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Story: Engineering

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Engineers

  3. 19th-century engineering

  4. Engineering, 1900–1945

  5. Engineering after 1945

  6. Chemical and computer engineering

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Engineers

Otira gorge road, 1890s

Otira gorge road, 1890s (1st of 2)

Ōtira gorge road, 1990s

Ōtira gorge road, 1990s (2nd of 2)

Laying the main, 1901

Laying the main, 1901

Ruapekapeka pā

Ruapekapeka pā

John Rochfort

John Rochfort

Engineering students, 1905

Engineering students, 1905

From page 2 - 19th-century engineering

Lyttelton tunnel, 1860s

Lyttelton tunnel, 1860s

The Denniston incline, 1967

The Denniston incline, 1967

Raurimu spiral

Raurimu spiral

Manufacturing engineering workshop, about 1910

Manufacturing engineering workshop, about 1910

Ōamaru harbour works, 1884

Ōamaru harbour works, 1884

From page 3 - Engineering, 1900–1945

Phoenix gold mine, Bullendale

Phoenix gold mine, Bullendale

Inspecting the Arapuni dam, 1930

Inspecting the Arapuni dam, 1930 (1st of 2)

Stopping the leaks

Stopping the leaks (2nd of 2)

Earthquake engineering

Earthquake engineering

Engineer’s drawing office, 1956

Engineer’s drawing office, 1956

Jack Brooke

Jack Brooke

From page 4 - Engineering after 1945

Auckland Harbour Bridge

Auckland Harbour Bridge

Benmore dam

Benmore dam

All-weather meat loaders

All-weather meat loaders

Rangitīkei railway bridge, 1974

Rangitīkei railway bridge, 1974

Peter Hunter

Peter Hunter

From page 5 - Chemical and computer engineering

Scion

Scion

Gas to gasoline plant

Gas to gasoline plant

Robotics engineering

Robotics engineering

Computer engineering

Computer engineering

How to cite this page:

Matthew Wright, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/engineering/media (accessed 1 April 2023)

Story by Matthew Wright, published 11 Mar 2010

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