Our hostel at Plimmerton

Wellington - last stop on the North Island

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January 19th 2008
DATE VISITED: 16-18TH JANUARY The 4hrs ish drive to Plimmerton lead us to a small coastal village where our stop for the next 3 nights would be close to Wellington. Plimmerton was my choice as a base over Wellington, the capital, as we got the best of the sea (views and the sound of waves when sleeping at night) combined with the lively day times spent in Wellington. Wellington a very ... 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