Otago Province information

The Otago Province was a province of New Zealand until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. The capital of the province was Dunedin. Southland...

University of Otago, was founded in 1869 as the provincial university in Dunedin. The Province of Southland separated from Otago Province and set up its...

The Southland Province was a province of New Zealand from March 1861, when it split from Otago Province, until 1870, when it rejoined Otago. Following the...

in Otago being named after the Scottish independence heroes Wallace and Bruce.[citation needed] Originally part of Otago Province, Southland Province (a...

97% of Chinese in New Zealand in 1867 lived in Otago Province, and around 18% of miners on the Otago goldfields were Chinese. Although Māori were not...

blue and gold with the word "Otago" in white fimbriated in black was also popular and can still be seen in use in the province. In 2004, a campaign was started...

historical province of Otago and much older Murihiku region often included them. The precise date at which the first inhabitants of New Zealand reached Otago and...

of the area by Māori prior to the arrival of Europeans. The province and region of Otago takes its name from the Ngāi Tahu village of Otakou at the mouth...

The Bank of Otago was a bank which successfully operated in New Zealand's Otago province from late 1863 until it was bought in 1873 by a new London incorporation...

Member of Parliament from 1853 to 1887 and as the last Superintendent of Otago Province. Macandrew was born in Scotland, probably in Aberdeen, where he was...

The Otago Gold Rush (often called the Central Otago Gold Rush) was a gold rush that occurred during the 1860s in Central Otago, New Zealand. This was the...

The Otago fault system (also known as Otago reverse fault province) contains multiple faults with the potential to have rupture events greater than Mw7...

played in Otago in 1849, the year after the province was settled by Europeans, and the Otago Cricket Association was founded in 1876. The Otago representative...

in Otago Province was Presbyterian, reflecting the Scottish origins of many settlers there. 20% of the European population in New Plymouth Province was...

the Auckland Province. An estimated 70% of the Māori population was within the Auckland Province. Although the population of Otago Province (triggered by...

the Waitaki River, which forms the border between Canterbury and the Otago province to the south and 47.5 km north of Oamaru, the main town of the Waitaki...

abolished in 1853, Stewart Island became part of Otago Province until 1861, when Southland Province split from Otago. In 1876, the provinces were abolished altogether...

Bay Province separated from Wellington on 1 November 1858; Marlborough Province from Nelson on 1 November 1859; and Southland Province from Otago on 1...

represented the Otago province. The Sanders Memorial Cup is the oldest sailing trophy still competed for in New Zealand. In early 1921, the Otago Yacht and...

This is a list of schools in the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. Brighton School, Brighton, merged with Ocean View School to form Big Rock...

The Otago Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union for the Otago region of New Zealand. The union is based in the city of Dunedin...

provincial politics and was elected as the fourth Superintendent of the Otago Province. He then became Mayor of Dunedin and was called to the Legislative Council...

celebrated, from as early as 1843, the first arrivals of settlers in each province. By 1846 the Wellington Anniversary Day was described as having the appearance...