Te Papa

Beehive and Beers in Wellington

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October 4th 2008
Day 551 (30.09.08) We'd looked into options to get to the north island to continue our tour of New Zealand and found that the cheapest way was actually to fly, it would also be a lot quicker and allow us to pack more into our remaining time here. With our transfer to the country's capital booked for a ridiculous time in the morning we woke, finished packing and were in the shuttle bus to the ai ... 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