Here on Afternoons we've been making our way through the A-Z of Aotearoa, delving into the most significant icons, industries, and cultural touchstones that make up New Zealand. We've done A for Aviation, B for Billy T James, C for Charles Upham, D for Dairies, E for Electric Bikes, F for Fish and Chips and G for Great Walks.
Today we focus on Sir Edmund Hillary.
‘Sir Ed in the Southern Alps - his name is commemorated in Hillary Hut in Antarctica, the last remaining building of the original Scott Base dating from 1957’ Photo: Supplied / Canterbury Museum / ‘Sir Ed in the Southern Alps - his name is commemorated in Hillary Hut in Antarctica, the last remaining building of the original Scott Base dating from 1957’
