Victorian Celebration and Portuguese Mystery

Reminiscences from NZTODAY founder Allan Dick

Allan Dick

It’s Victoriana I’m pleased to report the suggestions that Ōamaru’s annual Victorian celebrations had died were greatly exaggerated. As I write this, two things have happened in Ōamaru: firstly, we have had news that Heritage New Zealand is looking at the possibility of naming Ōamaru’s harbour and ‘old part of town’ a National Historic Landmark. At present the Waitangi Treaty Grounds are the only other place in NZ considered that historic. Along with Ōamaru, Heritage NZ is also looking at the National War Memorial in Wellington. Ōamaru people who have grown up with the harbour and ‘old part of town’ tend to take it for granted – it’s just part of the place where they live. But it’s a quite remarkable area and this approach by Heritage New Zealand shows…

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