Sights in Stewart Island
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Rakiura Museum
Models of various ferries from over the years, Maori artifacts, and exhibitions on whaling and early European settlement.
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Ulva Island
Ulva Island is a tiny paradise covering only 250 hectares. An early naturalist, Charles Traill, was honorary postmaster here. He would hoist a flag to signal that mail had arrived and hopefuls would paddle in from surrounding islands. His postal service was replaced by one at Oban in 1921, and in 1922 Ulva Island was declared a bird sanctuary. The air is alive with the song of tui and bellbirds, and you’ll also see kaka, weka, kakariki and kereru (NZ pigeon). Good walking tracks in the island’s northwest are detailed in Ulva: Self-Guided Tour ($2), available from the DOC visitor centre. Popular routes include Flagstaff Point Lookout (20 minutes return) and Boulder…
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Stone House
At Harrold Bay, 2.5km southwest of Oban, is a stone house built by Lewis Acker around 1835, one of NZ’s oldest stone buildings.
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Rakiura Environmental Centre
Learn about the Halfmoon Bay Habitat Rehabilitation Project restoring native bird life around Halfmoon Bay. The display is adjacent to the supermarket in Oban.
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Monument
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Presbyterian Church Hall
The wooden Presbyterian Church Hall was relocated to Oban from a whaling base in Paterson Inlet in 1937.
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