Leaving The South Island

Those batteries didn't last long ....

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January 30th 2007
Yesterday I arrived in Wellington after a beautiful rail journey up the East Coast of the South Island from Christchurch followed by an equally scenic ferry ride across the Cook Strait to this, the capital, city of New Zealand. I continue to have a great time. The only very feint blemishes have been: (1) The post office at Christchurch had no bags so my air mail stickers stuck to other items ... 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