Tag: Sir Edmund Hillary
70th year since Hillary’s summit of Mount Everest
The Lions Club of Howick hosted a dinner with guest speakers Sarah and Peter Hillary - children of Mount Everest conqueror the late Sir...
School fundraiser successful despite pandemic
By Georgia Whitehead, AUT University journalism student
Macleans College's Hillary House has managed to raise an immense sum of money for the Himalayan Trust...
Students join explorers at conference
The Antarctic Heritage Trust was joined by the Prime Minister and some high-profile Kiwi explorers recently at their inaugural Explorer Conference.
Just under 100 students...
Mini Mt Everest to celebrate Sir Ed’s centenary
A mini Mount Everest of snow will be dumped at the Auckland home of Sir Edmund Hillary to celebrate his birth centenary on Saturday.
The...
Keeping Sir Ed’s legacy alive
Mission Heights Junior College Year 9 Mountains Whanau students commemorated the 65th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent of Everest by raising funds...