DunedinPublicArtGallery
Thepostmodernbuildinghostsan
excellentexhibitionprogramme,with
showsbyTonyDeLautourandShannon
Novakonuntillatethisyear,plusa large-
scaleworkbyJohnReynoldsexploring
ColinMcCahon’sfamouslost hours in
Sydney.dunedin.art.museumBlueOysterandBrettMcDowellGallery
FacingeachotheronDowlingStreet,
BlueOysterArtProjectSpaceis an
experimentalgallerydedicatedto
emergingartists;McDowellshows
contemporaryNewZealandartists
ina charmingheritagegallery.
brettmcdowellgallery.com
blueoyster.org.nzMazagran
Stopin fora perfectshortblackat
Mazagran,justoff the Octagon. Cash only.
36 MorayPlaceDeadSoulsBookshop
Maybeit’sallthestudents,butDunedin
doesa goodlineinsecond-handbook
stores.Thebestforfriendlyserviceand
anexcellentrange of books is Dead Souls.
deadsouls.co.nzDutyBound
Dunedinoncehada thrivingprinting
industry.That’salmostallgone,except
forDavidStedman,whorepairsrare
booksandbinds new ones with vintage
machinery.
57 CrawfordStNewNewNew
Dunedin’snewestcraftbreweryis located
ina restored1870strambuildingand
hasa retrosci-fifeel.Trya chillipilsneror
peachandnectarinesour. A beer garden
opensthissummer.
newnewnew.nzMoiety
Moietyservesfivecoursesfora very
reasonable$65.Therestaurant’swarm
interiorswithina restoredwarehouse
makeit aninviting place to be.
moiety.restaurantNo7 Balmac
KatrinaToovey’sneighbourhood
restaurant(no7balmac.co.nz)onMaoriHill
recentlyre-openedaftera post-firehiatus.
TakeII byCheshireArchitectshasdark
bluewalls,warmtimberanda redmarble
bar– a polishedneighbourhooddining
room.Esplanadeis thesisterrestaurant- alsoconceivedbyCheshire– onthe
waterfrontatStClair.Pasta and pizza
madeonsitedaily.
esplanade.co
Clockwisefromtop
left—TheChamberson,
a f ormerwarehousebuilt
in1910,is nowa boutique
hotel;Moeityis located
intheQueensGardens
warehouseprecinct;
thecityandthesea;
Esplanaderestaurant
onthebeachatStClair.
Left—TheRichardson
buildingbyTedMcCoy.
Below—TheDunedin
PublicArtGalleryhasa
fine line-up of exhibitions.TextSimon Farrell-GreenPhotographyDavid Straight, Simon Devitt, Simon Farrell-Green48 HOME NEW ZEALAND