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A long road over Haast Pass - Roadside Stories

A long road over Haast Pass - Roadside Stories
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A long road over Haast Pass - Roadside Stories
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Ministry for Culture and Heritage Manatū Taonga YouTube
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Once a walking track used by Māori heading for West Coast reserves of pounamu (greenstone), Haast Pass was first crossed by Europeans during the 1860s gold rushes. Construction of a proper road began in the 1920s and 1930s depression, with unemployed workers wielding picks and shovels - but the road wasn't completed until the early 1960s. West Coast places: the far south, http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/west-coast-places/15 Haast Pass, http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/geological-exploration/2/5 The lu...

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Maori / West Coast / pounamu / greenstone / Haast Pass / gold / new zealand / roadside stories / audio / guide / tour / history / tourism / podcast / rugby / culture / education / landmark / attraction / sights / information / kiwis / people / natural

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