Skip to content

Dunedin Public Libraries Recollect

 
 
 
 

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.

 

 

Find out more >

 

Featured Content

 

 

 

See all collections >

Browse By Topic

 

Showcase

 

Old Hospital WingDunedin all out for Palestine posterWaitati Music Festival by Paul S Allen: Raw CollectiveWaitati MilitiaSouth Dunedin Street Festival 2012Waitati Music Festival by Paul S Allen: Pitch BlackDunedin Hopewalk 2018 Warrimoo GargleVogel Street Party 2019 - Dunedin IconsRock the Gasworks 21 July 2019 Midwinter Swing Festival Gallery Gala 2 June 2017 PSA - 70PaddyVogel Street Party 2019 - Dunedin IconsThe INTERSECTIONistsDunedin Midwinter Swing Festival 2018 Harbour HopWaitati Music Festival by Paul S Allen: Pitch BlackMike Hamblyn Heritage Bookmark CollectionFlightPeninsula Motor Service BusGuests at a Lebanese Ball held in Dunedin.South Dunedin Busking Festival 2019 PSA - 127Dunedin Midwinter Swing Festival 2018 Toitū Otago Settlers MuseumDamon Ogden aka NOMADKelly Isaac driver's license for the armyInvitation to opening of new Propagation House at Dunedin Botanic Garden Eric and the DaimlerGolden Glow Silhouette Andersons BaySt Michael’s Orthodox Church, Fingall street, South DunedinGeorge and Margaret: Theatrical ProgrammeEarly Photograph of Becharre.Woman Sitting Man StandingSouthern Heritage Trust Member Visits: The Terminus, Former Gresham HotelDunedin Catholic Samoan YouthWaitati MilitiaHome TrailWaitati MilitiaTaste Nature Anniversary CelebrationNomadGasworks 160th Anniversary Gala and Market DaySand Mandala created for the Dunedin Community by the Buddhist monks of the Dunedin Dhargyey CentreWaitati Music Festival by Paul S Allen: Tahu and the TakahesMidwinter Swing Festival Stompin at the Savoy 3 June 2017 PSA - 40Waipori Falls Power StationSt Andrew's Day, Dunedin, NZMike Hamblyn Heritage Bookmark CollectionRock the Gasworks 21 July 2019 Antarctica, landscape 1960'sRun Dog RunWaipori Power Station No. 2a StationRoger Barrowclough Notebook 1970's