HOMER TUNNEL

Origin of the Name

The tunnel is named after W.H. Homer who, with G. Barber, discovered the saddle, and who later urged the construction of a road and tunnel to link the Upper Hollyford Valley with the Cleddau.

by R.L.W.

• HOMER TUNNEL

• Origin of the Name

Warning

This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.

Up-to-date information can be found elsewhere in Te Ara.