Botanic Garden

A sculpture at the main entrance to the Dunedin Botanic Garden.

God Defend New Zealand

It is amazing what you find if you go looking for nothing in particular. On this occasion I came across the grave of Thomas Bracken in the Dunedin Cemetery, the author of the words for New Zealand's national anthem.

Dunedin Building

Every last square metre of ground was used in the design of this wedge shaped building in Dunedin. The angles up the hill make for some interesting perspective also.

Door No. 5

A door at the old docks on the waterfront in Dunedin.

University of Otago

The spectacularly ornate and gothic University of Otago central building and clocktower in Dunedin.

Rapa Nui Moai

A Moai from Rapa Nui (Easter Island). One of the unique things to be seen at Otago Museum in Dunedin.

Bounty Bounty

Some bounty from the Bounty. A pintle and rudder gudgeon recovered from the famed Bounty after its mutiny in Bounty Bay, Pitcairn Island. The Otago Museum in Dunedin has some remarkable items to see.

Everest Kodak

A photo of a Kodak camera and the photo it took on Mount Everest. This is the actual camera used by Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary on the first summit of Mount Everest.

Everest Rocks

A rock sample brought back from the summit of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary can be seen in Dunedin's Otago Museum.

Hillary's Ice Axe

The ice axe used by Sir Edmund Hillary himself on Mount Everest can be seen in the wonderful Dunedin Museum.

Central Dunedin

A spectacular afternoon in central Dunedin, New Zealand.

InterCity Bus

An InterCity Bus from Dunedin up to Queenstown in New Zealand gets me nearer the snow.