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Dunedin

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November 22nd 2008
Pronounced Doo-NEE-dun, the word means Edinburgh of the South. It was settled by Scots in the mid-1800s and there's a big Scottish Presbyterian Church here along with a statue of Robert Burns. Apparently the town is even laid out to match Edinburgh, which locals call the Dunedin of the North. This kind of humour is one of the characteristics of being Kiwi. One of the Magic Bus drivers mentioned th ... 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