Wendy & the Welly YHA View

Day 5 - Napier to Wellington

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March 8th 2007
Updated 19 MAR 07 Lunch in Palmerston North. We had Kababs and Falafals at a place called Turkish Delight, funnily enough. It was goood. Then on to Wellington. Wellington like a smaller, much friendly, nicer Sydney, but we arrived on a day that was quite windy. The first in about a month of lovely weather apparently, according to the locals. YHA in Wellington City is excelle ... 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