


Daily Events
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Monarch – Wildlife Cruise Discount
2.30pm-3.30pm
Departing from Wellers Rock, ŌtākouEnjoy a special discounted Monarch cruise of Dunedin’s rugged coastline.
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The OPERA – Wildlife & Penguin Tour
11.30am-1pm, 1.15pm-2.45pm
3.45pm-5.15pmView the hoiho, yellow-eyed penguin, up close in our penguin rehabilitation centre.
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Blue Penguins Pukekura Tour
5.30pm-7pm
Pukekura Nature ReserveDiscounted 90-minute tour to view kororā in its natural habitat.
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Larnach Castle Plant Detective
9am-5pm
Larnach CastleExplore the castle and find the hidden native plant clues! Children enter free.
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Kids Go Free at Orokonui Discount
9.30am-4.30pm (Thu-Mon)
Orokonui EcosanctuaryExplore and learn more about Orokonui’s wildlife with an autumn scavenger hunt.
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Clearwater Wildlife Tours Discount
2pm-6pm
Departs Octagon20% discount to view yellow-eyed penguins, sealions and fur seals at Cape Saunders.
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Rock Mystery Mission Gallery Trail
10am-5pm
Tūhura Otago MuseumCalling all junior detectives! The Museum's prized ruby has vanished, and we need your help to crack the case.
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Discounted Express Albatross Tours
Every 30 mins 10.30am–3pm
Royal Albatross CentreDiscounted 30-minute tour viewing albatross chicks at Taiaroa Head.
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Royal Albatross Centre Tours
Various times
Taiaroa Head25% discount on Unique Taiaroa, Albatross and Fort tours.
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Monarch – Peninsula Encounters
11am-6pm
Depart from 20 Fryatt StGuided Otago Peninsula tour that includes a Wildlife Cruise. Sea lions, albatross and penguins!
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Museum of Natural Mystery
12pm-5pm
61 Royal TceA curated collection of skulls, bones, ethnological art and cultural artifacts by artist Bruce Mahalski.
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Monarch – City to Sea Cruise + Bus Tour
1pm-5pm
Depart from 20 Fryatt StEnjoy a bus tour of the Otago Peninsula and a wildlife cruise around Taiaroa Head.
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Huikaau – where currents meet
10am-5pm
Dunedin Public Art GalleryPick up a booklet and navigate the exhibition Huikaau, only at DPAG
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Dunedin Volcano Gardens Trail
10am-4pm
Dunedin Botanic GardenPick up a trail guide from the information centre for a self-guided volcano tour of the Dunedin Botanic Gardens.
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The OPERA – Canopy to Coast
11am-1.30pm
The OPERASpecial Wildlife & Penguin Tour elaborating on habitat restoration.
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Rock Paper Scissors Makerspace
10am-5pm
Tūhura Otago MuseumDunedin’s best family crafting space is getting a geological makeover with a side of moa madness.
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The OPERA – Twilight Tours
4.30pm-6pm
The OPERAThe special tour provides a unique opportunity to enjoy The OPERA at sunset
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Port to Port – Island Treasure Hunt
12.55pm-3.30pm
Departing Port Chalmers or PortobelloDo something fun and outdoors these holidays with treasure maps in bottles, treats and a boat ride.
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No Rain, No Rainforest Downpour
1pm-1.30pm
Tūhura Tropical ForestWe’re opening up the heavens so you can experience the rainy season in our Tropical Forest. Get ready to get wet!
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Gold Gold Gold – Gallery Display
10am-5pm
Toitū Otago Settlers MuseumGold Gold Gold display considers the effect on Dunedin as it was transformed into a rowdy boomtown in 1861.
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Toitū Rocks! – Gallery Trail
10am-5pm
Toitū Otago Settlers MuseumSee how many objects made from rock and stone you can dig out amongst the collections.
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Art Rocks – Tamariki Art Activity Adventure
10am-5pm
Dunedin Public Art GalleryExplore the Gallery with our activity guide and use your eagle eyes to spot the rocks within artworks.
Upcoming Events

Forest Bathing aka Shinrin-yoku
- 33 Hereweka Street Dunedin, Otago, 9014 New Zealand (map)
- Google Calendar ICS
Slow down and escape the everyday. Open up your senses and experience the health, mood, and energy enhancing benefits of a quiet wander in the forest.
Fossils, Skulls and Other Biological Curiosities
- Port Chalmers LIbrary (map)
- Google Calendar ICS
A show and tell with artist Bruce Mahalski and items from his Museum of Natural Mystery.

Underground Friends Rock!
- Dunedin Botanic Garden (map)
- Google Calendar ICS
Join Michelle Ritchie for an illuminating journey underground – discover soil creatures, their ‘superpowers’, how they grow healthy food and how burying your undies can help gauge the health of your garden.
Trapped in Amber
- Blueskin Bay Library (map)
- Google Calendar ICS
Make an amber fossil. Collect a few dead insects and bring them along to the library. We’ll choose the most intact specimen and recreate what happens when an insect gets trapped in resin.

Unveiling the Layers of Mātauranga Māori and Geology
- Barclay Theatre, Tūhura Otago Museum (map)
- Google Calendar ICS
This presentation with Dr J Michael Palin and Associate Professor Dan Hikuroa will provide an introduction to mātauranga Māori and discuss differences and similarities with science.

Explore Te Pō with Tamariki
- Orokonui Ecosanctuary (map)
- Google Calendar ICS
Explore the forest after dark with these special kids night walks. Join our expert guides and witness the valley changing as sunlight fades.

Prion People of the St Clair Cliffs
- Tūhūra Otago Museum (map)
- Google Calendar ICS
Join Graeme Loh of Birds New Zealand for a presentation on 30 years of research on the only mainland colony of small seabirds known as fairy prions in Aotearoa.
Places to
Visit
The world’s only mainland colony of Royal Albatross, accessed by guided tour to a viewing observatory.
Woodhaugh Gardens is at 1081 George St, bordered by the Water of Leith and forming part of the city’s Green Belt, linking up with the Botanic Garden.
Chingford Park, with arguably the best collection of mature exotic trees in urban Dunedin, is very easy to find at 411 North Rd in the North East Valley.