Beach Time

No Wellies Needed In Wellington

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November 28th 2014
Geo: -41.2865, 174.776Some two years later I am finally getting around to doing this blog! Wow!So after throwing the ring in to Mount Doom, we headed to Napier where we visited my Aunt.The town of Napier is quite nice with Art Deco buildings and the beach. It's also a handy place for wine lovers although we couldn't really appreciate in that way as we don't really drink wine, altho ... 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