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Otago Central Rail Trail

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Otago Central Rail Trail
Otago Central Rail Trail
Otago Central Rail Trail
Otago Central Rail Trail
Otago Central Rail Trail
Otago Central Rail Trail
Otago Central Rail Trail
Otago Central Rail Trail
Otago Central Rail Trail
Otago Central Rail Trail
Otago Central Rail Trail
Otago Central Rail Trail
Otago Central Rail Trail
Otago Central Rail Trail
Otago Central Rail Trail
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Otago Central Rail Trail, Otago, New Zealand

Otago is a region of New Zealand in the south of the South Island administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately 32,000 square kilometres , making it the country's third largest local government region. Its population was 229,200 in June 2018.The name Otago is an old Māori southern dialect word , introduced to the south by Europeans in the 1840s. The exact meaning of the term is disputed, with common translations being isolated village and place of red earth, the latter referring to the reddish-ochre clay which is common in the area around Dunedin. Otago is also the old name of the European settlement on the Otago Harbour, established by the Weller Brothers in 1831, which lies close to the modern harbourside community of Otakou. The place later became the focus of the Otago Association, an offshoot of the Free Church of Scotland, notable for its high-minded adoption of the principle that ordinary people, not the landowner, should choose the ministers. Major centres include Dunedin , Oamaru , Balclutha, Alexandra, and the major tourist centres Queenstown and Wanaka. Kaitangata in South Otago is a prominent source of coal. The Waitaki and Clutha rivers provide much of the country's hydroelectric power. Some parts of the area originally covered by Otago Province are now administered by either Canterbury Regional Council or Southland Regional Council. The Central Otago wine region produces award-winning wines made from varieties such as the Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon blanc, Merlot and Riesling grapes. It has an increasing reputation as New Zealand’s leading Pinot noir region.
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