#23 Buy - the Otago Daily Times. Julius Vogel arrived in Otago in 1861 in the midst of gold fever and a booming population, and realised...

#22 Buy - Today we gave a book as a birthday present bought from one of my favourite bookshops in Dunedin, the University Book Shop,...

#21 Do - walk the old town of Oamaru, the 'Victorian Precinct' and remember to look up! With most buildings dating from 1860s to 1880s...

#20 Do - rummage in the beautiful autumn leaves in the Botanic Gardens in Dunedin. My new favourite tree is the Japanese Maple - Acer...

#19 Buy - When a new shoe purchase involves a treadmill! Super excited about my new pink laced sneakers purchased from the Dunedin Shoe...

#18 Do - recline in a comfy seat and explore the night sky at the Otago Museum Planetarium. It's the world's southernmost planetarium and...

#17 Eat/Drink - Dispensary Cafe. Opened in the Dunedin Hospital foyer 6 years ago by Nick Scott and Jo Verberne (hence the name...

#16 Drink - Wet Jacket wines. Owner Greg Hay brings top quality wine, NZ history and more recently, delicious Whitestone cheese, together...

#15 Do - next leap of celebration in pink! This time for summiting the 2976 ft Te Tapu-nui = mountain of intense sacredness (aka...