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Biography: Hutchins, Leslie

Milford tourism

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By the 1980s, increasing numbers of people visiting Milford Sound was putting pressure on the area's limited tourist infrastructure. In this television report, members of the tourism industry, including Les Hutchins, make the case to improve visitor facilities at Milford Sound.

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Reference: TZP60377

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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/video/47768/milford-tourism (accessed 4 June 2026).