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Wet Welly

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May 13th 2009
Saturday 25th April (ANZAC Day) - Tuesday 28th April 2009 I was attending the "Fast Tracking National Infrastructure" conference in Wellington for work so decided to extend the work jolly into the weekend before and to actually see the Capital city of New Zealand properly... I had been twice before but my sightseeing had consisted of something like: Airport - office - airport. It looked l ... 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