National Archives Wellington

This morning we drive at 9:00 a.m. to Wellington. I visit the National Archives to see the original of the Treaty of Waitangi. Afterwards I walk through the CBD and spend more than 5 hours in Te Papa, the National Museum of New Zealand. A very interesting and comprehensive collection about this nation. Tomorrow is the big day of the transfer to the …

... cookies and coffee on the way. See the Cenotaph, The Beehive, and The Parliament Buildings before viewing the Treaty of Waitangi at the National Archives and sitting in the Old St. Paul's Cathedral. After lunch we go up the cable car and walk back down ...

Hi Everyone, Arrived into Wellington, the capital of New Zealand on the North Island last Sunday afternoon. The ferry crossing was fine, much to Lisa's relief as we had heard horror stories about the journey. We were so lucky as the weather turned ...

... . 27 -- After three full weeks of moving along every few days, I finally stopped moving and stood still here in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, situated at the very southern tip of the North Island. The city is snuggled in what seems to be a ...

... down most of their key building at fairly regular intervals over the last hundred years. Next we tried to visit the National Archives to see New Zealand's founding document (the Treaty of Waitangi) but found the vault had just closed and so opted sfor ...

... it for another blast of wind! We did a whistle stop tour of the city the next day which started with the the National Archives where we saw the original Treaty of Waitangi which is the treaty signed by the first europeans and the Maoris. Then we went ...