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Purakaunui Inlet Track
#311 Do - Purakaunui Inlet Track. It is one stunning running trail. About a 25 minute drive from the city, I parked down Crescent St...
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Tūhura’s Tropical Forest
#310 Do - Tūhura’s Tropical Forest butterfly house at the Otago Museum. It’s the home to over a thousand exotic butterflies, tarantulas,...
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Cargill’s Castle
#309 Do - Celebrate a historic Dunedin landmark and New Zealand’s only castle ruin, Cargill’s Castle. Built in 1876 for former Dunedin...
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Craigieburn Reserve
#306 Do - Find the swing under the huge old macrocarpa trees while exploring Craigieburn Reserve in Dunedin. Elizabeth and William Rankin...
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McNulty Inlet Swimming Spot
#304 Do - Take a dip in Lake Dunstan by McNulty Inlet. Early this morning I noticed locals taking a dip in perfectly calm water at this...
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The Crown Range
#301 Do - Drive over the Crown Range for beautiful tussock and lupin covered hills and the view over the Wakatipu basin at the summit. At...
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Bannockburn Sluicings
#300 Do - Explore the Bannockburn Sluicings and discover the remains of gold mining workings from the early 1860s, when alluvial gold was...
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Stroll The Student Quarter
#299 Do - Explore how our Otago University students live and discover some grand, old homes in the student quarter, some with Heritage NZ...
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Fly Fishing The Clutha
#285 Do - Head out fly fishing on the Clutha River. Although I didn’t actually fish today, I loved the adventure of the outing with PJ...
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Omarama Clay Cliffs
#284 Do - Get off the beaten track and drive to the Omarama Clay Cliffs. Impressive from the main road, but even more impressive to take...