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Delve into Sunshine
The district Sunshine of Dunedin in Dunedin City (Otago) is a district located in New Zealand about 383 mi south-west of Wellington, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 53 °F
Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Evening Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 49% |
Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 12% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
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Monday, 9th of September 2024
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14°C (56 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 10th of September 2024
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11°C (51 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Wednesday, 11th of September 2024
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13°C (56 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Bluestone On George
BEST WESTERN DUNEDIN
KINGSGATE HOTEL DUNEDIN
Allan Court Motel
George Street Motel Apartments (previously Farrys Motel)
SCENIC HOTEL SOUTHERN CROSS
Dunedin Palms Motel
QUEST DUNEDIN SERVICED APTS
Chapel Apartments
Kiwis Nest - Hostel
Videos from this area
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City College
An overview of City College, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Produced by Ray Collins Enterprises - www.raycollins.co.nz.
OceanaGold Nuggets vs Super City Rangers - 1st Quarter - 20/04/2013
OceanaGold Nuggets vs Super City Rangers - 1st Quarter - 20/04/2013 Visit http://www.oceanagoldnuggets.co.nz for more content Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/OceanaGoldNuggets.
Official: All Blacks v Australia Bledisloe Cup Live from Dunedin, 19 October 2013
Watch the 3rd Bledisloe Cup between the All Blacks and Wallabies LIVE and ON-DEMAND on the All Blacks YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/allblacks. This is the OFFICIAL live stream from New...
2014 Labour Day JA Dunedin
Steam Train Excursion from Dunedin to Sawyers Bay during the Labour weekend.
2013 Urge 3 Peaks Enduro
With the new urban prologue and 3 long and challenging enduro stages, the Urge 3 Peaks is New Zealands most extreme enduro, showcasing just some of the amazing riding surrounding the southern.
My Journey to space: Stephanie D Wilson at TEDxDunedin
Stephanie flew on her first mission in space on board the Space Shuttle mission STS-121, and is the second African American woman to go into space, after Mae Jemison. She is a veteran of three...
Tiki Trips: Dunedin with Air New Zealand Grabaseat
Meet Dunedin local, Amy and check out some of her top picks for things to do in Dunedin. Want to explore Dunedin for yourself? Check out Tiki Trips for some great ideas and save them to your...
Aaron Fotheringham Front Flip Attempt 1 Dunedin Nitro Circus NZ
Aaron Fotheringham Front Flip Attempt Dunedin NZ Nitro Circus NZ Tour.
Taieri Gorge Railway, Dunedin, NEW ZEALAND
Travel the fabled route of pioneers & prospectors through spectacular Taieri River Gorge. This historic railway, from the 1870s, boasts wrought iron viaducts, tunnels and modern and vintage...
Dunedin in 4K - New Zealand from above - GoPro Hero4 Black
Dunedin in High Resolution. Watch it in 4K! Aerial video of Dunedin, New Zealand. Filmed at Signal Hill, Dunedin, with DJI Phantom 2 & GoPro Hero 4 Black. 4K, 30fps. Subscribe Youtube: http://www...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Otago Region
Otago is a region of New Zealand in the south of the South Island. The region covers an area of approximately 32,000 square kilometres making it the country's third largest region. The population of Otago is 211,300 from the June 2012 estimate. The name "Otago" is an old southern Maori word whose North Island dialect equivalent is "Otakou", introduced to the south by Europeans in the 1840s.
Speight's
Speight's is a brewery in Dunedin, New Zealand. Speight's is famous for its promotional branding based on being 'a real southern man' and being 'the pride of the south'. Speight's also gave rise to a series of Speight's Ale Houses across New Zealand, though despite using the term 'ale' the company only brews lager style beers. Speight's is owned by the Japanese owned holding company Lion.
Dunedin Railway Station
Dunedin Railway Station is located in Dunedin, in New Zealand's South Island. Designed by George Troup, the station is the fourth building to have served as Dunedin's railway station. It earned its architect the nickname of "Gingerbread George".
Bayfield High School, Dunedin
Bayfield High School is a co-educational high school in Dunedin, New Zealand. It was established in 1961 and is located on the corner of Musselburgh Rise and Shore Street, adjacent to the Otago Harbour. The school currently has approximately 700 students. There are five houses with approximately 160 students in each house. The houses are Anderson, Begg, Herron, Ross and Somerville.
The Octagon, Dunedin
The Octagon is the city centre of Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand.
Princes Street, Dunedin
Princes Street (often misspelt as "Princess Street") is a major street in Dunedin, the second largest city in the South Island of New Zealand. It runs south-southwest for two kilometres from The Octagon in the city centre to the Oval sports ground, close to the city's Southern Cemetery. North of The Octagon, George Street continues the line of Princes Street north-northeast for two and a half kilometres.
Moray Place, Dunedin
Moray Place is an octagonal street which surrounds the city centre of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. The street is intersected by Stuart Street (to the east and west), Princes Street (to the south) and George Street (to the north). Like many streets in Dunedin, it is named for a street in the Scottish capital Edinburgh (Dunedin itself is the Gaelic name of its Scottish sister city).
4XO
Radio 4XO was a local radio station in Dunedin, New Zealand which began in October 1971 as one of the first privately owned commercial radio stations in the country. The callsign/station identity 4XO was assigned because 4 meant the area south of Canterbury, the X meant private (not a government station) and O stood for the province Otago. The station was originally known as "Radio Otago 4XO" and was always involved in local events and was one of Dunedin's most well-known and popular stations.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery
The Dunedin Public Art Gallery holds the main public art collection of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. Located in The Octagon in the heart of the city, it is close to the city's public library, municipal chambers, and other facilities such as the Regent Theatre.
