The Harbour

Wellington and Martinborough Vineyards

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March 24th 2008
Monday 24th March, I arrived in Wellington on the bus about 45 minutes late, got caught up in Holiday Traffic. Arrived at the station at platform 9, to find that platform 9 3/4 was only next door! I checked into the Cambridge Hotel and Backpackers in the city centre, near all the cafes and decided to spend two nights in the hotel part, as I had a job interview the next day, and so needed a decent ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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