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ARTHUR HARPER, often known as ‘A. P. H.’, played an important role in the development of outdoor recreation in New Zealand. Harper was born into a significant family of Canterbury settlers, and his father, Leonard Harper, became the first Pākehā to cross the Southern Alps from coast-to-coast in 1857.
Arthur took up his father’s mantle by climbing mountains, making several ascents in Canterbury and
