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Douglas William Joy (1926 - 2017)
Doug Joy was born and educated in Christchurch where he completed an apprenticeship in mechanical engineering.
John Philip Blakeley (1940 - 2025)
John Blakeley had a wide and varied career as a geotechnical engineer working both as a consulting engineer and as an academic.
Strengthen your resilience to stress
While experiencing some stress can be useful at work, helping motivate us to meet deadlines or performance goals, too much can negatively impact our wellbeing and our productivity. Here are three ways to strengthen your resilience to stress.
Northland Railways
Northland’s first sections of railway were built to enable the extraction of the region’s rich natural resources: kauri and coal. Later, some of these early sections were incorporated into what became the Northland Main Trunk line.
Johnsonville Waterworks
Johnsonville’s first reticulated water supply came online in 1912. It consisted of three dams and a pumping station in the hills near the town.
Kourarau Power Stations
The Kourarau Power Stations, also known as the Kourarau Hydro-electric Power Scheme, were first established in 1923 by the Wairarapa Electric Power Board. The first publicly owned hydro-electric power scheme in the Wairarapa, the stations continue to operate today on their original machinery.
Launching STEM careers
With the right targeted schools programme, strong support and good role models, more students can aspire to STEM careers, regardless of their school’s decile rating or location. The Wonder Project combines all three as its pilot programme launches, ahead of a nationwide roll-out.
New Zealand’s brightest young engineers celebrated
Two of New Zealand’s most talented young engineers have won prestigious Engineering New Zealand awards.
Wellington and Manawatū Railway
Although initially a government project in 1879, the Wellington and Manawatū Railway (WMR) was completed by a company between 1881 and 1886. This was a very successful private railway before being integrated into the government system in 1908.
Ferrymead Railway and Heritage Park
Ferrymead Heritage Park’s origins date from 1963 when Christchurch railway and tramway preservation organisations encouraged the Heathcote County Council to buy land, which included part of New Zealand’s first steam railway.
