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Kōrero: King Country region

Railways publicity: Waitomo Caves

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Railways publicity: Waitomo Caves

The Railways Department publicised the Waitomo Caves throughout New Zealand because they were near the North Island main trunk line and were run by the Tourist Department. This impressionistic poster of the glow-worm caves was produced in the early 1930s.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

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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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Kerryn Pollock, King Country region – Tourism, recreation and sport, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/ephemera/34914/railways-publicity-waitomo-caves (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Kerryn Pollock, i tāngia i te 6 December 2011, updated 1 March 2015.