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The
antipode town of Lucerne (ch) is Dunedin
(nz)
With
around 120000 residents, representing a
multitude of cultures and ethnic groups,
Dunedin is a vibrant and exciting place to
be.
You may leave the city for an excursion on
the wild side. Otago Peninsula is a
wildlife heaven, offering excellent
viewing of birds, seals, dolphins and
other marine life.
The Royal Albatross has a wing spanup to 3
m - the largest spanup of the world. This
bird flies 190000km per year. It lays its
single egg at a colony during
November.
Otago Peninsula is also home to the
world's rarest penguin. Known to the Maori
as Hoiho, the Yellow-eyed Penguin is the
largest of 14 penguin species in the
world.
Further
information
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Dunedin,
Otago Peninsula
The Royal Albatross has the largest wings
spanup.
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Robbie
Famous
Faces of Dunedin
Robbie
Burns
Born into a
poor family on 25 January 1759 at Alloway, a village near
Ayr on the West Coast of Scotland. From an early age Burns
had an ear for folk music and a gift for writing lyrics to
go with existing tunes. After publishing his first volume of
poetry he was "adopted" by the "important" people of society
as a kind of curiosity - a ploughman who could hold is own
in conversation with anyone and his company was sought at
the dinner tables of the gentry. His work is written in the
lanuguage of the common people, spoken to the heart, from
the heart. He died in 1796 (at the age of 37) after a
lifelong struggle with illness.
Further
Famous Dunedin Faces
Ralph Hotere
(Artist)
Jeff Wilson
(Ex All Black and International Cricket Player)
Danyon Loader
(Olympic Swimmer)
Greg Henderson
(Cyclist)
Greg Turner
(International Golfer)
Jonathan
Lemalu (Opera Singer)
Anna James
(Opera Singer)
Malvina Major
(Opera Singer)
Russell Coutts
(Sailor)
Liz Van Welie
(Swimmer)
Janet Frame
(Author)
Chris Knox
(Musician)
Martin
Phillips (Musician)
Chris
Donaldson (Sprinter)
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