Wellington Photo 3

Wellington

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March 17th 2008
We then headed to Wellington, which was the last place we stayed in on the North island, and also New Zealand's capital city. The drive to Wellington is dominated by the Ruahine and Tararua Ranges, and rolling farmland. Not too far from the city we hit the Kapitit coast, most of which was wrenched out of the sea by a large earthquake in 1855. Kapiti island is a native bird santuary that has a v ... 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