Winery

Sunday night in Whakatane

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February 24th 2008
Hello all - Our last entry was Thursday night in Wellington but we haven't had a wireless connection until now, sorry. Friday morning, while still in Wellington, we spent about 2 hours in Te Papa, the National Museum of New Zealand (say that 3 times fast). It was huge and very well done but we had to get going so we just did the highlights. We were on a mission to do the NZ Wine Trail and ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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