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Notes; I should add somethink about the Town I live in and the River near by! :)

I need to get down (when I get time) to the Town Libary and find out if I can get a copy of the photos on the walls for Wikipedia.

In 1927, the Duchess of York (later the Queen Mother) caught a trout in the Tongariro River. This is one of the best trout rivers in the world and was popular with Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother when she was Duchess of York.

The Duchess Pool; could called the Royal Pool of the Tongariro due to the series of visits by Royals - named after the Duke and Duchess of York who camped and fished here in 1927, followed by the Queen Mother followed by Queen Elizabeth. Devotedly following the early Royals are various Governors General, who tried to improve on the Royals precedent by fly fishing The Duchess. These included Lord & Lady Bledisloe, Lord & Lady Galway, Sir Cyril Newall, Lord Cobham, etc. Prince Charles broke the regal pattern in 1981, fishing the Birch Pool.

The Queen Mother was overheard to say once that she would love to cast another line in New Zealand waters. She expressed concern that that “awful volcano” (Mt Ruapehu) would blow up and muddy the waters of the Tongariro River.

The Ngāti Tuwharetoa people have a link with the Queen Mother that they pride ourselves on, and that is the time she spent fishing in the Tongariro River. Georgina Te Heuheu said in 2000 "That is the link we have with her"