wellington harbour

New Zealand: part 2

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May 5th 2008
08/05/2008 Days 1-17 After a 3 hour ferry crossing acroos the cook straight we arrived in Wellington...( the capital city) it looks a very nice place, will be here about 4 days, which will be enough time to check it out. In the end i ended up spending 6 days as we missed the bus so had to wait another 2, no probs though as its was a nice place. Me and rob had a good few nights out and met some ... 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