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An alpine park containing New Zealand's highest mountain, Aoraki / Mount Cook (3,724 m) and its longest glacier, Haupapa / Tasman Glacier (29 km). A hotspot for mountaineering, ski touring and scenic flights, the park is an area of outstanding natural beauty. Arthur's Pass National Park: 1,185 458 1929
The America the Beautiful Pass (also known as the Interagency Pass) series comprises annual or lifetime passes that grant the holder entrance to more than 2,000 federally protected areas including national parks, national monuments, and other protected areas managed by six federal agencies: the National Park Service, the Forest Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land ...
National parks of New Zealand * National Parks Act 1980 (New Zealand) A. Abel Tasman National Park; Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park; Arthur's Pass National Park; E.
There are three World Heritage Sites in New Zealand and a further eight sites on the tentative list. [3] The first two sites were listed in 1990 and the third one in 1998. Tongariro National Park is listed for its cultural and natural significance while the other two sites are natural. New Zealand has served on the World Heritage Committee once ...
America the beautiful can also be America the affordable with a National Park Pass—the secret to scenic savings. The post 10 Things to Know About a National Park Pass appeared first on Reader's ...
The Abel Tasman Monument is a memorial to the first recorded contact between Europeans—led by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman—and Māori in New Zealand's Golden Bay on 18 and 19 December 1642. It was unveiled on the tercentenary of the encounter by the prime minister , several government ministers, and a Dutch delegation.
Arthur′s Pass National Park was established in 1929, becoming the first national park in the South Island and the third in New Zealand. Underfunding meant that national park status was initially in name only: it took a number of years for the flora and fauna in the park to be fully protected. [5] The first park ranger at Arthur's Pass ...
Following the establishment of Westland Tai Poutini National Park in 1960, maintenance and improvement to the track's infrastructure began on a piecemeal basis – the bridge at Architect Creek was replaced in 1966, followed by upgrades to the swing bridge at Welcome Flat in the 1970s – but it was not until the late 1970s that there was a ...