Flight to Wellington

The last leg

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October 22nd 2011
As 'Aussie' dropped us off at our hotel it suddenly dawned on me that we'd completed our last trip. It had been over 3 weeks since we'd left England but time seems to have flown by. We decided to just have a snack in Blenheim with a couple of jars of Speights. One night cap g&t back at the hotel and then early to bed. Friday morning dawned and we had the morning to ourselves befor ... read more

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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