Edgar Centre
The Edgar Centre is a large multi-purpose indoor sports venue in South Dunedin, New Zealand, on the shore of Otago Harbour close to Andersons Bay Inlet. It is the home venue of the Otago Nuggets basketball team, and an alternate venue for the Southern Steel netball team. The centre also hosts a wide variety of other sports events and community events such as auctions and fairs, and is owned by the Dunedin City Council.
Toitū Otago Settlers Museum
The Toitū Otago Settlers Museum is a regional history museum in Dunedin, New Zealand. Its brief covers the territory of the old Otago Province, that is, New Zealand from the Waitaki River south. It is New Zealand's oldest and most extensive history museum. It is located in the heart of the city close to other prominent buildings such as the Dunedin Railway Station, some 500 metres from the city centre.
Stuart Street, Dunedin
Stuart Street is one of the main streets of Dunedin, New Zealand. As with many of Dunedin's streets, it is named after a main street in Edinburgh, Scotland. Stuart Street runs orthogonally to the city's main business district of George and Princes Streets, meeting them at The Octagon, the city's centre, where it is briefly interrupted by the Octagon itself. This divides Stuart Street into two separate streets, Upper Stuart Street and Lower Stuart Street.
St. Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin
St Paul's Cathedral is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Dunedin, in New Zealand and the seat of the Bishop of Dunedin.
93Rox
93 Rox was a local Rock radio station in Dunedin, New Zealand that broadcast on 93.4 FM between 1992 and 1997. The station was started by Radio Otago and broadcast from Radio Otago House in Dunedin where local Dunedin station 4XO was based. In 1997 Radio Otago purchased Christchurch station C93FM and in August 1997 93 Rox became C93FM. At this point the programme was networked to Invercargill on 90.8FM but remained independent from the Christchurch C93FM.
Mayfair Theatre, Dunedin
The Mayfair Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand, was opened on December 8, 1914 as the "King Edward Picture Theatre". It is owned by the Dunedin Opera Company and serves as a 400 seat venue for live performances for a number of local community groups and as the Dunedin venue for some touring agencies. It is located in King Edward Street, South Dunedin, close to the crossroads known as Cargill's Corner. It was built as a purpose-designed cinema in 1914 by the King Edward Picture Theatre Company.
Dunedin Street Circuit
Dunedin Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit for classic and club racers following some of Dunedin's 1950s street circuit. It is situated at the southern end of Dunedin's city centre, some 1500 metres south of The Octagon. The 2.9km circuit is a combination of flat and gently hilly sections, the circuit uses several of Dunedin's main streets, including the Dunedin Southern Motorway extension along the southern edge of the Oval sports grounds and the southern end of Princes Street.
Musselburgh, New Zealand
Musselburgh is a residential suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located in the southeast of the city's urban area, 2.8 kilometres southeast of the city's centre, and at the narrowest point of the isthmus which joins Otago Peninsula to the rest of the South Island (here just 1.5 kilometres in width). The suburb takes its name from the similarly named town in Scotland. Musselburgh's 2001 population was 2,835.
South Dunedin
South Dunedin is a major inner city suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located, as its name suggests, 2.5 kilometres to the south of the city centre, on part of a large plain known locally simply as "The Flat". The suburb is a mix of industrial, retail, and predominantly lower-quality residential properties. South Dunedin's 2006 population was 2,490, a decrease of 48 people from 2001.
Dunedin Chinese Garden
The Dunedin Chinese Garden, is located in the city of Dunedin in southern New Zealand. It is sited next to the Otago Settlers' Museum close to the centre of the city and numerous other of the city's tourist attractions, including the Dunedin Railway Station and Queen's Gardens.
Kensington, New Zealand
Kensington is a small suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin, nestled to the south of a hilly spur between the central city and the major suburb of South Dunedin, some 2.4 kilometres to the south of the city centre. The suburb was named for the leafy London suburb, possibly by John Hyde Harris, who subdivided the area in the 1860s. Kensington is located on and around King Edward Street, close to the point at which it becomes Princes Street.
St. Matthew's Church, Dunedin
St. Matthew's Church is an inner-city Anglican parish church, located on the City Rise in Dunedin, New Zealand. Designed by William Mason (1810-1897) the foundation stone was laid on 11 July 1873 and the building was consecrated on 3 December 1874. It cost 4,874 pounds to construct which wasn't paid off until 1901. It comfortably seated 750 people.
Dunedin Southern Cemetery
The Southern Cemetery in the New Zealand city of Dunedin was the first major cemetery to be opened in the city. The cemetery was opened in 1858, ten years after the founding of the city in an area known as "Little Paisley". This area lies at the southern end of Princes Street, one of the city's main streets, close to the suburbs of Kensington, Maryhill, and The Glen.
Dunedin Casino
The Dunedin Casino opened in 1999 in the city of Dunedin in New Zealand. It is located in The Exchange, 0.5 kilometres south of the city centre, in the Southern Cross Hotel building. The Gambling Commission suspended the casino's license for two days in 2006, after it was found to have let a woman gamble $6.6 million over a three-year period.
Dunedin Town Hall
The Dunedin Town Hall is a municipal building in the city of Dunedin in New Zealand. It is located in the heart of the city extending from The Octagon, the central plaza, to Moray Place through a whole city block. It is the seat of the Dunedin City Council, providing its formal meeting chamber, as well as a large auditorium and a conference centre. The oldest part of the building has been called the only substantial Victorian town hall still in existence in New Zealand.
South Dunedin Recreation Ground
South Dunedin Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in South Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. The first recorded cricket match held on the ground came in February 1864 when Otago played Canterbury in a first-class match, in what was the first ever first-class match to be held in New Zealand. Otago played eight further first-class matches there, the last of which saw them play Canterbury in February 1878.