... more -
Director Anna Marbrook honours the last voyage of the great waka maker, sailor and mentor Ema Siope, whose journeys between Aotearoa and Sāmoa in search of healing, and her family’s reckoning with systemic abuse, are ... more -
The acclaimed director of The Sea Inside returns with his most handsomely mounted film yet, an expansive yet deep-focus drama detailing events around the Spanish Civil War and the rise of Franco’s fascist ... more -
Megazone Entertainment Centre, Dunedin, OtagoThu 23 Jul 2020 6:00PM / Family EntertainmentMegazone wants to recognise and acknowledge all the COVID-19 essential workers who kept our country and city moving and safe during the lockdown. Sign up, come along with your family, and have a blast! Free laser ... more -
An ancient doomsday prophecy haunts Australian lawyer Richard Chamberlain while freakish weather plagues Sydney in Peter Weir’s murder mystery-turned-apocalyptic chiller from 1977. As relevant today as it was more ... more -
In the increasing public discourse on mental health, Leanne Pooley’s inspiring and fearless documentary tracks an extraordinary young woman’s journey from suicide survivor to advocate for those struggling. The fact ... more -
A charming and sensitive all-ages drama that explores life’s lightness and gravity with uplifting emotional depth. Winner of a special mention from the Berlinale Generation KPlus’ adult jury, and the NYICFF Grand ... more -
The saga of The Band, whose iconic farewell concert was immortalised in The Last Waltz, continues to captivate in this new documentary shaped from the perspective of guitarist-songwriter Robbie Robertson, only one of two ... more -
In the earthy, captivatingly idiosyncratic Martin Eden, a lowly sailor romances a sophisticated young woman while plunging into an epic love affair with literature and intellectual curiosity in 20th-century Italy. ... more -
In this bright, affirmative lesbian teen rom-com, a girl awkwardly angles for the attention of her high school crush with a little help from the ghost of her aunt, a queer activist with a poignant history in the fight ... more -
“I’d never share a rope with him” is about as damning a comment as anyone can make about a fellow mountaineer. Sir Edmund Hillary’s words about Earle Riddiford in his last autobiography set the uneasy tone of ... more -
We close the Festival with this quintessentially Icelandic comedy about one woman’s fight against a monopolistic co-op stifling the livelihoods of farmers in a remote valley near Reykjavik. Adroitly blending humour and ... more -
Regent Theatre, Dunedin, OtagoSat 1 Aug 2020 4:00PM / FilmA collection of Māori and Pasifika short films curated by Leo Koziol (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Rakaipaaka), Director of the Wairoa Māori Film Festival, with guest co-curator Craig Fasi (Niue), Director of the Pollywood ... more
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