The grandeur of Fiordland captures the imagination of New Zealanders and visitors from overseas. It is the most wild place in New Zealand, and one wildest in the world. It is a landscape formed by the forces of water with large fiords carved…
Te Heuheu Tūkino IV
The sacred land that now forms Tongariro National Park was gifted to the government in 1887 by Te Heu Heu Tukino IV, chief of Ngati Tuwharetoa. This offering was to ensure the protection of the land. Starting with Tongariro and the generosity of one people, today’s national parks are gifts preserved in perpetuity for everyone.
Horonuku Te Heuheu Tukino IV, [Between 1880 and 1888] Image © National Library of New Zealand