A chocolate dipped ice cream...

Quiet days in Wellington

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February 19th 2009
19/2/09 = Arriving in Wellington; the cool Te Papa Museum Was hoping to wake up at 7am today, but phone turned itself off, so no alarm. Lucky the old bodyclock alarm kicked in and actually came in handy...woke me up at 7am, bang on the dot. Got in shower, had breakfast, then got ready to leave and head to Wellington, not forgetting all important stop at library first. Got there at 9:15 and as i ... 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