Me & Wellington

You can't take a Seal Clubbing

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March 22nd 2009
Our last stop on the North Island was Wellington, New Zealand's Capital City. To be honest Wellington is on the tour just a stopover before we catch the ferry to the South Island, so it was really a quick tour of the area. What l can tell you is that it had the feeling of Cape Town with its harbours and fantastic homes perched on the hills that surround the Capital. We even got time to drive up to ... 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