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Category: History

Woodside Glen and New Zealand’s Gentleman Highwayman

Woodside Glen and New Zealand’s Gentleman Highwayman

amandaJanuary 21, 2016March 8, 20179 Comments
My aim for the day was to find the site of a daring daylight highway robbery which took place during...
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Ready for the Invasion that Never Came: Harington Point Gun Emplacements

Ready for the Invasion that Never Came: Harington Point Gun Emplacements

amandaJanuary 12, 2016November 23, 20177 Comments
Another beautiful sunny Monday, and we decided to check out the gun emplacements at Harington Point, one of the most...
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Ruins and Rimu Trees: A Tour of Craigieburn

Ruins and Rimu Trees: A Tour of Craigieburn

amandaDecember 24, 2015September 2, 201812 Comments
Today we had a special treat – an offer to show us around the historic Craigieburn site by Paul Pope,...
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Tunnel Beach and the Legend of Cargill’s Drowned Daughter

Tunnel Beach and the Legend of Cargill’s Drowned Daughter

amandaDecember 18, 2015March 9, 201721 Comments
Today we visited one of Dunedin’s old classics – the popular and oft-recommended Tunnel Beach. It’s a place of spectacular...
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Powder Store or Prison Cell? The Shore St Door

Powder Store or Prison Cell? The Shore St Door

amandaNovember 28, 2015April 12, 201812 Comments
A group of 12 year olds on a school field trip waited in the grassy area at the corner of...
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A Tour of Archaeological Sites on Harbour Cone

A Tour of Archaeological Sites on Harbour Cone

amandaNovember 18, 2015March 8, 20176 Comments
This one’s a big one! Ever since running across some ruins while scaling Harbour Cone back in August, I’ve been...
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The Castle of Cumberland St (and the Castle of the East)

The Castle of Cumberland St (and the Castle of the East)

amandaNovember 16, 2015May 27, 20161 Comment
My family moved to Dunedin when I was about 11, and as such I guess I missed out on some...
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Caversham’s Hidden Tunnel

Caversham’s Hidden Tunnel

amandaOctober 23, 2015June 12, 201726 Comments
I’d long heard rumours about a hidden tunnel tucked away in my home suburb of Caversham, but its location has...
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Second Beach, St Clair’s “Magnificent Promenade”

Second Beach, St Clair’s “Magnificent Promenade”

amandaOctober 16, 2015March 8, 20177 Comments
Since I happened to be in the area, and it was an absolutely gorgeous evening, I seized the opportunity to...
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Skeletons and Shipwrecks: Papanui Inlet and Victory Beach

Skeletons and Shipwrecks: Papanui Inlet and Victory Beach

amandaOctober 12, 2015March 8, 20177 Comments
Another Monday, another adventure! Once again we wend our familiar way along Portobello Rd all the way to Weir Rd....
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