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Description: Franz Josef Glacier, Westland National Park. Photographer: Mr. Nicholson Date: August 1966 Archives New Zealand Reference: AAQT 6539 W3537 Box 65 A79947 The Franz Josef Glacier, located in Westland Tai Poutini National Park on the South Island’s Westcoast, falls steeply from the Southern Alps and flows towards the Tasman Sea. It was given its European name in honour of the Austrian Emperor and Hungarian King Franz Josef. Local Māori knew the formation as “Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere”. The glacier is said to be formed from Hine Hukatere’s tears, shed after her lover Tuawe [Wawe] fell to his death while exploring in the area. Glaciers, including Franz Josef, are the nucleus of the Westland Tai Poutini National Park. The region has become one of New Zealand’s premier tourist destinations, although recent drastic glacier retreat has made access onto the ice difficult. While groups like these could walk easily onto the glacier from the riverbed, today’s tourists have to be helicoptered up onto the ice. This photo is from Archives New Zealand's National Publicity Studios collection. The National Publicity Studios was established in 1945, but its beginnings can be traced back to the establishment in 1924 of a Publicity Office - part of the Department of Internal Affairs. The emphasis of this Publicity Office was on films, photographs and booklets. The purpose of the National Publicity Studios was to provide advice to government departments and state agencies on the provision of photographic, art, and display services and in particular to assist in the production of publicity material aimed at conveying a favourable image of New Zealand. For further enquiries please email Research.Archives@dia.govt.nz For updates on our On This Day series and news from Archives New Zealand, follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/ArchivesNZ Caption information from Te Ara The Enclyclopedia of New Zealand www.teara.govt.nz/en/glaciers-and-glaciation/page-2 Material from Archives New Zealand |
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