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Dunedin and vicinity - sheet 2 1922Dunedin from Logan's PointBronze cone, Cedars of Lebanon GroveDPL Reed MMF30Octagonal Day 2015, Dunedin NZThey Save We Pay Dunedin Hospital public march

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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Aerial photograph of Antarctica in the 1960'sNew ReedsDandie Dinmont Hotel (Former)Jingle Bell Ball - 24 11 2018 - PSA - 82Caught by the NetsInaugural Dame Dorothy Fraser LectureMike Hamblyn Heritage Bookmark CollectionSouthern Heritage Trust Member Visits: Fletcher Lodge TourNew Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition 1925-1925Abstracted MovementSave Hillside RallyGeena Fagan2014 Chinese New Year CelebrationsSouth Dunedin Street Festival 2013Taieri Mouth TransportRock the Gasworks 21 July 2019 Cargill's CastleDunedin Midwinter Swing Festival 2018 Trent HawthorneCampsite, Taioma camp, Bushcraft 1969Dunedin Tweed Ride 2024Waitati MilitiaGrowSouth Working Bee 12 October 2013Jingle Bell Ball - 24 11 2018 - PSA - 48Waitati Music Festival by Paul S Allen: Human SusanNook and Cranny Music Festival 2018 PSA - 88En HakkorePaul S Allen Performing LiveCommemorative envelope of Karitane gifted to the Blueskin Bay libraryAotearoa Is Not For Sale The Women: Theatrical ProgrammeVogel Street Party 2019 - Dunedin IconsifSouth Dunedin Busking Festival 2019 PSA - 186Proud To Be South DWaitati MilitiaHeliOtagoA Head On FireJingle Bell Ball - 24 11 2018 - PSA - 134Keep ClearApparition in Chingford Park Early tree planters at Waipori x 3A Simple Red RosePointed Sky - Toitu - Otago Early Settlers Museum BuildingDunedin Hopewalk 2018 Afternoon Tea at the Savoy flyer, May 2015Dunedin Writers' Walk plaque unveiling for OE Middleton and Peter OldsProud To Be South DStop factory farming!South Dunedin Street Festival 2014