Tuesday, June 24, 2014

4/10/14 - Australia to New Zealand

We spent most of the day travelling to Wellington, New Zealand. 

"Aotearoa" is the Maori name for New Zealand, though it seems at first to have been used for the North Island only. It means "long white cloud". There are three official languages of New Zealand: English, Maori, and sign language.

We stayed at the Copthorne Hotel Oriental Bay in Wellington. Welcome to RAIN and cooler weather!

Wellington is the capital of New Zealand and the world's southernmost capital city of a sovereign state. New Zealand is the biggest island of Polynesia. There are many imperceptible earthquakes.

Wellington city has a population of 150K and with suburbs 500K people. The minimum wage is $13.50 and the average yearly salary is $50K/year.


The Whittaker’s Big Egg Hunt in support of Starship Children's Hospital.was the first campaign of its kind in the southern hemisphere and took place from 21 March – 22 April 2014, with 100 giant eggs created by New Zealand artists hidden throughout Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch


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