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Haurongo: Hillary, Edmund Percival

Humanitarian work

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Humanitarian work

In this 1963 photograph, Hillary connects the last section of hose for a new water tank at Khumjung, Nepal. After initially responding to an appeal by Sherpas for a school at Khumjung in 1961, he established the Himalayan Trust, which built much-needed facilities such as schools, airfields, bridges and hospitals in Nepal.

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Photograph by Louise Hillary

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Shaun Barnett. 'Hillary, Edmund Percival', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2010. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/28442/humanitarian-work (accessed 4 June 2026).