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Invercargill to Dunedin

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June 12th 2011
Invercargill to Dunedin So off we went again, further down south and further down the thermometer! The first stop was Invarcargill, not much to say about the place really although we did go to a museum and a chocolate café. We also stopped off at Bluff to try their big green mussels. We had planned a 5 day trip through the Catlins with lots of hiking, however, the weather turned this into a 1 d ... 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