Bluff NZ, next stop Sewart Island then Antartica

South of the World - Invercargill to Dunedin

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March 19th 2017
In 1965 Keith Richards from the Rolling Stones described this city as 'the armpit of the world.' That must have been before Queens Park was constructed. This enormous 80 hectare green space has a special plant collection, Wonderland castle, ponds, farm animals, and an aviary. I whistle to the emu's and they jog up to the fence. As Chris takes a picture, one of the birds spits at him. He was not im ... 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