Finally arrived in Wellington and it is not called the windy city for nothing!! If I had hair it would be a nightmare!! It was blowing a gale the whole time I was there. It is a really nice city with some lovely views and gardens. It is pretty compact so you can get around it really easily. Took the cable car up to the Botanical gardens and there are some great views of the city from up there. Spent best part of a day in the museum (Te Papa) which is fantastic. I...

Last three days were spent travelling down from Auckland to Wellington. Decided to change bus companies and this time travelled with Magic buses. Stopped off at Waitomo where they have black water rafting in caves filled with Glow Worms. It was pretty good, did a bit of crawling through pitch black caves getting through 2 foot holes in the rock...was a bit of a squeeze!! We then settled into inner tubes which kept us afloat as we made our way through the water ...