12 Mar 2024

History: the genesis of Tongariro National Park

From Nine To Noon, 11:30 am on 12 March 2024
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Historian Dr Jock Phillips' has spent a career uncovering and documenting Aotearoa New Zealand's past, today he's going to focus on Tongariro - the country's first National park,  which began with the 'gift' of the Ngāto Tuwharetoa chief, Horonuku Te Heu Heu in 1887.

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