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Windy Wellington - not

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April 17th 2017
Wellington 19th March Wellington A small city with a big reputation, we had bypassed here on our North Island tour so it was good to see New Zealand's capital city albeit briefly. It is infamous for its weather and also lies on a major fault line (those pesky earthquakes again). Passengers disembarking here were transferred to the West Pac Stadium because of damage by the latest earthquakes and ... 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