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Category: History

Neighbours at War: Nichols Falls Edition

Neighbours at War: Nichols Falls Edition

amandaApril 13, 2016June 30, 201710 Comments
It was back to Leith Valley today to check out a spot that ranks just below the Organ Pipes and...
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Day Two on Gillespies Beach

Day Two on Gillespies Beach

amandaApril 10, 2016March 8, 2017Leave a comment
Day two at Gillespies Beach, and we woke up with the sunrise. Yesterday we’d checked out the miner’s cemetery and...
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Murder at Mapoutahi

Murder at Mapoutahi

amandaApril 7, 2016March 8, 2017Leave a comment
Today I teamed up with KL’s Self Discovery to find an adventure suitable for a busy mother and a person...
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Ghosts of Gillespies Beach

Ghosts of Gillespies Beach

amandaApril 1, 2016March 8, 201716 Comments
A long Easter weekend presents the perfect opportunity for an adventure away from home. I’d received a tip off that...
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Four Hours on Swampy Summit

Four Hours on Swampy Summit

amandaMarch 23, 2016March 8, 20175 Comments
Today we had planned to climb Mount Charles, the highest point on the peninsula, but were disappointed to learn that...
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A Peek into Dunedin’s Dominican Priory

A Peek into Dunedin’s Dominican Priory

amandaMarch 16, 2016March 16, 201627 Comments
Today I was granted a very special opportunity to take a look at a fascinating part of Dunedin’s history. The...
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Take Me Down To Paradise Farm: Part 1 – The Saunderson Puzzle

Take Me Down To Paradise Farm: Part 1 – The Saunderson Puzzle

amandaMarch 10, 2016June 16, 201715 Comments
Today we opted to explore a different area of the Peninsula – the Paradise Track, which meanders down from Highcliff...
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Down Home at the Stewart Farm

Down Home at the Stewart Farm

amandaFebruary 26, 2016March 8, 201725 Comments
Today, as promised, we decided to visit the what remains of the Stewart homestead, one of the Harbour Cone Reserve’s...
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Toitu Early Settlers 1865 Shoreline Walk

Toitu Early Settlers 1865 Shoreline Walk

amandaFebruary 16, 20161 Comment
A brilliant Valentines Sunday brought us to the Toitu Early Settlers museum for a talk and walk conducted by archaeologist...
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How We Found Rutherford’s Ruin but Lost Our Way

How We Found Rutherford’s Ruin but Lost Our Way

amandaJanuary 29, 2016March 8, 201719 Comments
A misty Monday morning brought us back up to the Harbour Cone reserve on the Otago Peninsula. I hadn’t been...
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