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Kōrero: Scots

First Church, Dunedin, Otago centennial stamp

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First Church, Dunedin, Otago centennial stamp

The ‘mother church’ of Presbyterians in New Zealand is the church founded by the Scottish settlers of Dunedin in 1848. The present building, opened in 1873, designed by Scottish-born architect R. A. Lawson, is considered a masterpiece of the adaptation of Gothic style to the requirements of Presbyterian worship.

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New Zealand Post

Reference: 1948 Centennial of Otago stamp issue

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John Wilson, Scots – Scots in public life, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/postage-stamp/199/first-church-dunedin-otago-centennial-stamp (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Wilson, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2024.