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DESTINATION WELLINGTON

WHAT MADE YOU CHOOSE WELLINGTON FOR A HOLIDAY? When I was a teenager, my parents took my sister and me on a two-and-a-half week campervan trip around the South Island. Although my sister and I almost killed each other, it was one of the most memorable and beautiful family holidays. We loved it so much, we went back the following year! The pristine and idyllic landscape is so unique and close to our shores. I’ve always wanted to go back. Having never visited the North Island and from what I’d read about Wellington, I thought this was a great place to start.

WHAT WERE YOUR FIRST IMPRESSIONS? I was mesmerised by the deep aqua tint of the ocean, and the way that the lush vegetation

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