The Marsden Point Oil Refinery in Northland was New Zealand’s only refiner of oil products. It produced premium and regular …
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The tunnelling machine, used in 1924–25 for the construction of the headrace tunnel for the Motukawa Power Station (commissioned in …
This single span deck arch bridge was built over the Ōhau River in the South Island’s Mackenzie Country in 1889. …
The Otago Iron Rolling Mills Company commenced operations under the name of Smellie Brothers Limited. Their first mill was official …
Housed in the old Maungatapere Dairy Factory buildings 12 kilometres from Whangarei, the Packard Motor Museum is thought to have …
In 1886, following a demonstration of electric lighting in four of the hotels in Reefton by self-styled “electrician” Walter Prince, …
Ruapekapeka may not have been the first pā to utilise trenches or to have strong palisades, but the combination of …
Begun in 1943, Stony Batter was to be part of Auckland's defences during World War Two, but it was not …
First built at his Irishman Creek workshop for boating on Canterbury’s shingle rivers in the 1950s, Sir William Hamilton’s development …
This bridge has a special pride of place in New Zealand but was designed and built by the Australian company, …
Gold winning by bucket dredge is a New Zealand development that began in Otago.
The Hutt Railway Workshops, in the Lower Hutt suburb of Woburn, was a significant place for the creation and maintenance …
Engineering has played a central role in the recent history of one of Auckland’s important heritage buildings, the Auckland War …
Dunedin's Hillside Railway Workshops have played a major role in the construction of locomotives and freight wagons for New Zealand’s …
Locals called the Denniston Incline the eighth wonder of the world. Opened in 1879, this South Island railway transported coal …
