Founding trustee Ann Barsby said the mini-festival would offer an array of guided tours and visits, taking in the Priory at St Joseph’s Cathedral, the city’s Northern, Southern, and Anderson’s Bay cemeteries, a military history tour, guided walks around the historic CBD, and visits to a doctor’s residence in Port Chalmers, the King Edward Tech building, and Dunedin Gasworks Museum.
"Our aim is to encourage everyone to keep thinking about our heritage, and what an important part it plays in the city’s identity," Mrs Barsby said.
"It fits within our ongoing efforts to protect the city’s heritage character."
The Southern Heritage Trust was focusing its efforts on lobbying for a full-scale Heritage Festival, to be held in November 2023, and annually thereafter.
"The trust believes Dunedin should have a significant festival to celebrate the city’s place as New Zealand’s heritage capital," she said.
A feasibility study done two years ago had concluded Dunedin’s heritage was a strong brand for the city, and would be a good basis for a heritage festival.
For information on events visit southernheritage.org.nz and Facebook.
