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New Zealand night sky a contender for World Heritage status

New Zealand's night sky is a step closer to being declared a World Heritage site after a bid for reserve site status was accepted at a recent Unesco meeting.

The Tekapo-Aoraki/Mount Cook night sky is now among five others which will be considered by the World Heritage Committee next year.

It will compete against skies over Austria, Spain, Chile and Hawaii.

"If we get through that, as we hope, we will then need government commitment to proceed to the final stage," former Labour cabinet minister Margaret Austin, who presented the bid to Unesco, told the New Zealand Herald.

"We want the public on board so they can see the massive global benefits of being recognised as a world night sky heritage park."

The night sky above Lake Tekapo is one of the most famous destinations for star-gazing in the world and people on holiday to New Zealand can enjoy a star-watching tour at the famed Mt John Observatory.

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