The Beehive

Wellington, Wellington So Good I Stayed There Twice

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December 29th 2005
Once again the best of intentions are crushed mercilessly by the sledgehammer of lazyness. Ah well, its the thought that counts after all and thought is being put in now. It's been almost four weeks since I arrived in North Island and three of those have been spent messing about in Wellington due to circumstances both in and out of my control (aforementioned slackness played a major part here) but ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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