The South Island’s Top 15 - New Zealand's South Island - page 14

The South Island's Top 15
Oamaru
Bank of NSW building, Thames St ( Click here )
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12 A wonderfully restored Victorian townscape, the quirky celebration of Steampunk
culture, or the nightly arrival of hundreds of little blue penguins: surprising Oamaru ( Click
here ) has plenty of reasons for a mandatory inclusion on your South Island itinerary. Ex-
plore the town's harbourside historic precinct on a penny-farthing bicycle before adjourn-
ing for Earl Grey or something stronger in heritage cafes and restaurants. At dusk, grab a
grandstand seat to say g'day to penguins returning home after a day's fishing, before toast-
ing their ocean-going bravery with a beer at a corner pub.