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St Clair beach, Dunedin

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St Clair beach, Dunedin

In coastal cities beaches are among the most valued public spaces. These surf-school students line up on the esplanade at Dunedin’s St Clair beach.

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Esplanade Surf School

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Geoffrey Rice, City public spaces – Beaches, shorelines and waterfronts, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/22930/st-clair-beach-dunedin (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Geoffrey Rice, published 6 April 2010.