Finally made it to Wellington on a sunny day! Got the train here from param which took an hour-but the views were stunning, a shame I had to the share my carraige with a thousand screaming kids-roll on school I say! I quickly walked up to the Beehive (built in teh 1970;s)to do my tour of parliment. It was much more strict than Canberra-where we had to leave all our belongings in the foyer before the tour...anyway it was worth it. Shown around teh Beehive; the ac...

After an 11 hour bus journey I arrived in Wellington. Booked into my hostel on Wakefiled street, just around the corner from all the shops and the museums. Spent last night in the bar...made some friends with a few people on the bus down, and spent all of today waking up. Once I had succesfully managed that I went to the Te Papa museum, another Maori, cultural museum-very similar to Auckland, but much more interactive-they even ahd an earthquake simulator! I'm h...