View from the hill

Leaving Wellington

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May 8th 2009
Only spent a day in Wellington, but it's nice place. Honestly, I didn't realise until I was here that Wellington is actually the capital of New Zealand, not Auckland. Stayed in the YHA, which has absolutely no character at all, but it could be worse I suppose. Went in the tram up the hill to a little cable car museum at the top. Apparently, a lot of the people who live in the hilly parts of Wellin ... 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