New Zealand North Island — August 7-10, 2007

Cruise ship docked in Auckland.

2009-08-04T22:56:47Z

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Cruise ship docked in Auckland.

The Auckland Harbour bridge. The bridge has the nickname "Nippon Clip-On" because 10 years after the bridge was built, two additional lanes in each direction were "clipped on" to the existin ...

2009-08-04T23:02:53Z

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The Auckland Harbour bridge. The bridge has the nickname "Nippon Clip-On" because 10 years after the bridge was built, two additional lanes in each direction were "clipped on" to the existin ...

Crossing over the Harbour Bridge.

2009-08-04T23:24:58Z

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Crossing over the Harbour Bridge.

Crossing over the Harbour Bridge.

2009-08-04T23:30:46Z

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Crossing over the Harbour Bridge.

Crossing over the Harbour Bridge. Some of the many sailboats. This is why Auckland's nickname is "The City of Sails."

2009-08-04T23:42:18Z

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Crossing over the Harbour Bridge. Some of the many sailboats. This is why Auckland's nickname is "The City of Sails."

View of the city from the top of Mt. Eden.

2009-08-04T23:57:03Z

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View of the city from the top of Mt. Eden.

Mt. Eden, one of dozens of extinct volcanic craters in Auckland.

2009-07-15T13:33:40Z

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Mt. Eden, one of dozens of extinct volcanic craters in Auckland.

View of One Tree Hill from the top of Mt. Eden.

2009-08-04T23:29:17Z

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View of One Tree Hill from the top of Mt. Eden.

View of the city from the top of Mt. Eden, looking south-southwest. You can barely see One Tree Hill and the obelisk in the distance. You can barely see the Manukau Harbour (west/Tasman Sea) ...

2009-08-04T22:51:53Z

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View of the city from the top of Mt. Eden, looking south-southwest. You can barely see One Tree Hill and the obelisk in the distance. You can barely see the Manukau Harbour (west/Tasman Sea) ...

View of the city from the top of Mt. Eden, looking south-southeast. The blue on the horizon is the Waitemata Harbour on the Pacific side of the island.

2009-08-04T23:26:12Z

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View of the city from the top of Mt. Eden, looking south-southeast. The blue on the horizon is the Waitemata Harbour on the Pacific side of the island.

View of the city from the top of Mt. Eden.

2009-08-05T00:52:52Z

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View of the city from the top of Mt. Eden.

View of the city from the top of Mt. Eden. You can see two of the other extinct volcanoes.

2009-08-04T22:51:33Z

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View of the city from the top of Mt. Eden. You can see two of the other extinct volcanoes.

Another view of downtown from the top of Mt. Eden.

2009-08-04T23:02:24Z

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Another view of downtown from the top of Mt. Eden.

Looking out at the Waitemata Harbour (east/Pacific) from the top of Mt. Eden. The hill in the center of the photo is another extinct volcano. The island in the background is Rangitoto Island ...

2009-08-04T23:13:35Z

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Looking out at the Waitemata Harbour (east/Pacific) from the top of Mt. Eden. The hill in the center of the photo is another extinct volcano. The island in the background is Rangitoto Island ...

View of the city from the top of Mt. Eden.

2009-08-04T23:44:16Z

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View of the city from the top of Mt. Eden.

Looking across the Mt. Eden crater.

2009-08-04T23:48:58Z

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Looking across the Mt. Eden crater.

Looking down into the Mt. Eden crater.

2009-08-04T23:09:30Z

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Looking down into the Mt. Eden crater.

Looking down the side of Mt. Eden to some of the smaller craters.

2009-08-05T00:28:57Z

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Looking down the side of Mt. Eden to some of the smaller craters.

View of the Harbour Bridge from the top of Mt. Eden.

2009-08-05T00:24:55Z

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View of the Harbour Bridge from the top of Mt. Eden.

View of the city from the top of Mt. Eden.

2009-08-04T22:25:52Z

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View of the city from the top of Mt. Eden.

One of the other volcanic cones seen from the top of Mt. Eden.

