Wellington Walk

Walking Wellington

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January 29th 2018
The C.O. Is not happy with the fitness level of the squad so she has ordered a walking tour of Wellington. After an early breakfast we mustered at the Tourist Information Centre at 9.45 and met our tour guide (Tina). We set of on the tour mainly marching in single file. Tina was knowledgable and thorough and we saw many impressive buildings and places that we would not have realised the significan ... 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