The hills of Wellington

New Zealand

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October 17th 2008
We needed to be at the ferry port just before noon so we had a lazy morning and decided not to bother going into Wellington to look around as it was really cold and wet. Both of us forgot Matt’s affinity to seasickness and I cooked up a feast for lunch while we waited in the queue to get on the ferry. It was only after he’d eaten that Matt remembered that eating could prove a mistake. We g ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region

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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