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Tourism pamphlet, 1890

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Tourism pamphlet, 1890

This 1890 brochure, entitled TheNew Zealand grand tour, promoted travel by a combination of steamship, train, coach, horse and foot. At this time a few thousand international tourists at most arrived each year.

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Reference: Eph-A-TOURISM-NZ-1890-01

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Margaret McClure, Tourist industry – Tourism overview, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/23164/tourism-pamphlet-1890 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Margaret McClure, published 2 March 2010.