Wellington

Wellington

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February 13th 2007
This is our second day in Wellington. It is a really nice city. We have been to the national museum (Te Papa), which is vast and very good - quite intereactive. Today is much sunnier so we have been outside at the botanical gardens and strolling round the city. We have been lucky with the weather and been able to take some nice scenic photos. We booked onto a night tour at the Karori wildlife sanc ... 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