This is a model of the observatory

New Zealand here we come..........

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December 15th 2008
Arrived in Auckland after a fantastic week in the Yasawa islands of Fiji. (Quickly dug a fleece out the bag.) A little Toyota Shuttle wagon took us to our hostel…. (nice idea…..cheap shared taxis to your door!) Next day went for a long walk along the Auckland coastline…. Got sunburnt. Went up the Sky Tower Revolving Restaurant for a meal on my birthday…..had a lovely meal….but the revol ... 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