Oamaru: History & Heritage

Built on nineteenth-century gold and grain booms, and the birthplace of the frozen meat industry, Oamaru is now a major heritage centre. Nestling around its old port fringes is New Zealand's most intact Victorian architectural landscape. With an insider's eye and an historian's knowledge, Gavin McLean introduces 'the Whitestone City' and takes you on a tour of some of its icons and surprises.