The population contracted but expanded again with the evolution of the Classic Māori culture which saw the building of several pā, fortified settlements, notably Pukekura at ( Taiaroa Head), about 1650. There are numerous archaic ( moa-hunter) sites in what is now Dunedin, several of them large and permanently occupied, particularly in the 14th century. A camp site at Kaikai Beach, near Long Beach to the north of the present-day city of Dunedin, has been dated from about that time. Main article: History of the Dunedin urban area Māori settlements Īrchaeological evidence shows the first human (Māori) occupation of New Zealand occurred between 12 AD, with population concentrated along the southeast coast.
4.2.2 Instrumental classical and jazz ensembles.In 2014 the city was designated as a UNESCO City of Literature. Dunedin is also noted for its vibrant music scene, as the 1980s birthplace of the Dunedin sound (which heavily influenced grunge, indie and modern alternative rock). The mainstay of the city's economy remains centered around tertiary education, with students from the University of Otago, New Zealand's oldest university, and the Otago Polytechnic, accounting for a large proportion of the population 21.6 per cent of the city's population was aged between 15 and 24 at the 2006 census, compared to the New Zealand average of 14.2 per cent. Today Dunedin has a diverse economy which includes manufacturing, publishing, arts, tourism and technology-based industries. Dunedin is home to New Zealand’s oldest Chinese community. The city saw substantial migration from mainland China at the same time, predominately from Guangdong and Guangxi. Dunedin's population and wealth boomed during the 1860s Central Otago Gold Rush, and for a brief period of time it became New Zealand's largest urban area.
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In 1848 a Scottish settlement was established by the Lay Association of the Free Church of Scotland and between 18 many thousands of Scots emigrated to the incorporated city. The province and region of Otago takes its name from the Ngāi Tahu village of Otakou at the mouth of the harbour, which became a whaling station in the 1830s. The city suburbs extend out into the surrounding valleys and hills, onto the isthmus of the Otago Peninsula, and along the shores of the Otago Harbour and the Pacific Ocean.Īrchaeological evidence points to lengthy occupation of the area by Māori prior to the arrival of Europeans. The urban area of Dunedin lies on the central-eastern coast of Otago, surrounding the head of Otago Harbour, and the harbour and hills around Dunedin are the remnants of an extinct volcano. For historic, cultural and geographic reasons the city has long been considered one of New Zealand's four main centres. With an estimated population of 105,000 as of June 2021, Dunedin is New Zealand's seventh-most populous urban area. The city has a rich Scottish, Chinese and Māori heritage. Its name comes from Dùn Èideann, the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
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