 
 {"id":381,"date":"2024-04-27T16:48:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T16:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/?page_id=381"},"modified":"2024-05-07T06:03:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T06:03:43","slug":"te-wahipounamu-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/te-wahipounamu-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Te Wahipounamu, New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><em>Digital Heritage Exhibition of a World Heritage Area at the Home of Long White Cloud<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1025\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/IMG_3921-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-387 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/IMG_3921-1.jpeg 1025w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/IMG_3921-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/IMG_3921-1-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1025px) 100vw, 1025px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Mount Cook National Park in Te Wahipounamu seen from Lake Tekapo. Photo by yx66.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-nv-text-dark-bg-background-color has-background\"><strong>&#8220;New\u202fZealand is a place of spectacular and diverse landscapes. You\u2019ll see things here that you won&#8217;t see anywhere else in the world.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<cite>By 100% Pure New Zealand<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f0e9\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:30px;line-height:1.1\">Introduction of Te Wahipounamu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#000000;color:#000000\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/james-pere-BZs5lDoiFdQ-unsplash-1024x428.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-608\" style=\"width:442px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/james-pere-BZs5lDoiFdQ-unsplash-1024x428.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/james-pere-BZs5lDoiFdQ-unsplash-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/james-pere-BZs5lDoiFdQ-unsplash-768x321.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/james-pere-BZs5lDoiFdQ-unsplash-1536x643.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/james-pere-BZs5lDoiFdQ-unsplash-2048x857.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mount Cook seen from Lake Pukaki. Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@james_pere?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">James Pere<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/a-scenic-view-of-the-mountains-and-the-ocean-BZs5lDoiFdQ?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-extra-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doc.govt.nz\/te-wahipounamu\">Te Wahipounamu<\/a> is located in the south-west of New Zealand&#8217;s South Island. It has become a <a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/551\">World Heritage Area<\/a> by UNESCO since 1990. Te Wahipounamu is an untouched large natural heritage site that covers 10% of Aotearoa\/New Zealand. It has a variety of natural landscape features, such as glaciers, fjords, peaks, valleys, alpine lakes etc. These stunning landscapes are located extensively in four national parks: <strong>Westland National Park<\/strong>, <strong>Mount Cook National Park<\/strong>, <strong>Mount Aspiring National Park<\/strong> and <strong>Fiordland National Park<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f0e9\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<iframe style=\"width:100%;max-width:100%;height:1000px\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/\/map\/?nomenu=true&mapid=49\" class=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f0e9\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:30px;line-height:1.1\">Westland Tai Poutini National Park<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#000000;color:#000000\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/yulia-gadalina-pWurLXM7J1Q-unsplash-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-610\" style=\"width:345px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/yulia-gadalina-pWurLXM7J1Q-unsplash-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/yulia-gadalina-pWurLXM7J1Q-unsplash-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/yulia-gadalina-pWurLXM7J1Q-unsplash-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/yulia-gadalina-pWurLXM7J1Q-unsplash-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/yulia-gadalina-pWurLXM7J1Q-unsplash-1538x2048.jpg 1538w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/yulia-gadalina-pWurLXM7J1Q-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Franz Josef Glacier, Westland National Park. Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@yulia_gadalina?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Yulia Gadalina<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/mountains-under-blue-sky-pWurLXM7J1Q?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Unsplash<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-extra-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#000000\">The West Coast of New Zealand&#8217;s South Island is the home of glaciers and wetlands. Westland National Park includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newzealand.com\/uk\/feature\/west-coast-glaciers\/\">Fox Glacier and Franz Josef Glacier<\/a> are the highlights in this area, which are known for their massive size and fast movement. They are both easily accessible as their ends reach the approximate sea level. A typical way to access is taking the helicopter and walking on the glacier after landing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-extra-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doc.govt.nz\/parks-and-recreation\/places-to-go\/west-coast\/places\/westland-tai-poutini-national-park\/?tab-id=50578\">Westland<\/a> Tai Poutini is a center of rainfall, with approximately 5000mm rainfall every year. Rainforest and wetland are located at the feet of the mountain range. Various endangered creatures live there. New Zealand&#8217;s rarest kiwi bird, rowi, lives there. Besides, this is also the home for endangered kamana\/crested grebe and kotuku\/white heron.