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Kōrero: Walking tracks

Walkers on Mt Tongariro

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Walkers on Mt Tongariro

In the early 1900s, recreational walkers were attracted to the volcanic plateau, in the centre of the North Island. This group is at one of the three Emerald Lakes on Mt Tongariro, in 1908.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: 1/2-018353; G

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Jock Phillips, Walking tracks – Walking for recreation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/12822/walkers-on-mt-tongariro (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 April 2016.