A visitor programme known as Tohu Whenua has been designed to promote significant cultural and historical sites in Aotearoa. It is currently running in three regions: Te Tai Tokerau Northland with nine sites, Te Tai Poutini West Coast with five and Otago with 11. Seven of the Otago landmarks, focussing on goldrush and European settler history, can be reached via some of the New Zealand Cycle Trail Great Rides.
The 152km is itself a Tohu Whenua. The trail follows the old railway line from Clyde to Middlemarch. Construction began in 1891 and the line linked Dunedin to towns that had sprung up
