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Oamaru – penguins and Victorian Whitestone buildings

Dorothy – 25/10/02 Oamaru – a New Zealand town proud of its history and inviting photography Oamaru, the main centre serving North Otago, attracts visitors by its fine Victorian Whitestone buildings, gardens, penguin colonies, and opportunities for trips into the surrounding countryside to see natural wonders like the Moeraki Boulders, historical sites like the Totara…

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Memorial to the Nineteenth Infantry Battalion and Armoured Regiment: Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1939-1945

Victoria Park, Christchurch, New Zealand Dorothy – 11/10/02 The soldiers of the Nineteenth Infantry Battalion and Armoured Regiment (South Island Branch) who fought in the Second World War are honoured in a beautiful living memorial in Christchurch in Victoria Park on the Cashmere Hills. The planting in the area is full of symbolism, and plaques…

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The road from Arthur’s Pass to Otira – a spectacular journey along Highway 73

Dorothy – 30/08/02 Travel from Arthur’s Pass across New Zealand’s Southern Alps to Otira and you can experience native bush, see impresssive Mount Rolleston, explore the Chasm and the Dobson Nature Walk, visit the Temple Basin skifield, view the engineering achievement of the Otira Viaduct, see rata in the awesome Otira Gorge and see for…

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