Journey to New Edinburgh - Episodes 3 and 4

Journey to New Edinburgh
Documentary Screening of Episodes 3 and 4

175 years ago, on March 23 1848, the immigrant ship John Wickliffe arrived at Koputai Port Chalmers carrying 97 settlers from England and Scotland looking to make a new life in what we now know as Ōtepoti Dunedin.

These third and fourth instalments tell a story of the enormous challenges which lay ahead for these pioneers, and not everyone had what it took. But for those who did, great opportunities to make a new life beckoned.

Steady progress in building Dunedin from the ground up came to a sudden halt with the collapse of the New Zealand Company and Otago Association. Criticism of the Free Church leadership also saw the embryonic settlement plagued by bitter sectarian disputes. Meanwhile, some adventurous newcomers explored the rugged Otago interior.

Developed by Toitū Otago Settlers Museum with support from the Otago Settlers Association, this documentary series traces the footsteps of Otago’s early European pioneers from its genesis in Scotland through to the challenging realities the settlers faced when they arrived.

10.30am and 1.30pm, Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 June
Toitū Auditorium
Free
(Run time: 1 hour 10 minutes)