A later start than usual. I had sat on my glasses earlier in week and went looking for an optician who would fix them. Spec savers came up trumps. We wanted to take the cable car up to the Botanic Gardens but there was a long queue so we decided to visit Te Papa Tongarewa the museum of New Zealand. It was quite a walk so was coffee time by the time we arrived. After coffee we were blown away by this stunning modern museum. It claims to be one of the world' s top...

Breakfast in the Emporium. Then a look at the Art Deco shop across from hotel. We than set off for Wellington. On route I bought some shorts in sale. A bargain. I thought I had better change the ones I had been wearing. Chris bought some trousers. On looking at map I saw that we were going through Paraparaumu. Aunt Ivy used to live there and I'm sure my mum had visited. I requested a small detour. We parked by beach and went on a little walk. It looked a very pl...