Tent pegs

Wellington

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November 28th 2006
We drove the last little bit to Wellington and right into the Centre to the Youth Hostel, which was exactly where the map said it should be. It was full, so we were forced to spend the night in a proper hotel. This turned out to be very fortunate, as the hotel had a two for one offer on evening meals - we each got an 8 ounce steak, two eggs and real home cooked chips and two beers for a grand t ... 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