Pukeke

Kia ora from Wellington

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November 6th 2011
We're writing to you from our 2nd and last night in Wellington. What can we say about Wellington? It's a proper city, a lot like Vancouver. It's quite a change from the small town feel of Kaikoura and Picton. Speaking of which... It took us about 3.5 hours to drive from Kaikoura to Picton. Again, we had fantastic weather. We stopped at the Ohau fur seal colony on the way north ... 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