2009-08-05T00:32:02Z

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One of the other volcanic cones seen from the top of Mt. Eden.

Maori mask at the Auckland Museum.

2009-08-04T23:29:30Z

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Maori mask at the Auckland Museum.

Maori raft with sail at the Auckland Museum.

2009-08-04T23:40:54Z

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Maori raft with sail at the Auckland Museum.

Maori weaving at the Auckland Museum.

2009-08-04T23:21:59Z

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Maori weaving at the Auckland Museum.

War horn made from a large shell at the Auckland Museum.

2009-07-15T13:59:51Z

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War horn made from a large shell at the Auckland Museum.

Maori crucifix at the Auckland Museum. Many of the Maori people were exposed to Christianity before European colonization of New Zealand.

2009-08-04T23:52:56Z

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Maori crucifix at the Auckland Museum. Many of the Maori people were exposed to Christianity before European colonization of New Zealand.

Maori building in the Auckland Museum.

2009-08-04T23:11:35Z

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Maori building in the Auckland Museum.

Maori building in the Auckland Museum.

2009-08-04T23:31:04Z

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Maori building in the Auckland Museum.

Front of Maori meeting house in the Auckland Museum.

2009-07-15T13:43:10Z

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Front of Maori meeting house in the Auckland Museum.

Inside the Auckland Museum's Maori meeting house.

2009-08-04T22:43:40Z

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Inside the Auckland Museum's Maori meeting house.

Inside the Auckland Museum's Maori meeting house.

2009-08-04T23:23:26Z

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Inside the Auckland Museum's Maori meeting house.

Inside the Auckland Museum's Maori meeting house.

2009-08-04T23:54:45Z

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Inside the Auckland Museum's Maori meeting house.

Maori war boat at the Auckland Museum.

2009-08-05T00:41:31Z

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Maori war boat at the Auckland Museum.

The Auckland Museum's new atrium.

2009-08-04T22:58:07Z

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The Auckland Museum's new atrium.

The Auckland Museum's new atrium.

2009-08-04T22:51:49Z

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The Auckland Museum's new atrium.

Stuffed elephant at the Auckland Museum. The story behind the elephant is that in the early 20th Century, the elephant was acquired by the Auckland Zoo and was supposed to give elephant ride ...

2009-08-04T23:30:39Z

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Stuffed elephant at the Auckland Museum. The story behind the elephant is that in the early 20th Century, the elephant was acquired by the Auckland Zoo and was supposed to give elephant ride ...

Large stuffed albatross in the Auckland Museum. The picture doesn't really show how huge this bird really is.

2009-08-04T23:21:26Z

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Large stuffed albatross in the Auckland Museum. The picture doesn't really show how huge this bird really is.

Maori poles (similar to totem poles in North America) in the Auckland Museum.

2009-08-04T23:20:06Z

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Maori poles (similar to totem poles in North America) in the Auckland Museum.

Auckland Museum exhibit highlighting the early days of the city in the mid-19th Century.

2009-08-04T23:40:53Z

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Auckland Museum exhibit highlighting the early days of the city in the mid-19th Century.

Japanese Zero fighter plane from World War II at the Auckland Museum.

2009-08-04T23:17:51Z

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Japanese Zero fighter plane from World War II at the Auckland Museum.

Part of the Auckland Museum's large memorial for New Zealand soldiers lost in battle.

2009-07-15T13:15:29Z

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Part of the Auckland Museum's large memorial for New Zealand soldiers lost in battle.

View of downtown and the Sky Tower from the Auckland Museum.

2009-08-04T23:09:21Z

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View of downtown and the Sky Tower from the Auckland Museum.

Exterior of the Auckland Museum.

2009-07-15T13:48:53Z

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Exterior of the Auckland Museum.

Sky Tower, as seen from the Auckland Museum.

2009-07-15T13:18:02Z

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Sky Tower, as seen from the Auckland Museum.

Driving along the Waitemata Harbour from the city's eastern suburbs to downtown.

2009-08-04T23:28:31Z

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Driving along the Waitemata Harbour from the city's eastern suburbs to downtown.

