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    Wilson Whineray

    The great New Zealand rugby writer T.P. McLean declared ‘unhesitatingly’ that Wilson (‘Noddy’) Whineray was New Zealand’s ‘greatest captain’.

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Tongariro mountains gifted to Crown

1887 Tongariro mountains gifted to Crown

Horonuku (Te Heuheu Tūkino IV), the paramount chief of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, signed a deed presenting the mountain tops of Tongariro, Ngāuruhoe and Ruapehu to the Crown for the purpose of establishing a national park. more...

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Scenery preservation in New ZealandJohn Ballance

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  • Tongariro National Park (DOC)
  • National Parks (DOC)
  • Ngati Tuwharetoa: mountains and lakes (Te Ara)
  • Historic volcanic activity (Te Ara)
  • National Parks (1966 encyclopaedia)
  • Te Heuheu Tukino IV biography (DNZB)
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