Lunch on the Volcano

The Returning of the Van

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December 21st 2008
Wellington came into view soon after our ferry, the Interislander, cruised in off the Cook Strait. The city looked small from a distance but soon loomed larger as we came into port. Our ferry disgorged its contents onto dry land and we were soon trying to find our way around the busy town centre. Wellington is not New Zealand's largest city but is its capital and political centre. It was our first ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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