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Kōrero: Conservation – a history

Heritage destroyed

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<em>Heritage destroyed</em>

J. T. Salmon’s book Heritage destroyed (1960) drew public attention to the devastating effects of hydroelectric development on New Zealand’s scenery and natural environment.

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Penguin New Zealand

Reference: J. T. Salmon, Heritage destroyed: the crisis in scenery preservation in New Zealand. Wellington: Reed, 1960

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Simon Nathan, Conservation – a history – A background issue, 1908–1965, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/ephemera/13916/heritage-destroyed (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Simon Nathan, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2015.