Tour guide in Dunedin Gregor C.

Hi, I'm Gregor and I grew up in Dunedin, in a family of trampers (hikers) and summer campers. From my first years I was taken to explore the hills around Dunedin, which I still do when I find the time. Camping holidays were mostly in Central Otago which I call my second home. In 2012 I began to explore and photograph abandoned buildings, especially farm houses, and nine years ago and chance encounter with history in a local cemetery led to researching and finding local stories for my history blog. Some people think of cemeteries as spooky places, or places of death. I think of them as full of demonstrations of great love. But with great love comes great loss and great sorrow. For me, with what I have found, they are libraries of lives lived. These stories are the basis of the tours I take, both in Dunedin city and further afield. Come with me and hear how and why Dunedin was settled, what was here before and how the gold rush changed it forever. I've developed three tours for cruise passengers but I'd also love to curate tours that include some of your bucket list items. Moeraki Boulders, the working gold mine in Macraes - have lunch at the very authentic and historic Macraes pub! Perhaps you want to see an old, preserved train station and of course these things are nothing without the intimate stories of the people who pioneered these places. Grit, dedication and probably a fair bit of laudanum.