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Almost the last leg! Wellington......

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February 8th 2015
Just arrived in Wellington. Not quite sure yet why everyone raves about it. Seems like there are zillions of young people and tourists. But I ll reserve judgement till I've been on cable car tomorrow. Well Rotorua really got to me. Very soulless and a general air of despondency. Also it was raining. Spent few hours being smothered in mud and then soaked in suphur pool. Lovely for skin but not s ... 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