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Dunedin at its finest. Overlooking ANZAC Square.Octagonal Day 2015, Dunedin NZThey Save We Pay Dunedin Hospital public marchDunedin and vicinity - sheet 2 1922Dunedin from Logan's PointBronze cone, Cedars of Lebanon GroveDPL Reed MMF30

We gratefully acknowledge the Cedars of Lebanon for their generous support, which has enabled this archive to flourish.

 

We acknowledge Kāi Tahu, particularly mana whenua from Ōtākou and Puketeraki marae, and honour their enduring relationship with the whenua, awa, and taiao of the Ōtepoti Dunedin rohe.

 

Nau Mai, Haere Mai


He Purapura Marara Scattered Seeds Digital Archive preserves Ōtepoti Dunedin’s living history through stories, photographs, memories, and voices. Bringing together community contributions, contemporary photographic records and treasures from Dunedin Public Libraries’ Heritage Collections, the archive offers an inclusive, collaborative space celebrating both past and present. By capturing everyday life alongside major events, our aim is to keep the city’s collective memory alive for future generations.

 

 

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Bark! Grand openingSouth Dunedin Street Festival 2012Dunedin Botanic Garden Heritage Day South Dunedin Busking Festival 2019 PSA - 181Robbie Rocks 2019 Finals PSA- - 24TPPA No Way Protest 2015South Dunedin Street Festival 2013Dunedin to Brighton Veteran Car RallyPrinces Street, Dunedin in 1861 (32)South D Busking Festival 2018 - PSA - 185St Andrew's Day, Dunedin, NZSecond ReadingOwaka Baptist Church anniversary socialRock the Gasworks 21 July 2019Dunedin Botanic Garden Heritage Day South Dunedin Street Festival 2017 - PSA - 100Robbie Rocks 2019 Finals PSA- - 11Dunedin Midwinter Swing Festival 2018 Toitū Otago Settlers MuseumDunedin Railway StationNook & Cranny Music Festival 2016PSA17They Save We Pay Dunedin Hospital public marchDunedin Midwinter Swing Festival 2018 Toitū Otago Settlers MuseumMidwinter Swing Festival Ball 2016PSA6The Southern Most Wuthering Heights Day 2019 Richard Joseph bioPower lines in the morning sun.2014 Chinese New Year CelebrationsAntony, Nicholas, Katie and Sarah HananeiaPalmers Quarry Gardens 5Rata FlowerSouth Dunedin Street Festival 2019Carolyn McCurdie-National Poetry Day Poem 2024Sand Mandala created for the Dunedin Community by the Buddhist monks of the Dunedin Dhargyey CentreVogel Street Party 2019 - Dunedin IconsDunedin Writers' Walk plaque unveiling for OE Middleton and Peter OldsClydesdale Horse Society of New ZealandAutumn StartSouth Dunedin Busking Festival 2017 PSA32Waitati Music Festival by Paul S Allen: Psycho King DogsWestoby found dead in homeSouth Dunedin Busking Festival 2019 PSA - 77Something for Peter OldsWaipori Power Station constructionDunedin Midwinter Swing Festival 2018 Toitū Otago Settlers MuseumEmma Wood Waimana BiteSteam shovel at work on the Lower Taieri Drainage scheme Otago Punch v.1 n.7Vogel Street Party 2019 - Dunedin IconsJingle Bell Ball - 24 11 2018 - PSA - 76