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    Yvette Williams

    The sports writer Peter Heidenstrom rated Yvette Williams as his 'New Zealand Athlete of the Century'. There is no doubt that she was one of our greatest-ever athletes - and probably the most versatile. 

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100,000 welcome home HMS <em>Achilles</em> crew

1940 100,000 welcome home HMS Achilles crew

The New Zealand cruiser HMS Achilles had taken part in the Battle of the River Plate, the Allies' first naval victory of the Second World War. more...

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Fighting for Britain - NZ and the Second World WarAfter the battle - Battle of the River PlateBattle of the River Plate

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  • HMS Achilles (NZETC)
  • HMS Achilles and the Battle of River Plate (War Art)
  • Battle of the River Plate (Wikipedia)
First step in creation of Fiordland National Park

1904 First step in creation of Fiordland National Park

940,000 ha in western Southland was permanently reserved for a national park. The 1952 National Parks Act formally created what has become New Zealand's largest national park and one of the largest in the world. more...

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Scenery preservation in New Zealand

External links

  • Fiordland National Park (DOC)
  • National Parks (Te Ara)
  • National Parks (1966 encyclopaedia)
  • Milford track (1966 encyclopaedia)
  • Fiords: A unique environment (Te Ara)
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