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Where was East of Eden filmed? The New Zealand locations that played the role of 19th-century California

The Victorian town on New Zealand’s South Island will play a central role in Netflix’s anticipated series

The Independent UK · Oct 2

Photos show airship captains and Victorian inventors flocking to a New Zealand steampunk festival

The small, rural town of Ōamaru, New Zealand, has become an unlikely world capital for the retro futuristic genre of steampunk.

The Independent UK · Jun 2

Steampunk festival creates an unlikely capital for Victorian style and sci-fi oddity in New Zealand

Thousands of people in New Zealand have attended one of the world’s best-known steampunk festivals

The Independent UK · Jun 2