In 1953 a lahar swept away a railway bridge at Tangiwai at the base of the mountain and 151 people were killed when an Auckland-to-Wellington train plunged into a river.
Visit the Wellington Monument, a tribute to the 1st Duke of Wellington, a Dubliner known as the Iron Duke who defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.
I am a wellington boot manufacturer. That has a nice ring to it. Anyway, when you scare someone off you make them go away by frightening them. The dog barked fiercely and scared off the two burglars.
No, I didn’t, Rob. You learn something new every day. Number three is manufacture – to make something in large amounts in a factory. This company manufactures wellington boots.
His status in Lord Wellington's headquarters and the recognition given to him for his work were all bound up with the class politics of the army at the time.
I am put in mind of the famous Iron Duke of Wellington quote when he became Prime Minister after a life in the army and met his political cabinet for the very first time.