Arthur’s Pass National Park is located in the heart of the South Island with an active alpine fault immediately below. It is nestled in an environment formed by those tectonic forces that pushed the earth up millions of years ago…
Aoraki
To Ngai Tahu, Aoraki represents the most sacred of ancestors, from whom the tribe is descended from and who provide the iwi with its identity and meaning. The ancestor embodied in the mountain is the physical manifestation of Aoraki, the link between the supernatural and the natural world.
Carving of Aoraki and his brother mountains, Aoraki Mount Cook Visitor Centre - © Cliff Whiting