27 Aug 2025

When the world came to Dunedin

From Nine To Noon, 11:25 am on 27 August 2025

In 1925, Dunedin hosted the New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition – known as the South Seas Fair. 

In just 24 weeks, over three million people visited the city for the fair.

Historian Jock Phillips talks to Kathryn about how the event became such a blockbuster.

The main entrance to the South Seas Fair in Dunedin held at Logan Park.

Photo: Alexander Turnbull Library, 1-2-002372-F