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    Field Days Fun
    Admin
    • Oct 15, 2018
    • 1 min

    Field Days Fun

    The Whitestone Geopark team have a wild weekend at Otago Field Days in Palmerston. We made lots of new friends at the Otago Field Days in...
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    Set in Stone: Trust Deed signed
    Admin
    • Aug 14, 2018
    • 1 min

    Set in Stone: Trust Deed signed

    A story 35 million years in the making, featuring volcanos, moa and 2 metre-tall penguins had its latest instalment inscribed by human...
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    UNESCO NZ comes for a visit
    Admin
    • Aug 10, 2018
    • 1 min

    UNESCO NZ comes for a visit

    To better appreciate the special nature of Waitaki Whitestone Geopark, commissioners from the New Zealand offices of UNESCO enjoyed the...
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    Whitestone Geopark UNESCO success
    Admin
    • Jun 11, 2018
    • 2 min

    Whitestone Geopark UNESCO success

    Waitaki Whitestone Geopark has been selected as preferred candidate for UNESCO Global Geoparks programme. The New Zealand National...
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    The first Global Geopark in NZ?
    Admin
    • May 4, 2018
    • 2 min

    The first Global Geopark in NZ?

    In 2000 a group of land owners and volunteers in the Duntroon area, with assistance from the Geology Department of Otago University,...
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    "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."

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