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Waihopai Dam
The Waihopai concrete arch dam rises 33 metres (m) above the riverbed on the Waihopai River and created head for the power station built between 1925 and 1927 to supply electric power to the Marlborough region.
Arapuni Power Station and Dam
Built between 1924 and 1929, the Arapuni Power Station and Dam was the first government-built high dam constructed on the Waikato River. It pioneered the development of the Waikato Valley Hydro Electric Power Programme which was carried out between 1929 and 1966.
Lake Coleridge Power Station
The New Zealand government's first major involvement in electric power supply was at Lake Coleridge on the Rakaia River. It provided Christchurch’s total power needs in the early 20th century.
Skippers Canyon Suspension Bridge
Constructed between 1898 and 1901, the Skippers Canyon Suspension Bridge spans Central Otago’s Shotover River, providing access to the remote former gold mining settlement of Skippers.
Wairoa Dam
Wairoa Dam, completed in 1975, is one of a series of rolled earth water supply dams in Auckland's Hunua Ranges. Rolled earth dam design in New Zealand was significantly advanced by these dams constructed between 1950 and 1977.
James Wylde (1824–1908)
James Wylde was born into a well-known musical family in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, on 29 November 1824. They subsequently moved to London and he attended the Public school of Westminster. His older brother Henry became a founder and director of the London Academy of Music, a composer and long-time conductor of the New Philharmonic concerts and important in the history of English music.
Hugh Vickerman (1880–1960)
Hugh Vickerman was born on 20 December 1880 and died on 23 October 1960. Vickerman was President of the New Zealand Institution of Engineers (now the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ)) in 1935–36.
Harry Hume (1906–1981)
Harry Lancelot Hume was born in New Plymouth on 28 February 1906 and grew up in Marton. As a youngster he was an avid cricketer and Boy Scout.
George Thornton (1828–1914)
George Thornton was baptised in Beverley, Yorkshire, on 10 October 1828, one of the 11 children of William Thornton (b. circa 1795 at Cowick, Yorkshire), a railway contractor, and his wife Mary (b. circa 1799 at Beverley).
Evan Parry (1865–1938)
Evan Parry was born in 1865 at Llanberis, Caernarvonshire, Wales. He worked with Winton and Company, Marine Engineers, Carnarvon, for five years before going to Glasgow University in 1890 where he studied under the late Lord Kelvin. During the latter part of his time at Glasgow he acted as Demonstrator in the Physical Laboratory. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and Mechanics.
