events

School holiday competition: How were the elephant rocks formed?

Here is a school holiday competition for local children who live in the Waitaki Whitestone Geopark area.

Eat the park: geogastronomy workshops present ways of partnering

The Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Trust held two Geogastronomy workshops in June at the Oamaru Opera House.

Geogastronomy Workshop planned

‘Geogastronomy’ is essentially the taste of a place. The term encompasses the unique character of foods (including brews and wines)...

Public Lecture by Professor Patrick McKeever

TUESDAY 19 FEB | 6PM | OAMARU OPERA HOUSE World expert on global geoparks, Professor Patrick McKeever will be in New Zealand to visit the...

Guide Your Geopark workshop

SATURDAY 19 JANUARY 10AM - 3PM | THE BUSINESS HIVE, RIBBLE ST OAMARU Our resident geologist Sophie Briggs is running an introduction to...

Geo-roadshow

Twizel: 7.30pm Tues 11th, Mackenzie Country Hotel Omarama: 10am Weds 12th, Omarama Community Hall Kurow: 1pm Weds 12th, Waitaki Braids...

"What a fantastic window into the past. Today we saw fossil bones in limestone at two different sites. One set were whale bones. Just awesome that this trail has been put together, maintained and promoted."