No time to see New Zealand's capital city 6. Looking back across Wellington harbour from the interislander

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No time to see New Zealand's capital city

December 9th 2008
Day 163: Tuesday 9th December - In a rush to see the capital By the time we arrive in Wellington, New Zealand's capital city at the base of the North Island its 7.30pm and the one thing I really wanted to do whilst I was in the city - visit Te Papa museum, supposedly New Zealand's finest museum - is closed. This is really annoying as I can't afford to get off the bus with no bus for another 2 d ... 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

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