Parliment buildings

Wellington

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September 25th 2007
Wellington is called windy Wellington and now I know why, the winds come over from Antartica so you can imagine they are pretty freezing winds. Again it was raining (and windy!) went to a museum then had a quick look around the town and at the Parliment buildings, in the evening I went for a Thai soup with a girl Katie from the US that I keep bumping into. On a bit of a tight time frame so a ... 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