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Background: The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both World Wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances.



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Areas in Otago: Catlins | Central Otago | Dunedin | Glenorchy | Kaka Point | Makarora | Moeraki | Oamaru | Oamaru Hinterlands | Queenstown | Tapanui

July 2nd 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago » Dunedin
It's been a crazy couple of weeks, with probably too much to fit in to one blog, so sorry if i race through a bit... Firstly after my night in Wellington I headed north-west to Wanganui where my frien ... [full story]

Transfer Holiday
59 days ago: Veronica Vista published a blog
Transfer Holiday
May 27th 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago » Queenstown
It has been a slow time at the hotel so it was a good time to take off for a while. It also happened that I decided to apply for a new position in the hotel. So I've transfered from Housekeeping to F& ... 29 photos [full story]

Frozen tents and toes and laments
112 days ago: SarahP published a blog
Frozen tents and toes and laments
April 5th 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago » Dunedin
Well, after our doubts over whether we would ever see the sun again in our last blog - we did!! On a tip that the weather was coming from the south we went south to the tourist town of Hokitika (alth ... 7 photos [full story]

112 days ago: Chris723 published a blog
Road Trippin'
April 5th 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago » Dunedin
So after spending a little longer on the the rain soaked and sandfly infested (but otherwise beautiful) west coast, eating chips and looking at lakes we headed off to Christchurch to pick up the long ... [full story]

Otago Rail Trail
123 days ago: Twinkletoes n Metal Thom published a blog
Otago Rail Trail
February 5th 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago
So after the Catlins we arrived in Dunedin. Being back in a city we did the usual timesucking city acivities of updating ourselves online for hours, sorting out bank transfers and then we checked out ... 31 photos [full story]

125 days ago: tomhunt107 published a blog
Longbeach and Christchurch
March 23rd 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago » Dunedin
So first blog in quite a while i think this one. It's been a great few weeks, have been on two great trips (Longbeach and Christchurch) and am also actually loving my lectures in general, one of our l ... [full story]

Ruskaretki
126 days ago: arsku published a blog
Ruskaretki
March 22nd 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago
Paasin lahtemaan jo yhdeksan jalkeen. Ensin ajoin sademetsassa pari tuntia. Sitten maisemat muuttuivat kuivemmiksi. Wanakassa viivyin jonkin aikaa. Kavin nettilassa ja limsalla. Sitten ajoin Cronwelli ... 3 photos [full story]

143 days ago: Ali Baba published a blog
Queenstown
February 13th 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago » Queenstown
Adrenaline pumpimg & it was time to move on. Queenstown next stop. The party town of the South Island apparently. It's not a massive town but there are backpackers everywhere. There are a few nice ... [full story]

146 days ago: tomhunt107 published a blog
'soaking' in the culture
March 2nd 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago » Dunedin
Nothing like a painfully bad pun on the NZ weather to start a blog entry. As you've guessed its wet here, and so there's been no chances to go to the beach, surf or any of that stuff lately. Still we ... [full story]

Cycling the Otago Central Rail Trail
160 days ago: Sheeptours published a blog
Cycling the Otago Central Rail Trail
February 5th 2008  Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago » Central Otago
Day 99: Dunedin to Middlemarch to Ranfurly. The first 60km through the Central Otago Goldfields I arrived at Dunedin's impressive railway station at nine this morning ready to catch a train along t ... 28 photos [full story]


Otago Blog Entries

Me and Keri above Routeburn flats
The Greenstone River
Rock Jumping
YELLOW EYED PENGUIN
Tour of Lord of the Rings filming sights
Yellow Eyed
lake wilkie
אריה ים בכייף שלו
Tabs and female elephant seal!
Willy on Roy
ROUTBURN3
Tunnel Beach
Dunedin
The Taieri Gorge Railway
Poolburn Gorge
young seal

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