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Kōrero: Building stone

Ōamaru stone buildings

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Ōamaru stone buildings

In the older part of Ōamaru, the buildings are often of Ōamaru stone. Many have been restored, and the distinctive nature of the town is celebrated every year in Heritage Week.

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Simon Nathan rāua ko Bruce Hayward, Building stone – Limestone and marble, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/8078/oamaru-stone-buildings (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Simon Nathan rāua ko Bruce Hayward, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.