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What mountain is on the 5 dollar note?
Mount Cook/Aoraki
Mount Cook/Aoraki, in New Zealand’s South Island, is New Zealand’s highest mountain. It was the scene of Sir Edmund Hillary’s earliest major climbing successes, and was regarded by Hillary as one of his favourite mountains.
What bird is on the $10 dollar note NZ?
The Blue duck/Whio (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) was taken by photographer Rod Morris.
What is the money of New Zealand?
New Zealand dollar
New Zealand/Currencies
New Zealand’s unit of currency is the dollar (NZ$). All major credit cards can be used in New Zealand, with Visa and MasterCard accepted most widely.
What birds are on NZ coins?
The $1 coin has the most famous New Zealand birds, the Kiwi! The fuzzy, flightless bird has become world famous and an international icon for New Zealand and so we have it pride of place on the dollar coin!
What bird is on the $100 note?
The back of the one-hundred-dollar note featured a takahē, one of the rarest birds in New Zealand at the time, which had been thought extinct until the 1940s, and a mountain daisy.
What did Sir Edmund Hillary do in New Zealand?
Hillary’s favoured New Zealand charity was the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre, of which he was patron for 35 years. He was particularly keen on how this organisation introduced young New Zealanders to the outdoors in a very similar way to his first experience of a school trip to Mt Ruapehu at the age of 16.
How old was Edmund Hillary when he climbed Everest?
From the start, the 33-year-old beekeeper Edmund Hillary (not yet Sir Edmund) was a strong contender for one of the summit slots. “It was his fourth Himalayan expedition in just over two years and he was at the peak of fitness,” Band says. The heavily glaciated peaks of his native New Zealand had proved a perfect training ground for the Himalaya.
How many people were on Edmund Hillary’s expedition?
The Hunt expedition totalled over 400 people, including 362 porters, 20 Sherpa guides, and 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg) of baggage. Lowe supervised the preparation of the Lhotse Face, a huge and steep ice face, for climbing. Hillary forged a route through the treacherous Khumbu Icefall.
Are there any Antarctic features named after Edmund Hillary?
Two Antarctic features are named after Hillary. The Hillary Coast is a section of coastline south of Ross Island and north of the Shackleton Coast. The Hillary Canyon, an undersea feature in the Ross Sea, appears on the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans, published by the International Hydrographic Organization.