Dunedin and Robert Burns

Otago Peninsula and Beyond

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February 25th 2010
The hotel in Dunedin was probably the least perfect of our entire journey. (They're not used to the heatwave they're having, so there was no air-con in the hotel. ) The other problem we had in Dunedin was the forest fire raging just outside of town (caused by sparks from a logging operation!) Most of the time we were in the vicinity there was a light pall of smoke in the background - and we had ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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