WHISPERS OF AOTEAROA GA Tour Leg 3

Leg 3 — NZKK → NZWN

Kaitaia → Wellington

Wellington, the capital city, sits at the southern tip of the North Island and is rich in both political and Māori history.

Between Two Worlds

The flight south carries you along rugged coastlines and rolling hills, where ancient pā sites—fortified Māori villages—once stood.

Wellington emerges between mountains and sea, a place of convergence. It is here that Te Tiriti o Waitangi—the Treaty of Waitangi—continues to shape national identity and dialogue between Māori and the Crown.

This is a place where past and present are in constant conversation. The winds that buffet your aircraft seem to echo that tension—restless, powerful, unresolved.