Speights tour

Speights tour/train ride

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July 10th 2009
My program from the U.S. (ifsa-butler) did a Speights tour and ate at the Speights Brewery afterwards. Speights is the pride beer of the south island, and there is a factory here in Dunedin. The tour was pretty interesting and afterwards there was 20min. of tasting. I just ended up giving my glass to someone else cause I didn't like it. The restaurant was nice. Pumpkin is everywhere here, which I ... 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