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f0e9\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:30px;line-height:1.1\">Aoraki\/Mount Cook National Park<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#000000;color:#000000\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/julien-jugz-M68Fki_N9wI-unsplash-655x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-620\" style=\"width:388px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/julien-jugz-M68Fki_N9wI-unsplash-655x1024.jpg 655w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/julien-jugz-M68Fki_N9wI-unsplash-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/julien-jugz-M68Fki_N9wI-unsplash-768x1200.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/julien-jugz-M68Fki_N9wI-unsplash-983x1536.jpg 983w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/julien-jugz-M68Fki_N9wI-unsplash-1311x2048.jpg 1311w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/julien-jugz-M68Fki_N9wI-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aoraki\/Mount Cook. Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@jugzii?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Julien Jugz<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/rocky-mountain-covered-with-snow-during-daytime-M68Fki_N9wI?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Unsplash<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-extra-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newzealand.com\/uk\/feature\/national-parks-aoraki-mount-cook\/\">Aoraki\/Mount Cook<\/a> is the highest mountain range in New Zealand&#8217;s Southern Alps. The main snowy peak has a <a href=\"https:\/\/climbnz.org.nz\/nz\/si\/aoraki-tai-poutini\/kirikirikatata-mt-cook-range\/aoraki-mt-cook\">height of 3724m<\/a> and there are in total 22 peaks that are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Aoraki-Mount-Cook\">over 3000m<\/a>. There are two major glaciers nearby, the Hooker Glacier and Tasman Glacier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Aoraki-Mount-Cook-National-Park\">Unique ecological system<\/a> is presented in the national park. There are trees like beech, alpine scrub, tree daisies, and celery pine. Birds have a high variety, including kea, bush hawk, pigeon, and warbler etc. Animals include the tahr and feral cat etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mount Cook National Park is crucial for hill climbing field because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advnture.com\/features\/who-was-edmund-hillary\">Sir Edmund Hillary<\/a> practised his climbing skills here in 1948 before challenging Mount Everest.<br><br>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/arowhenua.org\/blog\/aoraki\">M\u0101ori myth<\/a>, Aoraki is the son of the sky father Rakinui. One day his brothers and him went to explore Papat\u016b\u0101nuku (sky and ocean) by taking their waka (canoe). In the Southern Ocean, they decided to return home, the heaven. Their waka would take off in the air. However, accident happened that their waka fell into the ocean and started sinking. Aoraki climbed onto the back of the waka to avoid drowning. They became stones in the ocean. The waka turned into the South Island, and the bodies of brothers became the Southern Alps. Aoraki is the highest one among them.<br><br>M\u0101ori legend is important for local residents to spiritually connect to the nature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f0e9\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:30px;line-height:1.1\">Mount Aspiring National Park<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#000000;color:#000000\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/koon-chakhatrakan-i2BCFtDjkJQ-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-614\" style=\"width:433px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/koon-chakhatrakan-i2BCFtDjkJQ-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/koon-chakhatrakan-i2BCFtDjkJQ-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/koon-chakhatrakan-i2BCFtDjkJQ-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/koon-chakhatrakan-i2BCFtDjkJQ-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/koon-chakhatrakan-i2BCFtDjkJQ-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/koon-chakhatrakan-i2BCFtDjkJQ-unsplash-930x620.jpg 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mount Aspiring National Park. Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@koonspace?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Koon Chakhatrakan<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/green-mountains-beside-body-of-water-during-daytime-i2BCFtDjkJQ?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Unsplash<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-extra-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doc.govt.nz\/parks-and-recreation\/places-to-go\/otago\/places\/mount-aspiring-national-park\/?tab-id=50578\">Mount Aspiring National Park<\/a> is located in the Otago Region of New Zealand. It is a wild area between the Haast River and Fiordland National Park. Mount Aspiring has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitpost.org\/mount-aspiring\/150413\">a height of 3027m<\/a>, which is the only one reaches over 3000m outside Mount Cook National Park. The area has beautiful mountains, glacier valleys, waterfalls etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-extra-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#000000\">Local endangered animals, e.g. bats can be found in the park. Bush birds are common, such as South Island robin and yellow-crowned parakeet. Regarding trees, beech and ribbonwoods are the most common ones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f0e9\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:30px;line-height:1.1\">Fiordland National Park<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#000000;color:#000000\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"748\" data-id=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/thomas-hetzler-6F6WOgqkT2I-unsplash-1024x748.