A & G Price Limited in Thames has the largest foundry in the country. It’s New Zealand’s premier heavy engineering …
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From a modest blacksmithing practice, Andersons grew to become a diverse company manufacturing all manner of metal machinery and structures, …
The site of Auckland’s Victoria Park Market was once the central refuse collection area for the city, as well as …
It’s difficult to establish when many freezing works were built, because they previously existed as abattoirs, canning works, or the …
Early explorer and surveyor, Thomas Brunner (1821?–1874), was the first to identify bituminous coal fields in the Grey Valley in …
Portland cement has been manufactured in New Zealand since the late 1800s. Over the years, 18 cement works have operated …
The Chelsea Sugar Refinery commenced operation in 1884 and is notable because it is still New Zealand’s only sugar works. …
The Christchurch Gasworks began operation in 1864. Over its 118-year life it supplied coal gas to the residents and businesses …
Locals called the Denniston Incline the eighth wonder of the world. Opened in 1879, this South Island railway transported coal …
The Thames Water Race was built in the 1870s to supply electricity and water to the booming goldmining town of …
Gold winning by bucket dredge is a New Zealand development that began in Otago.
Kauri trees (Agathis australis) are unique to New Zealand and have grown here for more than 150 million years. Kauri …
Gold was first discovered in New Zealand near Coromandel in 1852. Over the next thirty years New Zealand’s gold rushes …
The Kawarau Falls Dam, completed in 1926, is located at the head of the Kawarau River where it arises at …
Exotic pine plantations are a major resource for New Zealand. They commenced in the 1920s when the apparent wastelands of …
