Dunedin Railway Station

This old red and white railway station, now converted to a city center, is so ugly it's downright handsome. Our guide said it displays "impressive stone architecture" and was constructed from local stone found in the nearby mountains.

New Zealand

February 24th 2006
After several days at sea our ship docked at Wellington in New Zealand, in the Land Down Under. When the Polynesian Maoris from the South Pacific discovered New Zealand they called it “Antearoa,” or the Land of the Long White Cloud. The name may have come from the heavy clouds that gathered around mountain peaks and spread for many miles along the horizon. This was one of the signs the Maor ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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

8th May 2010

G.Duncan
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Wrong Building
Sorry, this is not the Railway Station. It is the Law Courts building situated across the road from the Railway Station. Google "Dunedin Railway Station New Zealand" and you will find many many photos of the fine Railway Station building.

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