Story: Volcanic Plateau region

Duke and Duchess of York fishing at Taupō

Duke and Duchess of York fishing at Taupō

The Duchess of York was a keen angler. In this 1927 photograph she casts her line beside the Duke (later King George VI).

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Malcolm McKinnon, 'Volcanic Plateau region - The lure of trout', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/15167/duke-and-duchess-of-york-fishing-at-taupo (accessed 23 March 2023)

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, updated 1 May 2015