Santa and his helpers

Christmas Day in NZ

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December 26th 2010
Day 28 Santa brought sunshine! Started Christmas Day on the veranda of Alex’s house overlooking Dunedin city and harbour with croissants and cherries. Gloriously different from our normal Christmas. Toured the university before a stroll in the lovely Botanic Gardens and then off to the Railway Station for our Christmas present from Alex – a journey on the Taieri Gorge Railway from Dunedin to ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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