Atop Mt. Victoria, looking NW onto Wellington

The Capital and so much more

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August 27th 2006
Ah, the city of Wellington…an exciting change to the small farming town of Hamilton. The flight down to Wellington was beautiful with views of Ruapehu and adjacent mountains. The Capital is also the cultural and artistic center of New Zealand. It boasts a wide array of restaurants and pubs, lots of live music, gardens, and shops, and is home of Peter Jackson, Weta digital, the Emb ... 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