Description
A self-drive guide to the engineering heritage of Coastal and Central Otago, encompassing Oamaru, Balclutha and Queenstown. Includes stories about the dams on the Waitaki and Clutha rivers, the modern-day Macraes Gold Mine, Nugget Point Lighthouse, Oamaru’s incredible water race, flour mills, bridges and historic gold sites of various kinds.
Find out how things work, who built them and why, and quirky details that make many features ‘innovative’. Inspiration for many great days out for all ages. Contains maps and 40 profiles of places to visit.
Recipient of a Charles Fleming Publishing Award from the Royal Society Te Aparangi.
