Baldwin Street

The Edinburgh Of NZ

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October 3rd 2006
Dunedin or "The Edinurgh of the South" as it's known on account of its architecture and Scottish-influenced history, was a surprise highlight for us. We didn't originally intend to spend more than a day there at best - "drive-thru Dunedin" was the original plan. As it happened, our visit coincided with Dunedin's Fringe Festival, (another parallel with Edinburgh) so we stayed a little longer to soa ... read more

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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