Britannia

The Heretaunga, or as Wakefield renamed it, the Hutt River, flowed with an elegant but moody grace through the low-lying plains of the fertile valley. Fed from a dynamic range of hills called Tararua, it meandered in a general southerly direction and flowed into the northeastern end of Port Nicholson. Mostly, it was wide and shallow, and when the sun shone, the water appeared golden, sparkling with an almost majestic, serene quality. During the frequent winter rain ...