Cable Car

They're right- it is pretty windy.

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April 22nd 2006
Wellington: There are better cities, but at least here you can buy stuff you need in the city centre (I'm looking at you, Christchurch) and I've eaten ve-hery well here which kind of endears me to a place. I've found that it does have some of it's own atmosphere, despite what some people may say, though I've never found a parliament area so quiet and free of protesters. Considering that Wellingto ... read more

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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