PC#001 New Zealand, Te Wahipounamu, WWI stamps,

UNESCO site

Date of Inscription: 1990

Sent: 10/9/2014

Arrived: 23/9/2014

Te Wāhipounamu (Māori for "the place of greenstone") is a World Heritage Site in the south west corner of the South Island of New Zealand.

Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1990 and covering 26,000 km², the site incorporates four national parks:

•           Aoraki/Mt Cook
•           Fiordland
•        Mt Aspiring
•          Westland

It is thought to contain some of the best modern representations of the original flora and fauna present in Gondwana, one of the reasons for listing as a World Heritage site.

Thanks Adriennegarry!