Purakaunui Falls

Dunedin -> Invercargill

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February 14th 2009
14th Feb 2009 We sleep in a little late today and take breakfast on the move from a petrol station on the outskirts of Dunedin. We decide to take the scenic route to Invercargill which involves driving along the coastal area known as Catlins. We take abreak and stretch at a town called Clutha, it is situated on a river and there is a river festival going on, a bunch of guys are raft racing dow ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Invercargill

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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