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Kōrero: Mountaineering

Skiplane, Tasman Glacier

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Skiplane, Tasman Glacier

Skiplanes began to land on the Tasman Glacier in the mid-1950s. Mountaineers no longer needed to trek long distances before attempting the high peaks. In recent years helicopters have become a more common alternative.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, National Publicity Studios Collection

Reference: 1/2-029937; F

by D. Nicholson

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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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

John Wilson, Mountaineering – New equipment and new people, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/10511/skiplane-tasman-glacier (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Wilson, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 February 2017.