Dunedin's Otago Peninsula is renowned for hosting the world's only mainland breeding colony of the northern royal albatross, and being home to the world's rarest penguin, the yellow-eyed, and various species of seals, sea lions and pelagic birds. 

Dunedin is also regarded as New Zealand's architectural heritage capital. The foundations of New Zealand's richest architectural heritage had been built on a gold rush and today Victorian and Edwardian buildings can still be seen at every turn. Visit the grandeur of our historic homes and take in the richness of our heritage, some of which dates back centuries but is still very much a living part of Dunedin today.  

Dunedin boasts a range of chain stores and boutique designer fashion for which Dunedin is renowned both nationally and internationally. There are also a number of boutique studios selling fine collections of contemporary, New Zealand jewellery, gifts and souvenirs, including gold, silver, bone, paua shell, wood and kauri gum.

The Octagon, a well-known meeting place in the city centre, with its bars and cafés and the statue of the Scottish bard, Robbie Burns, is the ideal place to relax after shopping. 

The discerning visitor discovers all this and more . . . the Clock Tower at the University of Otago, New Zealand's first university, stands as a reminder of the educational past, present and future; tolling the hours for generations of students who have graduated and made their mark around the world. Other impressive architectural delights include the Dunedin Railway Station (arguably the most photographed building in New Zealand), the Municipal Chambers in the Octagon, St Paul's Cathedral, First Church, Knox Church, St Joseph's Cathedral and the terrace houses on upper Stuart Street.