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Exploring Oamaru

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Oamaru is a popular place for the eco traveler!

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Oamaru is located on the South Island.

Oamaru is a coastal town famous for its whitestone buildings made of locally quarried limestone. Located north of Dunedin, the town's harbor district includes some of the best preserved Victorian buildings in the country.

At the turn of the 20ths century, Oamaru was one of the most prosperous cities on the South Island. Nicknamed the 'Whitestone City' for its eggshell-colored limestone buildings. The port opened for migration in 1874 with more than 300 ships arrived that year.

PENGUINS

The town has colonies of yellow-eyed and blue penguins. The Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony is best visited at sunset. The breeding season runs from June to December.

CULTURAL WORLD

The Totara Estate is where New Zealand first shipped frozen meat. The country was a major wool exporter and flocks were huge, but there was no way to preserve the meat and the country's population could not consume it all. The Australian and New Zealand Land Company pioneered refrigeration. The first shipment of frozen meat left the Oamaru port in 1882.

NEARBY

40 kilometers south of town are the Moeraki Boulders. The Maori named the boulders Te Kaihinaki (food baskets). (Photos)


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