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Gold: The Rushes That Shaped New Zealand

Gold: The Rushes That Shaped New Zealand

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Gold changed New Zealand.

In this episode of Rare Stones of Aotearoa, we follow the discoveries, rushes and people that transformed the country during the nineteenth-century search for gold, from Otago and the West Coast to the Coromandel and beyond.

We look at the places where fortunes were made and lost, the settlements that appeared almost overnight, the miners who pushed into remote valleys and mountains, and the extraordinary finds that helped shape New Zealand’s history.

This is the story of gold in Aotearoa, the geology beneath it, the people who chased it, and the legacy the rushes left behind.

Read the full Gold story, research and sources:
https://rarestonesofaotearoa.com/gold-new-zealand/

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