The elegant buildings of Ōamaru were constructed from the local limestone, which is creamy in colour and easily carved. The town flourished from the 1880s, when an export trade in frozen meat developed at nearby Tōtara Estate farm.
Listen to a Roadside Story about Ōamaru. Roadside Stories is a series of audio guides to places around New Zealand.
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