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/thomas-hetzler-6F6WOgqkT2I-unsplash-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/thomas-hetzler-6F6WOgqkT2I-unsplash-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/thomas-hetzler-6F6WOgqkT2I-unsplash-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/thomas-hetzler-6F6WOgqkT2I-unsplash-1536x1122.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/thomas-hetzler-6F6WOgqkT2I-unsplash-2048x1495.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park. Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@thomashetzler?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Thomas Hetzler<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/reflection-of-mountain-on-body-of-water-during-daytime-6F6WOgqkT2I?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/Fiordland-Milford-Road-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/Fiordland-Milford-Road-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/Fiordland-Milford-Road-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/Fiordland-Milford-Road-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/Fiordland-Milford-Road-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/Fiordland-Milford-Road-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The valley scenery on State Highway 94, Fiordland National Park. Photo by yx66.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-extra-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#000000\">Welcome to one of the most famous icons of this country, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newzealand.com\/uk\/feature\/national-parks-fiordland\/\">Fiordland National Park<\/a>! It locates at the most southern part of Te Wahipounamu. Fiordland has a unique landscape of fiords (&#8220;The Kiwi way of writing fjords&#8221;). These are U-shape valleys which were shaped under the enormous weight of ancient glaciers. After the disappearance of the glaciers, the sea water entered the valley and formed what we see today. There are 14 fiords in the park. The most famous one is <strong>Milford Sound<\/strong>. Milford Hiking Track is one of the top-tier hiking routes in New Zealand and worldwide. Doubtful Sound is another fiord that can be accessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;The Eighth Wonder of the World.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>By Rudyard Kipling when commenting on Milford Sound<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Fiordland is also known for its waterfalls, valleys, lakes and rainfall. Along the State Highway 94, hundreds of waterfall can be seen in the valley. The Mirror Lakes is a stunning stop along the journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fiordland is a heaven for hiking. Milford Track is one of the nine Great Walks in New Zealand. Starting from Lake Te Anau to Milford Sound, this 50km-long track leads visitors through the national park and explore this stunning landscapes. It is a great way to explore the landscapes and ecosystem deeply.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f0e9\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:30px;line-height:1.1\"><strong>Supplementary Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#000000;color:#000000\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-doc wp-block-embed-doc\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n <blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doc.govt.nz\/nature\/native-animals\/birds\/birds-a-z\/kakapo\/sirocco\">Sirocco the k\u0101k\u0101p\u014d conservation superstar<\/a><\/h4><p>Meet Sirocco &#8211; a charismatic k\u0101k\u0101p\u014d, national treasure and media superstar. He&#8217;s also New Zealand&#8217;s official Spokesbird for conservation.<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-extra-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#000000\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-no-roads-expeditions wp-block-embed-no-roads-expeditions\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/noroads.com.au\/te-wahipounamu-world-heritage-adventure\">Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Adventure &#8211; No Roads Expeditions<\/a><\/h4><p>9 Days 4300 ex Queenstown<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f0e9\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:30px;line-height:1.1\">Climate Threat<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#000000;color:#000000\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-the-guardian wp-block-embed-the-guardian\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/ng-interactive\/2021\/apr\/29\/end-of-the-ice-new-zealands-vanishing-glaciers\">End of the ice: New Zealand&#8217;s vanishing glaciers<\/a><\/h4><p>New Zealand&#8217;s glaciers are retreating. After years of inaction, Covid could be a wake-up call for change &#8211; but is it already too late?<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-niwa wp-block-embed-niwa\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/niwa.co.nz\/climate-change-information-climate-solvers\/climate-change-and-possible-impacts-new-zealand\">Climate change and possible impacts for New Zealand<\/a><\/h4><p>Helping you understand the science of climate change. The things we can do to combat climate change, individually, and alongside our wh\u0101nau, school and community, can and will make a difference.<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-extra-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#000000\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-the-conversation wp-block-embed-the-conversation\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/frozen-in-time-old-paintings-and-new-photographs-reveal-some-nz-glaciers-may-soon-be-extinct-224373\">Frozen in time: old paintings and new photographs reveal some NZ glaciers may soon be extinct<\/a><\/h4><p>An estimated 13 trillion litres of ice has already been lost from glaciers in New Zealand&#8217;s Southern Alps since 1978. Several are now approaching extinction.