Environmental Education Centre
The place
Environmental Education Centre in the Canterbury region, Arthur's Pass/Otira area (Arthur's Pass National Park, South Island, New Zealand), at 935 m elevation, Arthur's Pass 923 m Southern Alps. Continuous New Zealand Arthur's Pass cluster (batches 240-371). Environmental education centre run by the Department of Conservation (DOC)/school visitor centre (Arthur's Pass NP 1,145 km², 1929, 3rd NP in NZ + Otira Viaduct 1999, 445 m cable-stayed bridge + Kea Nestor notabilis, the world's only alpine parrot, 3,000-4,000 individuals, endemic and endangered + Southern Alps 500 km, NZ's highest mountain chain + Aoraki/Mount Cook 3,724 m, officially named with Ngāi Tahu input since 1998 + heritage of the Ngāi Tahu (South Island Māori iwi, 60,000 people, Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998, $170 M NZD + 40% of southern commercial fisheries + Ngāi Tahu treaty status + co-management of Aoraki since 1998, a precedent for Te Urewera 2014).
The setting
Canterbury Arthur's Pass/Otira Arthur's Pass NP South Island NZ 935 m pass 923 m Southern Alps, continuous cluster batches 240-371, EEC DOC/school Arthur's Pass NP 1,145 km² 1929 3rd NP in NZ + Otira Viaduct 1999 cable-stayed 445 m + Kea Nestor notabilis world's only alpine parrot 3,000-4,000 endemic endangered + Southern Alps 500 km + Aoraki 3,724 m named with Ngāi Tahu input 1998, Ngāi Tahu South Island 60,000 Settlement 1998 $170 M 40% fisheries + co-management of Aoraki since 1998, precedent for Te Urewera 2014.
