Harbour

Wet, Windy, (but wonderful) Welly

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November 19th 2006
Wellington began very wet and windy for the first two days, and they get proper wind in Wellington leaving the hostel meant braving the elements. But after two days the sun appeared and things improved for the next three days. Adverse weather conditions aside, the capital is an excellent cosmopoitan city with loads on offer set in beautiful bay surrounded by lush hills. We also had the pleasure ... 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