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The slopes of Taranaki Mounga/Mt Taranaki/Mt Egmont were originally reserved to protect the adjacent farmland from the effects of erosion and flash flooding. In 1900 the reserved lands surrounding the mountain became New Zealand's second national park.
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Alexander Turnbull Library,
Ref: F-117279-1/2
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