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Kōrero: Mountains

Rarangi kaupapa

  1. He korero whakarapopoto

  2. South Island mountains

  3. North Island mountains

  4. How mountains form

  5. Alpine plants and animals

  6. People and mountains

  7. Mountains and New Zealand culture

  8. Hononga, rauemi nō waho

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - South Island mountains

Mountainous areas of New Zealand

Mountainous areas of New Zealand

Highest peaks of the Southern Alps

Highest peaks of the Southern Alps

Mitre Peak, Milford Sound and Mt Tūtoko

Mitre Peak, Milford Sound and Mt Tūtoko

Seaward Kaikōura range

Seaward Kaikōura range

Mt Owen

Mt Owen

Mai i te whārangi 2 - North Island mountains

Mountains of the North Island

Mountains of the North Island

The North Island from space

The North Island from space

Mai i te whārangi 3 - How mountains form

Aoraki/Mt Cook avalanche

Aoraki/Mt Cook avalanche

Mean annual rainfall, 1971–2000

Mean annual rainfall, 1971–2000

Rangitātā River

Rangitātā River

Fox Glacier

Fox Glacier

Greywacke and schist

Greywacke and schist

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Alpine plants and animals

Subalpine vegetation

Subalpine vegetation

Mt Cook lily

Mt Cook lily

Kea mating

Kea mating

Alpine cicada

Alpine cicada (1 o 3)

Giant wētā

Giant wētā (2 o 3)

Black-eyed gecko

Black-eyed gecko (3 o 3)

Himalayan tahr

Himalayan tahr

Mai i te whārangi 5 - People and mountains

Tongariro in winter

Tongariro in winter

Franz Josef Glacier

Franz Josef Glacier

Searching for alpine passes

Searching for alpine passes

Ascent of Hochstetter Dome

Ascent of Hochstetter Dome

The Chateau Tongariro

The Chateau Tongariro

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Mountains and New Zealand culture

Tourists, Franz Josef Glacier

Tourists, Franz Josef Glacier

Adelaide Tarn hut

Adelaide Tarn hut

‘Mountains, Cass’

‘Mountains, Cass’

Matukituki Valley

Matukituki Valley

View from Browning Pass

View from Browning Pass

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Andy Dennis, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/mountains/media (accessed 25 September 2023)

He kōrero nā Andy Dennis, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007, updated 1 Feb 2017

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