Dunedin Railway Station

Dunedin and Taieri Gorge Railway

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January 5th 2006
Spent a couple of days in Dunedin. Took a trip on the famous Taieri Gorge Railway which stretches 77kms north east from Dunedin into the high country of Otago. It penetrates rugged mountain scenery which is only accessible by train. Some of the views were fantastic. ... read more

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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