

Saint Andrew’s Day at Toitū
In Toitū today I was lucky to hear Dougall Mackay pipe his way through the galleries to mark Saint Andrew’s Day, acknowledging our city’s...


Permian Monsters Exhibition
#339 Do - Head back 290 million years to the Permian period and see the creatures that existed before the largest mass extinction in...


Waitangi Day - Celebrate being a Kiwi
#325 Do - On Waitangi Day, celebrate what it means to be a New Zealander. I headed to Toitū this morning and listened to local historian...


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,...


Pixie Town
#279 Do - Check out the Pixie Town display at Toitū Otago Settlers Museum. These mechanical handmade toy displays were an annual...


Old Dunedin Prison
#231 Do - Tour the old Dunedin Prison. It was first occupied in 1898 with cells for 52 men and 20 women and it held prisoners right up...


Fort Taiaroa
#216 Do - Tour the underground tunnels of Fort Taiaroa below the albatross colony at Taiaroa Head and see the world's only fully restored...


Olveston
#180 Do - A guided tour of Olveston, the historic family home of businessman Mr David Theomin that was gifted to the City of Dunedin in...


Burt Munro
#145 Do - celebrate amazing locals of the past. On August 26th 1967, 68 year old Burt Munro broke a world speed record on his 47 year old...


Dunedin Gasworks Museum
#112 Do - Dunedin Gasworks Museum. Built in 1863 and closed in 1987, it's New Zealand's first and last gasworks and one of three...