The history of the Alexandra Courthouse and how Alexandra town owes its origins to the discovery of gold between Clyde and Cromwell in 1862.
Above Arrowtown is the partially restored and well interpreted Arrowtown Chinese Settlement. Learn more about the contribution made by the Chinese goldminers and business people to the region's goldmining, cultural and business history.
At the Bendigo Historic Reserve you can view the Come in Time Battery which was built in 1880.
Spend the night in the historic Dynamo Hut on the dramatic site of the first industrial use of electricity in New Zealand.
Visit Gabriel's Gully, Golden Point Historic Reserve or Golden Point Battery.
Stand on the spot where Gabriel Read's discovery of gold changed the course of New Zealand history. "Gold shining like the stars in Orion on a dark frosty night."
Golden Point Historic Reserve protects important remnants of Otago's gold mining history. It also houses unique machinery, still in working order.
An old corrugated shed in Coastal Otago full of gold mining history.
New Zealand's grandest stamper battery lies at the end of a 15 km mountain bike or 4WD adventure.
The Macetown Historic Reserve preserves the remains of a 19th century village. Deep in an isolated and physically challenging valley, Macetown existed soley because of gold mining.
Mitchells Cottage is a historic stone house, built during the the gold mining era, in Central Otago's Fruitlands district.
The reserve begins after crossing the historic Skippers suspension bridge. On the terrace above is a virtual ghost town, the remnants of Skippers Township, once the largest gold settlement on the Shotover River
The Naseby Post Office is this historic town's most substantial and imposing building, and is in an almost authentic state.
Serpentine Scenic Reserve is a spectaular high point on the Rough Ridge mountains which features historical treasures: a stamper battery, water wheel and church. Good 4WD conditions are necessary to get access.
St Bathans is a Central Otago historic mining town near the Hawkdun and Dunstan Ranges.
The St Bathans Hall is the oldest continually used mud brick hall in New Zealand. A major restoration programme has begun.