A Plague of Gorse

The Edinburgh of the South

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December 29th 2006
We're in Dunedin. At a critical point on our journey into the city centre, I saw a sign for Corstorphine, which completely threw me, but fortunately we still managed to get into the centre without any trouble. Weather is still pretty crap - heavy showers and cold - it's midsummer here or is supposed to be but we're both wearing fleeces and our waterproof jackets! We've booked into the back ... 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