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Fred Tschopp's plan for the approach to Whakarewarewa, Rotorua

Between 1930 and 1932 Fred Tschopp worked on a landscape architecture project for Rotorua, a long-standing tourist destination. This was his largest project in New Zealand and included an inventory of the existing Rotorua borough, a 51-page report of recommendations and a series of plans for certain areas. This is his plan for the approach to the Whakarewarewa thermal reserve. As specified in his report, this area was planted with New Zealand natives (cabbage trees and flax). Tschopp's streetscape is largely intact in the 21st century, though most of the cabbage trees have been replaced by exotic birch trees.

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Kerryn Pollock, 'Landscape architecture - The emergence of the landscape architect, 1930s to 1960s', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/zoomify/42902/fred-tschopps-plan-for-the-approach-to-whakarewarewa-rotorua (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 22 Oct 2014, updated 26 Mar 2015