NATIONAL PARK IMPROVEMENTS
Work Of Westland Board
Visitors to the Fox and Franz Josef glaciers have found the beauties of the region much more easily accessible this year because of the work of the new Westland National Park Board.
The r*nger (Mr P. F. King) and his staff have been clearing tracks, renovating hut*, building bridges, and making picnic areas. About 60 miles of track is involved.
Work now completed or under way includes the clearing of the Westland part of the track over the Copeland Pass to the Hermitage, and the renovation of the two huts along it, the improvement of the tracks around the glaciers, the provision of parking areas beside the main road on lakes Mapourika and Wahaipo, and beside Lake Matheson, and the bridging or rebridging of several small creeks along
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19620118.2.71
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CI, Issue 29724, 18 January 1962, Page 8
Word Count
135NATIONAL PARK IMPROVEMENTS Press, Volume CI, Issue 29724, 18 January 1962, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in