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Shearers' Quarters, Shag Valley, New Zealand

Shearers’ Quarters, Shag Valley Station, New Zealand

Pretty plush accommodation for the mid 19th century… Shag Valley Station was started by Johnny Jones, a whaler from Waikouiti. In 1863, he sold the property to Sir Francis Dillon Bell, the father of the country’s first New Zealand-born Prime Minister. It was around this time that the shearers’ quarters were

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Ralph Hotere Sculpture Garden 1

Ralph Hotere Sculpture Garden, Port Chalmers, New Zealand 1

Ralph Hotere is one of New Zealand’s most famous contemporary artists—a painter and sculptor who mixes minimalism with political commentary and monochromatic palettes with shining metals. The Hotere Garden Oputae is located on Constitution Street in Port Chalmers, right near the flagstaff. There is a top notch view of the

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