DAY 29 WELLINGTON

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March 1st 2023
We ventured into the heart of NZ’s capital, Wellington, by bus. Also known as, '“Windy Welly” or “Wellywood”! The nickname Windy Welly comes very simply from Wellington being very windy. Today was not so. Wellington lies on a point of land sticking out into the Cook Strait. The Roaring 40’s, strong westerly winds found below 40 degrees latitude on the Southern Hemisphere, push through ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more