Botanical Gardens

Wellington

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March 31st 2007
They call it windy Wellington and the weather was indeed less than lovely but the city itself is irresistibly charming with its hundreds of cafes spilling their fashionable kiwi executive type patrons onto the sidewalks carrying their coffee and morning snack of choice. As the capital of New Zealand, Wellington is not only physically situated near the countries geographical center (at the sout ... 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