This reinforced concrete water tower was completed in early 1914 to provide adequate water pressure for firefighting.
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The Lyttelton Road Tunnel connects Christchurch with the South Island’s largest deep-water port at Lyttelton. Opened on 27 February 1964, …
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Auckland’s comprehensive motorway network had its genesis in the 1950s. At almost 90 kilometres long, the system contains more than …
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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This line was a major feat of engineering, built through very difficult terrain and generally weak tertiary geological conditions. It …
The Cobden Railway Bridge (Bridge 1 Rapahoe) was demolished in mid-2006. The structure crossed the Grey River and had been …
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