Wellington skyline

Welcome to winter in Wellington...

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June 9th 2008
Landed in Sydney (again) from the Cook Islands feeling better than I probably should have given the amount I had drunk before I got on my flight to Christchurch and then having to get on another flight to Sydney at some ungodly hour of 6am, after barely managing even three hours sleep on the plane... Spent my time in Sydney shopping for birthday presents (hope you like them sister!), exploring Pa ... 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