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Woman 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.Octagonal Day 2015, Dunedin NZ

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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DPL Reed MS4aSouth D Busking Festival 2018 - PSA - 178Rally for Palestine 9 November 2024 posterThe Pottley Blues CollectiveNook & Cranny Music Festival 2016PSA19Abebooks.com bookmarkDunedin Tweed Ride 2024In the Autumn GardenLebanese Wedding in DunedinCoastal GrassHalim Kallil's mother  Najibi LaHoude.Waitati Music Festival by Paul S Allen: AyamvoidRoger Barrowclough Notebook 1970'sGeorge Street, DunedinFrom Another TimeWaitati Music Festival by Paul S Allen: Robots in LoveDunedin Hopewalk 2018 South Dunedin Busking Festival 2017 PSA36TPPA No Way Protest 2015Mathiesons Farm SteadingSouth Dunedin Street Festival 2019 Waitati Music Festival by Paul S Allen: Black-Sale HouseSecond ReadingVogel Street Party 2019 - Dunedin IconsThey Save We Pay Dunedin Hospital public marchRally for Palestine 25 November 2023Proud To Be South DSouth Dunedin Street Festival 2017 - PSA - 107Aurora Australis, Dunedin NZJulian SmithCarolyn McCurdie-National Poetry Day Poem 2024Original Gypsy Fair 2016 External doors - South Dunedin Community Pop UpGood surf running  -  Green Island in the back groundRememberedIce CarvingMike Hamblyn Heritage Bookmark CollectionDunedin Midwinter Swing Festival 2018 Toitū Otago Settlers MuseumWaitati Music Festival by Paul S Allen: FOTAStorm in a Teacup: Theatrical ProgrammeRock the Gasworks 21 July 2019Give way on Fish StreetAbe BaileyPainting of City Library exterior 2011SeafogThe Auld AcquaintanceMike Hamblyn Heritage Bookmark CollectionThe Moon is Blue: Theatrical ProgrammeThey Save We Pay Dunedin Hospital public marchSouth Dunedin Busking Festival 2017 PSA1