Some Sealions

Dunedin

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May 19th 2007
We were up very early to get our gear sorted and get down to the city centre to catch our bus. The journey to Dunedin took 5 hours and we passed through some beautiful scenery in the Otago region. Our driver was a bit of a talker (Why oh why do they give these guys mics ,we knew the history of every hedge along the roadside by the time we got there). Dunedin is the second-largest city in the south ... 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