Mt Victoria

Wellington by Car

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January 12th 2009
Hi Everybody, we went into the City and did all our travelling by car we went along oriental parade and right around as far as we could go we saw the south Island in the distance. Since we had a late start it was already lunchtime so we got bits and pieces and drove up mount Victoria we had the windiest picnic ever at the top we had old fashioned lemonade crusty french bread with ham and cheese ... 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