Weeks nine and ten: leaving Auckland, arriving in Dunedin

I made the most of my last week in Auckland by visiting the art gallery, Mission Bay and the harbour and Wynyard Quarter. A marquee was put up on the lawn of the Old Government House to host various events. On Saturday morning Cyclone Lusi hit Auckland with wind and heavy rain which meant our flight take-off was a bit bumpy. We overtook the storm so it was quite nice when we landed in Dunedin, but it hit hard on Sunday.
We are living in UniCol, one of the halls of residence with over 500 first year students. It is an interesting experience! They were very noisy on Saturday night and again on Monday which was St Patrick's Day. I have to stop myself from telling them off. The positives are that we are on the 9th floor so have good views of the city and we get three meals a day included.
I have been on a tour around the Dunedin area to see some of the main sights including the Otago Peninsular and the steepest street in the world. The beaches are beautiful and I watched a school triathlon competition at St Clair beach today. I think the teachers were enjoying drinking coffee in the sunshine between cheering on their pupils!