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Tunnel Beach
A hand-cut sandstone tunnel commissioned in the 1870s descends through the cliff to a hidden cove with a sea arch and stacks, south of Dunedin. A steep 20-minute walk down.
10 km · about 20 min drive
Otago, New Zealand · Oceania
East Taieri works well as a base: 10 minutes from Wingatui, 17km from Baldwin Street.
East Taieri is a town located in Otago, New Zealand. With a population of 2,570, it is an important destination in Oceania.
On a road trip, East Taieri sits in New Zealand, where you drive on the left. It's in the Pacific/Auckland time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add East Taieri to your route.
East Taieri is a small township, located between Mosgiel and Allanton in New Zealand's Otago region. It lies on State Highway 1 en route between the city of Dunedin and its airport at Momona. It lies close to the southeastern edge of the Taieri Plain, hence its name.
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East Taieri is located in Otago, New Zealand, Oceania. The coordinates are -45.9000 latitude, 170.3333 longitude.
East Taieri has a population of approximately 2,570 people, making it a town in New Zealand.
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A hand-cut sandstone tunnel commissioned in the 1870s descends through the cliff to a hidden cove with a sea arch and stacks, south of Dunedin. A steep 20-minute walk down.
10 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
Dunedin's famously vertiginous suburban street, long certified by Guinness as the world's steepest at a 35% gradient: a quirky bucket-list detour for any South Island road trip.
17 km · about 20 min drive
castle
1871 Gothic Revival mansion on the Otago Peninsula, New Zealand's only castle, with gardens and views over Otago Harbour.
23 km · about 25 min drive
beach
A steep dune descent on the Otago Peninsula leads to a beach where New Zealand sea lions haul out and yellow-eyed penguins come ashore at dusk, watched from a DOC hide.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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