Events In History
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23 February 1904First step in creation of Fiordland National Park
Nearly 1 million ha of far western Southland and Otago was set aside as a national reserve. Read more...
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23 September 1887Tongariro mountains protected
In February 1887 newspapers reported Ngāti Tūwharetoa’s proposal to ‘gift’ the British Crown the mountaintops of Tongariro, Ngāuruhoe and Ruapehu to form the basis of a national park. Read more...
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Main image: Edward Phillips-Turner
Born in England, Edward Phillips-Turner grew up in Tasmania before settling in New Zealand in 1884. He trained as a surveyor and worked in various parts of New Zealand as well as in Tasmania and New South Wales.