Wellington Cable Car

Windy Welly, Hobbit home!

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October 26th 2005
Well, I resisted visiting Hobbiton (I thought it looked a little lame in the promotional photos, but have since met people who said it was pretty cool), but since it was a very special day last week (my birthday, dammit!) I decided to check out one of the Lord of the Rings tours, which now number somewhere around forty for the country. The blockbusting series continues to be a big money maker for ... 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