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Octagonal Day 2015, Dunedin NZWoman walking through the Dunedin Botanic Gardens.They Save We Pay Dunedin Hospital public marchDunedin and vicinity - sheet 2 1922Climate Liberation Aotearoa red rebels Bronze cone, Cedars of Lebanon GroveDPL Reed MMF30Dunedin at its finest. Overlooking ANZAC Square.

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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Let there be Light - Reed Gallery exhibition opening 2011Robbie Rocks 2019 Finals PSA- - 7Rock the Gasworks 21 July 2019Kia TupatoLibrary Display Award2015 South Dunedin Street Festival Waitati Music Festival by Paul S Allen: AyamvoidMike Hamblyn Heritage Bookmark CollectionGCSB Dunedin ProtestTPPA No Way Protest 2015Letter Regarding  Cedar Club Rooms Stafford St DunedinSouth Dunedin Busking Festival 2019 PSA - 27Mike Hamblyn Heritage Bookmark CollectionRecce turns to rehearsal for SAR AdvisorMovement of the leavesOriginal Gypsy Fair 2016 DunedinDunedin Steampunk SocietyWaitati MilitiaThe Southern Most Wuthering Heights Day 2019 Dunedin Midwinter Swing Festival 2018 Toitū Otago Settlers MuseumSouth Dunedin Street Festival 2014Family photo Christmas DayAuckland CityDunedin Midwinter Swing Festival 2018 Harbour Hop The Southern Most Wuthering Heights Day 2019 They Save We Pay Dunedin Hospital public marchGypsy Fair 20133rd Floor, City LibraryA Place for Everything – Debadrita MukherjeeDunedin Midwinter Swing Festival 2018 Dunedin Midwinter Swing Festival 2018 Toitū Otago Settlers MuseumMike Hamblyn Heritage Bookmark CollectionMaranga Ake - Fight Back TogetherOlveston during construction Peter and Tinker Bell share the beautySouth Dunedin Street Festival 2019 Second ReadingFilming The Mad Dog Gang TV series 1979Waitati Music Festival by Paul S Allen: Tahu and the Takahes2015 South Dunedin Street Festival Robert Lord Writers' CottageDPL Reed MMF22Dunedin Midwinter Swing Festival 2018 Toitū Otago Settlers MuseumGlow  27 July 2019 PSA  - 9Waitati Music Festival by Paul S Allen: Psycho King DogsLittle Lambs Eat Ivy or Father's Doing Fine: Theatrical ProgrammeWaitati Music Festival by Paul S Allen: Pop ODSurvivor assisted to shore Te AwapoDunedin Midwinter Swing Festival 2018 Harbour Hop