Wellington harbour

Windy Wellington

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January 4th 2008
Day 70: Arrival in the Capital As is so often the case, I would have liked to have stayed a little longer in Wanganui, if only to see a bit more of the town, but with the list of things I want to do in New Zealand growing exponentially, I stuck to my plans and arrived at the bus stop at half-past seven ready to catch the bus for Wellington. Unfortunately I'd got my times a bit wrong and could h ... read more

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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