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Dunedin/Larnach Castle

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May 11th 2007
After a pleasant day driving through the Catlins, we managed to navigate through Dunedin and drive up a rather steep and windy hill up to Larnach Castle. Although it wasn't raining, it was overcast and getting dark, so photo opportunities (i.e. the lovely gardens) were minimal, although there was, of course, the obligatory picture of the castle itself. Pretty though it is, we though castle was pe ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Dunedin

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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... ... read more