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riesling, as well as less common varietals such as gerwürtztraminer, arneis and viognier.
Drop in for a wine-tasting session ($10, refundable upon purchase) and a winery platter
($38), including smoked Aoraki salmon and local Whitestone cheese.
Duntroon & Around
Takiroa Maori
Rock Painting Site
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Hidden within the honeycomb cliffs lining the highway, this well-signposted site,
3km west of Duntroon, features centuries-old drawings of mystical creatures, animals
and even a sailing ship.
Vanished World Centre
MUSEUM
(
www.vanishedworld.co.nz
;
7 Campbell St; adult/child $7.50/free; 10.30am-4.30pm Fri-Mon)
Perhaps there wouldn't be quite so many bad dolphin tattoos and dancing-penguin films
if more people stopped in Duntroon to check out this small but interesting volunteer-run
centre. Once you see the 25-million-year-old fossils of shark-toothed dolphins and giant
penguins, they suddenly don't seem so cute.
Pick up a copy of the
Vanished World Trail
map outlining 20 different interesting geo-
logical locations around the Waitaki Valley and North Otago coast.
Maerewhenua Maori
Rock Painting Site
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
(Livingstone-Duntroon Rd)
Sheltered by an impressive limestone overhang, this site
contains charcoal-and-ochre paintings dating to before the arrival of Europeans in NZ.
Head east from Duntroon and take the first right after crossing the Maerewhenua River;
the site is on the left after about 400m.
Elephant Rocks
FILM LOCATION
Sculpted by wind, rain and rivers, the huge limestone boulders of this bizarre landscape
were utilised as Aslan's Camp in the NZ-filmed
Narnia
series (2005). They're located on
farmland about 5.5km south of the highway; follow the signs after crossing the Maere-
whenua River.
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