The view down the stairs

Extra Welly.

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April 23rd 2006
Not much to report I'm afraid, most of the day was preparing to move out of Wellington. The only major thing I did today (after the obligatory Asian Food Court Lunch- this time Singaporese Noodles which were, yet again, superb. We need this place at home) was climb Mount Victoria, which is supposed to offer the best view of Wellington. Since I really felt like climbing a steep hill that day, I ... 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