Rose Garden

Wellington

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February 21st 2008
Wellington Madness on Thursday! Today, we checked out of our rooms at the Turangi Leisure Lodge and headed south to Wellington. It took about 5 hours - a bit more than usual due to lots of road maintenance. :-( But a pretty drive - lots of cows and sheep. We made our way into Wellington with Aunt Susan at the wheel. We knew we wanted to do the cable cars and the botanical gardens and had ... 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