beautiful Wellington Harbour

wellington -north Island

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August 25th 2009
Tuesday 25th: Arrived at Sydney airport in plenty of time for the flight, only to find out my boarding time was one hour late as the flights coming in were all late. I was due to fly out 40 minutes before Ratko. We had to split up as he left through a different customs area! On my own! It turned out that we had a 200+ tailwind so arrived only 5 minutes late. Ratko arrived around 30 minutes late ... 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