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Chateau Tongariro

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Chateau Tongariro

This poster of around 1932 advertises the Chateau Tongariro at National Park as an ideal holiday destination for skiers, anglers and trampers. Once the preserve of the wealthy, places such as this became accessible to a wider range of people as the railways network became more extensive and cheap rail travel was promoted.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Eph-E-TOURISM-ca-1932-01

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Nancy Swarbrick, Holidays – Holiday destinations, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/40749/chateau-tongariro (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 24 January 2013.