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Wellington, crossing the Cook Strait and Nelson

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March 26th 2009
Hi, I only stopped a couple of nights in Wellington and only had one full day there so I just spent it wandering around and seeing the sights. I caught the tram up a big hill to get some good views of the city and went to the te papa museum and did a few other things but Wellington's not much to write home about (like most other cities in this part of the world)! So after Wellington I caught th ... 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