Take the high road Whakaari Conservation Area may be a relatively new reserve, but it’s an area with plenty of history. It was a hub of scheelite mining (calcium tungstate), that was used, especially during war time, to harden steel for armaments. The area, near Glenorchy, was of key importance during the early 1800s through […]
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