A locked door beside Portobello Rd, near the beginning of Otago Peninsula, leads to a cave once used to store explosives, and now used for storage of a different kind. Photos by Gerard O'Brien. : Historic caves have story to tell
A locked door beside Portobello Rd, near the beginning of Otago Peninsula, leads to a cave once used to store explosives, and now used for storage of a different kind. Photos by Gerard O'Brien. : Historic caves have story to tell
The door to a cave used for explosives storage more than a century ago, during the blasting of Bell Hill in the heart of Dunedin, can still be found beside the busy one-way Cumberland St. : Historic caves have story to tell
The door to a cave used for explosives storage more than a century ago, during the blasting of Bell Hill in the heart of Dunedin, can still be found beside the busy one-way Cumberland St. : Historic caves have story to tell
Former governor-general Sir Paul Reeves (right) inspects the chamber behind the Shore St door during a visit in 1986. : Historic caves have story to tell
Former governor-general Sir Paul Reeves (right) inspects the chamber behind the Shore St door during a visit in 1986. : Historic caves have story to tell
A rusted door embedded in a Dunedin cliff beside Shore St protects a short corridor leading to an underground chamber, inside which Maori prisoners were said to be held. : Historic caves have story to tell
A rusted door embedded in a Dunedin cliff beside Shore St protects a short corridor leading to an underground chamber, inside which Maori prisoners were said to be held. : Historic caves have story to tell
Historic caves have story to tell
Dunedin's history can be seen in its towering church spires, but also found hidden behind small doors. Chris Morris explores.