Wellington Te Papa Museum

Napier and Wellington

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December 17th 2006
After the Tongariro we made our way up to Napier, a cool seaside town on the east coast which is famous for it's wineries. We just chilled here and went wine tasting for a day and made our way down to Wellington. I was happy to ditch the girls and at last had a Saturday night out in a pumping place. NZ is beautiful but it does lack good nightlife. Wellington however was like home from home. W ... 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