Mahogany Bed Sides

Welly boots

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January 28th 2007
Arrived in Wellington fine on the ferry - a 3 hour crossing. Spent the afternoon touring the City in the truck, and then crashed at a motel for the evening so we could have some dinner and a couple of beers. On the morning of the 28th we headed to the NZ state museum - Te Papa (Our Place) Te Papa was a great 3 hour trip around NZ's history and Maori ancestry (and its free!). We experiance ... read more

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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