Me, outside the Arataki Visitor Centre, located in the Waitakere Ranges Park.

2009-08-05T01:50:46Z

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Me, outside the Arataki Visitor Centre, located in the Waitakere Ranges Park.

Looking out at the West Coast and Manukau Harbour from the Arataki Visitor Centre.

2009-08-04T23:04:20Z

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Looking out at the West Coast and Manukau Harbour from the Arataki Visitor Centre.

Downtown and the Sky Tower as seen from the Arataki Visitor Centre.

2009-08-04T23:05:41Z

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Downtown and the Sky Tower as seen from the Arataki Visitor Centre.

Exterior of the Arataki Visitor Centre.

2009-08-04T22:19:09Z

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Exterior of the Arataki Visitor Centre.

Closeup of the Maori pole outside the Arataki Visitor Centre. Large endowments on these carvings were meant to symbolize the tribe's strength.

2009-08-05T00:34:14Z

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Closeup of the Maori pole outside the Arataki Visitor Centre. Large endowments on these carvings were meant to symbolize the tribe's strength.

Looking down at the rainforest from the Arataki Visitor Centre.

2009-08-05T01:13:01Z

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Looking down at the rainforest from the Arataki Visitor Centre.

Looking down at the Manukau Harbour from the Waitekere Ranges and Arataki Visitor Centre.

2009-08-05T00:18:31Z

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Looking down at the Manukau Harbour from the Waitekere Ranges and Arataki Visitor Centre.

Looking down at the rainforest from the Arataki Visitor Centre.

2009-08-04T22:57:52Z

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Looking down at the rainforest from the Arataki Visitor Centre.

Maori figure inside the Arataki Visitor Centre.

2009-08-04T22:58:07Z

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Maori figure inside the Arataki Visitor Centre.

The Waitekere Ranges.

2009-08-04T23:17:48Z

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The Waitekere Ranges.

Walking toward the waterfall.

2009-07-15T13:44:44Z

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Walking toward the waterfall.

One of the rainforest areas we visited in the Waitekere Ranges.

2009-08-04T23:32:36Z

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One of the rainforest areas we visited in the Waitekere Ranges.

The waterfall. We made a short hike to the pool at the base of it.

2009-08-04T23:17:55Z

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The waterfall. We made a short hike to the pool at the base of it.

Another view of the waterfall.

2009-08-04T23:47:00Z

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Another view of the waterfall.

At the base of the waterfall.

2009-08-04T23:48:02Z

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At the base of the waterfall.

At the base of the waterfall.

2009-08-04T23:13:25Z

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At the base of the waterfall.

The stream that emerges from the base of the waterfall.

2009-08-05T00:13:03Z

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The stream that emerges from the base of the waterfall.

Unique house built into the hillside. It probably had 10-15 different levels to it.

2009-07-15T13:52:32Z

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Unique house built into the hillside. It probably had 10-15 different levels to it.

Walking from the waterfall to Karekare Beach.

2009-08-04T23:28:43Z

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Walking from the waterfall to Karekare Beach.

Walking from the waterfall to Karekare Beach. Dawn explains the local plants.

2009-08-04T22:24:03Z

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Walking from the waterfall to Karekare Beach. Dawn explains the local plants.

Walking from the waterfall to Karekare Beach.

2009-08-04T22:37:32Z

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Walking from the waterfall to Karekare Beach.

Walking over the dunes to Karekare beach.

2009-08-04T23:00:31Z

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Walking over the dunes to Karekare beach.

Karekare beach.

2009-08-04T23:21:14Z

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Karekare beach.

Karekare beach. The 1993 movie The Piano was filmed here. The sand is black due to its volcanic nature, and high iron ore content.

2009-08-04T23:34:21Z

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Karekare beach. The 1993 movie The Piano was filmed here. The sand is black due to its volcanic nature, and high iron ore content.

Karekare beach. The 1993 movie The Piano was filmed here. The sand is black due to its volcanic nature, and high iron ore content.

2009-07-15T13:56:29Z

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Karekare beach. The 1993 movie The Piano was filmed here. The sand is black due to its volcanic nature, and high iron ore content.

