Gallery
A wee peek at Dunedin
Second act
The warehouse precinct is back.
Winter Palace
The Regent Theatre, actually, on a fine winter morn. City Walks operates year round.
Reflections
The Exchange. Morning.
Planting a seed
City Walks owner/ guide Athol Parks at the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust's Tavora reserve, near Dunedin.Concerned about your carbon footprint? Want to help us to protect our special flora and fauna? This link shows you how http://www.dunedinnz.com/wildlifecharities
The Empire strikes back
Jon Leng and team have done a wonderful job of restoring the old Empire Hotel, Princes Street.
Getting the message out
Human dynamo Lawrie Forbes with his latest project.
Shock of the new
From e-scooters to where to go for dinner - we have it covered.
Grand dames
A fine troika of buildings, all repurposed, on Dunedin's Princes Street.
A different point of view
Looking north, towards Dunedin Railway Station.
A stone's throw from the water
Fable Hotel, Princes Street. Formerly Wain's Hotel. Facade designed by New Zealand's oldest existing architectural firm, Mason and Wales, in 1878.
Stuart Street
Louis Salmond designed these, built in 1901. Yes, there were cable-cars here!
Big shoes
Stepping out in the Joe Scott Memorial Walk, 2011. http://www.odt.co.nz/rugby-world-cup-2011/whats-events/176659/quirky-tribute-champion-old
Creative City
Creatives thrive here: the fabric sculptures are by Motoko Watanabe.
Keeping it real
Matthius Lefebvre on George Street.Street life as it happens.
Saved
Dunedin Railway Station's fine mosaic floor.
Blessed enterprise
The pulpit, First Church.
Otago Farmers' Market
Saturdays at the Railway Station. Go before our 10.30 walk!
Impressive
Dunedin Railway Station.
Tilting the scales
Saving our buildings and streetscapes.
Success stories
Taste Nature, High Street. An ideal tenant for this sensitively redeveloped space.
Tall stories
Consultancy House, formerly The NZ Express Co. Building. Our first skyscraper. Bond Street.
What's up?
Counting down to iD Fashion Week. Dunedin has a full events calendar; we'll keep you in the loop.
Dare to dream
Pixel Pancho helps us believe.
Mother ship
Vogel Street Kitchen (76 Vogel Street). The start point of our Vogel Street Walk.
Dunedin street art
Roa's Tuatara - a symbol of renewal.
Classic
Yes, you can surf here.
Dunedin Courthouse
Setting an example.
The Octagon
The centre of town now.
Funky town
Busting some moves at the skate park.
Wise heads
A new use for the Stavely Building.
Flagship attraction
Dunedin Railway Station.
Delightful
St Paul's Cathedral.
Art into infrastructure
Community recycling depot, Vogel Street. We talk about this on our Vogel Street Walk.
Too Catholic?
First Church, designed by R.A.Lawson.
Style
Raising the bar, Jetty and Vogel Streets. The ground floor is home to Heritage Coffee; we profile this space on our Vogel Street Walk.
Divine
Porch detail, First Church.
Seasonal treats
Dunedin Botanic Garden.
Out of jail
The maximum group size on our regular walks is 10 pax, but we can do larger groups by arrangement.
Here's Athol leading his ProGuides NZ colleagues on the Vogel Street Walk. Photo by Tine Becker.
Sustainable tourism
City Walks has signed up to Tourism Industry Aotearoa's 'Sustainability Commitment'. We believe tourism should be a positive force in the community. Refer http://www.sustainabletourism.nz
Romantic idyll
First Church, from Burlington Street.
Revenge
A gem from Phlegm.
No Name Alley
An exciting space in the throes of renewal. Off Bond Street.
Legacy
Out and about with a local school group. Interesting - and way more fun than sitting in a classroom.
Smooth lines
The Jetty Street flyover, under construction. 1970s.
Good bones
Dunedin's Warehouse Precinct.
Suggestions please
Help us re-imagine Dunedin's former prison.
City Walks publishing
City Walks owner/ guide Athol Parks is also a writer. He has written and published two works: Alert Level Four, a chronicle of life during New Zealand's first Covid-19 lockdown, and Japanese Gardens, pictured above. These titles are held at Dunedin Public Library.
Toot toot
Three cheers for Josephine! The beautiful wee double-ended Fairlie - the first locomotive in service in Dunedin - had a significant birthday in 2022. Learn more on our Old Town Walk, or visit Toitu Museum.
Giving back
City Walks owner-guide Athol Parks is a proud supporter of Aroha Kaikorai Valley, a charitable trust that is restoring an ecosystem - and building community - along Dunedin’s once-pristine Kaikorai Stream.
Sanctuary
Lan Yuan, Dunedin’s Chinese garden, is sublime. Learn about it on our Old Town Walk, then plan your visit there.
Inside stories
Do what locals do. Here’s the Laneways Market, a highlight of the annual Wild Dunedin festival.
Respect
Rehearsing for the annual Anzac Day service - at Queens Gardens, Dunedin.
Documenting change
Athol Parks and a high-school Geography group stand in front of a soon-to-be-lost mural off Vogel Street.
More happy customers
City Walks guide Athol Parks with some friends from the UK - sheltering from the rain!
Standing tall
A detail from artist Ayesha Green’s waharoa (gate) ‘Ko te Tuhono’. This striking public artwork, a recent and welcome addition to Dunedin’s central Octagon space, reminds us of this region’s rich and interesting Maori heritage. We discuss the object and the heritage on our Old Town Walk.
Lifelong learning
City Walks guide Athol Parks (back row, wearing a hat) and others look on as geologist Dr. Nick Mortimer (prominent in the foreground) demonstrates some characteristics of limestone. Athol and Nick teamed up during the 2025 edition of the popular Wild Dunedin Festival to lead two walks that focused both on Dunedin’s underlying geology, and the stone used in the city’s structures and buildings. Thanks to Wild Dunedin for use of the photo.