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Kā taoka o Tiwai – Treasures of Tiwai

Tūhura Otago Museum 419 Great King Street, Dunedin

Stone Artefact Cataloguing Please Note the Change of Date for this Event. Around the time of the 1969-1971 construction of the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter, the McFarlanes, a young family interested in archaeology, explored Tiwai Point and recovered numerous stone artefacts. Treasured by the family for many years, these artefacts are now finding their way
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Archaeology Week Kids Day

Tūhura Otago Museum 419 Great King Street, Dunedin

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be an archaeologist? For Archaeology Week 2025, join Heritage New Zealand staff to try your hand at sorting, cleaning, cataloguing, and investigating some Dunedin artefacts that are over 100 years old! We’ll also try out dressing up as an archaeologist—photos encouraged! There will be a range of
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