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Taking flowers from Arthur’s Pass

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Taking flowers from Arthur’s Pass

Mona Tracy wrote this article for the Christchurch Sun in April 1928, revealing that day trippers from Christchurch were destroying native plants around Arthur’s Pass by taking flowers and roots. After protests from other conservationists, Arthur’s Pass National Park was established the following year.

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Reference: Christchurch Star, 3 April 1928, p. 8

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Nancy Swarbrick, National parks – Towards better management, 1900–1950s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/document/14424/taking-flowers-from-arthurs-pass (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2015.