Oamaru and The Penguins
December 22nd 2008 Oamaru and the Penguins Tuesday 16th December 2008
Oamaru, on the south east coast of the South Island, between Dunedin and Christchurch, is a most surprising town. It was once, in the mid 19th century, the largest and richest town in New Zealand, until, in 1868, a huge storm destroyed three cargo ships in one night and the town’s fortunes went down with the vessels. What was left behind, wa
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