Pukeko

Capital City Living - For now....

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October 6th 2006
Hey guys, not such a sunny entry this time! I'm hanging out in Wellington for the next month or so and it's been windy for the last few days, I only just made it across the Cook Strait (from the South Island) with the ferries cancelled due to the weather now. The joy of NZ in springtime... To catch up when I got back from Raro I had the minimum time possible in Chrischurch (horrible city!), whe ... 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