Friday, August 21, 2015

Facts About Our National Parks!

Facts About Our National Parks!

Chain link sculpture at the entrance to Rakiura National Park. Photo: DOC. Tongario: This national park is NZ's oldest.

Whanganui: Maori culture is very important here.

Egmont: Taranaki is said to have carved out the Wanganui River on a tragic flight home.

 Abel Tasman: Tasman’s log records that a little after night-fall on 18 December 1642 while his ships the Heemskerck and Zeehaen lay at anchor in the bay, four canoes manned by local Maori came to the ships. 

 Kahurangi: This park is the 2nd largest in New Zealand.

 Nelson Lakes: Brown Trout fishing here is epic!

 The view South East (towards Port William) from the summit of Mt Anglem. Photo: James H. | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Paparoa: The famous Pancake Rocks are situated here.

 Arthur's Pass: This was the first National Park in the South Island.

 Westland: Between 1864-5 16,000 gold miners came here to mine.

 Aoraki/Mt. Cook: 19 mountains here that are over 3,000m.

 Mt. Aspiring: This was the filming location for Isengard in The Lord Of The Rings.

 Fiordland: This park was only established in 1952!

 Rakiura: This park covers the majority of Stewart Island. 


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  1. Mrs SpraggAugust 24, 2015 at 7:20 PM

    I did not know a number of those National Parks. There are so many to visit. Maybe your family could plan a 'visit National Parks' holiday trips?

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