The great shopping trolley heist

Santa Brought A Sister! 21st - 26th Dec 06

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December 26th 2006
The next part of my journey around New Zealand was to Wellington to meet my sister who was coming over for Christmas and New Year. I would have to get a coach North to Picton and then the ferry across the Cooks Straight - apparently the roughest ferry crossing in the world - bring it on!! As Vic was also heading North she jumped on the coach with me, and thank God she did for the moral support! ... 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