Wellington sea front

Wellington and Work

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March 12th 2007
Hello again, Here is the next instalment of my blog, being threataning to write this for ages so here goes. Having had a great christmas time with Pete and Gill Winter, I decided to head down to Wellington for New Years eve and to continue the recovery on my ankle. Wellington is a really cool city, by the sea, and because topography (now theres a clever word to use!) it is built around the ... 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