Kapiti coast

Kapiti Coast and Wellington

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February 6th 2012
So we left Gareth and Renee and carried on towards Kapiti Coast. We stopped in couple of places: Hawera, Waverley, Waipipi Iron Sands, Wanganui, Virginia Lake Reserve, Winter Gardens and had dinner in the Queens Park. We decided to stop overnight in a place called Tangimoana near Tawhirihoe Scientific Reserve. I am glad we did so as the following morning we met an English lady called Jenny who was ... 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