Outside Te Papa

Wellington and Taupo

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July 4th 2008
Ok, so I left it a bit long to write my next blog, so I apologise to all of you who have been waiting to catch up with my adventures (as I write this I am actually in NYC, but never mind eh?!) Wellington was rather uneventful - it is meant to be the windiest city in NZ or similar, and we definitely experienced that as soon as we arrived there! Headed to the cinema on our first day there to see ... 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