This list of historic places in Dunedin covers all historical areas, places and buildings on the New Zealand Heritage List / Rārangi Kōrero that fall entirely or in part within Dunedin City. It also covers places of local importance or historical notability.

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settled in

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relatively soon after reaching New Zealand, and the

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area was a major

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centre and site of early European colonisation. The building boom from the

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of the 1860s, coupled with the relative stagnation of the region's population in the 20th century, has led to the preservation of many old structures and sites. Dunedin City is 255 km² in area, covering

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, the

Taieri Plain The Taieri Plain (also referred to in the plural as the Taieri Plains) is an area of fertile agricultural land to the southwest of Dunedin, in Otago, New Zealand. The plain covers an area of some 300 square kilometres, with a maximum extent of 3 ...

s and the tussock-covered mountains near

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. Some of the historical sites listed here are therefore rural in nature. Exceptional historical places are included in the national register (administered by

Heritage New Zealand Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (initially the National Historic Places Trust and then, from 1963 to 2014, the New Zealand Historic Places Trust) ( mi, Pouhere Taonga) is a Crown entity with a membership of around 20,000 people that advocate ...

) in five groups: historic places (Category 1 and 2), historic areas, (practical sites), (spiritual sites) and areas. there are 827 listings in Otago, of which 207 are Category 1 historic places. This list covers all historical areas, places and buildings on the New Zealand Heritage List that fall entirely or in part within Dunedin City. It also covers places of local importance or historical notability. The

Huriawa Huriawa, commonly known as Huriawa Peninsula or Karitane Peninsula, is a headland on the coast of Otago, New Zealand. It is located 35 kilometres north of Dunedin city centre, immediately to the southeast of the settlement of Karitane. The penin ...

Pā site (fortified village) and Toitu Tauraka Waka are designated as a Area and , respectively. The

Dunedin City Council The Dunedin City Council ( mi, Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Ōtepoti) is the local government authority for Dunedin in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority elected to represent the people of Dunedin. Since October 2022, the Mayor of Dunedin is Jules ...

also maintains a Heritage Register of buildings included in the national register and those which add to the character of the city. The additions to the national register are based on an assessment of the significance of values which are outlined in the Significance Assessment Guidelines (2019).

Areas of exceptional cultural and historical importance

Historic places and buildings

Heritage New Zealand Register, Category I

Heritage New Zealand Register, Category II

Other notable places of historical significance

References

Bibliography

*Croot, Charles (1999). ''Dunedin churches past and present.'' Dunedin: Otago Settlers Association.

External links

*https://builtindunedin.com/about/ Historic buildings in Dunedin (blog) *http://dunedintimetravel.blogspot.com/ Historic and recent photos of Dunedin buildings {{Dunedin navbox

History of Dunedin