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Kōrero: Otago places

Outdoor chess

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/mi/photograph/22879/outdoor-chess (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Malcolm McKinnon, i tāngia i te 19 August 2009, updated 1 July 2015.

Comments

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!