Story: Building stone

All images and media

From page 1 - Stone buildings in New Zealand

Stone wall, Poor Knights Islands

Stone wall, Poor Knights Islands

Kerikeri stone store

Kerikeri stone store

Rubble construction

Rubble construction

Taieri River bridge

Taieri River bridge (1st of 2)

Stanley’s Hotel

Stanley’s Hotel (2nd of 2)

Stone walls, Auckland Harbour

Stone walls, Auckland Harbour

From page 2 - Types of building stone

Volcanic stone wall

Volcanic stone wall (1st of 3)

Greywacke roundstone wall

Greywacke roundstone wall (2nd of 3)

Schist wall

Schist wall (3rd of 3)

Stone trade names

Stone trade names

Ignimbrite quarry

Ignimbrite quarry

Greywacke church, Peel Forest

Greywacke church, Peel Forest

From page 3 - Limestone and marble

Carving Ōamaru stone

Carving Ōamaru stone

Parkside quarry, Ōamaru

Parkside quarry, Ōamaru

Ōamaru stone buildings

Ōamaru stone buildings (1st of 2)

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch (2nd of 2)

Whāngārei marble

Whangārei marble (1st of 2)

Hanmer marble

Hanmer marble (2nd of 2)

Quarrying Tākaka marble

Quarrying Tākaka marble

Nelson Cathedral

Nelson Cathedral

From page 4 - Igneous rocks

Stone wall, Dunedin

Stone wall, Dunedin

Otago University clock tower

Otago University clock tower (1st of 2)

Local stones

Local stones (2nd of 2)

Kinder House

Kinder House

Lyttelton Timeball Station

Lyttelton Timeball Station

Hinuera ignimbrite

Hinuera ignimbrite (1st of 2)

Putaruru ignimbrite

Putaruru ignimbrite (2nd of 2)

Old Public Trust Building, Wellington

Old Public Trust Building, Wellington

From page 5 - National buildings and memorials

Foyer, Parliament Buildings

Foyer, Parliament Buildings

Parliament House

Parliament House (1st of 2)

Panels on the Beehive

Panels on the Beehive (2nd of 2)

Durie Hill war memorial

Durie Hill war memorial

Blenheim war memorial

Blenheim war memorial

Hall of Memories, Wellington

Hall of Memories, Wellington

Massey Memorial, Wellington

Massey Memorial, Wellington

How to cite this page:

Simon Nathan and Bruce Hayward, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/building-stone/media (accessed 2 December 2023)

Story by Simon Nathan and Bruce Hayward, published 12 Jun 2006