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Day 91

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January 30th 2011
Had to set an alarm this morning to make sure we were up in time for the Taieri Gorge railway trip, had to be at the station at 09:10 for our 09:30, which we managed without too many traumas, and then it was a case of boarding our train ready for the trip. Basically, it’s a former mining type line which carves it way through impressive terrain, over bridges and up hills, before heading through t ... 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