History Of The Otago Region
The history of Otago in New Zealand tells the story of human settlement of one of the more isolated outliers of the inhabited earth.
Read more about History Of The Otago Region: Archaic Māori Period, Classic Māori Period, Whalers, Sealers and Traders, The Ngai Tahu and Christianity, Land-sales and The Signing of The Treaty of Waitangi, The Scottish Settlement Scheme, After The Goldrush
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