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Kōrero: Whaling

Ōtākou whaling station

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Ōtākou whaling station

An important shore-whaling area was around the south and east coasts of the South Island. The brothers Joseph and Edward Weller established a productive station, Ōtākou, at Otago Harbour in 1831, but it closed after 10 years. This painting shows the station buildings at the harbour head.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Toitū Otago Settlers Museum

by A. Colville

Permission of Toitū Otago Settlers Museum must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Jock Phillips, Whaling – Shore-based whaling, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/6254/otakou-whaling-station (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.