Dunedin Station

Tuesday 10/2/15 Dunedin

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February 21st 2015
Tuesday 10/2/15 Dunedin. Founded by a group of Scots hoping to set up a New Edinburgh. Didn't quite get anywhere until they found gold though, so nothing like Edinburgh really, apart from lots of kids in tartan school uniforms. Really cool railway station, some nice buildings and a big museum. Spend the day exploring the city and bought a few souvenirs, happy hour (except it wasn't) in the Loan St ... 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