This list of historic places in Dunedin covers all historical areas, places and buildings on the New Zealand Heritage List / Rārangi Kōrero that fall entirely or in part within Dunedin City. It also covers places of local importance or historical notability.
Māori settled in Otago relatively soon after reaching New Zealand, and the Dunedin area was a major whaling centre and site of early European colonisation. The building boom from the gold rush of the 1860s, coupled with the relative stagnation of the region's population in the 20th century, has led to the preservation of many old structures and sites. Dunedin City is 255 km² in area, covering Otago Harbour, the Taieri Plains and the tussock-covered mountains near Middlemarch. Some of the historical sites listed here are therefore, rural in nature.
Exceptional historical places are included in the national register (administered by Heritage New Zealand) in five groups: historic places (Category 1 and 2), historic areas, (practical sites), (spiritual sites) and areas. , there are 827 listings in Otago, of which 207 are Category 1 historic places. This list covers all historical areas, places, and buildings on the New Zealand Heritage List that fall entirely or in part within Dunedin City. It also covers places of local importance or historical notability. The Huriawa Pā site (fortified village) and Toitu Tauraka Waka are designated as a Area and , respectively.
The Dunedin City Council also maintains a Heritage Register of buildings included in the national register and those which add to the character of the city. The additions to the national register are based on an assessment of the significance of values which are outlined in the Significance Assessment Guidelines (2019).
Areas of exceptional cultural and historical importance
Photo Name StreetSuburb/Locality Date of construction ComponentsType Burlington Street Historic Area Burlington Street Central city1868–1920s First Church, Burns Hall, Commerce Building, RSA Building, and Garrison HallHistoric Area Dunedin Harbourside Historic Area Wharf Street and environs Central city1863 (Start of land reclamation)The port and associated businesses, parkHistoric Area Goat Island / Rakiriri Historic AreaOtago Harbour (lower)1870s (construction of single men's quarters)Foundations of the quarantine station, reserveHistoric AreaHuriawa PeninsulaKaritanec. 1750Te Pā a Te Wera, reserve, and archaeological sites Pilot Station Historic AreaPilot StreetAramoana1912–13Former Harbour Pilot's house and offices (currently holiday homes)Historic AreaQuarantine Island / Kamau Taurua Historic AreaOtago Harbour (lower)1863–1924 (Quarantine Station)Restored quarantine station, farm, and cemeteryHistoric AreaToitu TaurakaRattray StreetThe ExchangeFrom Māori settlement to the start of land reclamation in 1863Landing site for travel between Otago Harbour and Central Otago, and trading site between Otakou and Dunedin Windle Settlement Workers' Dwellings Historic AreaRosebery and Newport StreetsBelleknowes1906–07Residential area (20 houses)Historic Area
Historic places and buildings Heritage New Zealand Register, Category I Photo Name StreetSuburb/Locality Date of construction