Onboard the Interislander through the Sound

Wellington and the Wairau Valley

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December 17th 2011
We are back in Christchurch after further adventures, this time in Wellington and the Wairau Valley. Flying into Wellington on Monday afternoon we made our way to the hotel before taking a stroll past Parliament, the building is known as the Bee Hive, up to Wellington Cathedral where Alex's Grandpa used to be Bishop and two of her uncles were head choristers once upon a time. It was great to s ... 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