The tunnel is named after W.H. Homer who, with G. Barber, discovered the saddle, and who later urged the construction of a road and tunnel to link the Upper Hollyford Valley with the Cleddau.
by R.L.W.
Co-creator
R.L.W.
Warning
This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.
Up-to-date information can be found elsewhere in Te Ara.