Biography: Hutchins, Leslie

MV Fiordlander on Lake Manapōuri

A colour image showing a body of water surrounded by forested and snow-capped mountains, with a motor vessel in the centre, heavily laden with passengers. Two people picnic in the right foreground.

This 1960s postcard by Gladys Goodall captures the mid-winter splendour of the MV Fiordlander, laden with sightseers, cruising across Lake Manapōuri against the scenic backdrop of the Fiordland National Park.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: PAColl-8702-74

by Gladys Goodall

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How to cite this page

Margaret McClure. 'Hutchins, Leslie', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2022. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/47664/mv-fiordlander-on-lake-manapouri (accessed 4 June 2026).