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Story: Manufacturing – an overview

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Early manufacturing

  3. Manufacturing boom, 1880s and 1890s

  4. Early 20th century manufacturing

  5. Protection in the mid-20th century

  6. Manufacturing in the 1970s and 1980s

  7. Global focus

  8. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Early manufacturing

Growth of manufacturing

Growth of manufacturing (1st of 2)

Manufacturing workforce

Manufacturing workforce (2nd of 2)

Weaving

Weaving

Biscuits

Biscuits

Early manufacturing

Early manufacturing

 Manufacturing, 1867

Manufacturing, 1867

From page 2 - Manufacturing boom, 1880s and 1890s

Number of factories, 1892–1987

Number of factories, 1892–1987

Cement works

Cement works

No. 1 stove

No. 1 stove

Manufacturing output by sector, 1885–86, 1925–26, 1965–66

Manufacturing output by sector, 1885–86, 1925–26, 1965–66

Clothing company workroom

Clothing company workroom

From page 3 - Early 20th century manufacturing

Radio assembly

Radio assembly

Company development

Company development

Small-town manufacturing

Small-town manufacturing

Car assembly line

Car assembly line (1st of 3)

War work

War work (2nd of 3)

Car body preparation

Car body preparation (3rd of 3)

From page 4 - Protection in the mid-20th century

Import licence

Import licence

Industrial dispute

Industrial dispute

Recording industry

Recording industry

Toy making

Toy making

From page 5 - Manufacturing in the 1970s and 1980s

Trade mission, 1977

Trade mission, 1977

New industries

New industries

Closer economic relations

Closer economic relations

Lights out

Lights out

Exporting jobs

Exporting jobs

From page 6 - Global focus

Carpet industry

Carpet industry

Pulp and paper

Pulp and paper

Steamed puddings

Steamed puddings

Clean crystals

Clean crystals

How to cite this page:

Ian Hunter, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/manufacturing-an-overview/media (accessed 3 February 2023)

Story by Ian Hunter, published 11 Mar 2010

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