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Kōrero: Geological exploration

Hochstetter sketching

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Hochstetter sketching

As he journeyed around the central North Island, the Austrian explorer Ferdinand Hochstetter sketched the geological features he observed. His companion, Julius Haast, drew this sketch of Hochstetter sketching on top of a hut – presumably the easiest way to get a good view.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: MS-0921-059

by Johann Franz Julius von Haast

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Simon Nathan, Geological exploration – The search for gold and minerals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/8135/hochstetter-sketching (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Simon Nathan, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.