Bendoran Hut
The place
Bendoran Hut in the Otago region, Dunedin/Silver Peaks area (Otago Peninsula hinterland, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand), at 473 m elevation, in the Silver Peaks Range. Continuous New Zealand Otago cluster (batches 260-399). Private hut of the Otago Tramping Club, Dunedin (Silver Peaks 800 m + Dunedin, 130,000 residents, South Island's 2nd city, Scottish-founded "Edinburgh of the South", founded 1848 by the Free Church of Scotland + Otago Peninsula, Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi, Taiaroa Head, the only mainland colony + heritage of the Ngāi Tahu (South Island Māori iwi, 60,000, Kāi Tahu dialect + Otakou pa, Taiaroa Head + Treaty of Waitangi, 6 February 1840 + iconic legacy of the Otago Gold Rush, 1861, Gabriel Read, Gabriel's Gully, 100,000 diggers + Arrowtown Chinatown, 1864, 3,000 Chinese immigrant miners + iconic legacy of the University of Otago, 1869, New Zealand's oldest + Cadbury heritage, 1930-2018, chocolate factory closure in Dunedin + Dunedin Sound heritage, 1980s, Chris Knox, Flying Nun Records, iconic + Michael Woodhouse politician heritage + All Blacks, Otago, Highlanders Super Rugby franchise).
The setting
Otago Dunedin/Silver Peaks Otago Peninsula hinterland Dunedin South Island NZ 473 m Silver Peaks Range, continuous cluster batches 260-399, private hut of Otago Tramping Club Dunedin + Silver Peaks 800 m + Dunedin 130,000 South Island's 2nd city Scottish "Edinburgh of the South" 1848 Free Church of Scotland + Otago Peninsula Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi Taiaroa Head only mainland colony, Ngāi Tahu South Island 60,000 Māori Kāi Tahu + Otakou pa Taiaroa + Waitangi 6 Feb 1840 + Otago Gold Rush 1861 Gabriel Read Gully 100,000 diggers + Arrowtown Chinatown 1864 3,000 Chinese + University of Otago 1869 NZ's oldest + Cadbury 1930-2018 chocolate + Dunedin Sound 1980s Knox Flying Nun iconic + Woodhouse politician + Highlanders Super Rugby.
