AN INTERESTING GROUP at the official opening of the Chateau Tongariro. In the centre is Mrs. Papakare te Heu Heu, daughter of the paramount chief Te Heu Heu, whose gift of three peaks formed the nucleus of National Park. She was a guest of honour at the opening ceremony. Left to right are Mr. W. L. Wigley, who directs the Chateau and the Mt. Cook Hermitage; Mr. Herbert Hall, of Timaru, architect; Mr. J, B. Thomson, C.M.G., chairman of the National Park Board, and Mr. R. P. McCracken, Wellington manager of the National Park Company.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 816, 9 November 1929, Page 32
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95AN INTERESTING GROUP at the official opening of the Chateau Tongariro. In the centre is Mrs. Papakare te Heu Heu, daughter of the paramount chief Te Heu Heu, whose gift of three peaks formed the nucleus of National Park. She was a guest of honour at the opening ceremony. Left to right are Mr. W. L. Wigley, who directs the Chateau and the Mt. Cook Hermitage; Mr. Herbert Hall, of Timaru, architect; Mr. J, B. Thomson, C.M.G., chairman of the National Park Board, and Mr. R. P. McCracken, Wellington manager of the National Park Company. Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 816, 9 November 1929, Page 32
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