Karekare beach.

2009-08-04T23:17:34Z

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Karekare beach.

Karekare beach. The 1993 movie The Piano was filmed here. The sand is black due to its volcanic nature, and high iron ore content.

2009-08-04T22:31:57Z

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Karekare beach. The 1993 movie The Piano was filmed here. The sand is black due to its volcanic nature, and high iron ore content.

Shell on Karekare beach. The black sand makes shells really stand out. The lighter specks in the sand are actually tiny flakes of titanium that sparkle in the sun as you walk across the beac ...

2009-08-04T23:22:44Z

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Shell on Karekare beach. The black sand makes shells really stand out. The lighter specks in the sand are actually tiny flakes of titanium that sparkle in the sun as you walk across the beac ...

More shells on Karekare beach.

2009-08-04T23:46:11Z

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More shells on Karekare beach.

Sand dunes at Karekare beach.

2009-08-04T22:56:37Z

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Sand dunes at Karekare beach.

Walking along the stream that came from the waterfall at Karekare Beach.

2009-08-04T22:35:29Z

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Walking along the stream that came from the waterfall at Karekare Beach.

Looking back toward Karekare Beach from near the parking area.

2009-08-04T23:09:16Z

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Looking back toward Karekare Beach from near the parking area.

One of the local waterfowl.

2009-08-04T23:42:58Z

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One of the local waterfowl.

The bird caught a fish!

2009-07-15T13:48:14Z

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The bird caught a fish!

Friendly ducks that joined us while we had tea, coffee, and biscuits before leaving Karekare Beach for the rainforest walk.

2009-08-04T23:02:48Z

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Friendly ducks that joined us while we had tea, coffee, and biscuits before leaving Karekare Beach for the rainforest walk.

Another of the black sand beaches on the North Island's West Coast. This one is at Piha.

2009-08-04T23:27:19Z

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Another of the black sand beaches on the North Island's West Coast. This one is at Piha.

Looking down at the beach at Piha.

2009-08-04T23:21:14Z

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Looking down at the beach at Piha.

Rainforest walk.

2009-08-04T23:16:50Z

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Rainforest walk.

Rainforest walk.

2009-08-04T23:16:28Z

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Rainforest walk.

Rainforest walk.

2009-08-04T22:35:22Z

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Rainforest walk.

Rainforest walk.

2009-08-04T22:38:43Z

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Rainforest walk.

Rainforest walk.

2009-08-04T23:03:05Z

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Rainforest walk.

Rainforest walk.

2009-08-04T22:57:06Z

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Rainforest walk.

Dawn explains the New Zealand silver fern. The top of the fern is green, while the bottom is silver. This is one of New Zealand's national symbols.

2009-08-04T22:40:04Z

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Dawn explains the New Zealand silver fern. The top of the fern is green, while the bottom is silver. This is one of New Zealand's national symbols.

Rainforest walk.

2009-08-04T23:11:30Z

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Rainforest walk.

Rainforest walk.

2009-08-04T22:55:20Z

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Rainforest walk.

Rainforest walk.

2009-08-05T01:48:24Z

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Rainforest walk.

Rainforest walk.

2009-07-15T13:42:49Z

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Rainforest walk.

Rainforest walk.

2009-08-04T23:21:34Z

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Rainforest walk.

Rainforest walk.

2009-08-04T22:55:55Z

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Rainforest walk.

Rainforest walk.

2009-08-04T22:28:11Z

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Rainforest walk.

Wood pigeon eating berries at the top of a palm.

2009-07-15T13:45:02Z

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Wood pigeon eating berries at the top of a palm.

Wood pigeon eating berries at the top of a palm.

2009-08-04T23:01:10Z

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Wood pigeon eating berries at the top of a palm.

Downtown Wellington, at the corner of Willis St., Lambton Quay, and Customhouse Quay.

2009-08-04T22:56:39Z

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Downtown Wellington, at the corner of Willis St., Lambton Quay, and Customhouse Quay.

Downtown Wellington.

2009-08-04T22:34:43Z

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Downtown Wellington.