Day 40 - Crossing the Cook Strait to Wellington, North Island, New Zealand 1. Blue Penguins Picton Aquarium

Day 40 - Crossing the Cook Strait to Wellington, North Island, New Zealand

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December 28th 2013
Saturday December 28th, 2013. Crossing the Cook Strait to Wellington, North Island, New Zealand Woke up this morning and it was chucking it down. We checked out of the YH and then went into town for breakfast in one of the cafes. A couple of cheese and bacon toasties - lovely. Our ferry was at 1.10 but we had to check in at the latest at 12 noon. We had a few hours to kill so we went for a ... 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