Views from the train down into the gorge

December 27th

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December 28th 2008
Dunedin, New Zealand, South Island - December 27th - 10:45pm Well today was an interesting day. Lee and I were supposed to go on the Taieri Gorge Train Excursion today but the girls already decided to go on tours so Lee said he’d stay back at work. I decided to go on without him as he has more chances to go then I do. So I got up bright and early and headed to the theatre. I didn’t wait long ... 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