Te Papa ...

... A pretty top-notch museum that covers all things Kiwi, but not one you should visit with only a couple of hours until closing, as we did. Way too much to see and absorb, and shockingly, it was completely free.

First Impressions

December 22nd 2015
Geo: -41.2865, 174.776First impressions are rarely wrong, and today's arrival into Wellington by ferry certainly left a lot to be desired, starting with the weather. Windy and grey, it wasn't the nicest of summer days as our ferry sailed into Wellington, and stepped off the boat into a rather dreary-looking port. Walking from there to our furnished apartment wasn't much better, as We ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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

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