<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-doc wp-block-embed-doc\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doc.govt.nz\/our-work\/climate-change-and-conservation\/climate-change-impacts-on-our-native-wildlife\">Climate change impacts on our native wildlife<\/a><\/h4><p>New Zealand has been in a biodiversity crisis for more than 100 years &#8211; but the effects of climate change could tip our internationally important species over the edge.<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-extra-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#000000\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-the-conversation wp-block-embed-the-conversation\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/a-birds-eye-view-of-new-zealands-changing-glaciers-97074\">A bird&#8217;s eye view of New Zealand&#8217;s changing glaciers<\/a><\/h4><p>Forty years of continuous end-of-summer snowline monitoring of New Zealand&#8217;s glaciers brings the issue of human-induced climate change into tight focus.<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-doc wp-block-embed-doc\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doc.govt.nz\/our-work\/climate-change-and-conservation\/climate-change-in-new-zealand\">Climate change risks to conservation<\/a><\/h4><p>Climate change is impacting New Zealand and DOC has a role in managing risks to our wildlife and wild places.<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:38px;line-height:1.4\">&#8220;New Zealand has been in a biodiversity crisis for more than 100 years \u2013 but the effects of climate change could tip our internationally important species over the edge.&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>            By Erica Willkinson, Acting Threatened Species Ambassador and Sam Parsons, Department of Conservation Programme Lead \u2013 Climate Change Adaptation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:38px;line-height:1.4\">&#8220;The disappearance of snow and ice for some of New Zealand\u2019s glaciers is clear and irreversible, at least within our lifetimes. Many glaciers we survey now will simply vanish in the coming decades.&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By Andrew Lorrey, Andrew Mackintosh and Brian Anderson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f0e9\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:30px;line-height:1.1\"><strong>Climate Threats<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#000000;color:#000000\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RNJNcavSM_8\">Jacinda Ardern declares &#8216;climate emergency&#8217; in New Zealand<\/a><\/h4><p>No Description<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ur4I8tYnxP4\">No Title<\/a><\/h4><p>No Description<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DqIHmO_dWLQ\">No Title<\/a><\/h4><p>No Description<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-extra-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#000000\">Our glaciers are under significant risks. The annual glacier survey by NIWA shows that from 1977 to 2017, Southern Alps have lost 30% of its glaciers. At the current rate of warming, New Zealand&#8217;s glaciers will <a href=\"https:\/\/climateandnature.org.nz\/climate-wiki\/evidence\/nzglaciers\/#:~:text=At%20the%20current%20rate%20of,didn't%20exist%20before%201973.\">vanish in 2100<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-extra-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#000000\">New Zealand&#8217;s ecosystem is unique but significantly vulnerable from climate change. Climate change makes the biodiversity crisis in this country more serious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-extra-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#000000\">&#8220;Our forest floors are hardening as temperatures rise and drought conditions hit. This means species such as our iconic kiwi are struggling to probe for food; the birds are having to venture out of their habitat for sustenance, leaving them vulnerable to cars, dogs or simply baking in the sun.&#8221;<br>    &#8220;For the endemic long-tailed bat which roosts in trees, warmer winters may mean they spend less time in torpor (a state similar to hibernation). They may wake through winter more often, and either be unable to find food or be left vulnerable to the hungry rats surviving through warmer seasonal temperatures.&#8221;<br>    &#8220;In the alpine zone, increasing temperatures are allowing predators like rats and mice to get further up the mountains, allowing them to prey on the species previously out of their reach, such as rock wren, an alpine bird. These warming conditions are also allowing invasive plant species to grow at higher altitudes, reducing available alpine habitat. As temperatures rise, the species calling the alpine region home face an uncertain future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:800px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/5.8\/forest.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffe074;font-size:64px\">Loss has already happened.<br><br>But we should do something to protect this beautiful land and its species.<br><br><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffe074;font-size:12px;line-height:1.3\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f0e9\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:30px;line-height:1.1\"><strong>Address UN Goals 2030<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#000000;color:#000000\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\">https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals<\/a><br><br><strong>Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.<\/strong><br><br>We should pushing the development of sustainable energy in all fields further and stronger, especially in solar, energy storage and electric transport (EV).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.<\/strong><br><br>Ocean resources are crucial for New Zealand. 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