Having a drink at the Backbencher Pub

Leaving Wellington

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October 15th 2010
Today we leave the north Island. We are currently on the ferry to the South Island. It was an early start and only 1 of the 2 times we'll have to set the alarm clock (2nd will be for our Milford sound cruise). Yesterday was a great day exploring the city of Wellington. The weather was better but still cloudy. We went to the Te papa (museum) and saw an exhibition on the greenstone. It was ver ... 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