Dunedin is known as the Edinburgh of the South and is proud of its Scots heritage.
It has as its heart a statue of the poet Robbie Burns, and many of its streets carry the same name as streets in Edinburgh.
It is also home to some of New Zealand's top fashion designers with vibrant cafes and bars.
It is built in a natural harbor on a relatively small area of flat land. It is surrounded by steep hillsides. Some of its streets are steep: Baldwin Street is claimed as being the steepest street in the world, a claim which is celebrated during the annual chocolate festival by rolling 15,000+ jaffas (small balls of Orange / chocolate) down it.
It does get cold: many of the streets are iced over in winter and every two or three years, the city gets a snowfall.
Dunedin's University of Otago, established in 1871, is the oldest university in New Zealand. Dunedin is a University Town rather than just a town with a university. The students make up over a tenth of the population.
A consequence of this is that the city is significantly quieter during the university summer holiday period (approx November to February).
A wonderful old Scots heritage town with lots of history.