We had lunch at KFC. Korean Fried Chicken that is!!There is an amazing exhibit about New Zealand’s huge contribution to WWI. Wētā Workshop made these larger than life figures. The attention to detail is amazing…sweat, freckles, whiskers, etcSee how big this medic is. Rob stands next to one of the representations.This model of the hillside camp at Gallipoli was so interesting. The latrine is on the lower right. They sat on a board and a trench was behind … their behinds!!Once the decision was made to retreat and leave, the ANZAC troops didn’t want the Turks to know in case they would wipe them out. So they rigged up rifles that were attached to dripping water that would fire when the pan was full. It was five days before the Turks realized that they had left.This is an interesting Māori custom.English VersionMāori version recently vandalized in protest The Treaty of Waitangi of 1840 is the earliest treaty in New Zealand and is still disputed today. It was broken almost the minute it was signed. (Sound familiar?) It was signed by the English and circulated to ALL the Māori leaders to sign. The problem was that the Māori translation was different than the English version.Weaving is a long held tradition among the Māori. Many of the weavings tell a story. Again, a larger than life representation.Our last evening in Wellington included a recommended night walk through the city to view the stairs. Ironically, the streets were deserted, but we admired this statue of New Zealand writer, Katherine Mansfield. Her words are back-illuminated in “Woman of Words.
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