Dunedin

Dunedin and the Otago Peninsula

---

March 1st 2017
The specific reason for coming to Dunedin was to visit the albatross colony on the adjacent Otago Peninsula. We had tickets for Sunday evening so the rest of the day was free to explore the area. Peter freely gave his top 3 tips: Olveston House, a beautiful early C20th town house built in the Jacobean style with an interesting art collection, Orokunui Ecosanctuary which showcases NZ birds in a pes ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

---

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