Wellington

Hanggliding!

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February 21st 2007
Sorry if you have sent me e-mails and I haven't replied i'm so busy at the moment but having a fantastic time! I am now on the South island, after I left Tongario national park we headed down to Wellington the capital of New Zealand, the Te papa museum was really good but there wasn't a great deal to do in Wellington. The ferry to the south island was so scenic I would have paid for the ferry jus ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura

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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