Dunedin Gasworks Museum
South Dunedin Heritage Open Day at the Dunedin Gasworks Museum, Dunedin Otago New Zealand. Thanks to Mike Thorsen, 2nd camera and James Hacon, camera assistant.
Dunedin Gasworks Museum back in business
The Dunedin Gasworks Museum is back in business following the installation of its new $40,000 boiler. The museum has been operating for the last 14 months without steam, leaving many of the machines dormant. And after spending countless hours around the clock to get it ready for tonight's opening, staff are pleased to finally see steam again.
Dunedin Gas Works Museum
The Dunedin Gas Works Museum is based in the Engine House which was part of the former Dunedin City Gas Works that was located in South Dunedin.
All steam engines are restored to working order.
Education expands in South Dunedin
A significant amount of funding is going into several local projects to help children learn about using computers.
The programmes are being run out of the Dunedin Gasworks Museum.
And the coupling of history with new technology is attracting dozens of eager learners.
5 Things to do in Dunedin
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The second biggest city in the South Island, Dunedin was founded in 1848 with the arrival of two ships of Scottish settlers. Sited on the Otago Harbour, the city bears the Gaelic form of the name Edinburgh and is known as 'the Edinburgh of the South'. A student city with the first University of New Zealand founded 1869, Dunedin is also a popular tourist destination with many interesting activities.
1. Consider the Architecture
During the Gold Rush of the 1860s, Dunedin quickly became the largest city in the country, and early architecture has survived with some lovely Victorian and Edwardian houses through the older areas of the city. Olveston is a beautifully presented homestead completed in 1906 and gifted to the city in 1966 after the last family died unmarried. Fletcher House, built by Sir James Fletcher in 1909 for the local postmaster, is a restored Edwardian villa furnished in the Edwardian style.
2. Love the Animals
Otago is home to the world's rarest penguin, the Yellow-eyed penguin which can be seen at the Penguin Place. The world's smallest penguin, the Blue Penguin nests in the cliffs in Pilot Bay on the Otago Peninsula, and may be viewed at the Royal Albatross Centre at Taiaroa Heads. Albatross is also viewed from the same area, with tours throughout the day. At the Korokonui Ecosanctuary, 307 Ha are ring-fenced with predator-proof fencing and enhanced with the re-introduction of rare and endangered species. Birds, fish, Geckos, Butterflies, Trees, Lichen and Tuatara are all present and loved here. Seals and Sea-lions are frequently seen on Aramoana Beach, north of Dunedin, and on spots around the Otago Peninsula. The New Zealand Sealion is one of the rarest seals in the world with a population of only about 12,000.
3. Investigate a Museum
Otago Museum is a bundle of fun for kids and adults. The hands-on aspects of the museum will keep you entertained for hours. Apart from the exhibitions and galleries, there is the Perpetual Guardian Planetarium with a 360-degree theatre showing films about the Universe, sailing the Pacific, the night sky, aliens and flying monsters. The Toitu Otago Settlers Museum has over 100,000 artefacts that tell the story of settlers from the earliest days to recent arrivals. From the earliest Maori settlers through the Europeans, and Chinese during the First Fleets and Gold Rush, Toitu covers them all. One of only three in the world, the Dunedin Gasworks Museum is sited in the original Gasworks building that was in operation from 1863 to 1987, the first and last gasworks in New Zealand.
4. Explore on Foot/ Bike
Dunedin has a number of walks whereby views of the city and surrounding countryside can be enjoyed. Through the streets of the city itself, there is a street art trail, with gigantic artworks creating a supersized art display. To get an overall vista of the city, the Pineapple Track up Flagstaff Hill is an option. The edge of an extinct volcano, Flagstaff Hill was once where the flag was flown when a ship entered the harbour.
5. Go on a Train Trip
Dunedin has a number of scenic rail tours that will live in your memory forever. The most famous is the Taieri Gorge with a choice of two destinations, Pukerangi or Middlemarch. The Gorge is deep and necessitates the train passing through ten tunnels and a number of bridges and viaducts. The engineering of the line is impressive, and the natural environment is matchless.
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Dunedin Days Exhibit
The Dunedin Historical Society and Museum has two exhibits currently at the Dunedin Museum that tells the story of a changed city through old and new photographs and another exhibit telling all about our banking history.
2019 South Dunedin Busking Festival
Images from the 2019 South Dunedin Busking Festival
Held on 19 October 2019
King Edward Street, South Dunedin, Dunedin, NZ.
Prize giving held at the Dunedin Gasworks Museum.
The song is one of mine called Am I Flying which is about starting new things which many of the buskers did at the event.
Am I Flying
Words and music ©Paul S Allen 2019 - All rights reserved.
Video @Paul S Allen 2019
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고화질/뉴질랜드 더디든으로 떠나요~/Let's go to Dunedin
High Quality Footage
Filmed by 이준섭 Jay Yi
nztribune@gmail.com
Aired on KBS 2TV '아침'(Morning)
Special thanks to Tommy Kim, Hongsik Park, Euija Kim
자연과 역사가 살아 숨쉬는 '더니든'(Dunedin)
1. Dunedin's Scottish heritage
-First Church
-Municipal Chamber
-St Paul Church
-Train Station
2. Beautiful Nature
-Moeraki Boulders
3. World Steepest Street
-Baldwin Street
History Comes Alive in Dunedin!
Join the Dunedin Historical Society for a day of history at the Dunedin Cemetery on Saturday, February 27 starting at 10 a.m.
A day in the Gardens | Insiders Dunedin
Looking for a day out in Dunedin? Well don't overlook Dunedin's world class gardens! Discover Alice in Wonderland, the bird aviary, Rhododendron Dell, or just sneak away for a quiet moment of peace and reflection.
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Welcometodunedin
We asked kids at minecraft club in Dunedin if they had a message for new people coming to Dunedin...
Kids from Dunedin Minecraft Club invite new people to join their club when they reach New Zealand. Dunedin has been selected as the host city for Syrian Refugees, we welcome everyone to come build community with us.
Pirates on Exhibit at Dunedin Historical Museum
The Dunedin Historical Museum has a new exhibit that features the history of Pirates!!! Stop by and check it out today!
Baldwin Street
The steepest street in the world
On the train to Mosgiel
As part of Dunedin subbie revival day. Passes Dunedin yard, hillside workshops, carrisbrooke. Also wingatui and the branch for the otago central line to middlemarch.
Whisper dish Dunedin
I think about 40 meters apart with no wires or pipes in sight.. Farking cool man
Ab608 SI Tour 2015 Day07
Day 7 of steam train Ab608 tour of the SI. Sun 25th Oct 2015. Public day for Ab608 to Middlemarch. See it go past Green Island. Most of the tour party went to see the Ocean Beach Railway and then the Gasworks Museum.