Paparoa National Park - Dolomite Point, Punakaiki, New Zealand
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S 42° 06.835 E 171° 19.583
59G E 526982 N 5337524
The plaques (in English and Maori) are located along the Pancake Rocks and Blowholes walk within Paparoa National Park on the West Coast.
Waymark Code: WMN90Q
Location: South Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 01/21/2015
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The inscription reads
"To commemorate the opening of the Paparoa National Park on the 5th day of December 1987 by his excellency the Governor General the most Reverend Sir Paul Reeves GCMG GCVO"
The location
Established in 1987, Paparoa National Park is perhaps most famous for the Pancake Rocks and blowholes of Dolomite Point, near the settlement of Punakaiki.
Luxuriant coastal forest, limestone cliffs and canyons, caves and underground streams, and an absolutely spectacular coastline, are all packed into Paparoa National Park. (
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The person
Sir Paul Alfred Reeves ONZ GCMG GCVO QSO CF (1932 – 2011) was Archbishop and Primate of New Zealand from 1980 to 1985 and the 15th Governor-General of New Zealand from 22 November 1985 to 20 November 1990. He was the first Chancellor of Auckland University of Technology. He also served as chairman of the Environmental Council (1974–76); he was a supporter of Citizens for Rowling (the campaign for the re-election of Labour Prime Minister Bill Rowling); and he served as president of the National Council of Churches in New Zealand (1984–85). (
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