University of Otago

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The clock tower of the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, rises above a historic stone building, surrounded by green lawns and leafy trees.

University of Otago

university, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

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Dunedin
…garden, an art gallery, the University of Otago (1869; the oldest university in New Zealand), the Otago Museum, and the Early Settlers’ Museum. The city is a religious centre with Roman Catholic and Anglican cathedrals and the theological Knox, Selwyn, and Holy Cross colleges. Northeast of the city centre, at…
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…garden, an art gallery, the University of Otago (1869; the oldest university in New Zealand), the Otago Museum, and the Early Settlers’ Museum. The city is a religious centre with Roman Catholic and Anglican cathedrals and the theological Knox, Selwyn, and Holy Cross colleges. Northeast of the city centre, at…
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Keri Hulme
…of jobs, including writer-in-residence at Otago University, Dunedin, in 1978. Her first book, The Silences Between: Moeraki Conversations (1982), is a verse collection noted for its unique and varied use of language. The Bone People, Hulme’s most acclaimed work, features three characters she first created as an 18-year-old: Kerewin Holmes,…
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…of jobs, including writer-in-residence at Otago University, Dunedin, in 1978. Her first book, The Silences Between: Moeraki Conversations (1982), is a verse collection noted for its unique and varied use of language. The Bone People, Hulme’s most acclaimed work, features three characters she first created as an 18-year-old: Kerewin Holmes,…
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