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Welcome to the Gold 150 Celebrations Offical Website
In 1862 Gold was discovered throughout the Central Otago 150 years later we are celebrating this milestone.
A full years worth of events are planned thoughout the region
Click on each of the seasons above or by region
The Otago Goldfields Hertiage Trust is overseeing the Gold 150 Celebrations
Take a trip back through a golden era of New Zealands’ history in the South Island’s scenic Otago region.
The romance and adventure of the gold rush days is easy to recapture is this rugged landscape which still bears the signs of the goldminers’ struggles to win their fortunes by striking it RICH.
