P1030788

NZ; Wellington, Taupo

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April 11th 2010
After a night back in Christchurch we had a other stop off in Kaikoura on our way north. We travelled up to Wellington the capital of NZ- although everything was all closed for Easter so we didn't actually see much of it. Most of the day was spent on the coach and a long ferry crossing where Mark listened to harry potter Audio books being very antisocial. We arrived at about 5 at Base hostel, not ... 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