Larnach Castle is a popular destination for tourists and visitors and is the closest thing New Zealand has to a real castle. The only other candidate is also in Dunedin but is in a quite ruined state and an effort to restore it is currently under way.
This photo shows the interior of Larnach Castle, which also had to be restored after being neglected, but has now returned to its former glory.
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