In the Wake of the Pioneers: Fiordland Museum Trust Oral History Project
     Subject 
  
    Subject Source: Local sources
    
    
     Found in 1 Collection or Record:
NEILSEN, William David (Bill) interviewed by Morag Forrester
     Record Group 
  
    
      Identifier: H0548
    
Overview
             As he says during the recording, Bill's intention, on first being appointed General Manager of the THC Hotel in Te Anau in 1979, was to do the job for a couple of years and move on. Twenty-five years later he is still living in the town having played a prominent role in tourism in both Te Anau and Milford Sound. In this profile, Bill not only discusses tourism and the development of the hospitality industry in the region and across New Zealand, but he also provides an insight into the lives of...
          
      
          Dates: 
        2005
      
      
   