Larnach Castle News & Updates

“Landmarks Whenua Tohunga is an exciting venture telling Aotearoa New Zealand’s defining stories and bringing our country’s history alive,” said Paul James, chief executive Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

Read Margaret Barkers story on the Metrosideros - The New Zealand Christmas Tree, from the December edition of the New Zealand Gardner magazine

Larnach Castle has hosted a ball that was a celebration on a range of levels, writes Shane Gilchrist.

Listen to Margaret Barker on the history of Larnach Castle, RNZ Sundays with Wallace Chapman.

High spirits and hot haggis were the ticket at Larnach Castle this weekend for the annual Cadbury winter ball.

Sometimes the imagination is more effective than the latest special effects at furnishing ghost stories. That is why storyteller Brian McNeill says there will be no spooky artificial sights or sounds added tomorrow night, when about 70 people celebrate the longest night of 2017 by listening to Victorian ghost stories at Larnach Castle.

Tripadvisor has named New Zealand's top 10 landmarks for 2017, with Larnach Castle coming in at 5th place.

As I dine by candlelight in New Zealand's only castle, with a chill wind whistling and moonlit clouds scuttering across the sky outside, I learn of a tragic and scandalous history to rival any Gothic romance.

The Amazing Wildlife of Otago Peninsula

The Barker Family celebrate 50 years at Larnach Castle

Stuff.co.nz: The King and Queen of the castle: 50 years at Larnach Castle.

On March 3, Dunedin’s Barker family will celebrate 50 years of blood, sweat and tears restoring and commercially operating the 147-year-old castle.

Passengers and crew of mega cruise ship Ovation of the Seas enjoyed an unplanned night in Dunedin last night.

Kiwi Living's Tony Murrell visits the gardens at Larnach Castle.

“Within Dunedin is Otago Harbour for Water Type Pokemon, Otago Peninsula for Rock Type Pokemon, and Larnach Castle for Ghost Type Pokemon..."

Teddies were joined by kangaroos, elephants and all manner of soft toys, turned out in their finest foil glamour-wear.

At the center of the romance: the lovers. Vying for equal attention these days: the castle. Castles in the United States and abroad have become popular wedding sites, in part because they show up in living rooms and movie theaters on a regular basis.

Larnach Castle became the first subject of a new device that allows live-streaming of video from a drone directly to Facebook. One of many to press the ‘‘like'' button was Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg.

Larnach Castle was one of the few tourism attractions allowed to remain open on Christmas Day - 3 News

After a year of planning and two months of work, the refurbished music room at Larnach Castle recently reopened to the public. Kim Dungey, from the Otago Daily Times, looks inside.