Story: Otago places

Outdoor chess

Chess pieces in Otago’s provincial colours of blue and gold are ready for action in the Octagon in central Dunedin.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Otago places – Dunedin, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/22879/outdoor-chess (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 19 August 2009, updated 1 July 2015.

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Vicki Lenihan
17 April 2024

The Octagon Chess Board is long gone. In its place is Ayesha Green's sculptural waharoa, Ko te Tūhono (2021) dunedin.govt.nz/services/arts-and-culture/public-artwork/ko-te-tuhono Mauri tū, mauri ora!