Wellington
March 17th 2008 We then headed to Wellington, which was the last place we stayed in on the North island, and also New Zealand's capital city. The drive to Wellington is dominated by the Ruahine and Tararua Ranges, and rolling farmland. Not too far from the city we hit the Kapitit coast, most of which was wrenched out of the sea by a large earthquake in 1855. Kapiti island is a native bird santuary that has a v
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