Welly!

Wellington!

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January 12th 2009
Heylo!! The next day we headed off to Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, and our final stop in the South Island. It was a long journey getting there, we made a few stops but nothing very interesting to be honest…a big model of a carrot in a region famous for carrots and a big model of a welly (boot) in a town famous for their welly-throwing contest (very random!!)! Although we did stop ... 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